2001 RCA Championships – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 4–2 against Patrick Rafter.

Singles
2001 RCA Championships
Champion Patrick Rafter
Runner-up Gustavo Kuerten
Final score4–2 (Kuerten retired)

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Gustavo Kuerten (Final, retired because of right side muscle pull)
  2. Marat Safin (Semifinals)
  3. Lleyton Hewitt (Third Round)
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  5. Patrick Rafter (Champion)
  6. Tim Henman (Quarterfinals)
  7. Arnaud Clément (Third Round)
  8. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
  9. Thomas Johansson (Third Round)
  10. Goran Ivanišević (Semifinals)
  11. Andrei Pavel (Second Round)
  12. Todd Martin (withdrew because of a bruised knee)
  13. Hicham Arazi (Second Round)
  14. Nicolas Escudé (Second Round)
  15. Wayne Ferreira (First Round)
  16. Tommy Robredo (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Gustavo Kuerten 1 6 6
WC/10 Goran Ivanišević 6 3 2
1 Gustavo Kuerten 2r  
5 Patrick Rafter 4    
5 Patrick Rafter 6 5 79
2 Marat Safin 3 7 67

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 G Kuerten 6 6  
Q N Okun 6 6   Q N Okun 4 3  
Q R Štěpánek 4 3   1 G Kuerten 77 7  
  C Woodruff 6 77     I Ljubičić 65 5  
  A di Pasquale 2 65     C Woodruff 3 615  
  I Ljubičić 4 77 77   I Ljubičić 6 717  
15 W Ferreira 6 64 63 1 G Kuerten 3 6 7
LL C Saulnier 4 2   6 T Henman 6 1 5
Q K Kim 6 6   Q K Kim 6 2 5
Q L Friedl 4 77 3   M Zabaleta 4 6 7
  M Zabaleta 6 65 6   M Zabaleta 2 1  
  A Voinea 78 6   6 T Henman 6 6  
  S Lareau 66 1     A Voinea 2 3  
6 T Henman 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 L Hewitt 6 77  
WC T Dent 77 2 6 WC T Dent 2 63  
  M Kratochvil 64 6 4 3 L Hewitt 3 77 3
  Y El Aynaoui 6 6     Y El Aynaoui 6 61 6
Q V Spadea 4 4     Y El Aynaoui 3 77 6
WC J Blake 3 3   14 N Escudé 6 63 3
14 N Escudé 6 6     Y El Aynaoui 5 3  
WC/10 G Ivanišević 6 6   WC/10 G Ivanišević 7 6  
  F Meligeni 4 4   WC/10 G Ivanišević 4 77 77
  V Voltchkov 77 3 6   V Voltchkov 6 64 61
Q G Weiner 64 6 0 WC/10 G Ivanišević 7 7  
  K Alami 1 7 4 7 A Clément 5 5  
WC R Ginepri 6 5 6 WC R Ginepri 3 4  
7 A Clément 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 P Rafter 6 6  
  G Bastl 4 1     M Tabara 2 0  
  M Tabara 6 6   5 P Rafter 6 6  
  K Pless 6 6     K Pless 4 4  
  C Pioline 3 4     K Pless 78 3 6
WC M Fish 4 7 1 11 A Pavel 66 6 3
11 A Pavel 6 5 6 5 P Rafter 6 77  
13 H Arazi 77 6     M Mirnyi 3 63  
Q O Fukárek 65 2   13 H Arazi 1 4  
  J Björkman 712 7     J Björkman 6 6  
  C Doseděl 610 5     J Björkman 6 3 612
  M Mirnyi 6 6     M Mirnyi 3 6 714
  A Ilie 4 4     M Mirnyi 6 6  
4 Y Kafelnikov 3 3  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 T Enqvist 77 3 6
  A Popp 7 6     A Popp 62 6 4
  J Vaněk 5 1   8 T Enqvist 6 5 6
  A Simoni 2 3   9 T Johansson 2 7 1
  X Malisse 6 6     X Malisse 6 1 4
  H Levy 3 3   9 T Johansson 3 6 6
9 T Johansson 6 6   8 T Enqvist 5 4  
16 T Robredo 7 6   2 M Safin 7 6  
  S Koubek 5 1   16 T Robredo 6 7  
  M Russell 6 6     M Russell 3 5  
  S Sargsian 2 4   16 T Robredo 65 1  
  A Sá 6 68 6 2 M Safin 77 6  
  M Larsson 2 710 3   A Sá 6 2 3
2 M Safin 4 6 6

References
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