2001 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2001 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.[1]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
ATP Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Tennis Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team events |
January
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 January | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) | Switzerland 2–1 | United States | Round Robin losers (Group A) South Africa Thailand Australia | Round Robin losers (Group B) Russia Slovakia Belgium |
2001 AAPT Championships Adelaide, Australia International Series $375,000 Hard | Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–1 | Nicolás Massú | Jason Stoltenberg Tim Henman | Lleyton Hewitt Alberto Martín Ivan Ljubičić Thomas Johansson |
David MacPherson Grant Stafford 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 | Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge |
2001 Gold Flake Open Chennai, India International Series $400,000 Hard | Michal Tabara 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | Andrei Stoliarov | Kristian Pless Tommy Robredo | Adrian Voinea Cédric Pioline Cyril Saulnier Peter Wessels |
Byron Black Wayne Black 6–4, 6–3 | Barry Cowan Mosé Navarra |
2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar International Series $1,000,000 Hard | Marcelo Ríos 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | Bohdan Ulihrach | Nicolas Escudé Vladimir Voltchkov | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Hicham Arazi Fernando Vicente Nicolas Kiefer |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–1, 6–3 | Juan Balcells Andrei Olhovskiy |
8 January | 2001 Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand International Series $375,000 Hard | Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | Francisco Clavet | Greg Rusedski Juan Balcells | Stefan Koubek Jan-Michael Gambill Glenn Weiner Thomas Johansson |
Marius Barnard Jim Thomas 7–6(12–10), 6–4 | David Adams Martín García |
2001 Adidas International Sydney, Australia International Series $400,000 Hard | Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–1 | Magnus Norman | Jonas Björkman Sébastien Grosjean | George Bastl Rainer Schüttler Roger Federer Fabrice Santoro |
Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle 2–6, 7–6, 7–6 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
15 January 22 January | 2001 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,568,313 Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | Arnaud Clément | Sébastien Grosjean Patrick Rafter | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Carlos Moyà Todd Martin Dominik Hrbatý |
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Byron Black Prinosil |
Ellis Ferreira Corina Morariu 6–1, 6–3 | Joshua Eagle Barbara Schett |
29 January | 2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bogotá, Colombia International Series $400,000 Clay | Fernando Vicente 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | Juan Ignacio Chela | Juan Albert Viloca Alexandre Simoni | Mauricio Hadad David Nalbandian Guillermo Coria Andrei Stoliarov |
Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto 6–2, 6–4 | Martín Rodríguez André Sá |
2001 Milan Indoor Milan, Italy International Series $400,000 Carpet (indoor) | Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 | Julien Boutter | Greg Rusedski Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Marat Safin Jan-Michael Gambill Goran Ivanišević Vladimir Voltchkov |
Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | Johan Landsberg Tom Vanhoudt |
February
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 February | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round Perth, Australia – Grass Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Clay (Red) Helsingborg, Sweden – Carpet (i) Bratislava, Slovakia – Hard (i) Ghent, Belgium – Clay (Red) (i) Basel, Switzerland – Hard (i) Braunschweig, Germany – Carpet (i) Eindhoven, Netherlands – Carpet (i) | First Round winners Australia 4–1 Brazil 4–1 Sweden 3–2 Russia 3–2 France 5–0 Switzerland 3–2 Germany 3–2 Netherlands 4–1 | First Round losers Ecuador Morocco Czech Republic Slovakia Belgium United States Romania Spain | | |
12 February | 2001 Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark International Series $350,000 Hard (indoor) | Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4 | Andreas Vinciguerra | Jan Siemerink Mikhail Youzhny | Bohdan Ulihrach Cecil Mamiit Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Gustafsson |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–3 | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
2001 Open 13 Marseille, France International Series $500,000 Hard (indoor) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | Sébastien Grosjean | Max Mirnyi Roger Federer | Julien Boutter Karol Kučera Michel Kratochvil Cédric Pioline |
Julien Boutter Fabrice Santoro 7–6(9–7), 7–5 | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
2001 Chevrolet Cup Viña del Mar, Chile International Series $375,000 Clay | Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | Gastón Gaudio | Mariano Zabaleta Albert Portas | Alberto Martín Feliciano López Francisco Clavet David Nalbandian |
Lucas Arnold Ker Tomás Carbonell 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto |
19 February | 2001 Copa AT&T Buenos Aires, Argentina International Series $625,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–1, 6–3 | José Acasuso | Fernando Vicente Gastón Gaudio | Guillermo Cañas Markus Hipfl Guillermo Coria Franco Squillari |
Lucas Arnold Ker Tomás Carbonell 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto |
2001 Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, USA International Series Gold $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | Davide Sanguinetti | Sébastien Lareau Tommy Haas | Chris Woodruff Jason Stoltenberg Jan-Michael Gambill Dmitry Tursunov |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark |
2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands International Series Gold $850,000 Hard (indoor) | Nicolas Escudé 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | Roger Federer | Vladimir Voltchkov Andrei Pavel | Andreas Vinciguerra Ivan Ljubičić Àlex Corretja Nicolas Kiefer |
Jonas Björkman Roger Federer 6–3, 6–0 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
26 February | 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco, Mexico International Series Gold $800,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–4, 6–2 | Galo Blanco | Guillermo Cañas Carlos Moyà | Fernando Meligeni Gastón Gaudio Sergi Bruguera Christian Ruud |
Donald Johnson Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | David Adams Martín García |
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates International Series Gold $1,000,000 Hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–2, 3–1, ret. | Marat Safin | Thomas Johansson Dominik Hrbatý | Andrei Medvedev Max Mirnyi Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Norman |
Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–4 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
2001 Sybase Open San Jose, USA International Series $400,000 Hard (indoor) | Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–4 | Andre Agassi | Jan-Michael Gambill Xavier Malisse | Sargis Sargsian Juan Balcells Tommy Haas Lleyton Hewitt |
Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | Jan-Michael Gambill Jonathan Stark |
March
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 March | 2001 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, USA International Series $350,000 Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill 7–5, 6–4 | Xavier Malisse | Wayne Arthurs Peter Wessels | Patrick Rafter Chris Woodruff Edwin Kempes Fabrice Santoro |
Jan-Michael Gambill Andy Roddick 6–3, 6–4 | Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield |
2001 Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, USA International Series $400,000 Hard | Francisco Clavet 6–4, 6–2 | Magnus Norman | Harel Levy Lleyton Hewitt | Tim Henman Mardy Fish Marcelo Ríos Nicolás Massú |
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | Marcelo Ríos Sjeng Schalken |
12 March | 2001 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, USA Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1 | Pete Sampras | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Lleyton Hewitt | Jan-Michael Gambill Patrick Rafter Nicolás Lapentti Nicolas Escudé |
Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–5 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
19 March 26 March | 2001 Ericsson Open Miami, USA Masters Series $3,400,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0 | Jan-Michael Gambill | Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewitt | Roger Federer Ivan Ljubičić Andy Roddick Gastón Gaudio |
Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
April
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
2 April | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Florianópolis, Brazil – Clay (Red) Malmö, Sweden – Hard (i) Neuchâtel, Switzerland – Carpet (i) 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands – Carpet (i) | Quarterfinal winners Australia 4–1 Sweden 4–1 France 3–2 Netherlands 4–1 | Quarterfinal losers Brazil Russia Switzerland Germany | | |
9 April | 2001 Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco International Series $350,000 Clay | Guillermo Cañas 7–5, 6–2 | Tommy Robredo | Younes El Aynaoui Sergi Bruguera | Mariano Zabaleta Germán Puentes Andrea Gaudenzi Attila Sávolt |
Michael Hill Jeff Tarango 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Pablo Albano David MacPherson |
2001 Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal International Series $625,000 Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3 | Félix Mantilla | Albert Portas Andrei Pavel | Albert Montañés Dominik Hrbatý Franco Squillari Markus Hipfl |
Radek Štěpánek Michal Tabara 6–4, 6–2 | Donald Johnson Nenad Zimonjić |
16 April | 2001 Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series $2,950,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Hicham Arazi | Sébastien Grosjean Guillermo Coria | Roger Federer Tim Henman Alberto Martín Sjeng Schalken |
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
23 April | 2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge Atlanta, USA International Series $400,000 Clay | Andy Roddick 6–2, 6–4 | Xavier Malisse | Jérôme Golmard Stefan Koubek | Christophe Rochus Andrew Ilie Hyung-Taik Lee Fernando Meligeni |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–3, 7–6(9–7) | Rick Leach David MacPherson |
2001 Open SEAT Godó Barcelona, Spain International Series Gold $1,000,000 Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | Carlos Moyà | Thomas Enqvist Michel Kratochvil | Federico Luzzi Àlex Corretja Félix Mantilla Albert Portas |
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | Tommy Robredo Fernando Vicente |
30 April | 2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, USA International Series $350,000 Clay | Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3 | Hyung-Taik Lee | Jérôme Golmard Michal Tabara | Stefan Koubek Jiří Vaněk Olivier Rochus Andrew Ilie |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Kevin Kim Jim Thomas |
2001 Majorca Open Mallorca, Spain International Series $500,000 Clay | Alberto Martín 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Guillermo Coria | Juan Balcells Carlos Moyà | Agustín Calleri Juan Antonio Marín Nicolas Kiefer Slava Doseděl |
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 7–5, 6–3 | Feliciano López Francisco Roig |
2001 BMW Open Munich, Germany International Series $400,000 Clay | Jiří Novák 6–4, 7–5 | Antony Dupuis | Younes El Aynaoui Bohdan Ulihrach | Tomas Behrend Flávio Saretta Franco Squillari Wayne Arthurs |
Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic |
May
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 May | 2001 Rome Masters Rome, Italy Masters Series $2,950,000 Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Gustavo Kuerten | Andreas Vinciguerra Nicolás Lapentti | Àlex Corretja Harel Levy Jacobo Díaz Wayne Ferreira |
Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle |
14 May | 2001 Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany Masters Series $2,950,000 Clay | Albert Portas 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt | Thomas Johansson Fabrice Santoro Alberto Martín Franco Squillari |
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 | Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle |
21 May | World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany World Team Cup $2,100,000 Clay | Australia 2–1 | Russia | United States Spain | France Argentina Germany Sweden |
2001 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix St. Poelten, Austria International Series $425,000 Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi 6–0, 7–5 | Markus Hipfl | Michal Tabara Magnus Gustafsson | Ivan Ljubičić Xavier Malisse Jan Siemerink Andrei Pavel |
Petr Pála David Rikl 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic |
28 May 4 June | 2001 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $4,458,217 Clay 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Gustavo Kuerten 6–7(0), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 | Àlex Corretja | Juan Carlos Ferrero Sébastien Grosjean | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Lleyton Hewitt Andre Agassi Roger Federer |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
Tomás Carbonell Virginia Ruano Pascual 7–5, 6–3 | Jaime Oncins Paola Suárez |
June
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
11 June | 2001 Gerry Weber Open Halle, NRW, Germany International Series $1,000,000 Grass | Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | Fabrice Santoro | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Patrick Rafter | Nicolas Escudé Jonas Björkman Lars Burgsmüller Roger Federer |
Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 | Max Mirnyi Patrick Rafter |
2001 Stella Artois Championships Queen's Club, London, UK International Series $800,000 Grass | Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) | Tim Henman | Wayne Ferreira Pete Sampras | Peter Wessels Paradorn Srichaphan Greg Rusedski Jan-Michael Gambill |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | Eric Taino David Wheaton |
18 June | 2001 Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series $400,000 Grass | Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Roger Federer Tommy Robredo | Gilles Elseneer Raemon Sluiter Xavier Malisse Sjeng Schalken |
Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken 6–4, 6–4 | Martin Damm Suk |
2001 Samsung Open Nottingham, UK International Series $400,000 Grass | Thomas Johansson 7–5, 6–3 | Harel Levy | Greg Rusedski Andy Roddick | Martin Lee Wayne Arthurs Michel Kratochvil Wayne Ferreira |
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–4, 6–2 | Paul Hanley Andrew Kratzmann |
25 June 2 July | 2001 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, UK Grand Slam $5,476,166 Grass | Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 | Patrick Rafter | Tim Henman Andre Agassi | Roger Federer Marat Safin Thomas Enqvist Nicolas Escudé |
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
Leoš Friedl Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Mike Bryan Liezel Huber |
July
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
9 July | 2001 Telenordia Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden International Series $400,000 Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi 7–5, 6–3 | Bohdan Ulihrach | Magnus Norman Younes El Aynaoui | Christophe Rochus Albert Portas Tommy Robredo Michal Tabara |
Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5) | Simon Aspelin Andrew Kratzmann |
2001 UBS Open Gstaad, Switzerland International Series $600,000 Clay | Jiří Novák 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Àlex Corretja Sébastien Grosjean | Michel Kratochvil Ivan Ljubičić Franco Squillari Cédric Pioline |
Roger Federer Marat Safin 1–0 ret. | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships Newport, USA International Series $400,000 Grass | Neville Godwin 6–1, 6–4 | Martin Lee | James Blake Kenneth Carlsen | Kristian Capalik Davide Sanguinetti Michaël Llodra Rainer Schüttler |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–5 | André Sá Glenn Weiner |
16 July | 2001 Energis Open Amsterdam, Netherlands International Series $400,000 Clay | Àlex Corretja 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(0), 3–6, 6–4 | Younes El Aynaoui | Magnus Gustafsson Sjeng Schalken | Juan Ignacio Chela Álex Calatrava Olivier Rochus Andrei Stoliarov |
Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken 6–4, 6–2 | Àlex Corretja Luis Lobo |
2001 Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany International Series Gold $800,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Jiří Novák Marc López | Nicolás Lapentti Gastón Gaudio Alberto Martín Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Guillermo Cañas Rainer Schüttler 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
2001 Croatia Open Umag, Croatia International Series $400,000 Clay | Carlos Moyà 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) | Jérôme Golmard | David Nalbandian Adrian Voinea | Attila Sávolt Félix Mantilla Albert Montañés Ivan Ljubičić |
Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter 6–2, 7–5 | Ivan Ljubičić Lovro Zovko |
23 July | 2001 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria International Series Gold $900,000 Clay | Nicolás Lapentti 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 | Albert Costa | Galo Blanco Guillermo Coria | Juan Carlos Ferrero Andrei Pavel Stefan Koubek Hugo Armando |
Àlex Corretja Luis Lobo 6–1, 6–4 | Simon Aspelin Andrew Kratzmann |
2001 Mercedes-Benz Cup Los Angeles, USA International Series $400,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–2 | Pete Sampras | Gustavo Kuerten Xavier Malisse | Tommy Haas Jan-Michael Gambill Magnus Norman Taylor Dent |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–6(8–6) | Jan-Michael Gambill Andy Roddick |
2001 Idea Prokom Open Sopot, Poland International Series $400,000 Clay | Tommy Robredo 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) | Albert Portas | David Nalbandian Sargis Sargsian | Óscar Serrano Irakli Labadze David Sánchez Juan Antonio Marín |
Paul Hanley Nathan Healey 7–6(12–10), 6–2 | Irakli Labadze Attila Sávolt |
30 July | 2001 Canada Masters Montreal, Canada Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Andrei Pavel 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3 | Patrick Rafter | Tommy Haas Fabrice Santoro | Andy Roddick Arnaud Clément Juan Carlos Ferrero Bohdan Ulihrach |
Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer |
August
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 August | 2001 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, USA Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Gustavo Kuerten 6–1, 6–3 | Patrick Rafter | Tim Henman Lleyton Hewitt | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jan-Michael Gambill Ivan Ljubičić Greg Rusedski |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Martin Damm David Prinosil |
13 August | 2001 RCA Championships Indianapolis, USA International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Patrick Rafter 4–2 ret. | Gustavo Kuerten | Goran Ivanišević Marat Safin | Tim Henman Younes El Aynaoui Max Mirnyi Thomas Enqvist |
Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Sébastien Lareau |
2001 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., USA International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Andy Roddick 6–2, 6–3 | Sjeng Schalken | Andre Agassi Michael Chang | Greg Rusedski Jérôme Golmard Fabrice Santoro Marcelo Ríos |
Martin Damm David Prinosil 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
20 August | 2001 Hamlet Cup Long Island, USA International Series $400,000 Hard | Tommy Haas 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Pete Sampras | Thomas Johansson Arnaud Clément | Thomas Enqvist Félix Mantilla Fernando Meligeni Jonas Björkman |
Jonathan Stark Kevin Ullyett 6–1, 6–4 | Leoš Friedl Radek Štěpánek |
27 August 3 September | 2001 U.S. Open Flushing, New York, United States Grand Slam $6,382,000 Hard | Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1 | Pete Sampras | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin | Gustavo Kuerten Andy Roddick Mariano Zabaleta Andre Agassi |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer |
Todd Woodbridge Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 5–7, 11–9 | Leander Paes Lisa Raymond |
September
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
10 September | 2001 Gelsor Open Romania Bucharest, Romania International Series $400,000 Clay | Younes El Aynaoui 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) | Albert Montañés | Fernando Vicente Jérôme Golmard | Tomas Behrend Adrian Voinea Christophe Rochus Juan Balcells |
Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 10–6 | Pablo Albano Marc-Kevin Goellner |
2001 Brasil Open Salvador, Brazil International Series $400,000 Hard | Jan Vacek 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Fernando Meligeni | Alexandre Simoni Agustín Calleri | Flávio Saretta Ricardo Mello Ramón Delgado Guillermo Cañas |
Enzo Artoni Daniel Melo 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) | Gastón Etlis Brent Haygarth |
2001 President's Cup Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series $550,000 Hard | Marat Safin 6–2, 6–2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Sargis Sargsian Dominik Hrbatý | Kristian Pless Sjeng Schalken Paradorn Srichaphan Rainer Schüttler |
Julien Boutter Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 3–6, 13–11 | Marius Barnard Jim Thomas |
17 September | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Sydney, Australia – Hard Rotterdam, Netherlands – Carpet (i) | Semifinal winners Australia 4–1 France 3–2 | Semifinal losers Sweden Netherlands | | |
2001 Heineken Open Shanghai Shanghai, China International Series $400,000 Hard | Rainer Schüttler 6–3, 6–4 | Michel Kratochvil | Kenneth Carlsen Francisco Clavet | Irakli Labadze Edwin Kempes Takahiro Terachi Noam Behr |
Byron Black Thomas Shimada 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | de Jager Koenig |
24 September | 2001 Salem Open Hong Kong, China International Series $400,000 Hard | Marcelo Ríos 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | Rainer Schüttler | André Sá Andrew Ilie | Juan Carlos Ferrero Jonas Björkman Sébastien Grosjean Magnus Larsson |
Karsten Braasch André Sá 6–0, 7–5 | Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek |
2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy International Series $400,000 Clay | Félix Mantilla 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | David Nalbandian | Albert Portas Tommy Robredo | Mariano Zabaleta David Sánchez Jiří Vaněk Albert Costa |
Tomás Carbonell Daniel Orsanic 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | Enzo Artoni Emilio Benfele Álvarez |
October
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 October | 2001 Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series $1,000,000 Carpet (indoor) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 7–5 | Nicolas Kiefer | Tommy Haas Dominik Hrbatý | Thomas Johansson Magnus Gustafsson Marc Rosset Jiří Novák |
Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle 6–3, 6–0 | Mahesh Bhupathi Jeff Tarango |
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–2 | Michel Kratochvil | James Blake Karol Kučera | Francisco Clavet Marcelo Ríos Takao Suzuki Sjeng Schalken |
Rick Leach David MacPherson 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey |
8 October | 2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France International Series $800,000 Carpet (indoor) | Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–2 | Younes El Aynaoui | Marat Safin Xavier Malisse | Gastón Gaudio Max Mirnyi Jonas Björkman Juan Carlos Ferrero |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 6–2 | Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean |
2001 CA-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria International Series Gold $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Tommy Haas 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Thomas Enqvist Stefan Koubek | Bohdan Ulihrach Andreas Vinciguerra Roger Federer Michel Kratochvil |
Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–2 | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
15 October | 2001 Stuttgart Masters Stuttgart, Germany Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard (indoor) | Tommy Haas 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | Max Mirnyi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Lleyton Hewitt | Pete Sampras Thomas Enqvist Wayne Ferreira Tim Henman |
Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle 7–6(0), 7–6(7–4) | Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango |
22 October | 2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland International Series $1,000,000 Carpet (indoor) | Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Roger Federer | Julien Boutter Carlos Moyà | George Bastl Andy Roddick Nikolay Davydenko Michel Kratochvil |
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
2001 St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia International Series $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Marat Safin 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Rainer Schüttler | Michaël Llodra Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Max Mirnyi Stefan Koubek Goran Ivanišević Fabrice Santoro |
Denis Golovanov Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–4 | Irakli Labadze Marat Safin |
2001 If Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden International Series $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Sjeng Schalken 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | Jarkko Nieminen | Guillermo Cañas Thomas Enqvist | Jan Vacek Wayne Ferreira Thomas Johansson Marcelo Ríos |
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
29 October | 2001 Paris Masters Paris, France Masters Series $2,950,000 Carpet (indoor) | Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Andreas Vinciguerra Tommy Haas | Sjeng Schalken Jiří Novák Hicham Arazi Thomas Johansson |
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
November
Statistical information
List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of most titles won:
- Lleyton Hewitt – Sydney, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, US Open, Tokyo and Masters Cup (6)
- Gustavo Kuerten – Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters (6)
- Andre Agassi – Australian Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters and Los Angeles (4)
- Juan Carlos Ferrero – Dubai, Estoril, Barcelona and Rome Masters (4)
- Tommy Haas – Adelaide, Long Island, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters (4)
- Andy Roddick – Atlanta, Houston and Washington, D.C. (3)
- Andrea Gaudenzi – St. Poelten and Båstad (2)
- Tim Henman – Copenhagen and Basel (2)
- Thomas Johansson – Halle and Nottingham (2)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Marseille and Moscow (2)
- Jiří Novák – Munich and Gstaad (2)
- Marcelo Ríos – Doha and Hong Kong (2)
- Marat Safin – Tashkent and St. Petersburg (2)
- Guillermo Cañas – Casablanca (1)
- Francisco Clavet – Scottsdale (1)
- Guillermo Coria – Viña del Mar (1)
- Àlex Corretja – Amsterdam (1)
- Younes El Aynaoui – Bucharest (1)
- Nicolas Escudé – Rotterdam (1)
- Roger Federer – Milan (1)
- Jan-Michael Gambill – Delray Beach (1)
- Neville Godwin – Newport (1)
- Sébastien Grosjean – Paris Masters (1)
- Dominik Hrbatý – Auckland (1)
- Goran Ivanišević – Wimbledon (1)
- Nicolás Lapentti – Kitzbühel (1)
- Ivan Ljubičić – Lyon (1)
- Félix Mantilla – Palermo (1)
- Alberto Martín – Mallorca (1)
- Carlos Moyà – Umag (1)
- Andrei Pavel – Canada Masters (1)
- Mark Philippoussis – Memphis (1)
- Albert Portas – Hamburg Masters (1)
- Patrick Rafter – Indianapolis (1)
- Tommy Robredo – Sopot (1)
- Greg Rusedski – San Jose (1)
- Sjeng Schalken – Stockholm (1)
- Rainer Schüttler – Shanghai (1)
- Michal Tabara – Chennai (1)
- Jan Vacek – Salvador (1)
- Fernando Vicente – Bogotá (1)
The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
- Spain 12 (Bogotá, Dubai, Scottsdale, Estoril, Barcelona, Mallorca, Rome Masters, Hamburg Masters, Amsterdam, Umag, Sopot and Palermo)
- Australia 8 (Sydney, Memphis, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, Indianapolis, US Open, Tokyo and Masters Cup)
- United States 8 (Australian Open, Delray Beach, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.)
- Brazil 6 (Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters)
- Germany 5 (Adelaide, Long Island, Shanghai, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters)
- Czech Republic 4 (Chennai, Munich, Gstaad and Salvador)
- Russia 4 (Marseille, Tashkent, Moscow and St. Petersburg)
- United Kingdom 3 (Copenhagen, San Jose and Basel)
- Argentina 2 (Viña del Mar and Casablanca)
- Chile 2 (Doha and Hong Kong)
- Croatia 2 (Wimbledon and Lyon)
- France 2 (Rotterdam and Paris Masters)
- Italy 2 (St. Poelten and Båstad)
- Sweden 2 (Halle and Nottingham)
- Ecuador 1 (Kitzbühel)
- Morocco 1 (Bucharest)
- Netherlands 1 (Stockholm)
- Romania 1 (Canada Masters)
- Slovakia 1 (Auckland)
- South Africa 1 (Newport)
- Switzerland 1 (Milan)
ATP entry rankings
Singles
ATP Rankings
As of 18 December 2000[2] |
Rk |
Name |
Nation |
Points |
1 | Gustavo Kuerten | BRA | 4,195 |
2 | Marat Safin | RUS | 4,120 |
3 | Pete Sampras | USA | 3,385 |
4 | Magnus Norman | SWE | 3,110 |
5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | RUS | 2,935 |
6 | Andre Agassi | USA | 2,765 |
7 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | 2,625 |
8 | Àlex Corretja | ESP | 2,475 |
9 | Thomas Enqvist | SWE | 2,210 |
10 | Tim Henman | GBR | 2,020 |
11 | Mark Philippoussis | AUS | 1,865 |
12 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | ESP | 1,840 |
13 | Wayne Ferreira | RSA | 1,770 |
14 | Franco Squillari | ARG | 1,598 |
15 | Patrick Rafter | AUS | 1,535 |
16 | Cédric Pioline | FRA | 1,520 |
17 | Dominik Hrbatý | SVK | 1,395 |
18 | Arnaud Clément | FRA | 1,360 |
19 | Sébastien Grosjean | FRA | 1,325 |
20 | Nicolas Kiefer | GER | 1,265 |
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Final rankings as of 17 December 2001[3] |
Rk |
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Nation |
Points |
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Low |
Change |
1 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | 4,365 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
2 | Gustavo Kuerten | BRA | 3,855 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Andre Agassi | USA | 3,520 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | RUS | 3,090 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | ESP | 3,040 | 4 | 16 | 7 |
6 | Sébastien Grosjean | FRA | 2,790 | 6 | 19 | 13 |
7 | Patrick Rafter | AUS | 2,785 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
8 | Tommy Haas | GER | 2,285 | 8 | 24 | 15 |
9 | Tim Henman | GBR | 2,100 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
10 | Pete Sampras | USA | 1,940 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
11 | Marat Safin | RUS | 1,920 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
12 | Goran Ivanišević | CRO | 1,761 | 12 | 132 | 117 |
13 | Roger Federer | SUI | 1,745 | 12 | 30 | 16 |
14 | Andy Roddick | USA | 1,573 | 14 | 156 | 142 |
15 | Guillermo Cañas | ARG | 1,572 | 15 | 231 | 216 |
16 | Àlex Corretja | ESP | 1,525 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
17 | Arnaud Clément | FRA | 1,475 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
18 | Thomas Johansson | SWE | 1,375 | 14 | 39 | 21 |
19 | Carlos Moyà | ESP | 1,310 | 16 | 42 | 22 |
20 | Albert Portas | ESP | 1,220 | 19 | 57 | 31 |
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Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2001 season:
- ESP Julián Alonso (born August 2, 1977 in Canet de Mar, Spain) He turned professional in 1996 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 30 in 1998. He earned two career titles.
- ESP Alberto Berasategui (born 28 June 1973 in Bilbao, Spain) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 7. He reached the final of the French Open in 1994 and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He earned 14 ATP titles. He played his last career match in Barcelona in March against Álex Calatrava[4]
- ESP Tomás Carbonell (born 7 August 1968 in Barcelona, Spain) His highest singles ranking was world no. 40. He earned two singles titles and 22 doubles titles. His career-high doubles ranking was no. 22, and he twice reached the semifinals of the French Open (1999 and 2000). He played his last career match in Lyon in October partnering Lucas Arnold Ker.[5]
- BEL Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972 in Mol, Belgium) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 39 in 1997. He earned two career ATP titles and played his last match in Magdeburg, Germany in March against Michaël Llodra.[6]
- CZE Ctislav Doseděl (born 10 August 1970 in Přerov, Czechoslovakia) He turned professional in 1989 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 26 in 1994. He reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 1999 and earned three career singles titles and one doubles title.
- ARG Hernán Gumy (born 5 March 1972 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 39 in 1996. He earned one career title and played his last match in Biella, Italy in June against Solon Peppas.[7]
- CAN Sébastien Lareau (born 27 April 1973 in Montreal, Canada) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his highest doubles ranking of world no. 4 in 1999. He earned 17 doubles titles and an Olympic gold medal in 2000. His last career match was at the US Open partnering Ben Ellwood.[8]
- RUS Andriy Medvedev (born 31 August 1974 in Kiev) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He won 11 career ATP titles and was a finalist at the French Open in 1999, a semifinalist at the year-end finals in 1993, and a quarterfinalist at the Australian and US Opens. In all, he won 19 career doubles titles. He played his last career match in St. Petersburg in October against Stefan Koubek.[9]
- RSA Piet Norval (born 7 April 1970 in Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa) He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 16 in 1995. He was a semifinalist at Wimbledon and a quarterfinalist at the three other Grand Slam tournaments. He also won the year-end doubles finals in 2000 and a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. He earned a total of 14 doubles ATP titles. His last match was at the Australian Open partnering Donald Johnson.[10]
- BRA Jaime Oncins (born 16 June 1970 in São Paulo, Brazil) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 34 in 1993. He earned two career singles ATP titles and five doubles titles. His highest doubles ranking was no. 22. His final singles and doubles matches were both in Brazil in September.[11]
- USA Jonathan Stark (born 3 April 1971 in Medford, Oregon) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 36, earning two singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1. He won the French Open in 1994, was a semifinalist at the Australian Open, and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and the US Open. He played his last career singles match in June in Nottingham and his last career doubles match in October in St. Petersburg partnering Justin Gimelstob.[12]
- AUS Jason Stoltenberg (born 4 April 1970 in Narrabri, Australia) He turned professional in 1987 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 19 in 1994. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1996 and earned four career singles titles. In doubles, he reached a career-high ranking of no. 23 in 1991 and earned five career titles. He played his last career match at Wimbledon against Juan Carlos Ferrero.[13] He had a brilliant Juniors career, winning the Australian Open, being a finalist at the French Open and Wimbledon, and a semifinalist at the US Open, all in 1987. He is perhaps the only player on tour to have gotten started in tennis playing on a crushed termite mound court.
- USA David Wheaton (born 2 June 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 12 in 1991. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1991 and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the US Open in 1990. He earned three career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 24 in 1991 and earned three titles. He played his last career match in Knoxville, Tennessee in November partnering Eric Taino.[14]
- USA Chris Woodruff (born 3 January 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) He turned professional in 1993 and reached his highest career ranking of world no. 29 in 1997. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2000 and earned two career titles. He played his last career match in Tyler, Texas in November against Gabriel Trifu.[15]
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