2001 ATP Tour

2001 ATP Tour

Lleyton Hewitt finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career, becoming the then-youngest man to do so. He won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup.
Details
Duration	December 30, 2000 – November 12, 2001
Edition	32nd
Tournaments	70
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Lleyton Hewitt (6) Gustavo Kuerten (6)
Most finals	Gustavo Kuerten (8)
Prize money leader	Lleyton Hewitt ($3,770,618)
Points leader	Lleyton Hewitt (4,365)
Awards
Player of the year	Lleyton Hewitt
Doubles team of the year	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
Most improved player of the year	Goran Ivanišević
Newcomer of the year	Andy Roddick
Comeback player of the year	Guillermo Cañas
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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 and results

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2001 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinal stage.

Key

Grand Slam

Tennis Masters Cup

Tennis Masters Series

ATP International Series Gold

ATP International Series

Team Events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Team Championships 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 ATP International Series $375,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $1,000,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Jan	2001 Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand ATP International Series $375,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Jan 22 Jan	2001 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,568,313 – hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	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 David Prinosil
		Ellis Ferreira Corina Morariu 6–1, 6–3	Joshua Eagle Barbara Schett
29 Jan	2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bogotá, Colombia ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	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 Feb	2001 Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark ATP International Series $350,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $500,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $375,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Feb	2001 Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series Gold $850,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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
	2001 Copa AT&T Buenos Aires, Argentina ATP International Series $625,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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
26 Feb	2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco, Mexico ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series Gold $1,000,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doublesa	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar	Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, USA ATP International Series $350,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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
	Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Mar	Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Mar 26 Mar	Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, USA Tennis Masters Series $3,400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Apr	Davis Cup 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 Apr	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco ATP International Series $350,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal ATP International Series $625,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Apr	Monte Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Apr	Open SEAT Godó Barcelona, Spain ATP International Series Gold $1,000,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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
	Verizon Tennis Challenge Atlanta, US ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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
30 Apr	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, US ATP International Series Clay – $350,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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
	Majorca Open Mallorca, Spain ATP International Series $500,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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
	BMW Open Munich, Germany ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	2001 Rome Masters Rome, Italy Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Results	Australia 2–1	Russia	United States Spain Sweden	France Argentina Germany
	2001 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix St. Poelten, Austria ATP International Series $425,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Jun	2001 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $4,458,217 – clay 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Gustavo Kuerten 6–7(3–7), 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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Jun	2001 Gerry Weber Open Halle, NRW, Germany ATP International Series $1,000,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $800,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	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 Jun	2001 Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands ATP International Series $400,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	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 Jun 2 Jul	2001 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, UK Grand Slam $5,476,166 – grass 128S/128Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jul	2001 Telenordia Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $600,00 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	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 Jul	2001 Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Energis Open Amsterdam, Netherlands ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–0), 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 Croatia Open Umag, Croatia ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Jul	2001 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria ATP International Series Gold $900,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 Jul	2001 Canada Masters Montreal, Canada Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Aug	2001 Cincinnati Masters Mason, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Aug	2001 RCA Championships Indianapolis, USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Aug	2001 Hamlet Cup Long Island, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Aug 3 Sep	2001 U.S. Open Flushing, New York, United States Grand Slam $6,382,000 – hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Sep	2001 Gelsor Open Romania Bucharest, Romania ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $550,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 Sep	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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	John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
24 Sep	2001 Salem Open Hong Kong, China ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Oct	2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	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
	2001 Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia ATP International Series $1,000,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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
8 Oct	2001 CA-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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
	2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France ATP International Series $800,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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
15 Oct	2001 Stuttgart Masters Stuttgart, Germany Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 Oct	2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP International Series $1,000,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $800,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 ATP International Series $800,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 Oct	2001 Paris Masters Paris, France Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Nov	No tournaments scheduled.
12 Nov	2001 Tennis Masters Cup Sydney, Australia Tennis Masters Cup $3,700,000 – hard (i) Singles	Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–3, 6–4	Sébastien Grosjean	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Juan Carlos Ferrero	Goran Ivanišević Gustavo Kuerten Andre Agassi Patrick Rafter
26 Nov	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Melbourne, Australia – grass	France 3–2	Australia

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:

• Guillermo Cañas – Casablanca
• Guillermo Coria – Viña del Mar
• Roger Federer – Milan
• Neville Godwin – Newport
• Ivan Ljubičić – Lyon
• Albert Portas – Hamburg Masters
• Tommy Robredo – Sopot
• Andy Roddick – Atlanta
• Michal Tabara – Chennai
• Jan Vacek – Salvador

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 25 December 2000 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

Year-end rankings 2001 (31 December 2001) Rk Name Nation Points High 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

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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• UKR Andriy Medvedev (born 31 August 1974 in Kyiv) 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• ESP Francisco Roig, who had retired from singles two years prior, officially retired from doubles at the close of the 2001 season. Nevertheless, his final professional match would take place in 2014.
• 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.
• 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. 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.
• 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.

See also

• 2001 WTA Tour

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website