2001 ATP Tour
Lleyton Hewittfinished the year rankedworld No. 1for the first time in his career, becoming the then-youngest man to do so. He won six tournaments during the season, including amajorat theUS Open,as well as theTennis Masters Cup.
Details
DurationDecember 30, 2000 – November 12, 2001
Edition32nd
Tournaments70
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustraliaLleyton Hewitt(6)
BrazilGustavo Kuerten(6)
Most tournament finalsBrazilGustavo Kuerten(8)
Prize money leaderAustraliaLleyton Hewitt($3,770,618)
Points leaderAustraliaLleyton Hewitt(4,365)
Awards
Player of the yearAustraliaLleyton Hewitt
Doubles team of the yearSwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
Most improved
player of the year
CroatiaGoran Ivanišević
Newcomer of the yearUnited StatesAndy Roddick
Comeback
player of the year
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas
2000
2002

TheATP Touris the elite tour for professionaltennisorganized by theATP.The2001 ATP Tourincluded the fourGrand Slamtournaments, theTennis Masters Cup,theTennis Masters Series,theInternational Series Goldand theInternational Series.

Schedule and results

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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2001 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinal stage.[1]

Key
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
Tennis Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team Events

January

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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
SinglesDoubles
GermanyTommy Haas
6–3, 6–1
ChileNicolás Massú AustraliaJason Stoltenberg
United KingdomTim Henman
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
SpainAlberto Martín
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
SwedenThomas Johansson
AustraliaDavid MacPherson
South AfricaGrant Stafford
6–7(5–7),6–4, 6–4
AustraliaWayne Arthurs
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
2001 Gold Flake Open
Chennai,India
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Czech RepublicMichal Tabara
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
RussiaAndrei Stoliarov DenmarkKristian Pless
SpainTommy Robredo
RomaniaAdrian Voinea
FranceCédric Pioline
FranceCyril Saulnier
NetherlandsPeter Wessels
ZimbabweByron Black
ZimbabweWayne Black
6–4, 6–3
United KingdomBarry Cowan
ItalyMosé Navarra
2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha,Qatar
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
ChileMarcelo Ríos
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Czech RepublicBohdan Ulihrach FranceNicolas Escudé
BelarusVladimir Voltchkov
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
MoroccoHicham Arazi
SpainFernando Vicente
GermanyNicolas Kiefer
The BahamasMark Knowles
CanadaDaniel Nestor
6–1, 6–3
SpainJuan Balcells
RussiaAndrei Olhovskiy
8 Jan 2001 Heineken Open
Auckland,New Zealand
ATP International Series
$375,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
SlovakiaDominik Hrbatý
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
SpainFrancisco Clavet United KingdomGreg Rusedski
SpainJuan Balcells
AustriaStefan Koubek
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
United StatesGlenn Weiner
SwedenThomas Johansson
South AfricaMarius Barnard
United StatesJim Thomas
7–6(12–10),6–4
South AfricaDavid Adams
ArgentinaMartín García
2001 Adidas International
Sydney,Australia
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
6–4, 6–1
SwedenMagnus Norman SwedenJonas Björkman
FranceSébastien Grosjean
SwitzerlandGeorge Bastl
GermanyRainer Schüttler
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
FranceFabrice Santoro
CanadaDaniel Nestor
AustraliaSandon Stolle
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
SwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
15 Jan
22 Jan
2001 Australian Open
Melbourne,Australia
Grand Slam
$3,568,313 – hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
United StatesAndre Agassi
6–4, 6–2, 6–2
FranceArnaud Clément FranceSébastien Grosjean
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
SpainCarlos Moyà
United StatesTodd Martin
SlovakiaDominik Hrbatý
SwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
ZimbabweByron Black
GermanyDavid Prinosil
South AfricaEllis Ferreira
United StatesCorina Morariu
6–1, 6–3
AustraliaJoshua Eagle
AustriaBarbara Schett
29 Jan 2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open
Bogotá,Colombia
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainFernando Vicente
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
ArgentinaJuan Ignacio Chela SpainJuan Albert Viloca
BrazilAlexandre Simoni
ColombiaMauricio Hadad
ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian
ArgentinaGuillermo Coria
RussiaAndrei Stoliarov
ArgentinaMariano Hood
ArgentinaSebastián Prieto
6–2, 6–4
ArgentinaMartín Rodríguez
BrazilAndré Sá
2001 Milan Indoor
Milan,Italy
ATP International Series
$400,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
6–4, 6–7(7–9),6–4
FranceJulien Boutter United KingdomGreg Rusedski
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
RussiaMarat Safin
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
CroatiaGoran Ivanišević
BelarusVladimir Voltchkov
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
7–6(7–5),7–6(7–4)
SwedenJohan Landsberg
BelgiumTom Vanhoudt

February

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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
Australia4–1
Brazil4–1
Sweden3–2
Russia3–2
France5–0
Switzerland3–2
Germany3–2
Netherlands4–1
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)
SinglesDoubles
United KingdomTim Henman
6–3, 6–4
SwedenAndreas Vinciguerra NetherlandsJan Siemerink
RussiaMikhail Youzhny
Czech RepublicBohdan Ulihrach
PhilippinesCecil Mamiit
GermanyLars Burgsmüller
SwedenMagnus Gustafsson
ZimbabweWayne Black
ZimbabweKevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–3
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
2001 Open 13
Marseille,France
ATP International Series
$500,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
7–6(7–5),6–2
FranceSébastien Grosjean BelarusMax Mirnyi
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
FranceJulien Boutter
SlovakiaKarol Kučera
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil
FranceCédric Pioline
FranceJulien Boutter
FranceFabrice Santoro
7–6(9–7),7–5
AustraliaMichael Hill
United StatesJeff Tarango
2001 Chevrolet Cup
Viña del Mar,Chile
ATP International Series
$375,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
ArgentinaGuillermo Coria
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
ArgentinaGastón Gaudio ArgentinaMariano Zabaleta
SpainAlbert Portas
SpainAlberto Martín
SpainFeliciano López
SpainFrancisco Clavet
ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian
ArgentinaLucas Arnold Ker
SpainTomás Carbonell
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
ArgentinaMariano Hood
ArgentinaSebastián Prieto
19 Feb 2001 Kroger St. Jude International
Memphis,USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
AustraliaMark Philippoussis
6–3, 6–7(5–7),6–3
ItalyDavide Sanguinetti CanadaSébastien Lareau
GermanyTommy Haas
United StatesChris Woodruff
AustraliaJason Stoltenberg
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
RussiaDmitry Tursunov
United StatesBob Bryan
United StatesMike Bryan
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
United StatesAlex O'Brien
United StatesJonathan Stark
2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam,Netherlands
ATP International Series Gold
$850,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
FranceNicolas Escudé
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
SwitzerlandRoger Federer BelarusVladimir Voltchkov
RomaniaAndrei Pavel
SwedenAndreas Vinciguerra
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
SpainÀlex Corretja
GermanyNicolas Kiefer
SwedenJonas Björkman
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
6–3, 6–0
Czech RepublicPetr Pála
Czech RepublicPavel Vízner
2001 Copa AT&T
Buenos Aires,Argentina
ATP International Series
$625,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
6–1, 6–3
ArgentinaJosé Acasuso SpainFernando Vicente
ArgentinaGastón Gaudio
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas
AustriaMarkus Hipfl
ArgentinaGuillermo Coria
ArgentinaFranco Squillari
ArgentinaLucas Arnold Ker
SpainTomás Carbonell
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
ArgentinaMariano Hood
ArgentinaSebastián Prieto
26 Feb 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso
Acapulco,Mexico
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
6–4, 6–2
SpainGalo Blanco ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas
SpainCarlos Moyà
BrazilFernando Meligeni
ArgentinaGastón Gaudio
SpainSergi Bruguera
NorwayChristian Ruud
United StatesDonald Johnson
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
South AfricaDavid Adams
ArgentinaMartín García
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
ATP International Series Gold
$1,000,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
6–2, 3–1, ret.
RussiaMarat Safin SwedenThomas Johansson
SlovakiaDominik Hrbatý
UkraineAndrei Medvedev
BelarusMax Mirnyi
GermanyLars Burgsmüller
SwedenMagnus Norman
AustraliaJoshua Eagle
AustraliaSandon Stolle
6–4, 6–4
CanadaDaniel Nestor
Federal Republic of YugoslaviaNenad Zimonjić
2001 Sybase Open
San Jose,USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoublesa
United KingdomGreg Rusedski
6–3, 6–4
United StatesAndre Agassi United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
BelgiumXavier Malisse
ArmeniaSargis Sargsian
SpainJuan Balcells
GermanyTommy Haas
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
The BahamasMark Knowles
United StatesBrian MacPhie
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
United StatesJonathan Stark

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Mar Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach,USA
ATP International Series
$350,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
7–5, 6–4
BelgiumXavier Malisse AustraliaWayne Arthurs
NetherlandsPeter Wessels
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
United StatesChris Woodruff
NetherlandsEdwin Kempes
FranceFabrice Santoro
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
United StatesAndy Roddick
6–3, 6–4
JapanThomas Shimada
South AfricaMyles Wakefield
Franklin Templeton Classic
Scottsdale,USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
SpainFrancisco Clavet
6–4, 6–2
SwedenMagnus Norman IsraelHarel Levy
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
United KingdomTim Henman
United StatesMardy Fish
ChileMarcelo Ríos
ChileNicolás Massú
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer
7–6(7–3),6–2
ChileMarcelo Ríos
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
12 Mar Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells,USA
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United StatesAndre Agassi
7–6(7–5),7–5, 6–1
United StatesPete Sampras RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
EcuadorNicolás Lapentti
FranceNicolas Escudé
South AfricaWayne Ferreira
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
6–2, 7–5
SwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
19 Mar
26 Mar
Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne,USA
Tennis Masters Series
$3,400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United StatesAndre Agassi
7–6(7–4),6–1, 6–0
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill AustraliaPatrick Rafter
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
United StatesAndy Roddick
ArgentinaGastón Gaudio
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
SwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge

April

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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
Australia4–1
Sweden4–1
France3–2
Netherlands4–1
Quarterfinal losers
Brazil
Russia
Switzerland
Germany
9 Apr Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca,Morocco
ATP International Series
$350,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas
7–5, 6–2
SpainTommy Robredo MoroccoYounes El Aynaoui
SpainSergi Bruguera
ArgentinaMariano Zabaleta
SpainGermán Puentes
ItalyAndrea Gaudenzi
HungaryAttila Sávolt
AustraliaMichael Hill
United StatesJeff Tarango
7–6(7–2),6–3
ArgentinaPablo Albano
AustraliaDavid MacPherson
Estoril Open
Oeiras,Portugal
ATP International Series
$625,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
7–6(7–3),4–6, 6–3
SpainFélix Mantilla SpainAlbert Portas
RomaniaAndrei Pavel
SpainAlbert Montañés
SlovakiaDominik Hrbatý
ArgentinaFranco Squillari
AustriaMarkus Hipfl
Czech RepublicRadek Štěpánek
Czech RepublicMichal Tabara
6–4, 6–2
United StatesDonald Johnson
Federal Republic of YugoslaviaNenad Zimonjić
16 Apr Monte Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,France
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
MoroccoHicham Arazi FranceSébastien Grosjean
ArgentinaGuillermo Coria
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
United KingdomTim Henman
SpainAlberto Martín
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
SwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
AustraliaJoshua Eagle
AustraliaAndrew Florent
23 Apr Open SEAT Godó
Barcelona,Spain
ATP International Series Gold
$1,000,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
SpainCarlos Moyà SwedenThomas Enqvist
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil
ItalyFederico Luzzi
SpainÀlex Corretja
SpainFélix Mantilla
SpainAlbert Portas
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer
7–6(7–2),6–4
SpainTommy Robredo
SpainFernando Vicente
Verizon Tennis Challenge
Atlanta,US
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
United StatesAndy Roddick
6–2, 6–4
BelgiumXavier Malisse FranceJérôme Golmard
AustriaStefan Koubek
BelgiumChristophe Rochus
AustraliaAndrew Ilie
South KoreaHyung-Taik Lee
BrazilFernando Meligeni
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
United StatesRick Leach
AustraliaDavid MacPherson
30 Apr U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston,US
ATP International Series
Clay – $350,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United StatesAndy Roddick
7–5, 6–3
South KoreaHyung-Taik Lee FranceJérôme Golmard
Czech RepublicMichal Tabara
AustriaStefan Koubek
Czech RepublicJiří Vaněk
BelgiumOlivier Rochus
AustraliaAndrew Ilie
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
7–6(7–4),6–2
United StatesKevin Kim
United StatesJim Thomas
Majorca Open
Mallorca,Spain
ATP International Series
$500,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainAlberto Martín
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
ArgentinaGuillermo Coria SpainJuan Balcells
SpainCarlos Moyà
ArgentinaAgustín Calleri
Costa RicaJuan Antonio Marín
GermanyNicolas Kiefer
Czech RepublicSlava Doseděl
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer
7–5, 6–3
SpainFeliciano López
SpainFrancisco Roig
BMW Open
Munich,Germany
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
6–4, 7–5
FranceAntony Dupuis MoroccoYounes El Aynaoui
Czech RepublicBohdan Ulihrach
GermanyTomas Behrend
BrazilFlávio Saretta
ArgentinaFranco Squillari
AustraliaWayne Arthurs
Czech RepublicPetr Luxa
Czech RepublicRadek Štěpánek
5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
BrazilJaime Oncins
ArgentinaDaniel Orsanic
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 May 2001 Rome Masters
Rome, Italy
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
BrazilGustavo Kuerten SwedenAndreas Vinciguerra
EcuadorNicolás Lapentti
SpainÀlex Corretja
IsraelHarel Levy
SpainJacobo Díaz
South AfricaWayne Ferreira
South AfricaWayne Ferreira
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
CanadaDaniel Nestor
AustraliaSandon Stolle
14 May 2001 Hamburg Masters
Hamburg,Germany
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainAlbert Portas
4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5),7–5
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero SpainAlbert Costa
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
SwedenThomas Johansson
FranceFabrice Santoro
SpainAlberto Martín
ArgentinaFranco Squillari
SwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
7–6(7–2),3–6, 6–3
CanadaDaniel Nestor
AustraliaSandon 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
SinglesDoubles
ItalyAndrea Gaudenzi
6–0, 7–5
AustriaMarkus Hipfl Czech RepublicMichal Tabara
SwedenMagnus Gustafsson
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
BelgiumXavier Malisse
NetherlandsJan Siemerink
RomaniaAndrei Pavel
Czech RepublicPetr Pála
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
6–3, 5–7, 7–5
BrazilJaime Oncins
ArgentinaDaniel Orsanic
28 May
4 Jun
2001 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$4,458,217 – clay
128S/128Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
6–7(3–7),7–5, 6–2, 6–0
SpainÀlex Corretja SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
FranceSébastien Grosjean
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
United StatesAndre Agassi
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
7–6(7–5),6–3
Czech RepublicPetr Pála
Czech RepublicPavel Vízner
SpainTomás Carbonell
SpainVirginia Ruano Pascual
7–5, 6–3
BrazilJaime Oncins
ArgentinaPaola Suárez

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 Jun 2001 Gerry Weber Open
Halle, NRW,Germany
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
SwedenThomas Johansson
6–3, 6–7(5–7),6–2
FranceFabrice Santoro RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
FranceNicolas Escudé
SwedenJonas Björkman
GermanyLars Burgsmüller
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
CanadaDaniel Nestor
AustraliaSandon Stolle
6–4, 6–7(5–7),6–1
BelarusMax Mirnyi
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
2001 Stella Artois Championships
Queen's Club,London, UK
ATP International Series
$800,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
7–6(7–3),7–6(7–3)
United KingdomTim Henman South AfricaWayne Ferreira
United StatesPete Sampras
NetherlandsPeter Wessels
ThailandParadorn Srichaphan
United KingdomGreg Rusedski
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
United StatesBob Bryan
United StatesMike Bryan
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
United StatesEric Taino
United StatesDavid Wheaton
18 Jun 2001 Heineken Trophy
's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands
ATP International Series
$400,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas SwitzerlandRoger Federer
SpainTommy Robredo
BelgiumGilles Elseneer
NetherlandsRaemon Sluiter
BelgiumXavier Malisse
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
6–4, 6–4
Czech RepublicMartin Damm
Czech RepublicSuk
2001 Samsung Open
Nottingham,UK
ATP International Series
$400,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
SwedenThomas Johansson
7–5, 6–3
IsraelHarel Levy United KingdomGreg Rusedski
United StatesAndy Roddick
United KingdomMartin Lee
AustraliaWayne Arthurs
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil
South AfricaWayne Ferreira
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer
6–4, 6–2
AustraliaPaul Hanley
AustraliaAndrew Kratzmann
25 Jun
2 Jul
2001 Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon, London,UK
Grand Slam
$5,476,166 – grass
128S/128Q/64D/64X
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
CroatiaGoran Ivanišević
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7
AustraliaPatrick Rafter United KingdomTim Henman
United StatesAndre Agassi
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
RussiaMarat Safin
SwedenThomas Enqvist
FranceNicolas Escudé
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
Czech RepublicLeoš Friedl
SlovakiaDaniela Hantuchová
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
United StatesMike Bryan
South AfricaLiezel Huber

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Jul 2001 Telenordia Swedish Open
Båstad,Sweden
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
ItalyAndrea Gaudenzi
7–5, 6–3
Czech RepublicBohdan Ulihrach SwedenMagnus Norman
MoroccoYounes El Aynaoui
BelgiumChristophe Rochus
SpainAlbert Portas
SpainTommy Robredo
Czech RepublicMichal Tabara
GermanyKarsten Braasch
GermanyJens Knippschild
7–6(7–3),4–6, 7–6(7–5)
SwedenSimon Aspelin
AustraliaAndrew Kratzmann
2001 UBS Open
Gstaad,Switzerland
ATP International Series
$600,00 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
6–1, 6–7(5–7),7–5
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero SpainÀlex Corretja
FranceSébastien Grosjean
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
ArgentinaFranco Squillari
FranceCédric Pioline
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
RussiaMarat Safin
1–0 ret.
AustraliaMichael Hill
United StatesJeff Tarango
2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships
Newport,USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
South AfricaNeville Godwin
6–1, 6–4
United KingdomMartin Lee United StatesJames Blake
DenmarkKenneth Carlsen
United StatesKristian Capalik
ItalyDavide Sanguinetti
FranceMichaël Llodra
GermanyRainer Schüttler
United StatesBob Bryan
United StatesMike Bryan
6–3, 7–5
BrazilAndré Sá
United StatesGlenn Weiner
16 Jul 2001 Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart,Germany
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas Czech RepublicJiří Novák
SpainMarc López
EcuadorNicolás Lapentti
ArgentinaGastón Gaudio
SpainAlberto Martín
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas
GermanyRainer Schüttler
4–6, 7–6(7–1),6–4
AustraliaMichael Hill
United StatesJeff Tarango
2001 Energis Open
Amsterdam,Netherlands
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainÀlex Corretja
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–0),3–6, 6–4
MoroccoYounes El Aynaoui SwedenMagnus Gustafsson
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
ArgentinaJuan Ignacio Chela
SpainÁlex Calatrava
BelgiumOlivier Rochus
RussiaAndrei Stoliarov
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
6–4, 6–2
SpainÀlex Corretja
ArgentinaLuis Lobo
2001 Croatia Open
Umag,Croatia
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainCarlos Moyà
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
FranceJérôme Golmard ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian
RomaniaAdrian Voinea
HungaryAttila Sávolt
SpainFélix Mantilla
SpainAlbert Montañés
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
ArgentinaSergio Roitman
ArgentinaAndrés Schneiter
6–2, 7–5
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
CroatiaLovro Zovko
23 Jul 2001 Generali Open
Kitzbühel,Austria
ATP International Series Gold
$900,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
EcuadorNicolás Lapentti
1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
SpainAlbert Costa SpainGalo Blanco
ArgentinaGuillermo Coria
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
RomaniaAndrei Pavel
AustriaStefan Koubek
United StatesHugo Armando
SpainÀlex Corretja
ArgentinaLuis Lobo
6–1, 6–4
SwedenSimon Aspelin
AustraliaAndrew Kratzmann
2001 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Los Angeles, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United StatesAndre Agassi
6–4, 6–2
United StatesPete Sampras BrazilGustavo Kuerten
BelgiumXavier Malisse
GermanyTommy Haas
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
SwedenMagnus Norman
United StatesTaylor Dent
United StatesBob Bryan
United StatesMike Bryan
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
United StatesAndy Roddick
2001 Idea Prokom Open
Sopot,Poland
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainTommy Robredo
1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
SpainAlbert Portas ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian
ArmeniaSargis Sargsian
SpainÓscar Serrano
Georgia (country)Irakli Labadze
SpainDavid Sánchez
Costa RicaJuan Antonio Marín
AustraliaPaul Hanley
AustraliaNathan Healey
7–6(12–10),6–2
Georgia (country)Irakli Labadze
HungaryAttila Sávolt
30 Jul 2001 Canada Masters
Montreal,Canada
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
RomaniaAndrei Pavel
7–6(7–3),2–6, 6–3
AustraliaPatrick Rafter GermanyTommy Haas
FranceFabrice Santoro
United StatesAndy Roddick
FranceArnaud Clément
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
Czech RepublicBohdan Ulihrach
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Aug 2001 Cincinnati Masters
Mason,USA
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
6–1, 6–3
AustraliaPatrick Rafter United KingdomTim Henman
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
United StatesJan-Michael Gambill
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
United KingdomGreg Rusedski
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
7–6(7–3),6–3
Czech RepublicMartin Damm
GermanyDavid Prinosil
13 Aug 2001 RCA Championships
Indianapolis,USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
4–2 ret.
BrazilGustavo Kuerten CroatiaGoran Ivanišević
RussiaMarat Safin
United KingdomTim Henman
MoroccoYounes El Aynaoui
BelarusMax Mirnyi
SwedenThomas Enqvist
The BahamasMark Knowles
United StatesBrian MacPhie
7–6(7–5),5–7, 6–4
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
CanadaSébastien Lareau
2001 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United StatesAndy Roddick
6–2, 6–3
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken United StatesAndre Agassi
United StatesMichael Chang
United KingdomGreg Rusedski
FranceJérôme Golmard
FranceFabrice Santoro
ChileMarcelo Ríos
Czech RepublicMartin Damm
GermanyDavid Prinosil
7–6(7–5),6–3
United StatesBob Bryan
United StatesMike Bryan
20 Aug 2001 Hamlet Cup
Long Island,USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
GermanyTommy Haas
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
United StatesPete Sampras SwedenThomas Johansson
FranceArnaud Clément
SwedenThomas Enqvist
SpainFélix Mantilla
BrazilFernando Meligeni
SwedenJonas Björkman
United StatesJonathan Stark
ZimbabweKevin Ullyett
6–1, 6–4
Czech RepublicLeoš Friedl
Czech RepublicRadek Štěpánek
27 Aug
3 Sep
2001 U.S. Open
Flushing,New York,United States
Grand Slam
$6,382,000 – hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
7–6(7–4),6–1, 6–1
United StatesPete Sampras RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
RussiaMarat Safin
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
United StatesAndy Roddick
ArgentinaMariano Zabaleta
United StatesAndre Agassi
ZimbabweWayne Black
ZimbabweKevin Ullyett
7–6(11–9),2–6, 6–3
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
AustraliaRennae Stubbs
6–4, 5–7, 11–9
IndiaLeander Paes
United StatesLisa Raymond

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Sep 2001 Gelsor Open Romania
Bucharest,Romania
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
MoroccoYounes El Aynaoui
7–6(7–5),7–6(7–2)
SpainAlbert Montañés SpainFernando Vicente
FranceJérôme Golmard
GermanyTomas Behrend
RomaniaAdrian Voinea
BelgiumChristophe Rochus
SpainJuan Balcells
North MacedoniaAleksandar Kitinov
SwedenJohan Landsberg
6–4, 6–7(5–7),10–6
ArgentinaPablo Albano
GermanyMarc-Kevin Goellner
2001 Brasil Open
Salvador,Brazil
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Czech RepublicJan Vacek
2–6, 7–6(7–2),6–3
BrazilFernando Meligeni BrazilAlexandre Simoni
ArgentinaAgustín Calleri
BrazilFlávio Saretta
BrazilRicardo Mello
ParaguayRamón Delgado
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas
ArgentinaEnzo Artoni
BrazilDaniel Melo
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
ArgentinaGastón Etlis
South AfricaBrent Haygarth
2001 President's Cup
Tashkent,Uzbekistan
ATP International Series
$550,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
RussiaMarat Safin
6–2, 6–2
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov ArmeniaSargis Sargsian
SlovakiaDominik Hrbatý
DenmarkKristian Pless
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
ThailandParadorn Srichaphan
GermanyRainer Schüttler
FranceJulien Boutter
SlovakiaDominik Hrbatý
6–4, 3–6, 13–11
South AfricaMarius Barnard
United StatesJim Thomas
17 Sep Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Sydney,Australia – hard
Rotterdam,Netherlands – carpet (i)
Semifinal winners
Australia4–1
France3–2
Semifinal losers
Sweden
Netherlands
2001 Heineken Open Shanghai
Shanghai,China
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
GermanyRainer Schüttler
6–3, 6–4
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil DenmarkKenneth Carlsen
SpainFrancisco Clavet
Georgia (country)Irakli Labadze
NetherlandsEdwin Kempes
JapanTakahiro Terachi
IsraelNoam Behr
ZimbabweByron Black
JapanThomas Shimada
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
South AfricaJohn-Laffnie de Jager
South AfricaRobbie Koenig
24 Sep 2001 Salem Open
Hong Kong,China
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
ChileMarcelo Ríos
7–6(7–3),6–2
GermanyRainer Schüttler BrazilAndré Sá
AustraliaAndrew Ilie
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
SwedenJonas Björkman
FranceSébastien Grosjean
SwedenMagnus Larsson
GermanyKarsten Braasch
BrazilAndré Sá
6–0, 7–5
Czech RepublicPetr Luxa
Czech RepublicRadek Štěpánek
2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo,Italy
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
SpainFélix Mantilla
7–6(7–2),6–4
ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian SpainAlbert Portas
SpainTommy Robredo
ArgentinaMariano Zabaleta
SpainDavid Sánchez
Czech RepublicJiří Vaněk
SpainAlbert Costa
SpainTomás Carbonell
ArgentinaDaniel Orsanic
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
ArgentinaEnzo Artoni
SpainEmilio Benfele Álvarez

October

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1 Oct 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
6–4, 6–2
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil United StatesJames Blake
SlovakiaKarol Kučera
SpainFrancisco Clavet
ChileMarcelo Ríos
JapanTakao Suzuki
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
United StatesRick Leach
AustraliaDavid MacPherson
1–6, 7–6(8–6),7–6(7–4)
AustraliaPaul Hanley
AustraliaNathan Healey
2001 Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 7–5
GermanyNicolas Kiefer GermanyTommy Haas
SlovakiaDominik Hrbatý
SwedenThomas Johansson
SwedenMagnus Gustafsson
SwitzerlandMarc Rosset
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
BelarusMax Mirnyi
AustraliaSandon Stolle
6–3, 6–0
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
United StatesJeff Tarango
8 Oct 2001 CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna,Austria
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
GermanyTommy Haas
6–2, 7–6(8–6),6–4
ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas SwedenThomas Enqvist
AustriaStefan Koubek
Czech RepublicBohdan Ulihrach
SwedenAndreas Vinciguerra
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil
Czech RepublicMartin Damm
Czech RepublicRadek Štěpánek
6–3, 6–2
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon,France
ATP International Series
$800,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
CroatiaIvan Ljubičić
6–3, 6–2
MoroccoYounes El Aynaoui RussiaMarat Safin
BelgiumXavier Malisse
ArgentinaGastón Gaudio
BelarusMax Mirnyi
SwedenJonas Björkman
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
CanadaDaniel Nestor
Federal Republic of YugoslaviaNenad Zimonjić
6–1, 6–2
FranceArnaud Clément
FranceSébastien Grosjean
15 Oct 2001 Stuttgart Masters
Stuttgart,Germany
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
GermanyTommy Haas
6–2, 6–2, 6–2
BelarusMax Mirnyi RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
United StatesPete Sampras
SwedenThomas Enqvist
South AfricaWayne Ferreira
United KingdomTim Henman
BelarusMax Mirnyi
AustraliaSandon Stolle
7–6(0), 7–6(7–4)
South AfricaEllis Ferreira
United StatesJeff Tarango
22 Oct 2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel,Switzerland
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
United KingdomTim Henman
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
SwitzerlandRoger Federer FranceJulien Boutter
SpainCarlos Moyà
SwitzerlandGeorge Bastl
United StatesAndy Roddick
RussiaNikolay Davydenko
SwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil
South AfricaEllis Ferreira
United StatesRick Leach
7–6(7–3),6–4
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
2001 St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg,Russia
ATP International Series
$800,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
RussiaMarat Safin
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
GermanyRainer Schüttler FranceMichaël Llodra
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
BelarusMax Mirnyi
AustriaStefan Koubek
CroatiaGoran Ivanišević
FranceFabrice Santoro
RussiaDenis Golovanov
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
7–5, 6–4
Georgia (country)Irakli Labadze
RussiaMarat Safin
2001 If Stockholm Open
Stockholm,Sweden
ATP International Series
$800,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
FinlandJarkko Nieminen ArgentinaGuillermo Cañas
SwedenThomas Enqvist
Czech RepublicJan Vacek
South AfricaWayne Ferreira
SwedenThomas Johansson
ChileMarcelo Ríos
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesJared Palmer
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
SwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
29 Oct 2001 Paris Masters
Paris, France
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
FranceSébastien Grosjean
7–6(7–3),6–1, 6–7(5–7),6–4
RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov SwedenAndreas Vinciguerra
GermanyTommy Haas
NetherlandsSjeng Schalken
Czech RepublicJiří Novák
MoroccoHicham Arazi
SwedenThomas Johansson
South AfricaEllis Ferreira
United StatesRick Leach
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes

November

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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
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
FranceSébastien Grosjean RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov
SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero
CroatiaGoran Ivanišević
BrazilGustavo Kuerten
United StatesAndre Agassi
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
26 Nov Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Melbourne,Australia – grass
France
3–2
Australia

Statistical information

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List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles inbold), listed in order of most titles won:

The following players won their first title:

Titles won by nation:

  • SpainSpain 12 (Bogotá, Dubai, Scottsdale, Estoril, Barcelona, Mallorca, Rome Masters, Hamburg Masters, Amsterdam, Umag, Sopot and Palermo)
  • AustraliaAustralia 8 (Sydney, Memphis, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, Indianapolis,US Open,Tokyo andMasters Cup)
  • United StatesUnited States 8 (Australian Open,Delray Beach, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.)
  • BrazilBrazil 6 (Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters,French Open,Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters)
  • GermanyGermany 5 (Adelaide, Long Island, Shanghai, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters)
  • Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4 (Chennai, Munich, Gstaad and Salvador)
  • RussiaRussia 4 (Marseille, Tashkent, Moscow and St. Petersburg)
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3 (Copenhagen, San Jose and Basel)
  • ArgentinaArgentina 2 (Viña del Mar and Casablanca)
  • ChileChile 2 (Doha and Hong Kong)
  • CroatiaCroatia 2 (Wimbledonand Lyon)
  • FranceFrance 2 (Rotterdam and Paris Masters)
  • ItalyItaly 2 (St. Poelten and Båstad)
  • SwedenSweden 2 (Halle and Nottingham)
  • EcuadorEcuador 1 (Kitzbühel)
  • MoroccoMorocco 1 (Bucharest)
  • NetherlandsNetherlands 1 (Stockholm)
  • RomaniaRomania 1 (Canada Masters)
  • SlovakiaSlovakia 1 (Auckland)
  • South AfricaSouth Africa 1 (Newport)
  • SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1 (Milan)

ATP entry rankings

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Singles

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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)[2]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 4,365 1 8 Increase6
2 Gustavo Kuerten BRA 3,855 1 2 Decrease1
3 Andre Agassi USA 3,520 2 6 Increase3
4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 3,090 4 7 Increase1
5 Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP 3,040 4 16 Increase7
6 Sébastien Grosjean FRA 2,790 6 19 Increase13
7 Patrick Rafter AUS 2,785 4 15 Increase8
8 Tommy Haas GER 2,285 8 24 Increase15
9 Tim Henman GBR 2,100 8 12 Increase1
10 Pete Sampras USA 1,940 3 12 Decrease7
11 Marat Safin RUS 1,920 1 11 Decrease9
12 Goran Ivanišević CRO 1,761 12 132 Increase117
13 Roger Federer SUI 1,745 12 30 Increase16
14 Andy Roddick USA 1,573 14 156 Increase142
15 Guillermo Cañas ARG 1,572 15 231 Increase216
16 Àlex Corretja ESP 1,525 7 17 Decrease8
17 Arnaud Clément FRA 1,475 10 18 Increase1
18 Thomas Johansson SWE 1,375 14 39 Increase21
19 Carlos Moyà ESP 1,310 16 42 Increase22
20 Albert Portas ESP 1,220 19 57 Increase31

Retirements

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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:

  • ESPJulián 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.
  • ESPAlberto 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 againstÁlex Calatrava[3]
  • ESPTomás 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 partneringLucas Arnold Ker.[4]
  • BELFilip 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 againstMichaël Llodra.[5]
  • CZECtislav 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.
  • ARGHernán 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 againstSolon Peppas.[6]
  • CANSébastien 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 partneringBen Ellwood.[7]
  • UKRAndriy 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 againstStefan Koubek.[8]
  • RSAPiet 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 partneringDonald Johnson.[9]
  • BRAJaime 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.[10]
  • ESPFrancisco 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.
  • USAJonathan 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 partneringJustin Gimelstob.[11]
  • AUSJason 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 againstJuan Carlos Ferrero.[12]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.
  • USADavid 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 partneringEric Taino.[13]
  • USAChris 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 againstGabriel Trifu.[14]

See also

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References

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  2. ^"ATP Year-end top 20".ATP.Retrieved31 August2023.
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