2001 Milan Indoor
| 2001 Milan Indoor | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 January – 4 February |
| Edition | 24th |
| Category | International Series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $375,000 |
| Surface | Carpet/ indoor |
| Location | Milan,Italy |
| Venue | PalaLido[1] |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Roger Federer[2] | |
| Doubles | |
 Paul Haarhuis/Sjeng Schalken[3] | |
The2001 Milan Indoorwas a men'stennistournament played on indoorcarpet courtsat thePalaLidoinMilan,Italy and was part of theInternational Seriesof the2001 ATP Tour.It was the 24th edition of the tournament and ran from 29 January through 4 February 2001.
The singles field was headlined byWorld No. 1,US Open,CanadaandParis MasterschampionMarat Safin,ATPNo. 7,Sydney Olympics gold medalist,Moscowandtwo-time Milan championYevgeny KafelnikovandAucklandchampionDominik Hrbatý.Other seeded players wereDubaiandHong KongchampionNicolas Kiefer,St. PöltenchampionAndrei Pavel,Sjeng Schalken,Roger FedererandMarc Rosset.
This tournament in 2001 was significant as it was the first title of Roger Federer's career.[4][5]
Finals[edit]
Singles[edit]
Roger Federerdefeated
Julien Boutter6–4, 6–7(7–9),6–4
- It was Federer's 1st singles title of the year and of hiscareer.
Doubles[edit]
Paul Haarhuis/Sjeng Schalkendefeated
Johan Landsberg/
Tom Vanhoudt7–6(7–5),7–6(7–4)
- It was Haarhuis' 1st title of the year and the 52nd of his career. It was Schalken's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.
References[edit]
- ^Remo Borgatti (18 February 2016)."Tornei scomparsi. Stelle senza polvere all'indoor di Milano".Ubitennis(in Italian).
- ^"2001 Milan – Singles draw".Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^"2001 Milan – Doubles draw".Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^"Federer claims first ATP title".news.bbc.co.uk.BBC. 4 February 2001.
- ^Bowers, Chris (2013).Federer: The Biography(Revised and updated edition. ed.). London: John Blake. pp. 87, 88.ISBN978-1782192282.