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2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Sjeng Schalken was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Michel Kratochvil.

Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kratochvil. With the victory, Hewitt became the last male player to win his debut event as a Grand Slam champion (having recently won the US Open) until Jannik Sinner in 2024.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
  2. NED Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
  3. GER Rainer Schüttler (third round)
  4. SWE Jonas Björkman (third round)
  5. SUI Michel Kratochvil (final)
  6. USA Michael Chang (third round)
  7. CHI Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
  8. ESP Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
  9. GER Lars Burgsmüller (third round)
  10. ISR Harel Levy (second round)
  11. CHI Nicolás Massú (third round)
  12. AUS Andrew Ilie (first round)
  13. ESP Álex Calatrava (first round)
  14. AUS Wayne Arthurs (second round)
  15. USA Michael Russell (third round)
  16. PAR Ramón Delgado (second round)

Draw

Finals

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| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=SVK Karol Kučera | RD1-score3-1=0 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=SUI Michel Kratochvil | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=AUS Lleyton Hewitt | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=SUI Michel Kratochvil | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GBR J Delgado | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=GER M-K Goellner | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=USA J Thomas | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA C Mamiit | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=RSA N Godwin | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=61 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=15 | RD1-team08=USA M Russell | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=77 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-team09=CHI N Massú | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=NED E Kempes | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=KOR Y-I Yoon | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=CZE T Zíb | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=FRA N Thomann | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=GER T Behrend | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=AUS L Hewitt | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=GER M-K Goellner | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA C Mamiit | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-seed04=15 | RD2-team04=USA M Russell | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=CHI N Massú | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=77 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=CZE T Zíb | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=64 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=GER T Behrend | RD2-score07-1=67 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-team08=ESP F Clavet | RD2-score08-1=79 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=AUS L Hewitt | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=15 | RD3-team02=USA M Russell | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team03=CHI N Massú | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-team04=ESP F Clavet | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=AUS L Hewitt | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-team02=ESP F Clavet | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=2

Section 2

| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=JPN M Onoda | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04=WC | RD1-team04=JPN H Kondo | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA J Blake | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=WC | RD1-team06=JPN Y Ishii | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team07=CZE R Žitko | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=77 | RD1-score07-3=1 | RD1-seed08=14 | RD1-team08=AUS W Arthurs | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=63 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=10 | RD1-team09=ISR H Levy | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-team10=JPN S Iwabuchi | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=THA D Udomchoke | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=GBR B Cowan | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=3

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ZIM B Black | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA E Taino | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team01=SWE J Björkman | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02=WC | RD2-team02=JPN H Kondo | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA J Blake | RD2-score03-1=77 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-team04=AUS W Arthurs | RD2-score04-1=64 | RD2-score04-2=5 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team05=ISR H Levy | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-team06=THA D Udomchoke | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ZIM B Black | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=CHI M Ríos | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team01=SWE J Björkman | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=5 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA J Blake | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=Q | RD3-team03=THA D Udomchoke | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=CHI M Ríos | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=USA J Blake | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-team02=CHI M Ríos | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=1

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GER A Pretzsch | RD1-score03-1=63 | RD1-score03-2=77 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=THA P Srichaphan | RD1-score04-1=77 | RD1-score04-2=65 | RD1-score04-3=1

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=ARM S Sargsian | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=BRA A Sá | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=WC | RD1-team07=JPN T Suzuki | RD1-score07-1=5 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08=AUS A Ilie | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score08-3=4

| RD1-seed09=16 | RD1-team09=PAR R Delgado | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=WC | RD1-team10=JPN G Motomura | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=SVK K Kučera | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=BRA A Simoni | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=1

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=GBR M Lee | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=SWE M Larsson | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team01=USA M Chang | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=GER A Pretzsch | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=ARM S Sargsian | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-seed04=WC | RD2-team04=JPN T Suzuki | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=16 | RD2-team05=PAR R Delgado | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=SVK K Kučera | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=SWE M Larsson | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=GER R Schüttler | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-team01=USA M Chang | RD3-score01-1=63 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=WC | RD3-team02=JPN T Suzuki | RD3-score02-1=77 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=SVK K Kučera | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=GER R Schüttler | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=WC | RD4-team01=JPN T Suzuki | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=SVK K Kučera | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 4

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=CZE O Fukárek | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=77 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04=Q | RD1-team04=CZE D Vacek | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score04-2=63 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=KOR H-T Lee | RD1-score05-1=713 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=GER M Hantschk | RD1-score06-1=611 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=FRA M Llodra | RD1-score07-1=63 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-seed08=9 | RD1-team08=GER L Burgsmüller | RD1-score08-1=77 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-team09=ESP Á Calatrava | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=SUI I Heuberger | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=ISR N Behr | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=WC | RD1-team12=JPN T Terachi | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=GEO I Labadze | RD1-score13-1=77 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-3=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=GER C Vinck | RD1-score14-1=63 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=7

| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=SUI M Kratochvil | RD2-score01-1=77 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=CZE O Fukárek | RD2-score02-1=63 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=4

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=KOR H-T Lee | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=5 | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=GER L Burgsmüller | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=7

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=SUI I Heuberger | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-team06=ISR N Behr | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=4

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=GER C Vinck | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=NED S Schalken | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=SUI M Kratochvil | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=GER L Burgsmüller | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=SUI I Heuberger | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=NED S Schalken | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=SUI M Kratochvil | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=NED S Schalken | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=

References

References

  1. Tennis.com. "Jannik Sinner becomes first man since Lleyton Hewitt to win debut event as Grand Slam champ".
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