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2001 in tennis

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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2001. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

In 2001, Martina Hingis finished the year as the fourth-ranked female tennis player, the first time in five years she was not ranked No. 1.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Discipline[2001 Australian Open](2001-australian-open)[2001 French Open](2001-french-open)[2001 Wimbledon](2001-wimbledon)[2001 US Open](2001-us-open-tennis)
Men's singles**Andre Agassi**
defeated Arnaud Clément**Gustavo Kuerten**
defeated Àlex Corretja**Goran Ivanišević**
defeated Patrick Rafter**Lleyton Hewitt**
defeated Pete Sampras
Women's singles**Jennifer Capriati**
defeated Martina Hingis**Jennifer Capriati**
defeated Kim Clijsters**Venus Williams**
defeated Justine Henin**Venus Williams**
defeated Serena Williams

Davis Cup

Fed Cup

Hopman Cup

ATP Tour

Main article: 2001 ATP Tour

[[2001 Tennis Masters Cup|Tennis Masters Cup]]

TournamentSingles WinnerRunner-upScoreDoubles WinnerRunner-upScore
SydneyAUS **Lleyton Hewitt**FRA Sébastien Grosjean6–3, 6–3, 6–4RSA **Ellis Ferreira**
USA **Rick Leach**CZE Petr Pála
CZE Pavel Vízner6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4

[[2001 Tennis Masters Series|Tennis Masters Series]]

TournamentSingles WinnerRunner-upScoreDoubles WinnerRunner-upScore
Indian WellsUSA **Andre Agassi**USA Pete Sampras7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1RSA **Wayne Ferreira**
RUS **Yevgeny Kafelnikov**SWE Jonas Björkman
AUS Todd Woodbridge6–2, 7–5
MiamiUSA **Andre Agassi**USA Jan-Michael Gambill7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0CZE **Jiří Novák**
CZE **David Rikl**SWE Jonas Björkman
AUS Todd Woodbridge7–5, 7–6
Monte CarloBRA **Gustavo Kuerten**MAR Hicham Arazi6–3, 6–2, 6–4SWE **Jonas Björkman**
AUS **Todd Woodbridge**AUS Joshua Eagle
AUS Andrew Florent3–6, 6–4, 6–2
RomeESP **Juan Carlos Ferrero**BRA Gustavo Kuerten3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2RSA **Wayne Ferreira**
RUS **Yevgeny Kafelnikov**CAN Daniel Nestor
AUS Sandon Stolle6–4, 7–6
HamburgESP **Albert Portas**ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5SWE **Jonas Björkman**
AUS **Todd Woodbridge**CAN Daniel Nestor
AUS Sandon Stolle7–6, 3–6, 6–3
[Montreal](2001-canada-masters)ROM **Andrei Pavel**AUS Patrick Rafter7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3CZE **Jiří Novák**
CZE **David Rikl**USA Donald Johnson
USA Jared Palmer6–4, 3–6, 6–3
CincinnatiBRA **Gustavo Kuerten**AUS Patrick Rafter6–1, 6–3IND **Mahesh Bhupathi**
IND **Leander Paes**CZE Martin Damm
GER David Prinosil7–6, 6–3
StuttgartGER **Tommy Haas**BLR Max Mirnyi6–2, 6–2, 6–2BLR **Max Mirnyi**
AUS **Sandon Stolle**RSA Ellis Ferreira
USA Jeff Tarango7–6, 6–3
ParisFRA **Sébastien Grosjean**RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4RSA **Ellis Ferreira**
USA **Rick Leach**IND Mahesh Bhupathi
IND Leander Paes5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4

WTA Tour

Main article: 2001 WTA Tour

[[WTA Tour Championships]]

Main article: 2001 WTA Tour Championships

  • Singles: USA Serena Williams defeated USA Lindsay Davenport, walkover

[[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]

  • Class of 2001:
    • Ivan Lendl, player
    • Mervyn Rose, player

References

References

  1. Wyld, Ben. (December 31, 2001). "Hingis arrives repaired and ready for the long climb back to the summit". Sydney Morning Herald.
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