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2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Main article: 2001 Tennis Masters Cup
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With his round-robin victory against Pat Rafter, Hewitt secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time. Gustavo Kuerten and Andre Agassi were in contention for the number 1 ranking before the tournament.
Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- BRA Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)
- AUS Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
- USA Andre Agassi (round robin)
- ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
- RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
- AUS Patrick Rafter (round robin)
- FRA Sébastien Grosjean (final)
- CRO Goran Ivanišević (round robin)
Alternate
- GER Tommy Haas (Did not play)
Draw
Finals
| team-width=175 | RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-team2=FRA Sébastien Grosjean | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3= | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=AUS Lleyton Hewitt | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-3= | RD2-seed1=7 | RD2-team1=FRA Sébastien Grosjean | RD2-score1-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score1-3=4 | RD2-score1-4= | RD2-score1-5= | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=AUS Lleyton Hewitt | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=6 | RD2-score2-4= | RD2-score2-5=
Rosewall group
| title-1= | title-2=RR W–L | title-3=Set W–L | title-4=Game W–L | title-5=Standings | seed-1=1 | team-1-abbrev=BRA Kuerten | team-1=BRA Gustavo Kuerten | match-w/l-1=0–3 | set-w/l-1=2–6 | game-w/l-1=32–47 | standings-1=4 | seed-2=4 | team-2-abbrev=ESP Ferrero | team-2=ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero | match-w/l-2=2–1 | set-w/l-2=5–2 | game-w/l-2=40–37 | standings-2=2 | seed-3=5 | team-3-abbrev=RUS Kafelnikov | team-3=RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | match-w/l-3=3–0 | set-w/l-3=6–2 | game-w/l-3=45–31 | standings-3=1 | seed-4=8 | team-4-abbrev=CRO Ivanišević | team-4=CRO Goran Ivanišević | match-w/l-4=1–2 | set-w/l-4=2–5 | game-w/l-4=37–39 | standings-4=3 |color-row-1= | 1v2=6–7(3–7), 2–6 |1v3=2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |1v4=2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 |color-row-2= |2v1=7–6(7–3), 6–2 | 2v3=6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |2v4=7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |color-row-3= |3v1=6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |3v2=4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | 3v4=6–3, 6–4 |color-row-4= |4v1=6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 |4v2=6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |4v3=3–6, 4–6
Newcombe group
| title-1= | title-2=RR W–L | title-3=Set W–L | title-4=Game W–L | title-5=Standings | seed-1=2 | team-1-abbrev=AUS Hewitt | team-1=AUS Lleyton Hewitt | match-w/l-1=3–0 | set-w/l-1=6–1 | game-w/l-1=40–25 | standings-1=1 | seed-2=3 | team-2-abbrev=USA Agassi | team-2=USA Andre Agassi | match-w/l-2=1–2 | set-w/l-2=2–4 | game-w/l-2=26–30 | standings-2=3 | seed-3=6 | team-3-abbrev=AUS Rafter | team-3=AUS Patrick Rafter | match-w/l-3=0–3 | set-w/l-3=0–6 | game-w/l-3=22–38 | standings-3=4 | seed-4=7 | team-4-abbrev=FRA Grosjean | team-4=FRA Sébastien Grosjean | match-w/l-4=2–1 | set-w/l-4=5–2 | game-w/l-4=36–31 | standings-4=2 |color-row-1= | 1v2=6–3, 6–4 |1v3=7–5, 6–2 |1v4=3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |color-row-2= |2v1=3–6, 4–6 | 2v3=6–2, 6–4 |2v4=3–6, 4–6 |color-row-3= |3v1=5–7, 2–6 |3v2=2–6, 4–6 | 3v4=6–7(4–7), 3–6 |color-row-4= |4v1=6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |4v2=6–3, 6–4 |4v3=7–6(7–4), 6–3
References
References
- "Nitto ATP Finals 50th Anniversary: Hewitt Soars In Sydney And Shanghai {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis".
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