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2001 Wimbledon Championships

FieldValue
date25 June – 9 July
edition115th
categoryGrand Slam (ITF)
draw128S/64D/64XD
prize_money£8,525,280
surfaceGrass
locationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
champmsCRO Goran Ivanišević
champwsUSA Venus Williams
champmdUSA Donald Johnson / USA Jared Palmer
champwdUSA Lisa Raymond / AUS Rennae Stubbs
champxdCZE Leoš Friedl / SVK Daniela Hantuchová
champbsSUI Roman Valent
champgsINA Angelique Widjaja
champbdCAN Frank Dancevic / ECU Giovanni Lapentti
champgdARG Gisela Dulko / USA Ashley Harkleroad

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 2001 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom, held from 25 June to 9 July 2001. It was the 115th edition of the Wimbledon Championships, part of the 2001 ATP and WTA Tours, and it was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

The tournament was the first in Wimbledon's 124-year history in which 32 players in the men's and women's draws were seeded, instead of the usual sixteen. This move was made to appease clay court players who were unhappy with the traditional seeding system, which favoured grass court results over those of other surfaces.

Pete Sampras was unsuccessful in his defence of the men's singles title, losing in the fourth round to 19-year-old Roger Federer, who was then relatively unknown. Goran Ivanišević won the title, defeating 2000 runner-up Pat Rafter in the final in five sets. Ivanišević had previously been runner-up three times (1992, 1994 and 1998), but had fallen to number 125 in the world by 2001 and had only entered the 2001 tournament after being granted a wild card. Venus Williams successfully defended the women's singles title, beating 19-year-old Justine Henin in the final in three sets. Henin became the first Belgian player to reach a Wimbledon final. Top seed Martina Hingis was beaten by Virginia Ruano Pascual in the first round.

It was originally scheduled to end on 8 July 2001, but the semifinal match between Ivanišević and Tim Henman was played on three separate days due to rain, and that was extended to 9 July, causing the women's singles and women's doubles championships moved to Day 13.

Prize money

The total prize money for 2001 championships was £8,525,280. The winner of the men's title earned £500,000 while the women's singles champion earned £462,500.

**Mixed doubles ***£87,000
  • per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

CRO Goran Ivanišević defeated AUS Patrick Rafter, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7

  • It was Ivanišević's 1st title of the year, and his 22nd (and last) overall. It was his only career Grand Slam title.
  • This was Ivanišević's fourth Wimbledon final and Rafter's second. Ivanišević became the first wild card, the first Croatian player, and the lowest ranked player in history (world No. 125) to claim the Wimbledon title. He was also the first Croatian male tennis player to win a Grand Slam final.

Women's singles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Venus Williams defeated BEL Justine Henin, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0

  • It was Williams' 3rd title of the year, and her 18th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd at Wimbledon.
  • Henin became the first Belgian player (male or female) to reach the Wimbledon singles final.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

USA Donald Johnson / USA Jared Palmer defeated CZE Jiří Novák / CZE David Rikl, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Women's doubles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Rennae Stubbs defeated BEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama, 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

CZE Leoš Friedl / SVK Daniela Hantuchová defeated USA Mike Bryan / RSA Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

SUI Roman Valent defeated LUX Gilles Müller, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Girls' singles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

INA Angelique Widjaja defeated RUS Dinara Safina, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

CAN Frank Dancevic / ECU Giovanni Lapentti defeated MEX Bruno Echagaray / MEX Santiago González, 6–1, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

ARG Gisela Dulko / USA Ashley Harkleroad defeated AUS Christina Horiatopoulos / USA Bethanie Mattek, 6–3, 6–1

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. USA Pete Sampras (fourth round, lost to Roger Federer)
  2. USA Andre Agassi (semifinals, lost to Pat Rafter)
  3. AUS Patrick Rafter (final, lost to Goran Ivanišević)
  4. RUS Marat Safin (quarterfinals, lost to Goran Ivanišević)
  5. AUS Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round, lost to Nicolas Escudé)
  6. GBR Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to Goran Ivanišević)
  7. RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round, lost to Guillermo Cañas)
  8. ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round, lost to Greg Rusedski)
  9. FRA Sébastien Grosjean (third round, lost to Nicolas Escudé)
  10. SWE Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals, lost to Pat Rafter)
  11. SWE Thomas Johansson (second round, lost to Andy Roddick)
  12. USA Jan-Michael Gambill (first round, lost to Chris Woodruff)
  13. FRA Arnaud Clément (fourth round, lost to Marat Safin)
  14. RSA Wayne Ferreira (first round, lost to Andrei Stoliarov)
  15. SUI Roger Federer (quarterfinals, lost to Tim Henman)
  16. BLR Vladimir Voltchkov (first round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
  17. GER Tommy Haas (first round, lost to Wayne Black)
  18. SWE Magnus Norman (withdrew because of injury)
  19. GER Nicolas Kiefer (fourth round, lost to Andre Agassi)
  20. FRA Fabrice Santoro (third round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
  21. ESP Carlos Moyá (second round, lost to Goran Ivanišević)
  22. SVK Dominik Hrbatý (first round, lost to Raemon Sluiter)
  23. USA Todd Martin (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman)
  24. FRA Nicolas Escudé (quarterfinals, lost to Andre Agassi)
  25. ESP Albert Portas (first round, lost to Davide Sanguinetti)
  26. NED Sjeng Schalken (third round, lost to Tim Henman)
  27. MAR Hicham Arazi (third round, lost to Pat Rafter)
  28. ARG Franco Squillari (first round, lost to Andreas Vinciguerra)
  29. ARG Guillermo Coria (first round, lost to Fernando Meligeni)
  30. ECU Nicolás Lapentti (withdrew because of injury)
  31. ESP Alberto Martín (first round, lost to Byron Black)
  32. ARG Gastón Gaudio (first round, lost to Guillermo Cañas)
  33. SWE Jonas Björkman (third round, lost to Roger Federer)
  34. ISR Harel Levy (first round, lost to Tommy Robredo)

Women's singles

  1. SUI Martina Hingis (first round, lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual)
  2. USA Venus Williams (champion)
  3. USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals, lost to Venus Williams)
  4. USA Jennifer Capriati (semifinals, lost to Justine Henin)
  5. USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  6. FRA Amélie Mauresmo (third round, lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn)
  7. BEL Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  8. BEL Justine Henin (final, lost to Venus Williams)
  9. FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams)
  10. RUS Elena Dementieva (third round, lost to Anke Huber)
  11. RSA Amanda Coetzer (third round, lost to Meghann Shaughnessy)
  12. BUL Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Serena Williams)
  13. ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round, lost to Lilia Osterloh)
  14. FRY Jelena Dokić (fourth round, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  15. FRA Sandrine Testud (fourth round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  16. ITA Silvia Farina Elia (third round, lost to Nadia Petrova)
  17. USA Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round, lost to Kim Clijsters)
  18. GER Anke Huber (fourth round, lost to Justine Henin)
  19. ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin)
  20. USA Amy Frazier (third round, lost to Magdalena Maleeva)
  21. AUT Barbara Schett (third round, lost to Jelena Dokić)
  22. ARG Paola Suárez (first round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  23. ESP Magüi Serna (first round, lost to Nadia Petrova)
  24. SVK Henrieta Nagyová (first round, lost to Adriana Serra Zanetti)
  25. USA Chanda Rubin (first round, lost to Barbara Schwartz)
  26. LUX Anne Kremer (first round, lost to Kristina Brandi)
  27. ESP Ángeles Montolio (third round, lost to Kim Clijsters)
  28. USA Lisa Raymond (third round, lost to Justine Henin)
  29. RUS Elena Likhovtseva (third round, lost to Venus Williams)
  30. SUI Patty Schnyder (third round, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  31. THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round, lost to Nathalie Tauziat)
  32. RUS Tatiana Panova (third round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)

References

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