![]() Lleyton Hewitt finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career, becoming the then-youngest man to do so. He won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup. | |
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Duration | December 30, 2000 – November 12, 2001 |
Edition | 32nd |
Tournaments | 70 |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | ![]() ![]() |
Most finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
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The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2001 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinal stage. [1]
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
Tennis Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team Events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Nov | No tournaments scheduled. | ||||
12 Nov | 2001 Tennis Masters Cup Sydney, Australia Tennis Masters Cup $3,700,000 – hard (i) Singles | ![]() 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26 Nov | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Melbourne, Australia – grass | ![]() 3–2 | ![]() |
List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of most titles won:
The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2001 season: