2001 Heineken Trophy – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2001 Heineken Trophy
Final
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Cañas
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2000  · Heineken Trophy ·  2002  

Patrick Rafter was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Peter Wessels.

Contents

Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Guillermo Cañas.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter (first round)
  3. Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément (first round)
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
  6. Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Arazi (second round)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Voltchkov (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 2 1  1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 67 
  Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 6563 WC Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 4 5  
WC Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 7777 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 76 Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Elseneer 2 4  
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg D van Scheppingen 5 3    Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 4 770
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Elseneer 5 76Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Elseneer 6606
8 Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 75 0 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 776 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 4 2  
  Flag of France.svg A Dupuis 634  4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 5 64 WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Lottum 0 1  
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Lottum 777 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 6466
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Sluiter 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Sluiter 774 4
  Flag of France.svg J Golmard 0 4    Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Sluiter 4   
  Flag of France.svg N Escudé 4 776  Flag of France.svg N Escudé 1r 
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 6633 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 66 
6 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 66   Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Cañas 3 4  
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Petrovic 3 2  6 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 3 3  
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 66   Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg K Capalik 3 3    Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 66 
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Y Allegro 6966  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 3 4  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ilie 7111 1 Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Y Allegro 5 4  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 76 
3 Flag of France.svg A Clément 4 4    Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 76 
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 66   Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 5 4  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 3 4  7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 786 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Zíb 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Zíb 663  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg E Kempes 4 1  7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 3 4  
  Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 66   Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus 4 1    Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 776 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Wessels 76   Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Wessels 634  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter 5 4  

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