2001 Qatar Open – Singles

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Singles
2001 Qatar Open
Champion Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach
Final score6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2000  · ATP Qatar Open ·  2002  

Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Gianluca Pozzi.

Contents

Marcelo Ríos won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 against Bohdan Ulihrach.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (second round)
  4. Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
  5. Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset (second round)
  6. Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Arazi (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro (first round)
  8. Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Gaudio (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 3 779
  Flag of France.svg Nicolas Escudé 65 67
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 3 63
  Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 62 6
  Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 66
  Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Voltchkov 1 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 2 2  1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 677 
  Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 5 3  Q Flag of Sweden.svg F Jonsson 3 63 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg F Jonsson 76 1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 6654
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 64 7Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 1 776
Q Flag of France.svg N Coutelot 2 65 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 66 
WC Flag of Qatar.svg S Khalfan 3 2  5 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 2 3  
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 66 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 3 779
WC/4 Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 1 64   Flag of France.svg N Escudé 65 67
  Flag of France.svg N Escudé 677   Flag of France.svg N Escudé 66 
WC Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 4 4    Flag of France.svg J Boutter 3 4  
  Flag of France.svg J Boutter 66   Flag of France.svg N Escudé 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 1 4  6 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 3 1  
  Flag of France.svg A di Pasquale 66   Flag of France.svg A di Pasquale 4 5  
  Flag of Spain.svg A Portas 654  6 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 67 
6 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 776 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 63 63
  Flag of Italy.svg G Pozzi 1 677  Flag of Italy.svg G Pozzi 2 2  
Q Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić 4 61   Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66 
  Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 63 6  Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 777 
  Flag of Spain.svg F Vicente 677   Flag of Spain.svg F Vicente 645  
  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 4 65   Flag of Spain.svg F Vicente 65 6
  Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 3 1  3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 1 71
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 66   Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66 
8 Flag of Argentina.svg G Gaudio 62 3   Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 1 3  
  Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 3 66  Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 4 67
  Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 644    Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 63 5
  Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 776   Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 5 64 2 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 2 1  
  Flag of Spain.svg Á Calatrava 74 6  Flag of Spain.svg Á Calatrava 0 62 
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 61 5 2 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 677 
2 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 4 67

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells (second round)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach (Qualifier)
  3. Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Sávolt (second round)
  4. Flag of France.svg Nicolas Coutelot (Qualifier)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Krošlák (second round)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri (second round)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Lars Burgsmüller (first round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Albert Viloca (final round)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Final Round
               
1 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells 6367
  Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Sarstrand 773 5
1 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells 4 773
  Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Furlan 6636
  Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Furlan 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg Marc Fornell 2 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Furlan 4 3  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Jonsson 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Andy Fahlke 2 2  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Jonsson 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Jonsson 66 
6 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri 3 3  
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor 2 0  
6 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri 66 

Second qualifier

First round Second round Final Round
               
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 76 
WC Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky 5 3  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 66 
WC Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić 3 2  
WC Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić 4 66
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Ivo Heuberger 61 0
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 61 77
  Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu 2 665
  Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melvyn op der Heijde 1 2  
  Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu 66 
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Krošlák 3 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg Marzio Martelli 4 64 
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Krošlák 677 

Third qualifier

First round Second round Final Round
               
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Sávolt 66 
WC Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Khulafi 2 1  
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Sávolt 3 1r
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić 62  
  Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Mazarakis 4 4  
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić 66 
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske 3 2  
  Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles 771 4
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman 6566
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman 4 63
  Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske 61 6
  Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske 76 
7 Flag of Germany.svg Lars Burgsmüller 5 2  

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Final Round
               
4 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Coutelot 3 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Federico Luzzi 64 4
4 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Coutelot 66 
  Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot 3 2  
  Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot 66 
Alt Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico 3 3  
4 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Coutelot 66 
8 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Albert Viloca 3 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg Oscar Burrieza 677 
  Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kunitcin 4 61 
  Flag of Spain.svg Oscar Burrieza 63 5
8 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Albert Viloca 2 67
WC Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammad Ghareeb 2 6610
8 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Albert Viloca 64 712

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