2001 St. Petersburg Open

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2001 St. Petersburg Open
Date22–28 October
Edition7th
Category International Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$775,000
Surface Hard / indoor
Location St. Petersburg, Russia
Venue Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Denis Golovanov / Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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The 2001 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg in Russia and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from October 22 through October 28, 2001.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin defeated Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Denis Golovanov / Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Irakli Labadze / Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin 7–5, 6–4

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