2001 in tennis

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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2001. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

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In 2001, Martina Hingis finished the year as the fourth-ranked female tennis player, the first time in five years she was not ranked No. 1. [1]

ITF

Grand Slam events

Discipline 2001 Australian Open 2001 French Open 2001 Wimbledon 2001 US Open
Men's singles Andre Agassi
defeated Arnaud Clément
Gustavo Kuerten
defeated Àlex Corretja
Goran Ivanišević
defeated Patrick Rafter
Lleyton Hewitt
defeated Pete Sampras
Women's singles Jennifer Capriati
defeated Martina Hingis
Jennifer Capriati
defeated Kim Clijsters
Venus Williams
defeated Justine Henin
Venus Williams
defeated Serena Williams

Davis Cup

2001 Davis Cup Champions
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France
9th title
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Australia
2
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
30 November - 2 December 2001
Grass (outdoors)
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France
3
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1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Escudé
6
4
3
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Patrick Rafter
Sébastien Grosjean
6
3
78
66
7
5
   
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Lleyton Hewitt  /  Patrick Rafter
Cédric Pioline  /  Fabrice Santoro
6
2
3
6
65
77
1
6
  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Lleyton Hewitt
Sébastien Grosjean
6
3
6
2
6
3
   
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Wayne Arthurs
Nicolas Escudé
64
77
77
65
3
6
3
6
  

Fed Cup

2001 Fed Cup Champions
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Belgium
1st title
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Russia
1
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain
11 November 2001
Clay (indoors)
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Belgium
2
123
1 Flag of Russia.svg
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Nadia Petrova
Justine Henin
0
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Russia.svg
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Elena Dementieva
Kim Clijsters
0
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Russia.svg
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Elena Likhovtseva  /  Nadia Petrova
Els Callens  /  Laurence Courtois
7
5
77
62
  

Hopman Cup

2001 Hopman Cup Champions
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Switzerland
2nd title
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Switzerland
2


Hard (indoors)
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United States
1
123
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Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
7
5
6
4
  
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
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Roger Federer
Jan-Michael Gambill
6
4
6
3
  
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
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Martina Hingis  /  Roger Federer
Monica Seles  /  Jan-Michael Gambill
6
2
4
6
6
7
 

ATP Tour

Tennis Masters Cup

TournamentSingles WinnerRunner-upScoreDoubles WinnerRunner-upScore
Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Pála
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vízner
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4

Tennis Masters Series

TournamentSingles WinnerRunner-upScoreDoubles WinnerRunner-upScore
Indian Wells Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–5
Miami Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
7–5, 7–6
Monte Carlo Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Arazi 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Florent
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Rome Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6
Hamburg Flag of Spain.svg Albert Portas Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Montreal Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Cincinnati Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 6–1, 6–3 Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil
7–6, 6–3
Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango
7–6, 6–3
Paris Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4

WTA Tour

WTA Tour Championships

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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References

  1. Wyld, Ben (31 December 2001). "Hingis arrives repaired and ready for the long climb back to the summit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 February 2024 via Newspapers.com.