2001 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open

The 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2001 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from February 26 through March 4, 2001 while the women's tournament was held from February 19 through February 24, 2001. Juan Carlos Ferrero and Martina Hingis won the singles titles.

2001 Dubai Tennis Championships
and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
DateFebruary 26 – March 4 (men)
February 19 – February 24 (women)
Edition8th (men) / 1st (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
VenueAviation Club Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Women's singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Australia Joshua Eagle / Australia Sandon Stolle
Women's doubles
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis

Finals

Men's singles

Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Russia Marat Safin 6–2, 3–1 (Safin retired)

  • It was Ferrero's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Women's singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated France Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Hingis' 3rd title of the year and the 70th of her career.

Men's doubles

Australia Joshua Eagle / Australia Sandon Stolle defeated Canada Daniel Nestor / Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Eagle's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Stolle's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of his career.

Women's doubles

Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis defeated Sweden Åsa Carlsson / Slovakia Karina Habšudová 6–0, 4–6, 6–2

  • It was Basuki's only title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Vis' only title of the year and the 9th of her career.
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