2001 in tennis

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.

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
France
France
9th title

Australia
2
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
30 November - 2 December 2001
Grass (outdoors)

France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
France
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Escudé
6
4
3
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
2 Australia
France
Patrick Rafter
Sébastien Grosjean
6
3
78
66
7
5
     
3 Australia
France
Lleyton Hewitt / Patrick Rafter
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro
6
2
3
6
65
77
1
6
   
4 Australia
France
Lleyton Hewitt
Sébastien Grosjean
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
5 Australia
France
Wayne Arthurs
Nicolas Escudé
64
77
77
65
3
6
3
6
   

Fed Cup

2001 Fed Cup Champions
Belgium
Belgium
1st title

Russia
1
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain
11 November 2001
Clay (indoors)

Belgium
2
1 2 3
1 Russia
Belgium
Nadia Petrova
Justine Henin
0
6
3
6
   
2 Russia
Belgium
Elena Dementieva
Kim Clijsters
0
6
4
6
   
3 Russia
Belgium
Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova
Els Callens / Laurence Courtois
7
5
77
62
   

Hopman Cup

2001 Hopman Cup Champions
Switzerland
Switzerland
2nd title

Switzerland
2


Hard (indoors)

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
United States
Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
7
5
6
4
   
2 Switzerland
United States
Roger Federer
Jan-Michael Gambill
6
4
6
3
   
3 Switzerland
United States
Martina Hingis / Roger Federer
Monica Seles / Jan-Michael Gambill
6
2
4
6
6
7
 

ATP Tour

Tennis Masters Cup

Tournament Singles Winner Runner-up Score Doubles Winner Runner-up Score
SydneyAustralia Lleyton HewittFrance Sébastien Grosjean6–3, 6–3, 6–4South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4

Tennis Masters Series

Tournament Singles Winner Runner-up Score Doubles Winner Runner-up Score
Indian WellsUnited States Andre AgassiUnited States Pete Sampras7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–5
MiamiUnited States Andre AgassiUnited States Jan-Michael Gambill7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
7–5, 7–6
Monte CarloBrazil Gustavo KuertenMorocco Hicham Arazi6–3, 6–2, 6–4Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
RomeSpain Juan Carlos FerreroBrazil Gustavo Kuerten3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6
HamburgSpain Albert PortasSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
MontrealRomania Andrei PavelAustralia Patrick Rafter7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
CincinnatiBrazil Gustavo KuertenAustralia Patrick Rafter6–1, 6–3India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Germany David Prinosil
7–6, 6–3
StuttgartGermany Tommy HaasBelarus Max Mirnyi6–2, 6–2, 6–2Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Sandon Stolle
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Jeff Tarango
7–6, 6–3
ParisFrance Sébastien GrosjeanRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4

WTA Tour

WTA Tour Championships

International Tennis Hall of Fame

See also

References

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