2001 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2001 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.;Key
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
Tennis Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team Events |
January
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
1 Jan | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Team Championships Hard – 8 teams | 2–1 | |||
1 Jan | 2001 AAPT Championships Adelaide, Australia ATP International Series $375,000 Hard | Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–1 | Nicolás Massú | Jason Stoltenberg Tim Henman | Lleyton Hewitt Alberto Martín Ivan Ljubičić Thomas Johansson |
1 Jan | 2001 AAPT Championships Adelaide, Australia ATP International Series $375,000 Hard | David MacPherson Grant Stafford 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge | Jason Stoltenberg Tim Henman | Lleyton Hewitt Alberto Martín Ivan Ljubičić Thomas Johansson |
1 Jan | 2001 Gold Flake Open Chennai, India ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Michal Tabara 6–2, 7–6 | Andrei Stoliarov | Kristian Pless Tommy Robredo | Adrian Voinea Cédric Pioline Cyril Saulnier Peter Wessels |
1 Jan | 2001 Gold Flake Open Chennai, India ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Byron Black Wayne Black 6–4, 6–3 | Barry Cowan Mosé Navarra | Kristian Pless Tommy Robredo | Adrian Voinea Cédric Pioline Cyril Saulnier Peter Wessels |
1 Jan | 2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar ATP International Series $1,000,000 Hard | Marcelo Ríos 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | Bohdan Ulihrach | Nicolas Escudé Vladimir Voltchkov | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Hicham Arazi Fernando Vicente Nicolas Kiefer |
1 Jan | 2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar ATP International Series $1,000,000 Hard | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–1, 6–3 | Juan Balcells Andrei Olhovskiy | Nicolas Escudé Vladimir Voltchkov | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Hicham Arazi Fernando Vicente Nicolas Kiefer |
8 Jan | 2001 Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand ATP International Series $375,000 Hard | Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | Francisco Clavet | Greg Rusedski Juan Balcells | Stefan Koubek Jan-Michael Gambill Glenn Weiner Thomas Johansson |
8 Jan | 2001 Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand ATP International Series $375,000 Hard | Marius Barnard Jim Thomas 7–6, 6–4 | David Adams Martín García | Greg Rusedski Juan Balcells | Stefan Koubek Jan-Michael Gambill Glenn Weiner Thomas Johansson |
8 Jan | 2001 Adidas International Sydney, Australia ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–1 | Magnus Norman | Jonas Björkman Sébastien Grosjean | George Bastl Rainer Schüttler Roger Federer Fabrice Santoro |
8 Jan | 2001 Adidas International Sydney, Australia ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle 2–6, 7–6, 7–6 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | Jonas Björkman Sébastien Grosjean | George Bastl Rainer Schüttler Roger Federer Fabrice Santoro |
15 Jan 22 Jan | 2001 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,568,313 Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles | Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | Arnaud Clément | Sébastien Grosjean Patrick Rafter | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Carlos Moyà Todd Martin Dominik Hrbatý |
15 Jan 22 Jan | 2001 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,568,313 Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Byron Black Prinosil | Sébastien Grosjean Patrick Rafter | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Carlos Moyà Todd Martin Dominik Hrbatý |
15 Jan 22 Jan | 2001 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,568,313 Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles | Ellis Ferreira Corina Morariu 6–1, 6–3 | Joshua Eagle Barbara Schett | Sébastien Grosjean Patrick Rafter | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Carlos Moyà Todd Martin Dominik Hrbatý |
29 Jan | 2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bogotá, Colombia ATP International Series $400,000 Clay | Fernando Vicente 6–4, 7–6 | Juan Ignacio Chela | Juan Albert Viloca Alexandre Simoni | Mauricio Hadad David Nalbandian Guillermo Coria Andrei Stoliarov |
29 Jan | 2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bogotá, Colombia ATP International Series $400,000 Clay | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto 6–2, 6–4 | Martín Rodríguez André Sá | Juan Albert Viloca Alexandre Simoni | Mauricio Hadad David Nalbandian Guillermo Coria Andrei Stoliarov |
29 Jan | 2001 Milan Indoor Milan, Italy ATP International Series $400,000 Carpet | Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 | Julien Boutter | Greg Rusedski Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Marat Safin Jan-Michael Gambill Goran Ivanišević Vladimir Voltchkov |
29 Jan | 2001 Milan Indoor Milan, Italy ATP International Series $400,000 Carpet | Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken 7–6, 7–6 | Johan Landsberg Tom Vanhoudt | Greg Rusedski Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Marat Safin Jan-Michael Gambill Goran Ivanišević Vladimir Voltchkov |
February
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
5 Feb | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round Perth, Australia – Grass Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Clay Helsingborg, Sweden – Carpet Bratislava, Slovakia – Hard Ghent, Belgium – Clay Basel, Switzerland – Hard Braunschweig, Germany – Carpet Eindhoven, Netherlands – Carpet | 4–1 3–2 3–2 5–0 3–2 3–2 4–1 | |||
12 Feb | 2001 Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark ATP International Series $350,000 Hard | Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4 | Andreas Vinciguerra | Jan Siemerink Mikhail Youzhny | Bohdan Ulihrach Cecil Mamiit Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Gustafsson |
12 Feb | 2001 Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark ATP International Series $350,000 Hard | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–3 | Jiří Novák David Rikl | Jan Siemerink Mikhail Youzhny | Bohdan Ulihrach Cecil Mamiit Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Gustafsson |
12 Feb | 2001 Open 13 Marseille, France ATP International Series $500,000 Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6, 6–2 | Sébastien Grosjean | Max Mirnyi Roger Federer | Julien Boutter Karol Kučera Michel Kratochvil Cédric Pioline |
12 Feb | 2001 Open 13 Marseille, France ATP International Series $500,000 Hard | Julien Boutter Fabrice Santoro 7–6, 7–5 | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | Max Mirnyi Roger Federer | Julien Boutter Karol Kučera Michel Kratochvil Cédric Pioline |
12 Feb | 2001 Chevrolet Cup Viña del Mar, Chile ATP International Series $375,000 Clay | Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | Gastón Gaudio | Mariano Zabaleta Albert Portas | Alberto Martín Feliciano López Francisco Clavet David Nalbandian |
12 Feb | 2001 Chevrolet Cup Viña del Mar, Chile ATP International Series $375,000 Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker Tomás Carbonell 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | Mariano Zabaleta Albert Portas | Alberto Martín Feliciano López Francisco Clavet David Nalbandian |
19 Feb | 2001 Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | Davide Sanguinetti | Sébastien Lareau Tommy Haas | Chris Woodruff Jason Stoltenberg Jan-Michael Gambill Dmitry Tursunov |
19 Feb | 2001 Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6 | Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark | Sébastien Lareau Tommy Haas | Chris Woodruff Jason Stoltenberg Jan-Michael Gambill Dmitry Tursunov |
19 Feb | 2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP International Series Gold $850,000 Hard | Nicolas Escudé 7–5, 3–6, 7–6 | Roger Federer | Vladimir Voltchkov Andrei Pavel | Andreas Vinciguerra Ivan Ljubičić Àlex Corretja Nicolas Kiefer |
19 Feb | 2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP International Series Gold $850,000 Hard | Jonas Björkman Roger Federer 6–3, 6–0 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | Vladimir Voltchkov Andrei Pavel | Andreas Vinciguerra Ivan Ljubičić Àlex Corretja Nicolas Kiefer |
19 Feb | 2001 Copa AT&T Buenos Aires, Argentina ATP International Series $625,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–1, 6–3 | José Acasuso | Fernando Vicente Gastón Gaudio | Guillermo Cañas Markus Hipfl Guillermo Coria Franco Squillari |
19 Feb | 2001 Copa AT&T Buenos Aires, Argentina ATP International Series $625,000 Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker Tomás Carbonell 5–7, 7–5, 7–6 | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | Fernando Vicente Gastón Gaudio | Guillermo Cañas Markus Hipfl Guillermo Coria Franco Squillari |
26 Feb | 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco, Mexico ATP International Series Gold $800,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–4, 6–2 | Galo Blanco | Guillermo Cañas Carlos Moyà | Fernando Meligeni Gastón Gaudio Sergi Bruguera Christian Ruud |
26 Feb | 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco, Mexico ATP International Series Gold $800,000 Clay | Donald Johnson Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 7–6 | David Adams Martín García | Guillermo Cañas Carlos Moyà | Fernando Meligeni Gastón Gaudio Sergi Bruguera Christian Ruud |
26 Feb | 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP International Series Gold $1,000,000 Hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–2, 3–1, ret. | Marat Safin | Thomas Johansson Dominik Hrbatý | Andrei Medvedev Max Mirnyi Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Norman |
26 Feb | 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP International Series Gold $1,000,000 Hard | Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–4 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | Thomas Johansson Dominik Hrbatý | Andrei Medvedev Max Mirnyi Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Norman |
26 Feb | 2001 Sybase Open San Jose, USA ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–4 | Andre Agassi | Jan-Michael Gambill Xavier Malisse | Sargis Sargsian Juan Balcells Tommy Haas Lleyton Hewitt |
26 Feb | 2001 Sybase Open San Jose, USA ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie 6–3, 7–6 | Jan-Michael Gambill Jonathan Stark | Jan-Michael Gambill Xavier Malisse | Sargis Sargsian Juan Balcells Tommy Haas Lleyton Hewitt |
March
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
5 Mar | Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, USA ATP International Series $350,000 Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill 7–5, 6–4 | Xavier Malisse | Wayne Arthurs Peter Wessels | Patrick Rafter Chris Woodruff Edwin Kempes Fabrice Santoro |
5 Mar | Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, USA ATP International Series $350,000 Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill Andy Roddick 6–3, 6–4 | Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield | Wayne Arthurs Peter Wessels | Patrick Rafter Chris Woodruff Edwin Kempes Fabrice Santoro |
5 Mar | Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, USA ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Francisco Clavet 6–4, 6–2 | Magnus Norman | Harel Levy Lleyton Hewitt | Tim Henman Mardy Fish Marcelo Ríos Nicolás Massú |
5 Mar | Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, USA ATP International Series $400,000 Hard | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 7–6, 6–2 | Marcelo Ríos Sjeng Schalken | Harel Levy Lleyton Hewitt | Tim Henman Mardy Fish Marcelo Ríos Nicolás Massú |
12 Mar | Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 7–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Pete Sampras | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Lleyton Hewitt | Jan-Michael Gambill Patrick Rafter Nicolás Lapentti Nicolas Escudé |
12 Mar | Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–5 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Lleyton Hewitt | Jan-Michael Gambill Patrick Rafter Nicolás Lapentti Nicolas Escudé |
19 Mar 26 Mar | Ericsson Open Miami, USA Tennis Masters Series $3,400,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 7–6, 6–1, 6–0 | Jan-Michael Gambill | Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewitt | Roger Federer Ivan Ljubičić Andy Roddick Gastón Gaudio |
19 Mar 26 Mar | Ericsson Open Miami, USA Tennis Masters Series $3,400,000 Hard | Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 7–6 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewitt | Roger Federer Ivan Ljubičić Andy Roddick Gastón Gaudio |
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Statistical information
List of players and titles won, listed in order of most titles won:- Lleyton Hewitt – Sydney, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, US Open, Tokyo and Masters Cup
- Gustavo Kuerten – Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters
- Andre Agassi – Australian Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters and Los Angeles
- Juan Carlos Ferrero – Dubai, Estoril, Barcelona and Rome Masters
- Tommy Haas – Adelaide, Long Island, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters
- Andy Roddick – Atlanta, Houston and Washington, D.C.
- Andrea Gaudenzi – St. Poelten and Båstad
- Tim Henman – Copenhagen and Basel
- Thomas Johansson – Halle and Nottingham
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Marseille and Moscow
- Jiří Novák – Munich and Gstaad
- Marcelo Ríos – Doha and Hong Kong
- Marat Safin – Tashkent and St. Petersburg
- Guillermo Cañas – Casablanca
- Francisco Clavet – Scottsdale
- Guillermo Coria – Viña del Mar
- Àlex Corretja – Amsterdam
- Younes El Aynaoui – Bucharest
- Nicolas Escudé – Rotterdam
- Roger Federer – Milan
- Jan-Michael Gambill – Delray Beach
- Neville Godwin – Newport
- Sébastien Grosjean – Paris Masters
- Dominik Hrbatý – Auckland
- Goran Ivanišević – Wimbledon
- Nicolás Lapentti – Kitzbühel
- Ivan Ljubičić – Lyon
- Félix Mantilla – Palermo
- Alberto Martín – Mallorca
- Carlos Moyà – Umag
- Andrei Pavel – Canada Masters
- Mark Philippoussis – Memphis
- Albert Portas – Hamburg Masters
- Patrick Rafter – Indianapolis
- Tommy Robredo – Sopot
- Greg Rusedski – San Jose
- Sjeng Schalken – Stockholm
- Rainer Schüttler – Shanghai
- Michal Tabara – Chennai
- Jan Vacek – Salvador
- Fernando Vicente – Bogotá
- Guillermo Cañas – Casablanca
- Guillermo Coria – Viña del Mar
- Roger Federer – Milan
- Neville Godwin – Newport
- Ivan Ljubičić – Lyon
- Albert Portas – Hamburg Masters
- Tommy Robredo – Sopot
- Andy Roddick – Atlanta
- Michal Tabara – Chennai
- Jan Vacek – Salvador
- Spain 12
- Australia 8
- United States 8
- Brazil 6
- Germany 5
- Czech Republic 4
- Russia 4
- United Kingdom 3
- Argentina 2
- Chile 2
- Croatia 2
- France 2
- Italy 2
- Sweden 2
- Ecuador 1
- Morocco 1
- Netherlands 1
- Romania 1
- Slovakia 1
- South Africa 1
- Switzerland 1
ATP entry rankings
Singles
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players or top 50 who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2001 season:- Julián Alonso He turned professional in 1996 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 30 in 1998. He earned two career titles.
- Alberto Berasategui He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 7. He reached the final of the French Open in 1994 and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He earned 14 ATP titles. He played his last career match in Barcelona in March against Álex Calatrava
- Tomás Carbonell His highest singles ranking was world no. 40. He earned two singles titles and 22 doubles titles. His career-high doubles ranking was no. 22, and he twice reached the semifinals of the French Open. He played his last career match in Lyon in October partnering Lucas Arnold Ker.
- Filip Dewulf He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 39 in 1997. He earned two career ATP titles and played his last match in Magdeburg, Germany in March against Michaël Llodra.
- Ctislav Doseděl He turned professional in 1989 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 26 in 1994. He reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 1999 and earned three career singles titles and one doubles title.
- Hernán Gumy He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 39 in 1996. He earned one career title and played his last match in Biella, Italy in June against Solon Peppas.
- Sébastien Lareau He turned professional in 1991 and reached his highest doubles ranking of world no. 4 in 1999. He earned 17 doubles titles and an Olympic gold medal in 2000. His last career match was at the US Open partnering Ben Ellwood.
- Andriy Medvedev He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He won 11 career ATP titles and was a finalist at the French Open in 1999, a semifinalist at the year-end finals in 1993, and a quarterfinalist at the Australian and US Opens. In all, he won 19 career doubles titles. He played his last career match in St. Petersburg in October against Stefan Koubek.
- Piet Norval He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 16 in 1995. He was a semifinalist at Wimbledon and a quarterfinalist at the three other Grand Slam tournaments. He also won the year-end doubles finals in 2000 and a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. He earned a total of 14 doubles ATP titles. His last match was at the Australian Open partnering Donald Johnson.
- Jaime Oncins He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 34 in 1993. He earned two career singles ATP titles and five doubles titles. His highest doubles ranking was no. 22. His final singles and doubles matches were both in Brazil in September.
- Francisco Roig, who had retired from singles two years prior, officially retired from doubles at the close of the 2001 season. Nevertheless, his final professional match would take place in 2014.
- Jonathan Stark He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 36, earning two singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1. He won the French Open in 1994, was a semifinalist at the Australian Open, and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and the US Open. He played his last career singles match in June in Nottingham and his last career doubles match in October in St. Petersburg partnering Justin Gimelstob.
- Jason Stoltenberg He turned professional in 1987 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 19 in 1994. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1996 and earned four career singles titles. In doubles, he reached a career-high ranking of no. 23 in 1991 and earned five career titles. He played his last career match at Wimbledon against Juan Carlos Ferrero. He had a brilliant Juniors career, winning the Australian Open, being a finalist at the French Open and Wimbledon, and a semifinalist at the US Open, all in 1987. He is perhaps the only player on tour to have gotten started in tennis playing on a crushed termite mound court.
- David Wheaton He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 12 in 1991. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1991 and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the US Open in 1990. He earned three career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 24 in 1991 and earned three titles. He played his last career match in Knoxville, Tennessee, in November partnering Eric Taino.
- Chris Woodruff He turned professional in 1993 and reached his highest career ranking of world no. 29 in 1997. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2000 and earned two career titles. He played his last career match in Tyler, Texas, in November against Gabriel Trifu.