2001 French Open – Men's singles

2001 French Open BRA Gustavo Kuerten ESP Àlex Corretja 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 10 June 2001 128 16 2001 French Open Defending champion Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open.Roberts Selena For Kuerten, Red Clay Turns Into Gold https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/11/sports/tennis-for-kuerten-red-clay-turns-into-gold.html 7 February 2024 The New York Times 11 June 2001 It was his third French Open title and his third and last major title overall. Kuerten saved a match point en route to the title, against Michael Russell in the fourth round. This tournament marked the first time that future world No. 1 and 20-time major champion Roger Federer reached a major quarterfinal. He would go on to win the title eight years later. This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds. Seeds 30em 1 1 BRA Gustavo Kuerten (champion) 2 8 RUS Marat Safin (third round) 3 6 USA Andre Agassi (quarterfinals) 4 3 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals) 5 5 USA Pete Sampras (second round) 6 4 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals) 7 2 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals) 8 7 AUS Pat Rafter (first round) 9 7 SWE Magnus Norman (first round) 10 5 FRA Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals) 11 4 GBR Tim Henman (third round) 12 2 FRA Arnaud Clément (first round) 13 8 ESP Àlex Corretja (final) 14 3 SWE Thomas Enqvist (fourth round) 15 1 USA Jan-Michael Gambill (first round) 16 6 ARG Franco Squillari (fourth round) Qualifying 2001 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/2001/draws 16 October 2024 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 1 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 6 1 3 6 77 63 6 4 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 4 6 2 6 1 FRA Sébastien Grosjean 10 USA Andre Agassi 3 1 6 6 1 6 1 6 3 SUI Roger Federer   ESP Àlex Corretja 13 5 7 4 6 5 7 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 1 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 6 4 6 4 6 3 FRA Sébastien Grosjean 10 ESP Àlex Corretja 13 62 77 4 6 4 6 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 1 ESP Àlex Corretja 13 63 77 7 5 6 2 6 0 Top half Section 1 BRA G Kuerten 1 ARG G Coria   6 1 7 5 6 4 NED J van Lottum Q ARG A Calleri   3 6 0 6 4 6 MAR K Alami   ITA D Sanguinetti   65 77 6 1 64 77 6 4 6 1 ZIM B Black   ISR H Levy   1 6 1 6 4 6 FRA M Llodra WC ESP S Bruguera   6 3 77 64 2 6 4 6 3 6 USA M Russell Q FRA N Mahut WC 6 2 6 3 6 2 BEL X Malisse   CHI N Massú   6 3 6 1 6 1 DEN K Pless Q USA J-M Gambill 15 4 6 6 2 6 4 7 5 BRA G Kuerten 1 ARG A Calleri   6 4 6 4 6 4 MAR K Alami   ISR H Levy   6 4 0 0r ESP S Bruguera   USA M Russell Q 6 4 7 5 3 6 0r 0 BEL X Malisse   DEN K Pless Q 4 0r BRA G Kuerten 1 MAR K Alami   6 3 63 77 77 65 6 2 USA M Russell Q BEL X Malisse   3 6 6 4 6 1 1 6 6 4 BRA G Kuerten 1 USA M Russell Q 3 6 4 6 77 63 6 3 6 1 Section 2 FRA A Clément 12 ARG M Puerta   63 77 6 3 65 77 6 1 7 9 ESP F Mantilla   CZE B Ulihrach   6 3 1 6 3 6 3 6 ESP T Robredo   NED R Sluiter   7 5 7 5 711 69 BLR 1995 V Voltchkov   FRA J-R Lisnard WC 79 67 5 7 77 60 5 7 2 6 SVK D Hrbatý   ARG G Gaudio   77 65 5 7 77 61 2 6 8 6 SUI M Rosset   BEL O Rochus   2 6 6 2 3 6 4 6 USA T Martin   PHI C Mamiit LL 3 6 66 78 6 2 1 6 ITA F Luzzi LL RUS Y Kafelnikov 7 3 6 3 6 4 6 ARG M Puerta   CZE B Ulihrach   6 2 3 6 3 6 3 6 ESP T Robredo   FRA J-R Lisnard WC 6 3 6 3 6 0 SVK D Hrbatý   BEL O Rochus   6 2 4 6 4 6 4 6 PHI C Mamiit LL RUS Y Kafelnikov 7 63 77 6 3 3 6 62 77 CZE B Ulihrach   ESP T Robredo   2 6 2 6 2 6 BEL O Rochus   RUS Y Kafelnikov 7 61 77 4 6 3 6 ESP T Robredo   RUS Y Kafelnikov 7 3 6 4 6 6 1 4 6 Section 3 ESP JC Ferrero 4 AUT S Koubek   6 2 6 2 6 3 CRO I Ljubičić   RSA M Ondruska Q 6 2 6 2 5 7 67 79 8 10 ESP J Díaz Q RUS M Youzhny   3 6 78 66 6 1 6 1 FRA C Saulnier WC CHI F González Q 6 2 2 6 6 1 5 7 4 6 FRA A Di Pasquale   CZE J Novák   6 1 77 65 4 6 0 6 4 6 FRA C Pioline   ROU A Pavel   2 6 6 4 77 61 77 64 SWE M Gustafsson   ARG J Acasuso   3 6 2 6 3 6 AUS A Ilie   SWE T Enqvist 14 4 6 1 6 6 2 3 6 ESP JC Ferrero 4 RSA M Ondruska Q 6 2 6 2 6 0 ESP J Díaz Q CHI F González Q 3 6 7 5 6 3 6 4 CZE J Novák   FRA C Pioline   2 6 6 4 6 2 7 5 ARG J Acasuso   SWE T Enqvist 14 6 4 3 6 4 6 5 7 ESP JC Ferrero 4 ESP J Díaz Q 6 1 62 77 6 1 6 2 CZE J Novák   SWE T Enqvist 14 2 6 3 6 77 65 6 2 6 8 ESP JC Ferrero 4 SWE T Enqvist 14 6 2 6 4 6 2 Section 4 GBR T Henman 11 GER T Behrend Q 6 1 6 4 5 7 6 0 NED S Schalken   USA P Goldstein   6 1 6 3 6 2 CZE J Vaněk   ESP A Martín   6 4 65 77 5 7 3 6 ARG G Cañas   BEL C Rochus   6 4 6 3 6 1 USA A Roddick   AUS S Draper WC 6 2 6 4 6 4 GER A Popp   USA M Chang   3 6 3 6 1 6 SWE J Björkman   RUS N Davydenko Q 3 6 2 6 3 6 FRA P-H Mathieu WC AUS L Hewitt 6 62 77 6 4 3 6 2 6 GBR T Henman 11 NED S Schalken   6 4 6 2 6 2 ESP A Martín   ARG G Cañas   2 6 6 4 2 6 6 2 4 6 USA A Roddick   USA M Chang   5 7 6 3 6 4 65 77 7 5 RUS N Davydenko Q AUS L Hewitt 6 0 6 1 6 3 6 GBR T Henman 11 ARG G Cañas   6 4 4 6 4 6 6 3 5 7 USA A Roddick   AUS L Hewitt 6 78 66 4 6 2r 2 ARG G Cañas   AUS L Hewitt 6 6 3 77 63 2 6 3 6 3 6 Bottom half Section 5 USA P Sampras 5 FRA C Kauffmann Q 6 3 4 6 6 2 3 6 8 6 GER R Schüttler   ESP G Blanco   6 1 61 77 4 6 68 710 GER D Prinosil   GER L Burgsmüller   7 5 2 6 4 6 5 7 MAR Y El Aynaoui   UKR A Medvedev   64 77 6 0 6 2 64 77 6 3 FRA A Dupuis   FRA N Escudé   2 6 6 0 6 3 77 62 GER T Haas   FRA J Golmard   6 0 6 1 6 1 FRA N Thomann WC NOR JF Andersen Q 66 78 6 0 77 65 2 6 4 6 CZE M Tabara   FRA S Grosjean 10 3 6 6 3 3 6 63 77 USA P Sampras 5 ESP G Blanco   64 77 3 6 2 6 GER L Burgsmüller   MAR Y El Aynaoui   7 5 6 4 7 5 FRA A Dupuis   GER T Haas   6 4 6 0 6 3 NOR JF Andersen Q FRA S Grosjean 10 2 6 2 6 2 6 ESP G Blanco   GER L Burgsmüller   7 5 6 2 6 3 FRA A Dupuis   FRA S Grosjean 10 4 6 6 2 6 3 4 6 2 6 ESP G Blanco   FRA S Grosjean 10 3 6 4 6 1 6 Section 6 ARG F Squillari 16 NED J Siemerink   6 4 6 2 6 1 CRC JA Marín Q SWE A Vinciguerra   6 3 5 7 1 6 6 2 3 6 CZE M Damm PR RUS A Stoliarov   6 3 3 6 3 6 4 6 USA C Woodruff   ESP A Montañés Q 1 6 4 6 4 6 CZE S Doseděl   ECU N Lapentti   63 77 1 6 1 6 SUI M Kratochvil   BRA F Meligeni   1 6 2r 3 ESP A Costa   FRA J Boutter   2 6 7 5 77 65 4 6 5 7 SWE T Johansson   USA A Agassi 3 2 6 3 6 65 77 ARG F Squillari 16 SWE A Vinciguerra   2 6 6 3 6 3 6 1 RUS A Stoliarov   ESP A Montañés Q 2 6 3 6 2 6 ECU N Lapentti   BRA F Meligeni   0 6 1 6 3 6 FRA J Boutter   USA A Agassi 3 3 6 2 6 2 6 ARG F Squillari 16 ESP A Montañés Q 6 3 6 3 5 7 6 3 BRA F Meligeni   USA A Agassi 3 3 6 6 2 1 6 3 6 ARG F Squillari 16 USA A Agassi 3 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 1 0 6 Section 7 AUS P Rafter 8 AUS W Arthurs   6 4 6 2 3 6 65 77 1 6 ESP J Balcells   GER N Kiefer   6 2 1 6 4 6 6 3 8 6 RSA W Ferreira   CHI M Ríos   6 3 4 6 6 3 4 6 1 6 ITA G Pozzi   FRA N Coutelot WC 3 6 3 6 5 7 ITA S Galvani Q SUI R Federer   3 6 3 6 3 6 ARM S Sargsian   NOR C Ruud Q 6 1 3 1r ESP C Moyá   ESP F López Q 6 1 6 4 6 0 ESP D Sánchez   SWE M Norman 9 4 6 4 6 77 64 6 1 6 2 AUS W Arthurs   ESP J Balcells   77 64 6 4 6 4 CHI M Ríos   FRA N Coutelot WC 3 6 4 6 4 6 SUI R Federer   ARM S Sargsian   4 6 3 6 6 2 6 4 9 7 ESP C Moyá   ESP D Sánchez   6 1 1 6 67 79 77 65 2 6 AUS W Arthurs   FRA N Coutelot WC 77 65 65 77 77 65 77 64 SUI R Federer   ESP D Sánchez   6 4 6 3 1 6 6 3 AUS W Arthurs   SUI R Federer   6 3 3 6 4 6 2 6 Section 8 ESP À Corretja 13 ARG M Zabaleta   2 6 77 63 6 3 4 6 6 1 GER J Knippschild   ESP F Vicente   6 4 6 2 4 6 2 6 8 6 GER D Elsner   MAR H Arazi   4 6 4 6 6 2 1 6 BLR 1995 M Mirnyi   SWE M Larsson PR 4 6 2 6 7 5 63 77 ESP A Portas   GBR G Rusedski   4 6 5 7 1 6 GER M-K Goellner Q FRA F Santoro   3 6 4 6 65 77 ESP F Clavet   ESP Á Calatrava   6 4 5 7 0 6 3 6 AUT M Hipfl   RUS M Safin 2 3 6 3 6 78 66 1 6 ESP À Corretja 13 GER J Knippschild   6 3 7 5 6 3 MAR H Arazi   SWE M Larsson PR 4 6 6 3 6 2 3 6 4 6 GBR G Rusedski   FRA F Santoro   1 6 77 64 3 6 5 7 ESP Á Calatrava   RUS M Safin 2 3 6 6 3 3 6 77 64 3 6 ESP À Corretja 13 SWE M Larsson PR 6 0 6 3 6 4 FRA F Santoro   RUS M Safin 2 6 4 6 4 4 6 0 6 6 1 ESP À Corretja 13 FRA F Santoro   6 2 6 3 6 4 References External links Official Roland Garros 2001 Men's Singles Draw Main Draw Qualifying Draw 2001 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2001 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles Category:French Open by year – Men's singles French Open Category:Gustavo Kuerten