2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2023 2001 Wimbledon Championships CRO Goran Ivanišević AUS Patrick Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 9 July 2001Originally scheduled for 8 July, but was postponed due to the one of semifinal matches took three days due to rain. 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 32 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 2001 Wimbledon Championships Goran Ivanišević defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships. It was his only major title, following three runner-up finishes (all at Wimbledon in 1992, 1994, and 1998). Ivanišević was the first unseeded player to win the title since Boris Becker in 1985,Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th and the first and only wild card to win a men's singles major. His ranking improved by 109 places following the win, from world No. 125 to world No. 16.Rankings Singles 2001.07.09 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankdate=2001-07-09&rankrange=0-16&dateWeek=2001-07-09 atpworldtour.com Association of Tennis Professionals 15 May 2018Goran Ivanisevic Overview http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/goran-ivanisevic/i034/overview atpworldtour.com Association of Tennis Professionals 15 May 2018 The final was held on the third Monday of the event in front of a boisterous crowd, after Ivanišević's semifinal against Tim Henman took three days to complete due to rain. Pete Sampras was the four-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Roger Federer. The Sampras–Federer match was the pair's only professional meeting, with Federer being 19 years old and the soon-to-be 30 year old Sampras retiring from the sport the following year. This was the first major in which Federer was seeded. Sampras was attempting to equal Björn Borg's record of five consecutive Wimbledon titles (which Federer would himself achieve in 2007) and to win a record-breaking eighth men's singles Wimbledon title (which Federer would achieve in 2017).https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6280788.stm Federer Wins Historic Fifth Title The BBC 9 July 2007 16 April 2014 This was the year when Wimbledon expanded from 16 to 32 seeds. Seeds 1 1 USA Pete Sampras (fourth round) 2 8 USA Andre Agassi (semifinals) 3 6 AUS Patrick Rafter (final) 4 3 RUS Marat Safin (quarterfinals) 5 7 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round) 6 2 GBR Tim Henman (semifinals) 7 5 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round) 8 4 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round) 9 7 FRA Sébastien Grosjean (third round) 10 5 SWE Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals) 11 4 SWE Thomas Johansson (second round) 12 2 USA Jan-Michael Gambill (first round) 13 3 FRA Arnaud Clément (fourth round) 14 8 RSA Wayne Ferreira (first round) 15 1 SUI Roger Federer (quarterfinals) 16 6 BLR 1995 Vladimir Voltchkov (first round) 17 5 GER Tommy Haas (first round) 18 SWE Magnus Norman (withdrew) 19 8 GER Nicolas Kiefer (fourth round) 20 6 FRA Fabrice Santoro (third round) 21 4 ESP Carlos Moyá (second round) 22 3 SVK Dominik Hrbatý (first round) 23 2 USA Todd Martin (fourth round) 24 7 FRA Nicolas Escudé (quarterfinals) 25 3 ESP Albert Portas (first round) 26 2 NED Sjeng Schalken (third round) 27 6 MAR Hicham Arazi (third round) 28 7 ARG Franco Squillari (first round) 29 8 ARG Guillermo Coria (first round) 30 ECU Nicolás Lapentti (withdrew) 31 4 ESP Alberto Martín (first round) 32 5 ARG Gastón Gaudio (first round) 33 1 SWE Jonas Björkman (third round) 34 1 ISR Harel Levy (first round) Magnus Norman and Nicolás Lapentti withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded players Jonas Björkman and Harel Levy, who became the #33 and #34 seeds respectively. Qualifying 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 15 SUI Roger Federer 5 66 6 66 6 GBR Tim Henman 7 78 2 78 4 RUS Marat Safin 62 5 6 63 WC CRO Goran Ivanišević 77 7 3 77 10 SWE Thomas Enqvist 1 3 65 3 AUS Patrick Rafter 6 6 77 24 FRA Nicolas Escudé 77 3 4 2 2 USA Andre Agassi 63 6 6 6 6 GBR Tim Henman 5 78 6 65 3 WC CRO Goran Ivanišević 7 66 0 77 6 3 AUS Patrick Rafter 2 6 3 6 8 2 USA Andre Agassi 6 3 6 2 6 WC CRO Goran Ivanišević 6 3 6 2 9 3 AUS Patrick Rafter 3 6 3 6 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA P Sampras 6 77 6 ESP F Clavet 4 65 4 WC GBR B Cowan 6 6 77 WC GBR M Hilton 3 2 62 ARM S Sargsian 6 6 6 ARG J Acasuso 3 1 4 ESP T Robredo 77 6 34 ISR H Levy 65 5r 33 SWE J Björkman 6 6 6 GER L Burgsmüller 4 3 4 USA M Chang 6 6 64 4 6 CZE J Vaněk 2 2 77 6 2 BEL X Malisse 6 6 6 ESP J Díaz 2 3 3 BEL C Rochus 2 3 2 15 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 65 4 6 WC GBR B Cowan 3 2 77 6 3 ARM S Sargsian 6 6 3 6 ESP T Robredo 2 4 6 1 33 SWE J Björkman 77 77 6 USA M Chang 64 61 3 BEL X Malisse 3 5 6 6 3 15 SUI R Federer 6 7 3 4 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 7 ARM S Sargsian 4 4 5 33 SWE J Björkman 64 3 62 15 SUI R Federer 77 6 77 1 USA P Sampras 67 7 4 77 5 15 SUI R Federer 79 5 6 62 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 USA J-M Gambill 4 6 77 3 2 USA C Woodruff 6 3 64 6 6 PR SWE M Larsson 6 3 6 1 6 SUI M Rosset 4 6 3 6 2 CZE J Novák 6 6 6 ESP F Vicente 1 4 3 LL THA P Srichaphan 3 4 77 3 23 USA T Martin 6 6 64 6 26 NED S Schalken 6 3 6 62 7 AUT S Koubek 4 6 4 77 5 CZE B Ulihrach 3 4 1 Q USA B Bryan 6 6 6 WC GBR M Lee 6 6 6 ITA G Pozzi 4 3 1 Q RUS A Derepasko 1 1 1 6 GBR T Henman 6 6 6 USA C Woodruff 4 4 2 PR SWE M Larsson 6 6 6 CZE J Novák 77 6 4 4 4 23 USA T Martin 63 2 6 6 6 26 NED S Schalken 6 3 6 6 Q USA B Bryan 4 6 3 4 WC GBR M Lee 2 3 4 6 GBR T Henman 6 6 6 PR SWE M Larsson 6 0 3 5 23 USA T Martin 4 6 6 7 26 NED S Schalken 7 3 4 2 6 GBR T Henman 5 6 6 6 23 USA T Martin 77 65 6 3 2 6 GBR T Henman 63 77 4 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 RUS M Safin 6 7 5 6 Q AUT J Knowle 2 5 7 3 ESP G Blanco 2 3 2 Q CAN D Nestor 6 6 6 GER D Prinosil 65 6 6 6 KOR 1997 H-t Lee 77 2 4 4 ITA D Sanguinetti 6 3 6 65 7 25 ESP A Portas 3 6 3 77 5 22 SVK D Hrbatý 2 7 4 2 NED R Sluiter 6 5 6 6 Q AUS S Draper 7 3 6 5 3 Q AUS T Woodbridge 5 6 3 7 6 ESP G Puentes 6 77 6 ARG M Puerta 3 62 4 GER J Knippschild 65 7 1 3 13 FRA A Clément 77 5 6 6 4 RUS M Safin 77 3 1 Q CAN D Nestor 64 6 2r GER D Prinosil 6 4 6 4 6 ITA D Sanguinetti 3 6 4 6 0 NED R Sluiter 6 77 2 6 Q AUS T Woodbridge 4 63 6 3 ESP G Puentes 3 3 4 13 FRA A Clément 6 6 6 4 RUS M Safin 77 6 5 1 6 GER D Prinosil 61 3 7 6 3 NED R Sluiter 77 67 4 4 13 FRA A Clément 64 79 6 6 4 RUS M Safin 6 6 6 13 FRA A Clément 0 3 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 SWE T Johansson 6 4 65 77 6 AUS A Ilie 4 6 77 65 2 USA A Roddick 6 6 77 Q SUI I Heuberger 4 4 60 Q SWE F Jonsson 4 4 4 WC CRO G Ivanišević 6 6 6 Q RSA N Godwin 6 77 3 4 4 21 ESP C Moyá 2 64 6 6 6 31 ESP A Martín 1 1 0 ZIM B Black 6 6 6 ROM A Pavel 62 77 61 2 GBR G Rusedski 77 65 77 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 6 3 6 FRA J Boutter 3 4 6 2 Q GBR L Milligan 0 2 2 8 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 6 11 SWE T Johansson 61 1 6 63 USA A Roddick 77 6 4 77 WC CRO G Ivanišević 66 6 6 6 21 ESP C Moyá 78 3 4 4 ZIM B Black 1 3 4 GBR G Rusedski 6 6 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 64 6 3 77 3 8 ESP JC Ferrero 77 4 6 63 6 USA A Roddick 65 5 6 3 WC CRO G Ivanišević 77 7 3 6 GBR G Rusedski 6 6 6 8 ESP JC Ferrero 1 4 4 WC CRO G Ivanišević 77 6 6 GBR G Rusedski 65 4 4 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6 Q KOR 1997 Y-i Yoon 4 2 4 LL BRA A Sá 63 77 4 6 6 WC GBR A Parmar 77 65 6 4 8 ESP J Balcells 5 64 68 PR DEN K Carlsen 7 77 710 ARG G Cañas 1 6 3 6 7 32 ARG G Gaudio 6 1 6 2 5 17 GER T Haas 4 7 1 0r LL ZIM W Black 6 5 6 3 ESP F Mantilla 6 6 65 3 2 Q FRA M Llodra 4 2 77 6 1r AUT M Hipfl 6 6 4 4 3 Q FRA S Huet 3 3 6 6 6 CZE M Damm 1 3 5 10 SWE T Enqvist 6 6 7 7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 65 6 6 6 WC GBR A Parmar 77 3 3 1 PR DEN K Carlsen 5 6 77 64 4 ARG G Cañas 7 4 61 77 6 LL ZIM W Black 6 6 77 ESP F Mantilla 1 2 65 Q FRA S Huet 2 61 1 10 SWE T Enqvist 6 77 6 7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 1 3 62 ARG G Cañas 3 6 6 77 LL ZIM W Black 5 4 2 10 SWE T Enqvist 7 6 6 ARG G Cañas 3 3 1 10 SWE T Enqvist 6 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 BLR 1995 V Voltchkov 3 711 68 5 RUS M Youzhny 6 69 710 7 FRA A Dupuis 6 5 62 6 6 Q PHI C Mamiit 4 7 77 3 1 AUS W Arthurs 5 2 4 BLR 1995 M Mirnyi 7 6 6 ARG M Zabaleta 5 1 3 20 FRA F Santoro 7 6 6 27 MAR H Arazi 77 6 6 ESP D Sánchez 64 2 3 ARG A Calleri 77 3 3 3 BEL O Rochus 65 6 6 6 CZE C Doseděl 7 6 1 77 LL CZE J Vacek 5 1 6 65 PR CZE D Vacek 2 67 3 3 AUS P Rafter 6 79 6 RUS M Youzhny 79 6 6 FRA A Dupuis 67 3 2 BLR 1995 M Mirnyi 64 1 4 20 FRA F Santoro 77 6 6 27 MAR H Arazi 77 77 77 BEL O Rochus 63 63 63 CZE C Doseděl 5 6 4 1 3 AUS P Rafter 7 4 6 6 RUS M Youzhny 7 6 2 20 FRA F Santoro 5 0 0r 27 MAR H Arazi 63 4 5 3 AUS P Rafter 77 6 7 RUS M Youzhny 6 3 2 5 3 AUS P Rafter 2 6 6 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 6 SWE M Gustafsson 1 2 4 ESP S Bruguera 0 1 4 Q USA T Dent 6 6 6 NED E Kempes 65 7 6 3 10 MAR Y El Aynaoui 77 5 3 6 12 SWE A Vinciguerra 6 77 3 6 28 ARG F Squillari 4 62 6 4 24 FRA N Escudé 6 6 6 LL USA M Fish 2 3 2 Q IND L Paes 6 6 3 7 GER D Elsner 0 1 6 5 CRO I Ljubičić 63 64 5 GER R Schüttler 77 77 7 SUI M Kratochvil 3 3 4 9 FRA S Grosjean 6 6 6 5 AUS L Hewitt 1 7 6 62 6 Q USA T Dent 6 5 3 77 3 MAR Y El Aynaoui 6 6 77 SWE A Vinciguerra 1 4 64 24 FRA N Escudé 6 6 6 Q IND L Paes 3 4 2 GER R Schüttler 5 2 66 9 FRA S Grosjean 7 6 78 5 AUS L Hewitt 7 5 6 77 MAR Y El Aynaoui 5 7 4 64 24 FRA N Escudé 5 6 6 6 9 FRA S Grosjean 7 4 3 4 5 AUS L Hewitt 6 4 3 6 4 24 FRA N Escudé 4 6 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 RSA W Ferreira 64 3 0r RUS A Stoliarov 77 6 3 CZE M Tabara 2 3 5 FRA C Pioline 6 6 7 NED J Siemerink 65 4 4 WC DEN K Pless 77 6 6 ESP Á Calatrava 6 3 1 4 19 GER N Kiefer 2 6 6 6 29 ARG G Coria 4 6 6 4 3 BRA F Meligeni 6 3 0 6 6 CHI N Massú 6 3 6 6 WC GBR L Childs 4 6 1 4 WC GBR J Delgado 6 6 7 UKR A Medvedev 2 4 5 NED P Wessels 61 4 4 2 USA A Agassi 77 6 6 RUS A Stoliarov 3 63 6 6 12 FRA C Pioline 6 77 4 3 10 WC DEN K Pless 61 2 4 19 GER N Kiefer 77 6 6 BRA F Meligeni 4 6 62 77 3 CHI N Massú 6 2 77 63 6 WC GBR J Delgado 2 4 3 2 USA A Agassi 6 6 6 RUS A Stoliarov 65 4 77 3 19 GER N Kiefer 77 6 64 6 CHI N Massú 3 1 1 2 USA A Agassi 6 6 6 19 GER N Kiefer 3 5 5 2 USA A Agassi 6 7 7 Notes References External links 2001 MS Wimbledon 2001 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/2001/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 14 May 2018 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2001 French 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