2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

2001 Tennis Masters Cup AUS Lleyton Hewitt FRA Sébastien Grosjean 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 8 singles doubles ATP Finals 2001 Tennis Masters Cup Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With his round-robin victory against Pat Rafter, Hewitt secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.Nitto ATP Finals 50th Anniversary: Hewitt Soars In Sydney And Shanghai ATP Tour Tennis https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hewitt-nitto-atp-finals-50-year-history-2020 2024-02-25 ATP Tour en Gustavo Kuerten and Andre Agassi were in contention for the number 1 ranking before the tournament. Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. 30em BRA Gustavo Kuerten (round robin) AUS Lleyton Hewitt (champion) USA Andre Agassi (round robin) ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals) AUS Patrick Rafter (round robin) FRA Sébastien Grosjean (final) CRO Goran Ivanišević (round robin) Alternate 30em GER Tommy Haas (Did not play) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 5 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 2   7 FRA Sébastien Grosjean 6 6   2 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 6 6   4 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 3   7 FRA Sébastien Grosjean 3 3 4     2 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6     Rosewall group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 1 BRA Kuerten BRA Gustavo Kuerten 0–3 2–6 32–47 4 4 ESP Ferrero ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 2–1 5–2 40–37 2 5 RUS Kafelnikov RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–0 6–2 45–31 1 8 CRO Ivanišević CRO Goran Ivanišević 1–2 2–5 37–39 3 6–7(3–7), 2–6 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 7–6(7–3), 6–2 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) 6–3, 6–4 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) 3–6, 4–6Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. Newcombe group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 2 AUS Hewitt AUS Lleyton Hewitt 3–0 6–1 40–25 1 3 USA Agassi USA Andre Agassi 1–2 2–4 26–30 3 6 AUS Rafter AUS Patrick Rafter 0–3 0–6 22–38 4 7 FRA Grosjean FRA Sébastien Grosjean 2–1 5–2 36–31 2 6–3, 6–4 7–5, 6–2 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 3–6, 4–6 6–2, 6–4 3–6, 4–6 5–7, 2–6 2–6, 4–6 6–7(4–7), 3–6 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 6–3, 6–4 7–6(7–4), 6–3Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. See also ATP World Tour Finals appearances References External links 2001 Tennis Masters Cup draw Singles Category:Tennis tournaments in Australia Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Cup Category:Sports competitions in Sydney Category:Tennis in New South Wales Category:2001 in New South Wales