2001 in tennis

none February 2024 February 20242001 tennis sports 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. In 2001, Martina Hingis finished the year as the fourth-ranked female tennis player, the first time in five years she was not ranked No. 1.Wyld Ben December 31, 2001 Hingis arrives repaired and ready for the long climb back to the summit https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/142360434/ 2024-02-29 Sydney Morning Herald Newspapers.com ITF Grand Slam events Discipline 2001 Australian Open 2001 French Open 2001 Wimbledon 2001 US Open Men's singles Andre Agassidefeated Arnaud Clément Gustavo Kuertendefeated Àlex Corretja Goran Ivaniševićdefeated Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewittdefeated Pete Sampras Women's singles Jennifer Capriatidefeated Martina Hingis Jennifer Capriatidefeated Kim Clijsters Venus Williamsdefeated Justine Henin Venus Williamsdefeated Serena Williams Davis Cup 2001 Davis Cup Champions FRA France 9th Australia France Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 30 November - 2 December 2001 Grass (outdoors) 2 3 Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 6 3 4 Nicolas Escudé 4 6 3 6 6 Patrick Rafter 6 7 7 Sébastien Grosjean 3 6.06 5 Lleyton Hewitt Patrick Rafter 6 3 6.05 1 Cédric Pioline Fabrice Santoro 2 6 7 6 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6 Sébastien Grosjean 3 2 3 Wayne Arthurs 6.03 7 3 3 Nicolas Escudé 7 6.05 6 6 Fed Cup 2001 Fed Cup Champions BEL Belgium 1st Russia Belgium Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain 11 November 2001 Clay (indoors) 1 2 Nadia Petrova 0 3 Justine Henin 6 6 Elena Dementieva 0 4 Kim Clijsters 6 6 Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova 7 7 Els Callens Laurence Courtois 5 6.02 Hopman Cup 2001 Hopman Cup Champions SUI Switzerland 2nd Switzerland United States Hard (indoors) 2 1 Martina Hingis 7 6 Monica Seles 5 4 Roger Federer 6 6 Jan-Michael Gambill 4 3 Martina Hingis Roger Federer 6 4 6 Monica Seles Jan-Michael Gambill 2 6 7 ATP Tour 2001 ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup TournamentSingles WinnerRunner-upScoreDoubles WinnerRunner-upScore Sydney AUS Lleyton Hewitt FRA Sébastien Grosjean 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 RSA Ellis FerreiraUSA Rick Leach CZE Petr PálaCZE Pavel Vízner 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 Tennis Masters Series TournamentSingles WinnerRunner-upScoreDoubles WinnerRunner-upScore Indian Wells USA Andre Agassi USA Pete Sampras 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1 RSA Wayne Ferreira RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov SWE Jonas Björkman AUS Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 7–5 Miami USA Andre Agassi USA Jan-Michael Gambill 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0 CZE Jiří Novák CZE David Rikl SWE Jonas Björkman AUS Todd Woodbridge 7–5, 7–6 Monte Carlo BRA Gustavo Kuerten MAR Hicham Arazi 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 SWE Jonas Björkman AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Joshua Eagle AUS Andrew Florent 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Rome ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero BRA Gustavo Kuerten 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 RSA Wayne Ferreira RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov CAN Daniel Nestor AUS Sandon Stolle 6–4, 7–6 Hamburg ESP Albert Portas ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 SWE Jonas Björkman AUS Todd Woodbridge CAN Daniel Nestor AUS Sandon Stolle 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 Montreal ROM Andrei Pavel AUS Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3 CZE Jiří Novák CZE David Rikl USA Donald Johnson USA Jared Palmer 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Cincinnati BRA Gustavo Kuerten AUS Patrick Rafter 6–1, 6–3 IND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Leander Paes CZE Martin Damm GER David Prinosil 7–6, 6–3 Stuttgart GER Tommy Haas BLR Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 BLR Max Mirnyi AUS Sandon Stolle RSA Ellis Ferreira USA Jeff Tarango 7–6, 6–3 Paris FRA Sébastien Grosjean RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 RSA Ellis Ferreira USA Rick Leach IND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Leander Paes 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 WTA Tour 2001 WTA Tour WTA Tour Championships 2001 WTA Tour Championships Singles: USA Serena Williams defeated USA Lindsay Davenport, walkover International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2001: Ivan Lendl, player Mervyn Rose, player See also 2001 in sports References Category:Tennis by year