2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Michel Kratochvil
Final score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Sjeng Schalken was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Michel Kratochvil.

Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kratochvil.

Seeds[]

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
		James Blake	4	0
								1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
								5	Michel Kratochvil	4	2
		Karol Kučera	0	3
	5	Michel Kratochvil	6	6

Top Half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Hewitt	6	6
		J Delgado	4	4					M-K Goellner	2	2
		M-K Goellner	6	6											1	L Hewitt	6	6
	Q	J Thomas	3	2											15	M Russell	1	1
		C Mamiit	6	6					C Mamiit	6	4	3
		N Godwin	4	61				15	M Russell	3	6	6
	15	M Russell	6	77																		1	L Hewitt	4	6	6
	11	N Massú	6	6																		8	F Clavet	6	4	2
		E Kempes	4	4				11	N Massú	6	77
		Y-I Yoon	3	1					T Zíb	3	64
		T Zíb	6	6											11	N Massú	3	4
		N Thomann	3	1											8	F Clavet	6	6
		T Behrend	6	6					T Behrend	67	2
								8	F Clavet	79	6

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	J Björkman	6	6
	Q	M Onoda	4	4				WC	H Kondo	1	3
	WC	H Kondo	6	6											4	J Björkman	1	5
		J Blake	6	6												J Blake	6	7
	WC	Y Ishii	3	4					J Blake	77	7
	Q	R Žitko	2	77	1			14	W Arthurs	64	5
	14	W Arthurs	6	63	6																		J Blake	4	6	6
	10	H Levy	6	6																		7	M Ríos	6	4	1
	Q	S Iwabuchi	3	3				10	H Levy	5	0
	Q	D Udomchoke	6	4	6			Q	D Udomchoke	7	6
		B Cowan	2	6	3										Q	D Udomchoke	3	2
		B Black	6	6											7	M Ríos	6	6
		E Taino	4	1					B Black	2	5
								7	M Ríos	6	7

Bottom Half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	M Chang	6	6
		A Pretzsch	63	77	6				A Pretzsch	3	4
		P Srichaphan	77	65	1										6	M Chang	63	2
		S Sargsian	6	6											WC	T Suzuki	77	6
		A Sá	2	3					S Sargsian	5	6	4
	WC	T Suzuki	5	6	6			WC	T Suzuki	7	4	6
	12	A Ilie	7	2	4																	WC	T Suzuki	3	3
	16	R Delgado	6	6																			K Kučera	6	6
	WC	G Motomura	4	4				16	R Delgado	4	4
		K Kučera	6	4	6				K Kučera	6	6
		A Simoni	3	6	1											K Kučera	6	6
		M Lee	4	2											3	R Schüttler	2	2
		M Larsson	6	6					M Larsson	3	5
								3	R Schüttler	6	7

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Kratochvil	77	1	6
		O Fukárek	6	77					O Fukárek	63	6	4
	Q	D Vacek	2	63											5	M Kratochvil	6	6
		H-T Lee	713	6											9	L Burgsmüller	3	2
		M Hantschk	611	4					H-T Lee	6	3	5
		M Llodra	63	6	2			9	L Burgsmüller	3	6	7
	9	L Burgsmüller	77	2	6																	5	M Kratochvil	6	6
	13	Á Calatrava	3	1																		2	S Schalken	3	4
		I Heuberger	6	6					I Heuberger	3	6	6
	Q	N Behr	6	6				Q	N Behr	6	4	4
	WC	T Terachi	2	1												I Heuberger	2	2
		I Labadze	77	3	5										2	S Schalken	6	6
		C Vinck	63	6	7				C Vinck	3	4
								2	S Schalken	6	6

References[]

• 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw