2001 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
2000 Champion	Nicolas Kiefer
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Marat Safin
Final score	6–2, 3–1 (Safin retired)
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Patrick Rafter.

Juan Carlos Ferrero won the final 6–2, 3–1 after Marat Safin was forced to retire.

Seeds[]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw[]

Key[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Safin	7	6
		D Prinosil	5	2				1	M Safin	7	77
		J Boutter	7	1	6				J Boutter	5	65
	WC	J Eagle	5	6	1										1	M Safin	6	6
		A Medvedev	6	713												A Medvedev	1	2
	Q	D Nestor	3	611					A Medvedev	77	4	6
		N Kiefer	2	4				5	P Rafter	61	6	1
	5	P Rafter	6	6																		1	M Safin	60	77	6
	3	Y Kafelnikov	77	6																			T Johansson	77	64	3
		C Doseděl	63	2				3	Y Kafelnikov	64	5
		R Schüttler	2	1					T Johansson	77	7
		T Johansson	6	6												T Johansson	6	6
		A Ilie	4	3												M Mirnyi	4	4
		V Voltchkov	6	6					V Voltchkov	1	4
		M Mirnyi	710	7					M Mirnyi	6	6
	8	C Pioline	68	5																									1	Marat Safin	2	1r
	6	D Hrbatý	6	67	77																								7	J C Ferrero	6	3
	Q	T Behrend	4	79	65			6	D Hrbatý	5	77	6
		J Golmard	3	r					B Ulihrach	7	63	3
		B Ulihrach	6												6	D Hrbatý	7	6
		N Escudé	4	6	77										Q	L Burgsmüller	5	4
	WC	K Kučera	6	4	62				N Escudé	2	r
	Q	L Burgsmüller	6	6				Q	L Burgsmüller	6
	4	À Corretja	4	2																		6	D Hrbatý	7	64	3
	7	J C Ferrero	6	6																		7	J C Ferrero	5	77	6
		J Björkman	4	3				7	J C Ferrero	6	6
		J Novák	6	6					J Novák	3	4
		G Pozzi	4	1											7	J C Ferrero	6	4	6
		A Pavel	6	6											2	M Norman	2	6	4
	WC	O Bahrouzyan	1	2					A Pavel	6	3	62
	Q	J Tarango	4	4				2	M Norman	1	6	77
	2	M Norman	6	6

External links[]

• 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships Draw