2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion |  Lleyton Hewitt |
| Runner-up |  Sébastien Grosjean |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With the win, he secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.
Gustavo 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.
Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)
Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
Andre Agassi (round robin)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)- Patrick Rafter (round robin)
Sébastien Grosjean (final)
Goran Ivanišević (round robin)
Alternate[]
Tommy Haas (Did not play)
Draw[]
Key[]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals[]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Juan Carlos Ferrero
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Rosewall group[]
 Kuerten
|
Ferrero
|
Kafelnikov
|
 Ivanišević
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten
|
6–7(3–7), 2–6 | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 32–47 | 4 | |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero
|
7–6(7–3), 6–2 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 2–1 | 5–2 | 40–37 | 2 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | 6–3, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 45–31 | 1 | |
| 8 | Goran Ivanišević
|
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 37–39 | 3 |
Standings 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[]
| Hewitt
|
 Agassi
|
Rafter
|
Grosjean
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
|
6–3, 6–4 | 7–5, 6–2 | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 40–25 | 1 | |
| 3 | Andre Agassi
|
3–6, 4–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–30 | 3 | |
| 6 | Patrick Rafter
|
5–7, 2–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
|
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 36–31 | 2 |
Standings 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
External links[]
- 2001 Tennis Masters Cup