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2001 French Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open.[1] It was his third French Open title and his third and last major title overall. Kuerten saved a match point en route to the title, against Michael Russell in the fourth round.

Men's singles
2001 French Open
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-upSpain Àlex Corretja
Score6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 2001 French Open

This tournament marked the first time that future world No. 1 and 20-time major champion Roger Federer reached a major quarterfinal. He would go on to win the title eight years later.

This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds.

Seeds edit

01.     Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
02.     Marat Safin (third round)
03.     Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
04.     Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
05.     Pete Sampras (second round)
06.     Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
07.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
08.     Pat Rafter (first round)
09.     Magnus Norman (first round)
10.     Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)
11.     Tim Henman (third round)
12.     Arnaud Clément (first round)
13.     Àlex Corretja (final)
14.     Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)
15.     Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
16.     Franco Squillari (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2001 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Gustavo Kuerten 6 3 77 6
7   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1 6 63 4
1   Gustavo Kuerten 6 6 6
4   Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 4 3
4   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 6
6   Lleyton Hewitt 4 2 1
1   Gustavo Kuerten 63 7 6 6
13   Àlex Corretja 77 5 2 0
10   Sébastien Grosjean 1 6 6 6
3   Andre Agassi 6 1 1 3
10   Sébastien Grosjean 62 4 4
13   Àlex Corretja 77 6 6
    Roger Federer 5 4 5
13   Àlex Corretja 7 6 7

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   G Kuerten 6 7 6
    G Coria 1 5 4 1   G Kuerten 6 6 6
Q   J van Lottum 3 0 4     A Calleri 4 4 4
    A Calleri 6 6 6 1   G Kuerten 6 63 77 6
    K Alami 65 6 64 6 6     K Alami 3 77 65 2
    D Sanguinetti 77 1 77 4 1     K Alami 6 0
    B Black 1 1 4     H Levy 4 0r
    H Levy 6 6 6 1   G Kuerten 3 4 77 6 6
WC   M Llodra 6 77 2 4 3 Q   M Russell 6 6 63 3 1
    S Bruguera 3 64 6 6 6     S Bruguera 6 7 3 0r
Q   M Russell 6 6 6 Q   M Russell 4 5 6 0
WC   N Mahut 2 3 2 Q   M Russell 3 6 6 1 6
    X Malisse 6 6 6     X Malisse 6 4 1 6 4
    N Massú 3 1 1     X Malisse 4
Q   K Pless 4 6 6 7 Q   K Pless 0r
15   J-M Gambill 6 2 4 5

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   A Clément 63 6 65 6 7
    M Puerta 77 3 77 1 9     M Puerta 6 3 3 3
    F Mantilla 6 1 3 3     B Ulihrach 2 6 6 6
    B Ulihrach 3 6 6 6     B Ulihrach 2 2 2
    T Robredo 7 7 711     T Robredo 6 6 6
    R Sluiter 5 5 69     T Robredo 6 6 6
    V Voltchkov 79 5 77 5 2 WC   J-R Lisnard 3 3 0
WC   J-R Lisnard 67 7 60 7 6     T Robredo 3 4 6 4
    D Hrbatý 77 5 77 2 8 7   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 1 6
    G Gaudio 65 7 61 6 6     D Hrbatý 6 4 4 4
    M Rosset 2 6 3 4     O Rochus 2 6 6 6
    O Rochus 6 2 6 6     O Rochus 61 4 3
    T Martin 3 66 6 1 7   Y Kafelnikov 77 6 6
LL   C Mamiit 6 78 2 6 LL   C Mamiit 63 6 3 62
LL   F Luzzi 3 3 4 7   Y Kafelnikov 77 3 6 77
7   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
    S Koubek 2 2 3 4   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
    I Ljubičić 6 6 5 67 8 Q   M Ondruska 2 2 0
Q   M Ondruska 2 2 7 79 10 4   JC Ferrero 6 62 6 6
Q   J Díaz 3 78 6 6 Q   J Díaz 1 77 1 2
    M Youzhny 6 66 1 1 Q   J Díaz 3 7 6 6
WC   C Saulnier 6 2 6 5 4 Q   F González 6 5 3 4
Q   F González 2 6 1 7 6 4   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
    A Di Pasquale 6 77 4 0 4 14   T Enqvist 2 4 2
    J Novák 1 65 6 6 6     J Novák 2 6 6 7
    C Pioline 2 6 77 77     C Pioline 6 4 2 5
    A Pavel 6 4 61 64     J Novák 2 3 77 6 6
    M Gustafsson 3 2 3 14   T Enqvist 6 6 65 2 8
    J Acasuso 6 6 6     J Acasuso 6 3 4 5
    A Ilie 4 1 6 3 14   T Enqvist 4 6 6 7
14   T Enqvist 6 6 2 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   T Henman 6 6 5 6
Q   T Behrend 1 4 7 0 11   T Henman 6 6 6
    S Schalken 6 6 6     S Schalken 4 2 2
    P Goldstein 1 3 2 11   T Henman 6 4 4 6 5
    J Vaněk 6 65 5 3     G Cañas 4 6 6 3 7
    A Martín 4 77 7 6     A Martín 2 6 2 6 4
    G Cañas 6 6 6     G Cañas 6 4 6 2 6
    C Rochus 4 3 1     G Cañas 6 77 2 3 3
    A Roddick 6 6 6 6   L Hewitt 3 63 6 6 6
WC   S Draper 2 4 4     A Roddick 5 6 6 65 7
    A Popp 3 3 1     M Chang 7 3 4 77 5
    M Chang 6 6 6     A Roddick 78 4 2r
    J Björkman 3 2 3 6   L Hewitt 66 6 2
Q   N Davydenko 6 6 6 Q   N Davydenko 0 1 3
WC   P-H Mathieu 62 6 3 2 6   L Hewitt 6 6 6
6   L Hewitt 77 4 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   P Sampras 6 4 6 3 8
Q   C Kauffmann 3 6 2 6 6 5   P Sampras 64 3 2
    R Schüttler 6 61 4 68     G Blanco 77 6 6
    G Blanco 1 77 6 710     G Blanco 7 6 6
    D Prinosil 7 2 4 5     L Burgsmüller 5 2 3
    L Burgsmüller 5 6 6 7     L Burgsmüller 7 6 7
    Y El Aynaoui 64 6 6 64 6     Y El Aynaoui 5 4 5
    A Medvedev 77 0 2 77 3     G Blanco 3 4 1
    A Dupuis 2 6 6 77 10   S Grosjean 6 6 6
    N Escudé 6 0 3 62     A Dupuis 6 6 6
    T Haas 6 6 6     T Haas 4 0 3
    J Golmard 0 1 1     A Dupuis 4 6 6 4 2
WC   N Thomann 66 6 77 2 4 10   S Grosjean 6 2 3 6 6
Q   JF Andersen 78 0 65 6 6 Q   JF Andersen 2 2 2
    M Tabara 3 6 3 63 10   S Grosjean 6 6 6
10   S Grosjean 6 3 6 77

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   F Squillari 6 6 6
    J Siemerink 4 2 1 16   F Squillari 2 6 6 6
Q   JA Marín 6 5 1 6 3     A Vinciguerra 6 3 3 1
    A Vinciguerra 3 7 6 2 6 16   F Squillari 6 6 5 6
PR   M Damm 6 3 3 4 Q   A Montañés 3 3 7 3
    A Stoliarov 3 6 6 6     A Stoliarov 2 3 2
    C Woodruff 1 4 4 Q   A Montañés 6 6 6
Q   A Montañés 6 6 6 16   F Squillari 6 2 4 6 0
    S Doseděl 63 1 1 3   A Agassi 4 6 6 1 6
    N Lapentti 77 6 6     N Lapentti 0 1 3
    M Kratochvil 1 2r     F Meligeni 6 6 6
    F Meligeni 6 3     F Meligeni 3 6 1 3
    A Costa 2 7 77 4 5 3   A Agassi 6 2 6 6
    J Boutter 6 5 65 6 7     J Boutter 3 2 2
    T Johansson 2 3 65 3   A Agassi 6 6 6
3   A Agassi 6 6 77

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   P Rafter 6 6 3 65 1
    W Arthurs 4 2 6 77 6     W Arthurs 77 6 6
    J Balcells 6 1 4 6 8     J Balcells 64 4 4
    N Kiefer 2 6 6 3 6     W Arthurs 77 65 77 77
    W Ferreira 6 4 6 4 1 WC   N Coutelot 65 77 65 64
    M Ríos 3 6 3 6 6     M Ríos 3 4 4
    G Pozzi 3 3 5 WC   N Coutelot 6 6 6
WC   N Coutelot 6 6 7     W Arthurs 6 3 4 2
Q   S Galvani 3 3 3     R Federer 3 6 6 6
    R Federer 6 6 6     R Federer 4 3 6 6 9
    S Sargsian 6 3     S Sargsian 6 6 2 4 7
Q   C Ruud 1 1r     R Federer 6 6 1 6
    C Moyá 6 6 6     D Sánchez 4 3 6 3
Q   F López 1 4 0     C Moyá 6 1 67 77 2
    D Sánchez 4 4 77 6 6     D Sánchez 1 6 79 65 6
9   M Norman 6 6 64 1 2

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   À Corretja 2 77 6 4 6
    M Zabaleta 6 63 3 6 1 13   À Corretja 6 7 6
    J Knippschild 6 6 4 2 8     J Knippschild 3 5 3
    F Vicente 4 2 6 6 6 13   À Corretja 6 6 6
    D Elsner 4 4 6 1 PR   M Larsson 0 3 4
    H Arazi 6 6 2 6     H Arazi 4 6 6 3 4
    M Mirnyi 4 2 7 63 PR   M Larsson 6 3 2 6 6
PR   M Larsson 6 6 5 77 13   À Corretja 6 6 6
    A Portas 4 5 1     F Santoro 2 3 4
    G Rusedski 6 7 6     G Rusedski 1 77 3 5
Q   M-K Goellner 3 4 65     F Santoro 6 64 6 7
    F Santoro 6 6 77     F Santoro 6 6 4 0 6
    F Clavet 6 5 0 3 2   M Safin 4 4 6 6 1
    Á Calatrava 4 7 6 6     Á Calatrava 3 6 3 77 3
    M Hipfl 3 3 78 1 2   M Safin 6 3 6 64 6
2   M Safin 6 6 66 6

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, Selena (11 June 2001). "For Kuerten, Red Clay Turns Into Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links edit

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