2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Goran Ivanišević defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first and only major title. Ivanišević became the first unseeded player to win the title since Boris Becker in 1985,[1] and the first wild card to win a major. His ranking improved by 109 places following the win, from world No. 125 to world No. 16.[2] Ivanišević had reached the Wimbledon final three times before (in 1992, 1994 and 1998) but lost each time.[3] The final was held on the third Monday of the event in front of a boisterous crowd, after Ivanišević's semifinal against Tim Henman took three days to complete due to rain.

Men's singles
2001 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionCroatia Goran Ivanišević
Runner-upAustralia Patrick Rafter
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Pete Sampras was the four-time defending champion, but he lost in the fourth round to Roger Federer. The Sampras-Federer match was the only time the two ever competed against each other in a professional match, with Federer being 19 years old and Sampras retiring from the sport the following year. This was the first major tournament at which Federer was seeded. Sampras was attempting to equal Björn Borg's record of five consecutive Wimbledon titles (which Federer would himself achieve in 2007).[4]

This was the year when Wimbledon expanded from 16 to 32 seeds.

Seeds edit

01.     Pete Sampras (fourth round)
02.     Andre Agassi (semifinals)
03.     Patrick Rafter (final)
04.     Marat Safin (quarterfinals)
05.     Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
06.     Tim Henman (semifinals)
07.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
08.     Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
09.     Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
10.     Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
11.     Thomas Johansson (second round)
12.     Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
13.     Arnaud Clément (fourth round)
14.     Wayne Ferreira (first round)
15.     Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
16.     Vladimir Voltchkov (first round)
17.     Tommy Haas (first round)
18.     Magnus Norman (withdrew)
19.     Nicolas Kiefer (fourth round)
20.     Fabrice Santoro (third round)
21.     Carlos Moyá (second round)
22.     Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
23.     Todd Martin (fourth round)
24.     Nicolas Escudé (quarterfinals)
25.     Albert Portas (first round)
26.     Sjeng Schalken (third round)
27.     Hicham Arazi (third round)
28.     Franco Squillari (first round)
29.     Guillermo Coria (first round)
30.     Nicolás Lapentti (withdrew)
31.     Alberto Martín (first round)
32.     Gastón Gaudio (first round)
33.     Jonas Björkman (third round)
34.     Harel Levy (first round)

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

Magnus Norman and Nicolás Lapentti withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded players Jonas Björkman and Harel Levy, who became the #33 and #34 seeds respectively.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15   Roger Federer 5 66 6 66
6   Tim Henman 7 78 2 78
6   Tim Henman 5 78 6 65 3
WC   Goran Ivanišević 7 66 0 77 6
4   Marat Safin 62 5 6 63
WC   Goran Ivanišević 77 7 3 77
WC   Goran Ivanišević 6 3 6 2 9
3   Patrick Rafter 3 6 3 6 7
10   Thomas Enqvist 1 3 65
3   Patrick Rafter 6 6 77
3   Patrick Rafter 2 6 3 6 8
2   Andre Agassi 6 3 6 2 6
24   Nicolas Escudé 77 3 4 2
2   Andre Agassi 63 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Pete Sampras 6 77 6
  Francisco Clavet 4 65 4 1   P Sampras 6 6 65 4 6
WC   Barry Cowan 6 6 77 WC   B Cowan 3 2 77 6 3
WC   Mark Hilton 3 2 62 1   P Sampras 6 6 7
  Sargis Sargsian 6 6 6   S Sargsian 4 4 5
  José Acasuso 3 1 4   S Sargsian 6 6 3 6
  Tommy Robredo 77 6   T Robredo 2 4 6 1
34   Harel Levy 65 5r 1   P Sampras 67 7 4 77 5
33   Jonas Björkman 6 6 6 15   R Federer 79 5 6 62 7
  Lars Burgsmüller 4 3 4 33   J Björkman 77 77 6
  Michael Chang 6 6 64 4 6   M Chang 64 61 3
  Jiří Vaněk 2 2 77 6 2 33   J Björkman 64 3 62
  Xavier Malisse 6 6 6 15   R Federer 77 6 77
  Jacobo Díaz 2 3 3   X Malisse 3 5 6 6 3
  Christophe Rochus 2 3 2 15   R Federer 6 7 3 4 6
15   Roger Federer 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Jan-Michael Gambill 4 6 77 3 2
  Chris Woodruff 6 3 64 6 6   C Woodruff 4 4 2
PR   Magnus Larsson 6 3 6 1 6 PR   M Larsson 6 6 6
  Marc Rosset 4 6 3 6 2 PR   M Larsson 6 0 3 5
  Jiří Novák 6 6 6 23   T Martin 4 6 6 7
  Fernando Vicente 1 4 3   J Novák 77 6 4 4 4
LL   Paradorn Srichaphan 3 4 77 3 23   T Martin 63 2 6 6 6
23   Todd Martin 6 6 64 6 23   T Martin 77 65 6 3 2
26   Sjeng Schalken 6 3 6 62 7 6   T Henman 63 77 4 6 6
  Stefan Koubek 4 6 4 77 5 26   S Schalken 6 3 6 6
  Bohdan Ulihrach 3 4 1 Q   B Bryan 4 6 3 4
Q   Bob Bryan 6 6 6 26   S Schalken 7 3 4 2
WC   Martin Lee 6 6 6 6   T Henman 5 6 6 6
  Gianluca Pozzi 4 3 1 WC   M Lee 2 3 4
Q   Artem Derepasko 1 1 1 6   T Henman 6 6 6
6   Tim Henman 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Marat Safin 6 7 5 6
Q   Julian Knowle 2 5 7 3 4   M Safin 77 3 1
  Galo Blanco 2 3 2 Q   D Nestor 64 6 2r
Q   Daniel Nestor 6 6 6 4   M Safin 77 6 5 1 6
  David Prinosil 65 6 6 6   D Prinosil 61 3 7 6 3
  Hyung-taik Lee 77 2 4 4   D Prinosil 6 4 6 4 6
  Davide Sanguinetti 6 3 6 65 7   D Sanguinetti 3 6 4 6 0
25   Albert Portas 3 6 3 77 5 4   M Safin 6 6 6
22   Dominik Hrbatý 2 7 4 2 13   A Clément 0 3 2
  Raemon Sluiter 6 5 6 6   R Sluiter 6 77 2 6
Q   Scott Draper 7 3 6 5 3 Q   T Woodbridge 4 63 6 3
Q   Todd Woodbridge 5 6 3 7 6   R Sluiter 77 67 4 4
  Germán Puentes 6 77 6 13   A Clément 64 79 6 6
  Mariano Puerta 3 62 4   G Puentes 3 3 4
  Jens Knippschild 65 7 1 3 13   A Clément 6 6 6
13   Arnaud Clément 77 5 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Thomas Johansson 6 4 65 77 6
  Andrew Ilie 4 6 77 65 2 11   T Johansson 61 1 6 63
  Andy Roddick 6 6 77   A Roddick 77 6 4 77
Q   Ivo Heuberger 4 4 60   A Roddick 65 5 6 3
Q   Fredrik Jonsson 4 4 4 WC   G Ivanišević 77 7 3 6
WC   Goran Ivanišević 6 6 6 WC   G Ivanišević 66 6 6 6
Q   Neville Godwin 6 77 3 4 4 21   C Moyá 78 3 4 4
21   Carlos Moyá 2 64 6 6 6 WC   G Ivanišević 77 6 6
31   Alberto Martín 1 1 0   G Rusedski 65 4 4
  Byron Black 6 6 6   B Black 1 3 4
  Andrei Pavel 62 77 61 2   G Rusedski 6 6 6
  Greg Rusedski 77 65 77 6   G Rusedski 6 6 6
  Jason Stoltenberg 6 6 3 6 8   JC Ferrero 1 4 4
  Julien Boutter 3 4 6 2   J Stoltenberg 64 6 3 77 3
Q   Luke Milligan 0 2 2 8   JC Ferrero 77 4 6 63 6
8   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6 6
Q   Yong-il Yoon 4 2 4 7   Y Kafelnikov 65 6 6 6
LL   André Sá 63 77 4 6 6 WC   A Parmar 77 3 3 1
WC   Arvind Parmar 77 65 6 4 8 7   Y Kafelnikov 6 1 3 62
  Joan Balcells 5 64 68   G Cañas 3 6 6 77
PR   Kenneth Carlsen 7 77 710 PR   K Carlsen 5 6 77 64 4
  Guillermo Cañas 1 6 3 6 7   G Cañas 7 4 61 77 6
32   Gastón Gaudio 6 1 6 2 5   G Cañas 3 3 1
17   Tommy Haas 4 7 1 0r 10   T Enqvist 6 6 6
LL   Wayne Black 6 5 6 3 LL   W Black 6 6 77
  Félix Mantilla 6 6 65 3 2   F Mantilla 1 2 65
Q   Michaël Llodra 4 2 77 6 1r LL   W Black 5 4 2
  Markus Hipfl 6 6 4 4 3 10   T Enqvist 7 6 6
Q   Stéphane Huet 3 3 6 6 6 Q   S Huet 2 61 1
  Martin Damm 1 3 5 10   T Enqvist 6 77 6
10   Thomas Enqvist 6 6 7

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Vladimir Voltchkov 3 711 68 5
  Mikhail Youzhny 6 69 710 7   M Youzhny 79 6 6
  Antony Dupuis 6 5 62 6 6   A Dupuis 67 3 2
Q   Cecil Mamiit 4 7 77 3 1   M Youzhny 7 6 2
  Wayne Arthurs 5 2 4 20   F Santoro 5 0 0r
  Max Mirnyi 7 6 6   M Mirnyi 64 1 4
  Mariano Zabaleta 5 1 3 20   F Santoro 77 6 6
20   Fabrice Santoro 7 6 6   M Youzhny 6 3 2 5
27   Hicham Arazi 77 6 6 3   P Rafter 2 6 6 7
  David Sánchez 64 2 3 27   H Arazi 77 77 77
  Agustín Calleri 77 3 3 3   O Rochus 63 63 63
  Olivier Rochus 65 6 6 6 27   H Arazi 63 4 5
  Ctislav Doseděl 7 6 1 77 3   P Rafter 77 6 7
LL   Jan Vacek 5 1 6 65   C Doseděl 5 6 4 1
PR   Daniel Vacek 2 67 3 3   P Rafter 7 4 6 6
3   Patrick Rafter 6 79 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6
  Magnus Gustafsson 1 2 4 5   L Hewitt 1 7 6 62 6
  Sergi Bruguera 0 1 4 Q   T Dent 6 5 3 77 3
Q   Taylor Dent 6 6 6 5   L Hewitt 7 5 6 77
  Edwin Kempes 65 7 6 3 10   Y El Aynaoui 5 7 4 64
  Younes El Aynaoui 77 5 3 6 12   Y El Aynaoui 6 6 77
  Andreas Vinciguerra 6 77 3 6   A Vinciguerra 1 4 64
28   Franco Squillari 4 62 6 4 5   L Hewitt 6 4 3 6 4
24   Nicolas Escudé 6 6 6 24   N Escudé 4 6 6 4 6
LL   Mardy Fish 2 3 2 24   N Escudé 6 6 6
Q   Leander Paes 6 6 3 7 Q   L Paes 3 4 2
  Daniel Elsner 0 1 6 5 24   N Escudé 5 6 6 6
  Ivan Ljubičić 63 64 5 9   S Grosjean 7 4 3 4
  Rainer Schüttler 77 77 7   R Schüttler 5 2 66
  Michel Kratochvil 3 3 4 9   S Grosjean 7 6 78
9   Sébastien Grosjean 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   Wayne Ferreira 64 3 0r
  Andrei Stoliarov 77 6 3   A Stoliarov 3 63 6 6 12
  Michal Tabara 2 3 5   C Pioline 6 77 4 3 10
  Cédric Pioline 6 6 7   A Stoliarov 65 4 77 3
  Jan Siemerink 65 4 4 19   N Kiefer 77 6 64 6
WC   Kristian Pless 77 6 6 WC   K Pless 61 2 4
  Álex Calatrava 6 3 1 4 19   N Kiefer 77 6 6
19   Nicolas Kiefer 2 6 6 6 19   N Kiefer 3 5 5
29   Guillermo Coria 4 6 6 4 3 2   A Agassi 6 7 7
  Fernando Meligeni 6 3 0 6 6   F Meligeni 4 6 62 77 3
  Nicolás Massú 6 3 6 6   N Massú 6 2 77 63 6
WC   Lee Childs 4 6 1 4   N Massú 3 1 1
WC   Jamie Delgado 6 6 7 2   A Agassi 6 6 6
  Andriy Medvedev 2 4 5 WC   J Delgado 2 4 3
  Peter Wessels 61 4 4 2   A Agassi 6 6 6
2   Andre Agassi 77 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ "Rankings | Singles | 2001.07.09". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Goran Ivanisevic | Overview". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Federer Wins Historic Fifth Title". The BBC. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

External links edit

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