2001 Australian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was his third Australian Open title and seventh major title overall.

Men's singles
2001 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Andre Agassi
Runner-upFrance Arnaud Clément
Score6–4, 6–2, 6–2
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 men women mixed
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This was the first main-draw major appearance for future Tour Finals champion Nikolay Davydenko.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  2.   Marat Safin (fourth round)
  3.   Pete Sampras (fourth round)
  4.   Magnus Norman (fourth round)
  5.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  6.   Andre Agassi (champion)
  7.   Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
  8.   Tim Henman (fourth round)
  9.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
  10.   Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  11.   Franco Squillari (second round)
  12.   Patrick Rafter (semifinals)
  13.   Cédric Pioline (third round)
  14.   Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
  15.   Arnaud Clément (final)
  16.   Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15   Arnaud Clément 6 5 77 77
5   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 7 63 63
15   Arnaud Clément 5 2 77 7 6
16   Sébastien Grosjean 7 6 64 5 2
16   Sébastien Grosjean 6 6 6
  Carlos Moyà 1 4 2
15   Arnaud Clément 4 2 2
6   Andre Agassi 6 6 6
6   Andre Agassi 7 6 6
  Todd Martin 5 3 4
6   Andre Agassi 7 2 65 6 6
12   Patrick Rafter 5 6 77 2 3
12   Patrick Rafter 6 64 7 6
14   Dominik Hrbatý 2 77 5 0

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   G Kuerten 7 66 6 7
  G Gaudio 5 78 3 5 1   G Kuerten 6 4 3 6 7
  G Rusedski 3 6 77 6   G Rusedski 4 6 6 2 9
Q   M Ondruska 6 3 63 2   G Rusedski 6 6 6
  S Koubek 3 6 6 6 Q   L Burgsmüller 1 2 1
  J Tarango 6 3 4 2   S Koubek 63 4 3
Q   L Burgsmüller 5 67 6 7 6 Q   L Burgsmüller 77 6 6
  D Elsner 7 79 3 5 4   G Rusedski 3 2 5
  N Escudé 6 3 77 5 6 15   A Clément 6 6 7
  J Balcells 3 6 65 7 4   N Escudé 1 4 4
  A Di Pasquale 4 6 1 4   R Federer 6 6 6
  R Federer 6 4 6 6   R Federer 65 4 4
  O Rochus 3 4 0 15   A Clément 77 6 6
  A Martín 6 6 6   A Martín 2 1 1
Q   T Robredo 3 2 5 15   A Clément 6 6 6
15   A Clément 6 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   W Ferreira 6 7 6
  K Alami 3 5 4 10   W Ferreira 3 6 6 6
  J Boutter 6 6 6   J Boutter 6 2 2 3
Q   N Zimonjić 1 4 3 10   W Ferreira 0 6 4 3
  A Vinciguerra 77 6 6   A Vinciguerra 6 3 6 6
  A Voinea 64 3 2   A Vinciguerra 6 77 6
WC   N Mahut 2 4 6 6 4   A Medvedev 3 65 2
  A Medvedev 6 6 2 4 6   A Vinciguerra 5 5 1
  C Woodruff 6 4 4 7 6 5   Y Kafelnikov 7 7 6
  J-M Gambill 3 6 6 5 3   C Woodruff 4 6 6 6
  A Popp 3 6 6 3 6   A Popp 6 3 4 4
  P Srichaphan 6 4 1 6 2   C Woodruff 77 5 2 3
  N Kiefer 6 7 6 5   Y Kafelnikov 63 7 6 6
  W Black 3 5 2   N Kiefer 2 6 6 3 0
  J Knippschild 1 4 2 5   Y Kafelnikov 6 3 3 6 6
5   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   M Norman 1 7 6 77
  S Huet 6 5 1 65 4   M Norman 78 6 6
  M Chang 5 6 3 4   F Santoro 66 3 0
  F Santoro 7 4 6 6 4   M Norman 77 3 77 6
  G Coria 4 77 6 6   Á Calatrava 62 6 62 3
  F González 6 65 4 4   G Coria 4 3 6 2
Q   A Stoliarov 3 2 6 4   Á Calatrava 6 6 3 6
  Á Calatrava 6 6 3 6 4   M Norman 67 3 6 4
  G Pozzi 1 79 6 6 16   S Grosjean 79 6 0 6
Q   A O'Brien 6 67 4 2   G Pozzi 61 5 3
Q   T Behrend 1 2 0   T Johansson 77 7 6
  T Johansson 6 6 6   T Johansson 4 1 4
  J Siemerink 2 6 6 3 6 16   S Grosjean 6 6 6
  S Schalken 6 3 4 6 3   J Siemerink 3 0 4
  I Ljubičić 0 66 4 16   S Grosjean 6 6 6
16   S Grosjean 6 78 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   F Squillari 6 6 6
  D Sánchez 3 4 2 11   F Squillari 6 2 4 5
  D Nestor 2 6 6 6   D Nestor 3 6 6 7
  F Mantilla 6 3 2 4   D Nestor 4 2 5
  R Schüttler 7 4 77 6   R Schüttler 6 6 7
Q   L Švarc 5 6 64 4   R Schüttler 6 7 4 6
WC   D Petrović 1 6 0 3   S Sargsian 3 5 6 4
  S Sargsian 6 1 6 6   R Schüttler 62 3 4
  C Moyà 6 6 6   C Moyà 77 6 6
  M Ríos 3 3 2   C Moyà 6 6 6
  C Vinck 3 1 63   M Rosset 2 1 3
  M Rosset 6 6 77   C Moyà 4 6 5 6 7
  N Massú 3 1 1 7   L Hewitt 6 1 7 2 5
  T Haas 6 6 6   T Haas 5 65 4
  J Björkman 5 6 6 3 2 7   L Hewitt 7 77 6
7   L Hewitt 7 4 2 6 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Agassi 6 7 6
  J Vaněk 0 5 3 6   A Agassi 6 6 6
  G Puentes 6 4 2 1   P Goldstein 1 3 1
  P Goldstein 4 6 6 6 6   A Agassi 713 5
  M Breen 6 4 6 3 4   D Prinosil 611 0 r
  C Mamiit 1 6 4 6 6   C Mamiit 6 6 2 3 2
  S Bruguera 5 1 6 6 1   D Prinosil 4 3 6 6 6
  D Prinosil 7 6 1 2 6 6   A Agassi 61 6 6 6
  J Díaz 1 1 4   A Ilie 77 3 0 3
  M Youzhny 6 6 6   M Youzhny 5 77 6 6
  M Zabaleta 6 6 5 2 6   M Zabaleta 7 63 2 4
WC   T Woodbridge 4 2 7 6 4   M Youzhny 63 4 2
Q   P Wessels 3 4 6 4   A Ilie 77 6 6
  A Ilie 6 6 3 6   A Ilie 3 6 6 1 6
WC   A Jones 3 63 2 9   JC Ferrero 6 2 1 6 2
9   JC Ferrero 6 77 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   C Pioline 77 6 6
  D Sanguinetti 63 4 2 13   C Pioline 78 1 6 6
  C Doseděl 77 6 4 3 6   C Doseděl 66 6 4 4
  A Portas 62 2 6 6 3 13   C Pioline 4 6 3 4
  J Stoltenberg 63 4 61   T Martin 6 3 6 6
  A Calleri 77 6 77   A Calleri 6 65 67 6 2
  B Black 5 4 3   T Martin 1 77 79 4 6
  T Martin 7 6 6   T Martin 62 6 6 6
  JI Chela 6 6 60 77 3   P Sampras 77 3 4 4
WC   T Suzuki 3 1 77 64   JI Chela 6 6 6
  F Vicente 6 3 3 1   H Levy 2 2 3
  H Levy 4 6 6 6   JI Chela 4 6 6 5 2
  V Voltchkov 6 5 3 2 3   P Sampras 6 4 4 7 6
  B Ulihrach 4 7 6 6   B Ulihrach 65 65 6 5
  K Kučera 65 6 4 63 3   P Sampras 77 77 4 7
3   P Sampras 77 3 6 77

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   T Henman 77 6 6
  H Arazi 65 4 4 8   T Henman 6 77 79
  H-t Lee 6 3 4 6 6   N Lapentti 1 63 67
  N Lapentti 3 6 6 3 8 8   T Henman 6 6 0 6
  W Arthurs 6 7 4 6   W Arthurs 3 2 6 2
Q   Y Schukin 3 5 6 2   W Arthurs 6 3 6 3 6
Q   I Heuberger 6 5 Q   I Heuberger 3 6 3 6 1
  Y El Aynaoui 2 4 r 8   T Henman 2 3 3
  M Kratochvil 6 6 77 12   P Rafter 6 6 6
  R Sluiter 2 2 62   M Kratochvil 6 6 65 6
  M Mirnyi 78 6 6   M Mirnyi 3 4 77 3
WC   T Perry 66 4 3   M Kratochvil 4 1 5
Q   O Fukárek 66 5 3 12   P Rafter 6 6 7
Q   N Davydenko 78 7 6 Q   N Davydenko 4 6 3 64
WC   S Draper 3 2 5 12   P Rafter 6 2 6 77
12   P Rafter 6 6 7

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   D Hrbatý 3 3 6 6 6
Q   J-R Lisnard 6 6 4 1 1 14   D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  F Clavet 6 6 6   F Clavet 3 4 2
  M Hantschk 2 0 2 14   D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  C Rochus 4 3 6 6 9   C Rochus 4 4 2
  J Gimelstob 6 6 4 0 7   C Rochus 6 6 6
  R Fromberg 2 4 3   A Sá 3 2 2
  A Sá 6 6 6 14   D Hrbatý 6 78 6
Q   G Cañas 6 6 6 2   M Safin 2 66 4
  G Bastl 4 4 3 Q   G Cañas 64 3 2
  A Gaudenzi 6 4 4 7 4   M Tabara 77 6 6
  M Tabara 3 6 6 5 6   M Tabara 1 1 4
Q   M Russell 65 77 5 4 2   M Safin 6 6 6
  A Pavel 77 65 7 6   A Pavel 6 3 4 65
  G Blanco 4 6 4 65 2   M Safin 4 6 6 77
2   M Safin 6 1 6 77
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