2001 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Hicham Arazi in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Monte Carlo Masters.

Singles
2001 Monte Carlo Masters
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-upMorocco Hicham Arazi
Score6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw64 (8Q / 4WC)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Cédric Pioline was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Arazi.

Seeds

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  1.   Marat Safin (first round)
  2.   Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
  3.   Magnus Norman (second round)
  4.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  5.   Àlex Corretja (first round)
  6.   Arnaud Clément (first round)
  7.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
  8.   Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
  9.   Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)
  10.   Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
  11.   Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  12.   Franco Squillari (second round)
  13.   Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  14.   Cédric Pioline (third round)
  15.   Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
  16.   Carlos Moyá (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
15   Roger Federer 4 3
9   Sébastien Grosjean 6 6
9   Sébastien Grosjean 4 4  
    Hicham Arazi 6 6  
  Hicham Arazi 77 2 77
8   Tim Henman 63 6 62
    Hicham Arazi 3 2 4    
2   Gustavo Kuerten 6 6 6    
  Guillermo Coria 6 4 6
Q   Alberto Martín 3 6 3
    Guillermo Coria 4 2  
2   Gustavo Kuerten 6 6  
  Sjeng Schalken 77 2 4
2   Gustavo Kuerten 61 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Safin 3 1  
    A di Pasquale 6 6       A di Pasquale 6 6  
    J Boutter 6 5 4     Á Calatrava 4 4  
    Á Calatrava 2 7 6     A di Pasquale 1 2  
    D Sanguinetti 77 62 6 15   R Federer 6 6  
    A Medvedev 62 77 4     D Sanguinetti 65 60  
    M Chang 4 3   15   R Federer 77 77  
15   R Federer 6 6   15   R Federer 4 3  
9   S Grosjean 6 7   9   S Grosjean 6 6  
    F Clavet 4 5   9   S Grosjean 7 6  
    B Ulihrach 6 6       B Ulihrach 5 3  
Q   J Balcells 4 2   9   S Grosjean 6 6  
    G Rusedski 65 5   Q   M Gustafsson 4 3  
    A Pavel 77 7       A Pavel 2 77 3
Q   M Gustafsson 65 6 6 Q   M Gustafsson 6 64 6
5   À Corretja 77 2 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   M Norman 6 6  
    N Escudé 2 2   3   M Norman 2 4  
    M Puerta 0r       H Arazi 6 6  
    H Arazi 1         H Arazi 77 6  
    T Johansson 2 4   14   C Pioline 64 1  
    A Ilie 6 6       A Ilie 62 2  
    D Prinosil 2 1   14   C Pioline 77 6  
14   C Pioline 6 6       H Arazi 77 2 77
10   D Hrbatý 5 4   8   T Henman 63 6 62
    A Costa 7 6       A Costa w/o    
Q   K Kučera 4 4       M Ríos      
    M Ríos 6 6       A Costa 6 66 1
    G Gaudio 7 6   8   T Henman 2 78 6
    H Levy 5 2       G Gaudio 4 2  
    F Santoro 3 0   8   T Henman 6 6  
8   T Henman 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J C Ferrero 6 6  
WC   S Bruguera 2 1   7   J C Ferrero 2 63  
    N Lapentti 5 2r Q   G Blanco 6 77  
Q   G Blanco 7 3   Q   G Blanco 5 1  
    A Vinciguerra 1 4       G Coria 7 6  
    G Coria 6 6       G Coria 4 6 6
    G Pozzi 2 2   12   F Squillari 6 1 2
12   F Squillari 6 6       G Coria 6 4 6
13   W Ferreira 5 6 2 Q   A Martín 3 6 3
    J Björkman 7 3 6     J Björkman 4 6 0
Q   M Youzhny 6 6   Q   M Youzhny 6 0 6
    N Kiefer 3 0   Q   M Youzhny 3 4  
    J Novák 5 69   Q   A Martín 6 6  
Q   A Martín 7 711   Q   A Martín 6 6  
Q   M Hipfl 5 6 7 Q   M Hipfl 4 2  
4   Y Kafelnikov 7 2 5

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   A Clément 77 1 64
WC   J Golmard 64 6 77 WC   J Golmard 6 77  
    V Voltchkov 1 4       A Portas 4 62  
    A Portas 6 6   WC   J Golmard 6 0 1
    S Schalken 6 6       S Schalken 3 6 6
WC   K Alami 2 0       S Schalken 2 6 6
    R Schüttler 2 6 3 11   T Enqvist 6 4 2
11   T Enqvist 6 4 6     S Schalken 77 2 4
16   C Moyá 6 6   2   G Kuerten 61 6 6
WC   M Rosset 4 4   16   C Moyá 6 3 3
    T Haas 6 6       T Haas 1 6 6
    M Mirnyi 0 1       T Haas 78 2 3
    F Vicente 0 6 6 2   G Kuerten 66 6 6
Q   I Ljubičić 6 4 1     F Vicente 2 2  
    Y El Aynaoui 4 6 4 2   G Kuerten 6 6  
2   G Kuerten 6 4 6

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1.   Nicolás Massú (first round)
  2.   Joan Balcells (qualified)
  3.   Alberto Martín (qualified)
  4.   Agustín Calleri (qualifying competition)
  5.   Karol Kučera (qualified)
  6.   Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
  7.   Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
  8.   Magnus Gustafsson (qualified)
  9.   Galo Blanco (qualified)
  10.   Michel Kratochvil (qualifying competition)
  11.   Jan Siemerink (first round)
  12.   Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
  13.   Antony Dupuis (qualifying competition)
  14.   Sláva Doseděl (first round)
  15.   Andrei Stoliarov (first round)
  16.   Sargis Sargsian (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Nicolás Massú 3 1
  Andrea Gaudenzi 6 6
  Andrea Gaudenzi 3 1
  Markus Hipfl 6 6
  Markus Hipfl 7 6
11   Jan Siemerink 5 3

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Joan Balcells 7 6
  Nikolay Davydenko 5 2
2   Joan Balcells 6 6
  Cyril Saulnier 2 4
  Cyril Saulnier 61 6 6
15   Andrei Stoliarov 77 4 1

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Alberto Martín 6 6
  Stéphane Huet 0 3
3   Alberto Martín 6 710
WC   John van Lottum 3 68
WC   John van Lottum 6 1 6
16   Sargis Sargsian 2 6 3

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Agustín Calleri 3 6 6
  Michaël Llodra 6 1 4
4   Agustín Calleri 4 6 65
12   Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 77
  Jacobo Díaz 4 6 4
12   Mikhail Youzhny 6 2 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Karol Kučera 4 6 6
  Lars Burgsmüller 6 2 3
5   Karol Kučera 6 6
10   Michel Kratochvil 2 3
  Tomáš Zíb 3 77 3
10   Michel Kratochvil 6 61 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Ivan Ljubičić 6 6
WC   Juan Albert Viloca 2 3
6   Ivan Ljubičić 78 6
13   Antony Dupuis 66 4
  Kristian Pless 5 77 3
13   Antony Dupuis 7 64 6

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Mariano Zabaleta 6 64 2
  Adrian Voinea 4 77 6
  Adrian Voinea 3 3
9   Galo Blanco 6 6
WC   Renzo Furlan 3 1
9   Galo Blanco 6 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Magnus Gustafsson 6 6
  Christian Vinck 4 3
8   Magnus Gustafsson 6 6
WC   Paul-Henri Mathieu 1 4
WC   Paul-Henri Mathieu 3 6 6
14   Sláva Doseděl 6 3 1
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