The 2001 Qatar Open, known as the 2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 1 January through 7 January 2001. Unseeded Marcelo Ríos won the singles title.

2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Date1–7 January 2001
Edition9th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$975,000
SurfaceHard court / outdoor
LocationDoha, Qatar
VenueKhalifa International Tennis Complex
Champions
Singles
Chile Marcelo Ríos[1]
Doubles
The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor[2]
← 2000 · ATP Qatar Open · 2002 →

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Marcelo Ríos defeated   Bohdan Ulihrach 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

  • It was Ríos's 1st title of the year and the 18th of his career.

Doubles edit

  Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor defeated   Juan Balcells /   Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Knowles's 1st title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 17th of his career.

References edit

  1. ^ "2001 Doha – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2001 Doha – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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