2001 Italian Open – Men's singles

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 Italian Open.

Men's singles
2001 Italian Open
Final
ChampionSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-upBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Score3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Magnus Norman was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Vincenzo Santopadre.

Seeds

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  1.   Gustavo Kuerten (final)
  2.   Marat Safin (second round)
  3.   Andre Agassi (first round)
  4.   Pete Sampras (first round)
  5.   Magnus Norman (first round)
  6.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  7.   Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
  8.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
  9.   Tim Henman (second round)
  10.   Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
  11.   Arnaud Clément (first round)
  12.   Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
  13.   Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  14.   Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
  15.   Franco Squillari (third round)
  16.   Dominik Hrbatý (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
1   Gustavo Kuerten 6 6  
    Andreas Vinciguerra 2 4  
1   Gustavo Kuerten 6 1 6 4 2
8   Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 6 2 6 6
    Nicolás Lapentti 3 3  
8   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   G Kuerten 64 7 6
Q   I Ljubičić 77 5 4 1   G Kuerten 6 6  
    F Vicente 4 5       M Chang 1 1  
    M Chang 6 7   1   G Kuerten 6 6  
Q   A Voinea 3 4   15   F Squillari 1 2  
    F Santoro 6 6       F Santoro 4 0  
    M Mirnyi 1 65   15   F Squillari 6 6  
15   F Squillari 6 77   1   G Kuerten 6 6  
10   À Corretja 5 7 6 10   À Corretja 2 3  
    C Moyá 7 5 1 10   À Corretja 64 6 6
    N Escudé 65 4   Q   A Portas 77 2 4
Q   A Portas 77 6   10   À Corretja 77 6  
    T Haas 7 6   7   L Hewitt 62 4  
    A Medvedev 5 3       T Haas 5 3  
    B Ulihrach 1 6 5 7   L Hewitt 7 6  
7   L Hewitt 6 2 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   P Sampras 5 6 4
    H Levy 7 2 6     H Levy 6 78  
    F Clavet 6 6       F Clavet 4 66  
    R Schüttler 1 2       H Levy 6 6  
    N Kiefer 6 6       N Kiefer 2 4  
    C Pioline 3 0       N Kiefer 77 4 6
    G Pozzi 2 1   13   T Enqvist 64 6 3
13   T Enqvist 6 6       H Levy 67 2  
12   S Grosjean 6 6       A Vinciguerra 79 6  
    A Ilie 4 2   12   S Grosjean 7 3 7
Q   S Bruguera 77 77   Q   S Bruguera 5 6 5
WC   F Volandri 62 63   12   S Grosjean 2 3  
    A Vinciguerra 6 6       A Vinciguerra 6 6  
Q   F Meligeni 2 0       A Vinciguerra 3 7 6
WC   V Santopadre 6 6   WC   V Santopadre 6 5 3
5   M Norman 4 3  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   Y Kafelnikov 7 3  
    A Pavel 5 1 r 6   Y Kafelnikov 63 6 5
Q   J Díaz 6 6   Q   J Díaz 77 1 7
    M Puerta 1 2   Q   J Díaz 6 6  
    V Voltchkov 2 3   WC   F Luzzi 3 1  
    H Arazi 6 6       H Arazi 3 64  
WC   F Luzzi 6 1 6 WC   F Luzzi 6 77  
11   A Clément 2 6 3 Q   J Díaz 6 1 2
14   J-M Gambill 5 4       N Lapentti 3 6 6
    G Coria 7 6       G Coria 6 3 5
    N Lapentti 6 6       N Lapentti 3 6 7
    G Gaudio 3 2       N Lapentti 6 2 77
Q   F Mantilla 6 77   Q   F Mantilla 3 6 64
WC   M Navarra 3 65   Q   F Mantilla 3 6 77
    Á Calatrava 6 6       Á Calatrava 6 3 63
3   A Agassi 3 3  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   J C Ferrero 6 7  
    S Schalken 3 5   8   J C Ferrero 6 6  
    D Sanguinetti 6 3 4     M Ríos 1 3  
    M Ríos 4 6 6 8   J C Ferrero 6 6  
    T Martin 3 3   Q   J Boutter 3 2  
Q   J Boutter 6 6   Q   J Boutter 2 6 6
    A Costa 2 6 1 9   T Henman 6 3 4
9   T Henman 6 3 6 8   J C Ferrero 6 6  
16   D Hrbatý 2 4       W Ferreira 0 2  
    W Ferreira 6 6       W Ferreira 6 6  
    G Rusedski 6 6       G Rusedski 4 4  
    D Prinosil 3 2       W Ferreira 77 6  
    R Federer 77 4 77     R Federer 64 2  
    T Johansson 63 6 65     R Federer 4 6 77
    J Björkman 2 6 5 2   M Safin 6 4 65
2   M Safin 6 3 7
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