Singles
2001 Tennis Masters Cup
ChampionAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-upFrance Sébastien Grosjean
Score6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Draw8

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With the win, he secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.[1]

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)
  2. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
  3. United States Andre Agassi (round robin)
  4. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
  5. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  6. Australia Patrick Rafter (round robin)
  7. France Sébastien Grosjean (final)
  8. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (round robin)

Alternate

  1. Germany Tommy Haas (Did not play)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
5 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 2  
7 France Sébastien Grosjean 6 6  
7 France Sébastien Grosjean 3 3 4    
2 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6    
2 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6  
4 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 3  

Rosewall group

  Brazil Kuerten Spain Ferrero Russia Kafelnikov Croatia Ivanišević RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6–7(3–7), 2–6 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 0–3 2–6 32–47 4
4 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6(7–3), 6–2 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) 2–1 5–2 40–37 2
5 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) 6–3, 6–4 3–0 6–2 45–31 1
8 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) 3–6, 4–6 1–2 2–5 37–39 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Newcombe group

  Australia Hewitt United States Agassi Australia Rafter France Grosjean RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–4 7–5, 6–2 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 3–0 6–1 40–25 1
3 United States Andre Agassi 3–6, 4–6 6–2, 6–4 3–6, 4–6 1–2 2–4 26–30 3
6 Australia Patrick Rafter 5–7, 2–6 2–6, 4–6 6–7(4–7), 3–6 0–3 0–6 22–38 4
7 France Sébastien Grosjean 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 6–3, 6–4 7–6(7–4), 6–3 2–1 5–2 36–31 2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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