# 2001 Milan Indoor – Singles

Marc Rosset was the defending champion at the Milan Indoor tennis tournament but was forced to retire in his second round match against Greg Rusedski.
Roger Federer won in the final 6–4, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–4 against Julien Boutter. It was Federer's first title of the year and the first of his career.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Marat Safin (quarterfinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
* Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
* Andrei Pavel (first round)
* Sjeng Schalken (first round)
* Roger Federer (champion)
* Marc Rosset (second round, retired due to a lower back injury)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Safin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 4 | 5 | | 1 | M Safin | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Gaudenzi | 5 | 2 | | Q | X Malisse | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | X Malisse | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Safin | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 7 | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6$^{12}$ | 4 | 8 | M Rosset | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Rosset | 4 | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Hrbaty | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | J Boutter | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 7 | 6 | | F Santoro | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Boutter | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Boutter | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | J Boutter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Levy | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | S Bruguera | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Schalken | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Julien Boutter | 4 | 7$^9$ | 4 |
| 7 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 |
| | R Schüttler | 3 | 4 | | 7 | R Federer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Saulnier | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Q | C Saulnier | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 7 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | WC | G Ivanišević | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 5 | 7$^9$ | 5 | | B Ulihrach | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Ivanišević | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | G Ivanišević | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/4 | N Kiefer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Federer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | A Pavel | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 7$^8$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | A Medvedev | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 4 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | V Voltchkov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Voltchkov | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | V Voltchkov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Heuberger | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | I Heuberger | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Magnus Gustafsson (qualifying competition)
* Michel Kratochvil (first round)
* George Bastl (qualifying competition)
* Tommy Robredo (qualifying competition)
* Jeff Tarango (qualified)
* Cyril Saulnier (qualified)
* Xavier Malisse (qualified)
* Nicolas Thomann (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Cyril Saulnier
* Ivo Heuberger
* Jeff Tarango
* Xavier Malisse

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Magnus Gustafsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Attila Sávolt | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Attila Sávolt | 2 | 5 | | 1 | Magnus Gustafsson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stefano Galvani | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Stefano Galvani | 6 | 6 | | | Stefano Galvani | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Björn Phau | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Björn Phau | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Magnus Gustafsson | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Cyril Saulnier | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Óscar Burrieza | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Cyril Saulnier | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Renzo Furlan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renzo Furlan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Renzo Furlan | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Cyril Saulnier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Francesco Aldi | 1 | 5 | | 6 | Cyril Saulnier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cyril Saulnier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Michel Kratochvil | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Marzio Martelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Marzio Martelli | 6 | 6 | | Marzio Martelli | 5 | 6 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | Jean-René Lisnard | 7 | 1 | 6 | | |
| | Lionel Roux | 3 | 2 | | Jean-René Lisnard | 7 | 1 | 6 | | |
| | Jean-René Lisnard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-René Lisnard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Jean-René Lisnard | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Ivo Heuberger | 4 |
| WC | Daniele Bracciali | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | Ivo Heuberger | 4 |
| | Ivo Heuberger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Heuberger | 6 | 6 | | Ivo Heuberger | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Nicolas Thomann | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | Federico Luzzi | 4 | 4 | 8 | Nicolas Thomann | 4 | 1 | | | |
| 8 | Nicolas Thomann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | George Bastl | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefano Tarallo | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefano Tarallo | | | | 3 | George Bastl | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Uros Vico | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Uros Vico | w/o | | | WC | Uros Vico | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Filippo Volandri | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Filippo Volandri | | | | | | | | 3 | George Bastl | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jeff Tarango | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Mosé Navarra | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jeff Tarango | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Johan Van Herck | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johan Van Herck | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | | Mosé Navarra | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Jeff Tarango | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Stefano Pescosolido | 5 | 4 | | 5 | Jeff Tarango | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Jeff Tarango | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tommy Robredo | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Filip Dewulf | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Filip Dewulf | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Tommy Robredo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Andrei Cherkasov | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Răzvan Sabău | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | Andrei Cherkasov | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Andrei Cherkasov | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Cherkasov | 7 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | Tommy Robredo | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 |
| | Michael Hill | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 |
| | Noam Okun | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Noam Okun | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Noam Okun | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Igor Kunitsyn | 5 | 2 | | 7 | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Xavier Malisse | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |