# 2001 Canada Masters – Singles

Andrei Pavel defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 Canadian Open.
Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Nicolas Escudé.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
* Marat Safin (first round, retired due to a knee injury)
* Andre Agassi (first round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals)
* Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Tim Henman (second round)
* Àlex Corretja (withdrew)
* Patrick Rafter (final)
* Arnaud Clément (quarterfinals)
* Pete Sampras (withdrew)
* Thomas Enqvist (first round)
* Thomas Johansson (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Jan-Michael Gambill (third round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (second round)

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Andy Roddick | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Pavel | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Pavel | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | Andrei Pavel | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tommy Haas | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Tommy Haas | 6 | 6 | | | Tommy Haas | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| 10 | Arnaud Clément | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Arnaud Clément | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Andrei Pavel | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Patrick Rafter | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Patrick Rafter | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fabrice Santoro | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Fabrice Santoro | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Bohdan Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | G Kuerten | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Agénor | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | G Gaudio | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | H-T Lee | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Roddick | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | A Roddick | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | C Moyá | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Moyá | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Roddick | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| LL | J Delgado | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavel | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| | F Clavet | 7 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | A Pavel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Russell | 4 | 3 | | | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Larose | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | L Hewitt | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Hewitt | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | A Agassi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Ljubičić | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | T Haas | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Calatrava | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Haas | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | B Black | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Golmard | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Woodruff | 6$^{12}$ | 1 | | 12 | T Johansson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Johansson | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Haas | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | A Clément | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Clément | 2 | 4 |
| Q | C Mamiit | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Mirnyi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Niemeyer | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | A Clément | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Chang | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Martín | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | A Martín | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nestor | 6$^6$ | 4 | | 17 | D Hrbatý | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | D Hrbatý | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martin | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Martin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | F Vicente | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Martin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Norman | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Levy | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | 9 | P Rafter | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P Rafter | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | P Rafter | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J C Ferrero | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| | S Schalken | 1 | 4 | | 16 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 1 | 6$^2$ | | Q | N Behr | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Behr | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 16 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | J C Ferrero | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | 5 | 6 | | N Lapentti | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 3 | 4 | | 4 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Srichaphan | 3 | 3 | | 7 | T Henman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Llodra | 6 | 5 | 5 | | A Costa | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Costa | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | A Costa | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | F Santoro | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Portas | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | F Santoro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 7 | | | N Kiefer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Enqvist | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | W Ferreira | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | A Vinciguerra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Vinciguerra | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Ulihrach | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lee | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Lareau | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | N Escudé | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | W Black | 6 | 6 | | LL | W Black | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 6 | 5 | | | N Escudé | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Safin | 4 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |