# 2001 Indian Wells Open – Men's singles

Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 Indian Wells Masters.
Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Patrick Rafter.

## Seeds

* Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
* Marat Safin (first round)
* Pete Sampras (final)
* Andre Agassi (champion)
* Magnus Norman (first round)
* Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Àlex Corretja (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Tim Henman (third round)
* Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
* Arnaud Clément (third round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Sébastien Grosjean (third 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| | Jan-Michael Gambill | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Pete Sampras | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Pete Sampras | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 3 | Pete Sampras | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Pete Sampras | 6$^5$ | 5 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andre Agassi | 7$^7$ | 7 | 6 | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andre Agassi | 7$^7$ | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Lleyton Hewitt | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Lleyton Hewitt | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Escudé | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Mamiit | 2 | 3 | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 3 | 0 | | WC | T Dent | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Woodruff | 2 | 3 | | | F Vicente | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | T Enqvist | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
| | M Rosset | 6$^0$ | 6 | 4 | 9 | T Enqvist | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Calatrava | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | WC | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | G Ivanišević | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ríos | 4 | 5 | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 4 | 4 | | 3 | P Sampras | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | F Santoro | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gaudenzi | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | P Sampras | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | S Grosjean | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | C Moyà | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyà | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 0 | 2 | | 16 | S Grosjean | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Sampras | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 11 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | P Rafter | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | G Rusedski | 3 | 2 | | 11 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A di Pasquale | 6 | 7$^8$ | | Q | A di Pasquale | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Voltchkov | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 11 | P Rafter | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | À Corretja | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | J I Chela | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | S Schalken | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | 8 | À Corretja | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | À Corretja | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | M Norman | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 6 | | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Björkman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | C Pioline | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 2 | 7 | 6$^4$ | 10 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Henman | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Fish | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | WC | M Fish | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Federer | 6 | 5 | 1 | | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | N Kiefer | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | D Sanguinetti | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 1 | 7 | | T Haas | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 3 | 2 | | 4 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Agassi | 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 |
| 6 | L Hewitt | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Costa | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 1 | 4 | Q | P Srichaphan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Srichaphan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 7 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Massú | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^8$ | Q | N Massú | 2 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J C Ferrero | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Escudé | 1 | 3 |
| | A Ilie | 0 | 3 | | 13 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 2 | 0 | | | G Pozzi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | A Clément | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Vinciguerra | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | N Escudé | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 7 | 7 | | | T Johansson | 1 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Safin | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |