# 2001 Gelsor Open Romania – Singles

Juan Balcells was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Albert Montañés.
Younes El Aynaoui won in the final 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ against Montañés.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Andrei Pavel (second round)
* Albert Portas (second round)
* Alberto Martín (first round)
* Andreas Vinciguerra (first round)
* Galo Blanco (first round)
* Jérôme Golmard (semifinals)
* Younes El Aynaoui (champion)
* Juan Balcells (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 0 | 3 | | 1 | A Pavel | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | T Behrend | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Behrend | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | T Behrend | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hipfl | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | F Mantilla | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Pescariu | 0 | 2 | | 7 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y El Aynaoui | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | A Martín | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Vicente | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 7 | 6 | | Q | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sávolt | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Voinea | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Vicente | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Armando | 2 | 0 | | | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M López | 6 | 6 | | LL | M López | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Blanco | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Younes El Aynaoui | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Albert Montañés | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ |
| | A Ilie | 2 | 2 | | 6 | J Golmard | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Labadze | 3 | 4 | | | J Díaz | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Díaz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Golmard | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Trifu | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | C Rochus | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Moldovan | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | WC | G Trifu | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | C Rochus | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Vinciguerra | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Golmard | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | J Balcells | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | M-K Goellner | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | J Balcells | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 4 | Q | J I Chela | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J I Chela | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Balcells | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 1 | 1 | | | A Montañés | 6 | 4 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Peppas | 0 | 2 | | 2 | A Portas | 4 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Portas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |