# 2001 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Pete Sampras.
Andre Agassi won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Sampras.

## Seeds

* Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
* Marat Safin (second round)
* Andre Agassi (champion)
* Pete Sampras (final)
* Jan-Michael Gambill (quarterfinals)
* Carlos Moyá (first round)
* Magnus Norman (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Haas (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Andre Agassi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Andre Agassi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | 3 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Pete Sampras | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Pete Sampras | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 4 | Pete Sampras | 4 | 2 |
| | Xavier Malisse | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | G Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 1 | G Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Ginepri | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | R Ginepri | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Dupuis | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | 8 | T Haas | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Bryan | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | B Bryan | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-T Lee | 4 | 4 | | 8 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | A Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Blake | 0 | 6$^3$ | | 3 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G Rusedski | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Srichaphan | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | A Kim | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | J-M Gambill | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Goldstein | 6 | 6 | | | P Goldstein | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Joyce | 1 | 3 | | 5 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 7 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mamiit | 4 | 2 | 7 | M Norman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 4 | 3 | | C Saulnier | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Saulnier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Norman | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | P Sampras | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | N Behr | 2 | 5 | | M Chang | 6$^6$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 5 | 2 | 4 | P Sampras | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Sampras | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 6 | C Moyá | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | X Malisse | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| WC | T Dent | 6 | 6 | WC | T Dent | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 6$^3$ | | M Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | WC | T Dent | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | X Malisse | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6 | 7 | | X Malisse | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Roddick | 3 | 4 | 2 | M Safin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |