# 2001 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2001. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
In 2001, Martina Hingis finished the year as the fourth-ranked female tennis player, the first time in five years she was not ranked No. 1.

## ITF
### Grand Slam events

| Discipline | 2001 Australian Open | 2001 French Open | 2001 Wimbledon | 2001 US Open |
| Men's singles | Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément | Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja | Goran Ivanišević defeated Patrick Rafter | Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras |
| Women's singles | Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis | Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters | Venus Williams defeated Justine Henin | Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams |

### Davis Cup

* 2001 Davis Cup Champions
* France 9th title
| Australia 2 | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 30 November - 2 December 2001 Grass (outdoors) | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 30 November - 2 December 2001 Grass (outdoors) | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Nicolas Escudé 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6   2 Patrick Rafter Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7 5       3 Lleyton Hewitt / Patrick Rafter Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 6 2 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6     4 Lleyton Hewitt Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Wayne Arthurs Nicolas Escudé 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Fed Cup

* 2001 Fed Cup Champions
* Belgium 1st title
| Russia 1 | Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain 11 November 2001 Clay (indoors) | Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain 11 November 2001 Clay (indoors) | Belgium 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nadia Petrova Justine Henin 0 6 3 6     2 Elena Dementieva Kim Clijsters 0 6 4 6     3 Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova Els Callens / Laurence Courtois 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

### Hopman Cup

* 2001 Hopman Cup Champions
* Switzerland 2nd title
| Switzerland 2 | Hard (indoors) | Hard (indoors) | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Martina Hingis Monica Seles 7 5 6 4     2 Roger Federer Jan-Michael Gambill 6 4 6 3     3 Martina Hingis / Roger Federer Monica Seles / Jan-Michael Gambill 6 2 4 6 6 7 ||||

## ATP Tour
### Tennis Masters Cup

| Tournament | Singles Winner | Runner-up | Score | Doubles Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Sydney | Lleyton Hewitt | Sébastien Grosjean | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |

### Tennis Masters Series

| Tournament | Singles Winner | Runner-up | Score | Doubles Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Indian Wells | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5, 6–1 | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Miami | Andre Agassi | Jan-Michael Gambill | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1, 6–0 | Jiří Novák David Rikl | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Monte Carlo | Gustavo Kuerten | Hicham Arazi | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Rome | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Gustavo Kuerten | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Hamburg | Albert Portas | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Montreal | Andrei Pavel | Patrick Rafter | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, 6–3 | Jiří Novák David Rikl | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Cincinnati | Gustavo Kuerten | Patrick Rafter | 6–1, 6–3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Martin Damm David Prinosil | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Stuttgart | Tommy Haas | Max Mirnyi | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Paris | Sébastien Grosjean | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |

## WTA Tour
### WTA Tour Championships

* Singles: Serena Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, walkover

## International Tennis Hall of Fame

* Class of 2001:
** Ivan Lendl, player
** Mervyn Rose, player