# 2001 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Hicham Arazi in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Monte Carlo Masters.
Cédric Pioline was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Arazi.

## Seeds

* Marat Safin (first round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
* Magnus Norman (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Àlex Corretja (first round)
* Arnaud Clément (first round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)
* Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Franco Squillari (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Cédric Pioline (third round)
* Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
* Carlos Moyá (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 | Final | |
| 15 | Roger Federer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sébastien Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sébastien Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | 9 | Sébastien Grosjean | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hicham Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Hicham Arazi | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Hicham Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tim Henman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tim Henman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | Hicham Arazi | 3 | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Guillermo Coria | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Alberto Martín | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alberto Martín | 3 | 6 | 3 | | Guillermo Coria | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Sjeng Schalken | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | 2 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Safin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A di Pasquale | 6 | 6 | | | A di Pasquale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Boutter | 6 | 5 | 4 | | Á Calatrava | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Calatrava | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | A di Pasquale | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 15 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | D Sanguinetti | 6$^5$ | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 4 | 3 | | 15 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | R Federer | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | S Grosjean | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 |
| | F Clavet | 4 | 5 | | 9 | S Grosjean | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Balcells | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | Q | M Gustafsson | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | A Pavel | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Gustafsson | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | Q | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | À Corretja | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 2 | 2 | 3 | M Norman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 0$^r$ | | | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 1 | | | | | | | H Arazi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 2 | 4 | | | | | 14 | C Pioline | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 6 | 6 | | A Ilie | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 2 | 1 | 14 | C Pioline | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| 10 | D Hrbatý | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Henman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| | A Costa | 7 | 6 | | A Costa | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kučera | 4 | 4 | | M Ríos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Costa | 6 | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 7 | 6 | | | | | 8 | T Henman | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Levy | 5 | 2 | | G Gaudio | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 0 | 8 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Henman | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bruguera | 2 | 1 | | 7 | J C Ferrero | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 5 | 2$^r$ | | Q | G Blanco | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Blanco | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | G Blanco | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Vinciguerra | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Coria | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | G Coria | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 2 | 2 | | 12 | F Squillari | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Coria | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | W Ferreira | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Martín | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | J Björkman | 7 | 3 | 6 | | J Björkman | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Youzhny | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | M Youzhny | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 5 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | Q | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Martín | 7 | 7$^{11}$ | | Q | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Hipfl | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q | M Hipfl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | A Clément | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Golmard | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | J Golmard | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Voltchkov | 1 | 4 | | | A Portas | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | J Golmard | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K Alami | 2 | 0 | | | S Schalken | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | T Enqvist | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Enqvist | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Kuerten | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Rosset | 4 | 4 | | 16 | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | T Haas | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Haas | 7$^8$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Kuerten | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | I Ljubičić | 6 | 4 | 1 | | F Vicente | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Kuerten | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Nicolás Massú (first round)
* Joan Balcells (qualified)
* Alberto Martín (qualified)
* Agustín Calleri (qualifying competition)
* Karol Kučera (qualified)
* Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
* Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (qualified)
* Galo Blanco (qualified)
* Michel Kratochvil (qualifying competition)
* Jan Siemerink (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
* Antony Dupuis (qualifying competition)
* Sláva Doseděl (first round)
* Andrei Stoliarov (first round)
* Sargis Sargsian (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Markus Hipfl
* Joan Balcells
* Alberto Martín
* Mikhail Youzhny
* Karol Kučera
* Ivan Ljubičić
* Galo Blanco
* Magnus Gustafsson

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | Andrea Gaudenzi | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | Markus Hipfl | 6 | 6 |
| | Markus Hipfl | 7 | 6 | Markus Hipfl | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Jan Siemerink | 5 | 3 | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Joan Balcells | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 2 | | 2 | Joan Balcells | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Cyril Saulnier | 2 | 4 |
| | Cyril Saulnier | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | Cyril Saulnier | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Andrei Stoliarov | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stéphane Huet | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Stéphane Huet | 0 | 3 | | 3 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 7$^{10}$ |
| | | | | | WC | John van Lottum | 3 | 6$^8$ |
| WC | John van Lottum | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | John van Lottum | 3 | 6$^8$ |
| 16 | Sargis Sargsian | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Agustín Calleri | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Agustín Calleri | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 12 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| | Jacobo Díaz | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Karol Kučera | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lars Burgsmüller | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Lars Burgsmüller | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Karol Kučera | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Michel Kratochvil | 2 | 3 |
| | Tomáš Zíb | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 10 | Michel Kratochvil | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Michel Kratochvil | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Juan Albert Viloca | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Juan Albert Viloca | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Antony Dupuis | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | Kristian Pless | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 13 | Antony Dupuis | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 13 | Antony Dupuis | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Mariano Zabaleta | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Adrian Voinea | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Adrian Voinea | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Adrian Voinea | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | Galo Blanco | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Renzo Furlan | 3 | 1 | | 9 | Galo Blanco | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Galo Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Magnus Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Christian Vinck | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Christian Vinck | 4 | 3 | | 8 | Magnus Gustafsson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Sláva Doseděl | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |