2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion |  Lleyton Hewitt |
| Runner-up |  Sébastien Grosjean |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With his round-robin victory against Pat Rafter, Hewitt secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.[1] Gustavo Kuerten and Andre Agassi were in contention for the number 1 ranking before the tournament.
Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.
Seeds
[edit]A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)- Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
Andre Agassi (round robin)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)- Patrick Rafter (round robin)
- Sébastien Grosjean (final)
Goran Ivanišević (round robin)
Alternate
[edit]
Tommy Haas (Did not play)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Rosewall group
[edit]| Kuerten
|
Ferrero
|
Kafelnikov
|
Ivanišević
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten
|
6–7(3–7), 2–6 | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 32–47 | 4 | |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero
|
7–6(7–3), 6–2 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 2–1 | 5–2 | 40–37 | 2 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | 6–3, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 45–31 | 1 | |
| 8 | Goran Ivanišević
|
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 37–39 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Newcombe group
[edit]| Hewitt
|
Agassi
|
Rafter
|
Grosjean
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
|
6–3, 6–4 | 7–5, 6–2 | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 40–25 | 1 | |
| 3 | Andre Agassi
|
3–6, 4–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–30 | 3 | |
| 6 | Patrick Rafter
|
5–7, 2–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
|
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 36–31 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nitto ATP Finals 50th Anniversary: Hewitt Soars In Sydney And Shanghai | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-02-25.