2001 Hamburg Masters – Singles

Singles
2001 Hamburg Masters
Champion Albert Portas
Runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Draw64 (3WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16

Qualifier Albert Portas defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Hamburg European Open.[1][2][3]

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi.[4][5]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  2. Marat Safin (second round)
  3. Andre Agassi (second round)
  4. Pete Sampras (first round)
  5. Magnus Norman (second round)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  7. Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  8. Juan Carlos Ferrero (final)
  9. Tim Henman (first round)
  10. Àlex Corretja (second round)
  11. Arnaud Clément (first round)
  12. Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
  13. Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  14. Jan-Michael Gambill (third round)
  15. Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
  16. Roger Federer (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
8 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  
  Albert Costa 1 2  
8 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 2 6 65 5
Q Albert Portas 4 6 0 77 7
Q Albert Portas 3 7 6
7 Lleyton Hewitt 6 5 2

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Kuerten 3 6 65
  M Mirnyi 6 3 77   M Mirnyi 2 0  
  D Prinosil 4 4     T Johansson 6 6  
  T Johansson 6 6     T Johansson 3 6 6
  M Ríos 6 6   14 J-M Gambill 6 4 4
  C Moyá 4 4     M Ríos 3 4  
WC A Pretzsch 2 5   14 J-M Gambill 6 6  
14 J-M Gambill 6 7     T Johansson 2 2  
10 À Corretja 6 6   8 J C Ferrero 6 6  
  G Rusedski 3 4   10 A Corretja 4 1  
  N Lapentti 6 77     N Lapentti 6 6  
  R Schüttler 4 63     N Lapentti 4 3  
  H Levy 6 6   8 J C Ferrero 6 6  
Q A Dupuis 2 3     H Levy 65 3  
Q S Bruguera 6 1 4 8 J C Ferrero 77 6  
8 J C Ferrero 3 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Agassi 6 6  
  D Sanguinetti 1 4   3 A Agassi 3 7 4
  F Santoro 6 6     F Santoro 6 5 6
  G Pozzi 1 4     F Santoro 6 6  
  N Kiefer 6 6     N Kiefer 3 3  
  A Pavel 4 4     N Kiefer 6 7  
  T Martin 6 77     T Martin 3 5  
13 T Enqvist 2 65     F Santoro 1 2  
11 A Clément 5 2     A Costa 6 6  
  B Ulihrach 7 6     B Ulihrach 6 1 1r
  F Clavet 3 4     A Costa 4 6 2
  A Costa 6 6     A Costa 6 6  
  A Vinciguerra 5 3     N Escudé 3 0  
  C Pioline 7 6     C Pioline 4 6 1
  N Escudé 7 7   N Escudé 6 3 6
6 Y Kafelnikov 5 5

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 M Norman 6 7  
Q M Rosset 3 5   5 M Norman 65 67  
  V Voltchkov 1 3   Q A Portas 77 79  
Q A Portas 6 6   Q A Portas 6 4 6
  Y El Aynaoui 67 61   12 S Grosjean 3 6 2
Q A Calleri 79 77   Q A Calleri 6 5 2
  J Björkman 2 6 0 12 S Grosjean 3 7 6
12 S Grosjean 6 3 6 Q A Portas 6 6  
15 D Hrbatý 3 2   LL A Martín 3 2  
  T Haas 6 6     T Haas 6 68 5
  H Arazi 6 1 6   H Arazi 2 710 7
  S Schalken 3 6 1   H Arazi 2 3  
LL A Martín 6 6   LL A Martín 6 6  
  A Medvedev 3 0   LL A Martín 6 6  
  Á Calatrava 63 6 6   Á Calatrava 3 2  
4 P Sampras 77 3 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 L Hewitt 6 6  
Q A di Pasquale 3 2   7 L Hewitt 3 6 6
  W Ferreira 4 6 3   F Vicente 6 2 4
  F Vicente 6 4 6 7 L Hewitt 6 77  
  A Ilie 4 77 6   A Ilie 2 62  
Q J Balcells 6 65 4   A Ilie 6 6  
WC L Burgsmüller 6 6   WC L Burgsmüller 3 2  
9 T Henman 1 4   7 L Hewitt 6 6  
16 R Federer 3 4     F Squillari 4 2  
  F Squillari 6 6     F Squillari 6 5 6
Q M Gustafsson 4 4     M Chang 2 7 3
  M Chang 6 6     F Squillari 6 6  
  G Gaudio 6 6     G Gaudio 4 3  
  M Puerta 2 3     G Gaudio 6 77  
WC J Knippschild 2 4   2 M Safin 0 60  
2 M Safin 6 6  

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Alberto Martín (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Albert Portas (qualified)
  3. Joan Balcells (qualified)
  4. Wayne Arthurs (first round)
  5. Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualified)
  6. Magnus Gustafsson (qualified)
  7. Marc Rosset (qualified)
  8. Michel Kratochvil (first round)
  9. Xavier Malisse (qualifying competition)
  10. Olivier Rochus (qualifying competition)
  11. Sergi Bruguera (qualified)
  12. Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
  13. Agustín Calleri (qualified)
  14. Mariano Zabaleta (qualifying competition, retired due to an illness)
  15. Félix Mantilla (qualifying competition)
  16. Antony Dupuis (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Alberto Martín (replaces Alexander Popp)

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Alberto Martín 6 6
WC Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 2
1 Alberto Martín 3 69
13 Agustín Calleri 6 711
Alt Paradorn Srichaphan 0 0
13 Agustín Calleri 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Albert Portas 6 6
WC Christian Vinck 1 2
2 Albert Portas 6 3
14 Mariano Zabaleta 3 1r
Andrea Gaudenzi 0 5
14 Mariano Zabaleta 6 7

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Joan Balcells 6 3 6
Jiří Vaněk 3 6 1
3 Joan Balcells 3 6 6
9 Xavier Malisse 6 1 3
Stefan Koubek 3 4
9 Xavier Malisse 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Wayne Arthurs 67 7 5
Alt Germán Puentes 79 5 7
Alt Germán Puentes 64 1
16 Antony Dupuis 77 6
Julien Boutter 6 3 2
16 Antony Dupuis 1 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Arnaud Di Pasquale 62 6 6
Christophe Rochus 77 1 3
5 Arnaud Di Pasquale 6 6
12 Ivan Ljubičić 4 3
Andrei Stoliarov 0 1
12 Ivan Ljubičić 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Magnus Gustafsson 7 6
Daniel Elsner 5 4
6 Magnus Gustafsson 4 77 6
10 Olivier Rochus 6 65 3
WC Andy Fahlke 6 4 1
10 Olivier Rochus 0 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Marc Rosset 6 6
Tommy Robredo 2 2
7 Marc Rosset 6 6
15 Félix Mantilla 3 2
Markus Hipfl 4 0
15 Félix Mantilla 6 6

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Michel Kratochvil 6 5 1
David Sánchez 1 7 6
David Sánchez 3 67
11 Sergi Bruguera 6 79
WC Denis Gremelmayr 2 1
11 Sergi Bruguera 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Portas halts Ferrero's 16-match streak". ESPN. Hamburg. Associated Press. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Portas triumphs in five-set thriller". BBC Sport. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Portas se impone a Ferrero en la final del torneo de Hamburgo" [Portas defeated Ferrero at the Hamburg tournament final]. El País (in Spanish). 19 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "PLUS: TENNIS; Weary Kuerten Falls in German Open". The New York Times. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Kuerten loses at Hamburg tennis". Hamburg. United Press International. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.