2001 Indian Wells Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2001 Indian Wells Open
Champion Andre Agassi
Runner-up Pete Sampras
Score7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1
Draw64 (4WC/8Q)
Seeds16

Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 Indian Wells Masters.

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Patrick Rafter.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Jan-Michael Gambill 4 3
7 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6
7 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 4  
3 Pete Sampras 7 6  
3 Pete Sampras 4 77 6
11 Patrick Rafter 6 64 4
3 Pete Sampras 65 5 1    
4 Andre Agassi 77 7 6    
Nicolás Lapentti 1 2
4 Andre Agassi 6 6
4 Andre Agassi 6 3 6
6 Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 4
6 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6
Nicolas Escudé 1 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Kuerten 6 6  
Q C Mamiit 2 3   1 G Kuerten 6 65 6
  W Ferreira 3 0   WC T Dent 4 77 2
WC T Dent 6 6   1 G Kuerten 65 4  
  F Vicente 6 6     J-M Gambill 77 6  
WC C Woodruff 2 3     F Vicente 3 2  
  J-M Gambill 6 6     J-M Gambill 6 6  
14 D Hrbatý 4 3     J-M Gambill 4 3  
9 T Enqvist 77 2 6 7 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  M Rosset 60 6 4 9 T Enqvist 61 3  
  Á Calatrava 1 77 2 WC G Ivanišević 77 6  
WC G Ivanišević 6 63 6 WC G Ivanišević 7 2 3
  S Koubek 0 2   7 Y Kafelnikov 5 6 6
  F Clavet 6 6     F Clavet 3 66  
  M Ríos 4 5   7 Y Kafelnikov 6 78  
7 Y Kafelnikov 6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 P Sampras 6 6  
  D Prinosil 4 4   3 P Sampras 6 3 6
  F Santoro 6 6     F Santoro 3 6 0
Q A Gaudenzi 0 3   3 P Sampras 6 79  
  M Chang 4 4   16 S Grosjean 1 67  
  C Moyà 6 6     C Moyà 3 6 63
  B Black 0 2   16 S Grosjean 6 4 77
16 S Grosjean 6 6   3 P Sampras 4 77 6
11 P Rafter 6 6   11 P Rafter 6 64 4
  G Rusedski 3 2   11 P Rafter 6 6  
Q A di Pasquale 6 78   Q A di Pasquale 2 2  
  V Voltchkov 1 66   11 P Rafter 4 6 6
  S Schalken 4 77 6 8 À Corretja 6 3 4
Q J I Chela 6 65 3   S Schalken 4 62  
  G Gaudio 6 62 64 8 À Corretja 6 77  
8 À Corretja 3 77 77

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 M Norman 6 1 1
  N Lapentti 4 6 6   N Lapentti 6 6  
  J Björkman 77 6     J Björkman 3 2  
  Y El Aynaoui 65 2     N Lapentti 6 6  
  C Pioline 77 6   10 T Henman 4 4  
  M Mirnyi 62 3     C Pioline 3 3  
  R Schüttler 2 7 64 10 T Henman 6 6  
10 T Henman 6 5 77   N Lapentti 1 2  
15 M Philippoussis 4 77 4 4 A Agassi 6 6  
WC M Fish 6 62 6 WC M Fish 4 1  
  R Federer 6 5 1   N Kiefer 6 6  
  N Kiefer 3 7 6   N Kiefer 4 7 4
Q D Sanguinetti 3 6 5 4 A Agassi 6 5 6
  T Haas 6 1 7   T Haas 65 3  
  H Arazi 3 2   4 A Agassi 77 6  
4 A Agassi 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 L Hewitt 6 5 6
  Á Costa 2 7 1 6 L Hewitt 6 6  
  A Pavel 6 1 4 Q P Srichaphan 3 3  
Q P Srichaphan 2 6 6 6 L Hewitt 6 6  
  F Squillari 5 0     B Ulihrach 2 4  
  B Ulihrach 7 6     B Ulihrach 6 5  
Q N Massú 77 64 78 Q N Massú 2 0 r
12 J C Ferrero 63 77 66 6 L Hewitt 6 6  
13 A Clément 6 6     N Escudé 1 3  
  A Ilie 0 3   13 A Clément 6 6  
Q J Tarango 2 0     G Pozzi 3 4  
  G Pozzi 6 6   13 A Clément 1 2  
  A Vinciguerra 67 5     N Escudé 6 6  
  N Escudé 79 7     N Escudé 6 65 7
  T Johansson 7 7     T Johansson 1 77 5
2 M Safin 5 5  

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