2001 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2001 Italian Open
Champion Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up Gustavo Kuerten
Score3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw64 (4WC/8Q)
Seeds16

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 Italian Open.[1][2][3]

Magnus Norman was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Vincenzo Santopadre.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Gustavo Kuerten 6 6  
  Andreas Vinciguerra 2 4  
1 Gustavo Kuerten 6 1 6 4 2
8 Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 6 2 6 6
  Nicolás Lapentti 3 3  
8 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Kuerten 64 7 6
Q I Ljubičić 77 5 4 1 G Kuerten 6 6  
  F Vicente 4 5     M Chang 1 1  
  M Chang 6 7   1 G Kuerten 6 6  
Q A Voinea 3 4   15 F Squillari 1 2  
  F Santoro 6 6     F Santoro 4 0  
  M Mirnyi 1 65   15 F Squillari 6 6  
15 F Squillari 6 77   1 G Kuerten 6 6  
10 À Corretja 5 7 6 10 À Corretja 2 3  
  C Moyá 7 5 1 10 À Corretja 64 6 6
  N Escudé 65 4   Q A Portas 77 2 4
Q A Portas 77 6   10 À Corretja 77 6  
  T Haas 7 6   7 L Hewitt 62 4  
  A Medvedev 5 3     T Haas 5 3  
  B Ulihrach 1 6 5 7 L Hewitt 7 6  
7 L Hewitt 6 2 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 P Sampras 5 6 4
  H Levy 7 2 6   H Levy 6 78  
  F Clavet 6 6     F Clavet 4 66  
  R Schüttler 1 2     H Levy 6 6  
  N Kiefer 6 6     N Kiefer 2 4  
  C Pioline 3 0     N Kiefer 77 4 6
  G Pozzi 2 1   13 T Enqvist 64 6 3
13 T Enqvist 6 6     H Levy 67 2  
12 S Grosjean 6 6     A Vinciguerra 79 6  
  A Ilie 4 2   12 S Grosjean 7 3 7
Q S Bruguera 77 77   Q S Bruguera 5 6 5
WC F Volandri 62 63   12 S Grosjean 2 3  
  A Vinciguerra 6 6     A Vinciguerra 6 6  
Q F Meligeni 2 0     A Vinciguerra 3 7 6
WC V Santopadre 6 6   WC V Santopadre 6 5 3
5 M Norman 4 3  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Y Kafelnikov 7 3  
  A Pavel 5 1 r 6 Y Kafelnikov 63 6 5
Q J Díaz 6 6   Q J Díaz 77 1 7
  M Puerta 1 2   Q J Díaz 6 6  
  V Voltchkov 2 3   WC F Luzzi 3 1  
  H Arazi 6 6     H Arazi 3 64  
WC F Luzzi 6 1 6 WC F Luzzi 6 77  
11 A Clément 2 6 3 Q J Díaz 6 1 2
14 J-M Gambill 5 4     N Lapentti 3 6 6
  G Coria 7 6     G Coria 6 3 5
  N Lapentti 6 6     N Lapentti 3 6 7
  G Gaudio 3 2     N Lapentti 6 2 77
Q F Mantilla 6 77   Q F Mantilla 3 6 64
WC M Navarra 3 65   Q F Mantilla 3 6 77
  Á Calatrava 6 6     Á Calatrava 6 3 63
3 A Agassi 3 3  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 J C Ferrero 6 7  
  S Schalken 3 5   8 J C Ferrero 6 6  
  D Sanguinetti 6 3 4   M Ríos 1 3  
  M Ríos 4 6 6 8 J C Ferrero 6 6  
  T Martin 3 3   Q J Boutter 3 2  
Q J Boutter 6 6   Q J Boutter 2 6 6
  A Costa 2 6 1 9 T Henman 6 3 4
9 T Henman 6 3 6 8 J C Ferrero 6 6  
16 D Hrbatý 2 4     W Ferreira 0 2  
  W Ferreira 6 6     W Ferreira 6 6  
  G Rusedski 6 6     G Rusedski 4 4  
  D Prinosil 3 2     W Ferreira 77 6  
  R Federer 77 4 77   R Federer 64 2  
  T Johansson 63 6 65   R Federer 4 6 77
  J Björkman 2 6 5 2 M Safin 6 4 65
2 M Safin 6 3 7

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Albert Portas (qualified)
  2. Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualifying competition)
  3. Wayne Arthurs (qualifying competition)
  4. Galo Blanco (first round)
  5. Sergi Bruguera (qualified)
  6. Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
  7. Mikhail Youzhny (qualifying competition)
  8. Mariano Zabaleta (qualifying competition)
  9. Agustín Calleri (qualifying competition)
  10. Félix Mantilla (qualified)
  11. Julien Boutter (qualified)
  12. Tommy Robredo (first round)
  13. Markus Hipfl (first round)
  14. Andrei Stoliarov (first round)
  15. Fernando Meligeni (qualified)
  16. Lars Burgsmüller (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Albert Portas 6 6
WC Daniele Bracciali 2 4
1 Albert Portas 6 7
Andrea Gaudenzi 2 5
Andrea Gaudenzi 6 6
14 Andrei Stoliarov 0 3

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Arnaud Di Pasquale 6 6
WC Goran Ivanišević 4 3
2 Arnaud Di Pasquale 1 65
Adrian Voinea 6 77
Adrian Voinea 6 3 77
12 Tommy Robredo 4 6 62

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Wayne Arthurs 4 6 77
Karim Alami 6 2 65
3 Wayne Arthurs 69 6 1
15 Fernando Meligeni 711 4 6
WC Stefano Galvani 1 0
15 Fernando Meligeni 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Galo Blanco 4 1
Jacobo Díaz 6 6
Jacobo Díaz 63 7 6
Germán Puentes 77 5 4
Germán Puentes 6 6
13 Markus Hipfl 4 4

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Sergi Bruguera 2 6 6
Markus Hantschk 6 2 1
5 Sergi Bruguera 6 6
16 Lars Burgsmüller 1 2
Jeff Tarango 2 3
16 Lars Burgsmüller 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Ivan Ljubičić 77 6
Daniel Elsner 60 4
6 Ivan Ljubičić 6 6
9 Agustín Calleri 3 4
Christian Vinck 63 2
9 Agustín Calleri 77 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Mikhail Youzhny 6 6
Bob Bryan 2 4
7 Mikhail Youzhny 1 1
11 Julien Boutter 6 6
Sargis Sargsian 3 6 1
11 Julien Boutter 6 1 6

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Mariano Zabaleta 77 7
WC Marco Meneschincheri 63 5
8 Mariano Zabaleta 2 6 3
10 Félix Mantilla 6 1 6
Nikolay Davydenko 0 2
10 Félix Mantilla 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Ferrero comes back twice to beat Kuerten". ESPN. Rome. Associated Press. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Juan Carlos Ferrero obtiene su cuarto título al vencer en el Abierto de Roma" [Juan Carlos Ferrero obtains his fourth title after winning the Rome Open]. Libertad Digital (in Spanish). EFE. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Ferrero Wins First Masters 1000 In 2001 Rome Classic Moment" (video). YouTube. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2025.