2001 Paris Masters – Singles

Singles
2001 Paris Masters
Champion Sébastien Grosjean
Runner-up Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Draw48 (6 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds16

Sébastien Grosjean defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Paris Masters.[1][2][3]

Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Andreas Vinciguerra.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
  2. Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
  3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
  5. Marat Safin (third round)
  6. Sébastien Grosjean (champion)
  7. Tommy Haas (semifinals)
  8. Tim Henman (second round)
  9. Àlex Corretja (second round)
  10. Roger Federer (second round)
  11. Arnaud Clément (second round)
  12. Goran Ivanišević (second round)
  13. Andy Roddick (second round)
  14. Guillermo Cañas (second round)
  15. Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)
  16. Fabrice Santoro (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
  Sjeng Schalken 6 65 66
  Andreas Vinciguerra 2 77 78
Andreas Vinciguerra 1 66
4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 78
4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6
Jiří Novák 3 3
4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 63 1 77 4
6 Sébastien Grosjean 77 6 65 6
6 Sébastien Grosjean 6 6
Hicham Arazi 2 2
6 Sébastien Grosjean 7 6
7 Tommy Haas 5 4
7 Tommy Haas 4 6 6
15 Thomas Johansson 6 1 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Kuerten 6 6  
  B Ulihrach 6 6     B Ulihrach 2 4  
Q F Clavet 4 4   1 G Kuerten 6 4 4
Q F Luzzi 4 2     S Schalken 4 6 6
  S Schalken 6 6     S Schalken 4 6 7
13 A Roddick 6 3 5
  S Schalken 6 65 66
  A Vinciguerra 2 77 78
12 G Ivanišević 4 6 66
  A Vinciguerra 3 6 6   A Vinciguerra 6 3 78
  T Robredo 6 1 2   A Vinciguerra 6 6  
WC C Pioline 4 79 3 5 M Safin 4 4  
Q K Kučera 6 67 6 Q K Kučera 62 7 4
5 M Safin 77 5 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Y Kafelnikov 77 6  
Q N Mahut 3 4     M Philippoussis 62 4  
  M Philippoussis 6 6   4 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  A Costa 77 6     A Costa 3 4  
WC M Llodra 63 1     A Costa 77 6  
14 G Cañas 64 4  
4 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  J Novák 3 3  
10 R Federer 4 77 62
  J Novák 6 6     J Novák 6 64 77
  A Martín 3 4     J Novák 6 77  
  A Pavel 4 1r   WC J Boutter 3 63  
WC J Boutter 6 3   WC J Boutter 6 6  
8 T Henman 4 3  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 S Grosjean 6 6  
  D Hrbatý 6 77     D Hrbatý 1 4  
  M Mirnyi 2 64   6 S Grosjean 6 3 6
Q C Rochus 6 6   Q C Rochus 0 6 0
  W Ferreira 3 3   Q C Rochus 5 77 6
9 À Corretja 7 63 4
6 S Grosjean 6 6  
  H Arazi 2 2  
16 F Santoro 4 4  
  H Arazi 77 1 6   H Arazi 6 6  
  N Kiefer 64 6 3   H Arazi 6 4 6
  A Portas 6 6   3 J C Ferrero 2 6 3
  F Squillari 2 3     A Portas 3 4  
3 J C Ferrero 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 T Haas 6 6  
  C Moyá 5 1     I Ljubičić 3 4  
  I Ljubičić 7 6   7 T Haas 7 6  
  G Rusedski 63 4     X Malisse 5 1  
  X Malisse 77 6     X Malisse 6 3 77
11 A Clément 4 6 65
7 T Haas 4 6 6
15 T Johansson 6 1 3
15 T Johansson 6 79  
  T Enqvist 6 6     T Enqvist 3 67  
  N Escudé 2 3   15 T Johansson 6 6  
  N Lapentti 65 77 7   N Lapentti 3 3  
Q A Dupuis 77 65 5   N Lapentti 4 6 6
2 L Hewitt 6 4 4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Félix Mantilla (first round)
  2. Francisco Clavet (qualified)
  3. Fernando Vicente (first round)
  4. Andrea Gaudenzi (first round)
  5. Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
  6. Lars Burgsmüller (qualifying competition)
  7. Antony Dupuis (qualified)
  8. Markus Hipfl (first round, retired)
  9. Davide Sanguinetti (first round)
  10. Nicolás Massú (first round)
  11. Ramón Delgado (qualifying competition)
  12. Christophe Rochus (qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Félix Mantilla 6 4 1
Michael Russell 4 6 6
Michael Russell 65 77 3
Federico Luzzi 77 65 6
Federico Luzzi 6 3 6
9 Davide Sanguinetti 3 6 3

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Francisco Clavet 6 6
WC Paul-Henri Mathieu 0 4
2 Francisco Clavet 6 3 6
11 Ramón Delgado 2 6 1
Marc Rosset 3 4
11 Ramón Delgado 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Fernando Vicente 1 3
WC Julien Benneteau 6 6
WC Julien Benneteau 4 5
7 Antony Dupuis 6 7
Magnus Larsson 4 4
7 Antony Dupuis 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Andrea Gaudenzi 63 611
WC Nicolas Mahut 77 713
WC Nicolas Mahut 7 6
WC Sébastien de Chaunac 5 3
WC Sébastien de Chaunac 6
8 Markus Hipfl 1 r

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Mikhail Youzhny 65 7 2
Attila Sávolt 77 5 6
Attila Sávolt 6 3 4
12 Christophe Rochus 1 6 6
Adrian Voinea 7 0r
12 Christophe Rochus 5 2

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Lars Burgsmüller 6 6
Ivo Karlović 4 4
6 Lars Burgsmüller 3 1
Karol Kučera 6 6
Karol Kučera 6 6
10 Nicolás Massú 4 4

References

  1. ^ "Kafelnikov falls short; Grosjean in Masters Cup". ESPN. Paris. Associated Press. 4 November 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ^ "TENNIS; Kafelnikov upset by Grosjean in Final". The New York Times. 5 November 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. ^ "El francés Grosjean atrapa la última plaza" [French Grosjean gets the last ticket]. Diario AS (in Spanish). EFE. 4 November 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2025.