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Men's singles
Men's singles
2001 French Open
Final
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Àlex Corretja
Score	6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open.^[1] It was his third French Open title and his third and last major title overall. Kuerten saved a match point en route to the title, against Michael Russell in the fourth round.

This tournament marked the first time that future world No. 1 and 20-time major champion Roger Federer reached a major quarterfinal. He would go on to win the title eight years later.

This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds.

Seeds

01.

Gustavo Kuerten (champion)

02.

Marat Safin (third round)

03.

Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)

04.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)

05.

Pete Sampras (second round)

06.

Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)

07.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)

08.

Pat Rafter (first round)

09.

Magnus Norman (first round)

10.

Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)

11.

Tim Henman (third round)

12.

Arnaud Clément (first round)

13.

Àlex Corretja (final)

14.

Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)

15.

Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)

16.

Franco Squillari (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

^[2]

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	7⁷	6

7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	1	6	6³	4
						1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6	6

						4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	4	4	3
4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6	6

6	Lleyton Hewitt	4	2	1
											1	Gustavo Kuerten	6³	7	6	6

											13	Àlex Corretja	7⁷	5	2	0
10	Sébastien Grosjean	1	6	6	6

3	Andre Agassi	6	1	1	3
						10	Sébastien Grosjean	6²	4	4

						13	Àlex Corretja	7⁷	6	6
	Roger Federer	5	4	5

13	Àlex Corretja	7	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

1	G Kuerten	6	7	6
	G Coria	1	5	4			1	G Kuerten	6	6	6
Q	J van Lottum	3	0	4				A Calleri	4	4	4
	A Calleri	6	6	6									1	G Kuerten	6	6³	7⁷	6
	K Alami	6⁵	6	6⁴	6	6								K Alami	3	7⁷	6⁵	2
	D Sanguinetti	7⁷	1	7⁷	4	1		K Alami	6	0
	B Black	1	1	4				H Levy	4	0^r
	H Levy	6	6	6																1	G Kuerten	3	4	7⁷	6	6
WC	M Llodra	6	7⁷	2	4	3														Q	M Russell	6	6	6³	3	1
	S Bruguera	3	6⁴	6	6	6		S Bruguera	6	7	3	0^r
Q	M Russell	6	6	6			Q	M Russell	4	5	6	0
WC	N Mahut	2	3	2									Q	M Russell	3	6	6	1	6
	X Malisse	6	6	6										X Malisse	6	4	1	6	4
	N Massú	3	1	1				X Malisse	4
Q	K Pless	4	6	6	7		Q	K Pless	0^r
15	J-M Gambill	6	2	4	5

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

12	A Clément	6³	6	6⁵	6	7
	M Puerta	7⁷	3	7⁷	1	9		M Puerta	6	3	3	3
	F Mantilla	6	1	3	3			B Ulihrach	2	6	6	6
	B Ulihrach	3	6	6	6									B Ulihrach	2	2	2
	T Robredo	7	7	7¹¹										T Robredo	6	6	6
	R Sluiter	5	5	6⁹				T Robredo	6	6	6
	V Voltchkov	7⁹	5	7⁷	5	2	WC	J-R Lisnard	3	3	0
WC	J-R Lisnard	6⁷	7	6⁰	7	6													T Robredo	3	4	6	4
	D Hrbatý	7⁷	5	7⁷	2	8												7	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	1	6
	G Gaudio	6⁵	7	6¹	6	6		D Hrbatý	6	4	4	4
	M Rosset	2	6	3	4			O Rochus	2	6	6	6
	O Rochus	6	2	6	6									O Rochus	6¹	4	3
	T Martin	3	6⁶	6	1								7	Y Kafelnikov	7⁷	6	6
LL	C Mamiit	6	7⁸	2	6		LL	C Mamiit	6³	6	3	6²
LL	F Luzzi	3	3	4			7	Y Kafelnikov	7⁷	3	6	7⁷
7	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

4	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	S Koubek	2	2	3			4	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	I Ljubičić	6	6	5	6⁷	8	Q	M Ondruska	2	2	0
Q	M Ondruska	2	2	7	7⁹	10							4	JC Ferrero	6	6²	6	6
Q	J Díaz	3	7⁸	6	6								Q	J Díaz	1	7⁷	1	2
	M Youzhny	6	6⁶	1	1		Q	J Díaz	3	7	6	6
WC	C Saulnier	6	2	6	5	4	Q	F González	6	5	3	4
Q	F González	2	6	1	7	6														4	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	A Di Pasquale	6	7⁷	4	0	4														14	T Enqvist	2	4	2
	J Novák	1	6⁵	6	6	6		J Novák	2	6	6	7
	C Pioline	2	6	7⁷	7⁷			C Pioline	6	4	2	5
	A Pavel	6	4	6¹	6⁴									J Novák	2	3	7⁷	6	6
	M Gustafsson	3	2	3									14	T Enqvist	6	6	6⁵	2	8
	J Acasuso	6	6	6				J Acasuso	6	3	4	5
	A Ilie	4	1	6	3		14	T Enqvist	4	6	6	7
14	T Enqvist	6	6	2	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

11	T Henman	6	6	5	6
Q	T Behrend	1	4	7	0	11	T Henman	6	6	6
	S Schalken	6	6	6			S Schalken	4	2	2
	P Goldstein	1	3	2									11	T Henman	6	4	4	6	5
	J Vaněk	6	6⁵	5	3									G Cañas	4	6	6	3	7
	A Martín	4	7⁷	7	6		A Martín	2	6	2	6	4
	G Cañas	6	6	6			G Cañas	6	4	6	2	6
	C Rochus	4	3	1																	G Cañas	6	7⁷	2	3	3
	A Roddick	6	6	6																6	L Hewitt	3	6³	6	6	6
WC	S Draper	2	4	4			A Roddick	5	6	6	6⁵	7
	A Popp	3	3	1			M Chang	7	3	4	7⁷	5
	M Chang	6	6	6										A Roddick	7⁸	4	2^r
	J Björkman	3	2	3									6	L Hewitt	6⁶	6	2
Q	N Davydenko	6	6	6		Q	N Davydenko	0	1	3
WC	P-H Mathieu	6²	6	3	2	6	L Hewitt	6	6	6
6	L Hewitt	7⁷	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round					Third round							Fourth round

5	P Sampras	6	4	6	3	8
Q	C Kauffmann	3	6	2	6	6	5	P Sampras	6⁴	3	2
	R Schüttler	6	6¹	4	6⁸			G Blanco	7⁷	6	6
	G Blanco	1	7⁷	6	7¹⁰								G Blanco	7	6	6
	D Prinosil	7	2	4	5								L Burgsmüller	5	2	3
	L Burgsmüller	5	6	6	7			L Burgsmüller	7	6	7
	Y El Aynaoui	6⁴	6	6	6⁴	6		Y El Aynaoui	5	4	5
	A Medvedev	7⁷	0	2	7⁷	3														G Blanco	3	4	1
	A Dupuis	2	6	6	7⁷														10	S Grosjean	6	6	6
	N Escudé	6	0	3	6²			A Dupuis	6	6	6
	T Haas	6	6	6				T Haas	4	0	3
	J Golmard	0	1	1									A Dupuis	4	6	6	4	2
WC	N Thomann	6⁶	6	7⁷	2	4						10	S Grosjean	6	2	3	6	6
Q	JF Andersen	7⁸	0	6⁵	6	6	Q	JF Andersen	2	2	2
	M Tabara	3	6	3	6³		10	S Grosjean	6	6	6
10	S Grosjean	6	3	6	7⁷

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

16	F Squillari	6	6	6
	J Siemerink	4	2	1			16	F Squillari	2	6	6	6
Q	JA Marín	6	5	1	6	3		A Vinciguerra	6	3	3	1
	A Vinciguerra	3	7	6	2	6							16	F Squillari	6	6	5	6
PR	M Damm	6	3	3	4								Q	A Montañés	3	3	7	3
	A Stoliarov	3	6	6	6			A Stoliarov	2	3	2
	C Woodruff	1	4	4			Q	A Montañés	6	6	6
Q	A Montañés	6	6	6															16	F Squillari	6	2	4	6	0
	S Doseděl	6³	1	1															3	A Agassi	4	6	6	1	6
	N Lapentti	7⁷	6	6				N Lapentti	0	1	3
	M Kratochvil	1	2^r					F Meligeni	6	6	6
	F Meligeni	6	3											F Meligeni	3	6	1	3
	A Costa	2	7	7⁷	4	5							3	A Agassi	6	2	6	6
	J Boutter	6	5	6⁵	6	7		J Boutter	3	2	2
	T Johansson	2	3	6⁵			3	A Agassi	6	6	6
3	A Agassi	6	6	7⁷

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

8	P Rafter	6	6	3	6⁵	1
	W Arthurs	4	2	6	7⁷	6		W Arthurs	7⁷	6	6
	J Balcells	6	1	4	6	8		J Balcells	6⁴	4	4
	N Kiefer	2	6	6	3	6									W Arthurs	7⁷	6⁵	7⁷	7⁷
	W Ferreira	6	4	6	4	1								WC	N Coutelot	6⁵	7⁷	6⁵	6⁴
	M Ríos	3	6	3	6	6		M Ríos	3	4	4
	G Pozzi	3	3	5			WC	N Coutelot	6	6	6
WC	N Coutelot	6	6	7																	W Arthurs	6	3	4	2
Q	S Galvani	3	3	3																	R Federer	3	6	6	6
	R Federer	6	6	6				R Federer	4	3	6	6	9
	S Sargsian	6	3					S Sargsian	6	6	2	4	7
Q	C Ruud	1	1^r												R Federer	6	6	1	6
	C Moyá	6	6	6											D Sánchez	4	3	6	3
Q	F López	1	4	0				C Moyá	6	1	6⁷	7⁷	2
	D Sánchez	4	4	7⁷	6	6		D Sánchez	1	6	7⁹	6⁵	6
9	M Norman	6	6	6⁴	1	2

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

13	À Corretja	2	7⁷	6	4	6
	M Zabaleta	6	6³	3	6	1	13	À Corretja	6	7	6
	J Knippschild	6	6	4	2	8		J Knippschild	3	5	3
	F Vicente	4	2	6	6	6								13	À Corretja	6	6	6
	D Elsner	4	4	6	1									PR	M Larsson	0	3	4
	H Arazi	6	6	2	6			H Arazi	4	6	6	3	4
	M Mirnyi	4	2	7	6³		PR	M Larsson	6	3	2	6	6
PR	M Larsson	6	6	5	7⁷																13	À Corretja	6	6	6
	A Portas	4	5	1																		F Santoro	2	3	4
	G Rusedski	6	7	6				G Rusedski	1	7⁷	3	5
Q	M-K Goellner	3	4	6⁵				F Santoro	6	6⁴	6	7
	F Santoro	6	6	7⁷											F Santoro	6	6	4	0	6
	F Clavet	6	5	0	3									2	M Safin	4	4	6	6	1
	Á Calatrava	4	7	6	6			Á Calatrava	3	6	3	7⁷	3
	M Hipfl	3	3	7⁸	1		2	M Safin	6	3	6	6⁴	6
2	M Safin	6	6	6⁶	6

References

^ Roberts, Selena (11 June 2001). "For Kuerten, Red Clay Turns Into Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

External links

Preceded by 2001 Australian Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

[1] Roberts, Selena (11 June 2001). "For Kuerten, Red Clay Turns Into Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[:draw-2] "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[1]

[2]

2001 French Open – Men's singles