| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion |  Lleyton Hewitt |
| Runner-up |  Sébastien Grosjean |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With his round-robin victory against Pat Rafter, Hewitt secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.[1] Gustavo Kuerten and Andre Agassi were in contention for the number 1 ranking before the tournament.
Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/5Views:12 4604 136302 115127 3015 100
-
Rafter vs Agassi Masters Cup 2001
-
Agassi vs Hewitt Masters Cup 2001
-
30 Years of Tennis History: Every Masters 1000 & ATP Finals Championship Point (1990-2019)
-
GENERATION GAME: Michael Chang vs Roger Federer | Monte-Carlo 2001 Round 1 Highlights
-
Gustavo Kuerten vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2001 Roland Garros QF Highlights
Transcription
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)
Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
Andre Agassi (round robin)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)- Patrick Rafter (round robin)
Sébastien Grosjean (final)
Goran Ivanišević (round robin)
Alternate
Tommy Haas (Did not play)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Juan Carlos Ferrero
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Rosewall group
 Kuerten
|
Ferrero
|
Kafelnikov
|
 Ivanišević
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten
|
6–7(3–7), 2–6 | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 32–47 | 4 | |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero
|
7–6(7–3), 6–2 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 2–1 | 5–2 | 40–37 | 2 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | 6–3, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 45–31 | 1 | |
| 8 | Goran Ivanišević
|
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 37–39 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Newcombe group
| Hewitt
|
 Agassi
|
Rafter
|
Grosjean
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
|
6–3, 6–4 | 7–5, 6–2 | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 40–25 | 1 | |
| 3 | Andre Agassi
|
3–6, 4–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–30 | 3 | |
| 6 | Patrick Rafter
|
5–7, 2–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
|
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 36–31 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
References
- ^ "Nitto ATP Finals 50th Anniversary: Hewitt Soars In Sydney And Shanghai | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
External links
This page was last edited on 25 February 2024, at 09:14