2001_RCA_Championships_–_Singles

2001 RCA Championships – Singles

2001 RCA Championships – Singles

2001 tennis event results

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 4–2 against Patrick Rafter.

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Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (final, retired because of right side muscle pull)
  2. Russia Marat Safin (semifinals)
  3. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  5. Australia Patrick Rafter (champion)
  6. United Kingdom Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
  7. France Arnaud Clément (third round)
  8. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  9. Sweden Thomas Johansson (third round)
  10. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
  11. Romania Andrei Pavel (second round)
  12. United States Todd Martin (withdrew because of a bruised knee)
  13. Morocco Hicham Arazi (second round)
  14. France Nicolas Escudé (second round)
  15. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  16. Spain Tommy Robredo (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 1 6 6
WC/10 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6 3 2
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 2r  
5 Australia Patrick Rafter 4    
5 Australia Patrick Rafter 6 5 79
2 Russia Marat Safin 3 7 67

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6  
Q Israel N Okun 6 6   Q Israel N Okun 4 3  
Q Czech Republic R Štěpánek 4 3   1 Brazil G Kuerten 77 7  
  United States C Woodruff 6 77     Croatia I Ljubičić 65 5  
  France A Di Pasquale 2 65     United States C Woodruff 3 615  
  Croatia I Ljubičić 4 77 77   Croatia I Ljubičić 6 717  
15 South Africa W Ferreira 6 64 63 1 Brazil G Kuerten 3 6 7
LL France C Saulnier 4 2   6 United Kingdom T Henman 6 1 5
Q United States K Kim 6 6   Q United States K Kim 6 2 5
Q Czech Republic L Friedl 4 77 3   Argentina M Zabaleta 4 6 7
  Argentina M Zabaleta 6 65 6   Argentina M Zabaleta 2 1  
  Romania A Voinea 78 6   6 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6  
  Canada S Lareau 66 1     Romania A Voinea 2 3  
6 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Australia L Hewitt 6 77  
WC United States T Dent 77 2 6 WC United States T Dent 2 63  
  Switzerland M Kratochvil 64 6 4 3 Australia L Hewitt 3 77 3
  Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6     Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 61 6
Q United States V Spadea 4 4     Morocco Y El Aynaoui 3 77 6
WC United States J Blake 3 3   14 France N Escudé 6 63 3
14 France N Escudé 6 6     Morocco Y El Aynaoui 5 3  
WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 6   WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 7 6  
  Brazil F Meligeni 4 4   WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 4 77 77
  Belarus V Voltchkov 77 3 6   Belarus V Voltchkov 6 64 61
Q United States G Weiner 64 6 0 WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 7 7  
  Morocco K Alami 1 7 4 7 France A Clément 5 5  
WC United States R Ginepri 6 5 6 WC United States R Ginepri 3 4  
7 France A Clément 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Australia P Rafter 6 6  
  Switzerland G Bastl 4 1     Czech Republic M Tabara 2 0  
  Czech Republic M Tabara 6 6   5 Australia P Rafter 6 6  
  Denmark K Pless 6 6     Denmark K Pless 4 4  
  France C Pioline 3 4     Denmark K Pless 78 3 6
WC United States M Fish 4 7 1 11 Romania A Pavel 66 6 3
11 Romania A Pavel 6 5 6 5 Australia P Rafter 6 77  
13 Morocco H Arazi 77 6     Belarus M Mirnyi 3 63  
Q Czech Republic O Fukárek 65 2   13 Morocco H Arazi 1 4  
  Sweden J Björkman 712 7     Sweden J Björkman 6 6  
  Czech Republic C Doseděl 610 5     Sweden J Björkman 6 3 612
  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 6     Belarus M Mirnyi 3 6 714
  Australia A Ilie 4 4     Belarus M Mirnyi 6 6  
4 Russia Y Kafelnikov 3 3  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Sweden T Enqvist 77 3 6
  Germany A Popp 7 6     Germany A Popp 62 6 4
  Czech Republic J Vaněk 5 1   8 Sweden T Enqvist 6 5 6
  Brazil A Simoni 2 3   9 Sweden T Johansson 2 7 1
  Belgium X Malisse 6 6     Belgium X Malisse 6 1 4
  Israel H Levy 3 3   9 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 6
9 Sweden T Johansson 6 6   8 Sweden T Enqvist 5 4  
16 Spain T Robredo 7 6   2 Russia M Safin 7 6  
  Austria S Koubek 5 1   16 Spain T Robredo 6 7  
  United States M Russell 6 6     United States M Russell 3 5  
  Armenia S Sargsian 2 4   16 Spain T Robredo 65 1  
  Brazil A Sá 6 68 6 2 Russia M Safin 77 6  
  Sweden M Larsson 2 710 3   Brazil A Sá 6 2 3
2 Russia M Safin 4 6 6
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