2001 Italian Open – Men's Singles

The 2001 Italian Open – Men's Singles took place from May 7 to May 15, 2001.

Men's Singles
2001 Italian Open
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Final score	3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Seeds	16

Main article: 2001 Italian Open (tennis)

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

Juan Carlos Ferrero won in the final 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 against Gustavo Kuerten.

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

• 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

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	6^4	7	6
	Q	I Ljubičić	7^7	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	6^5				15	F Squillari	6	6
	15	F Squillari	6	7^7																		1	G Kuerten	6	6
	10	À Corretja	5	7	6																	10	À Corretja	2	3
		C Moyá	7	5	1			10	À Corretja	6^4	6	6
		N Escudé	6^5	4				Q	A Portas	7^7	2	4
	Q	A Portas	7^7	6											10	À Corretja	7^7	6
		T Haas	7	6											7	L Hewitt	6^2	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	7^8
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	4	6^6
		R Schüttler	1	2												H Levy	6	6
		N Kiefer	6	6												N Kiefer	2	4
		C Pioline	3	0					N Kiefer	7^7	4	6
		G Pozzi	2	1				13	T Enqvist	6^4	6	3
	13	T Enqvist	6	6																			H Levy	6^7	2
	12	S Grosjean	6	6																			A Vinciguerra	7^9	6
		A Ilie	4	2				12	S Grosjean	7	3	7
	Q	S Bruguera	7^7	7^7				Q	S Bruguera	5	6	5
	WC	F Volandri	6^2	6^3											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	6^3	6	5
	Q	J Díaz	6	6				Q	J Díaz	7^7	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	6^4
	WC	F Luzzi	6	1	6			WC	F Luzzi	6	7^7
	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	7^7
	Q	F Mantilla	6	7^7											Q	F Mantilla	3	6	6^4
	WC	M Navarra	3	6^5				Q	F Mantilla	3	6	7^7
		Á Calatrava	6	6					Á Calatrava	6	3	6^3
	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	7^7	6
		R Federer	7^7	4	7^7											R Federer	6^4	2
		T Johansson	6^3	6	6^5				R Federer	4	6	7^7
		J Björkman	2	6	5			2	M Safin	6	4	6^5
	2	M Safin	6	3	7

External links

• 2001 Rome Masters draw