2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Michel Kratochvil
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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Sjeng Schalken was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Michel Kratochvil.

Champion

Lleyton Hewitt

Runner-up

Michel Kratochvil

Score6–4, 6–2

Draw56 (7 Q / 5 WC )

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Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kratochvil. With the victory, Hewitt became the last male player to win his debut event as a Grand Slam champion (having recently won the US Open) until Jannik Sinner in 2024.^[1]

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Semifinals				Final

1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6

	James Blake	4	0
				1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6

				5	Michel Kratochvil	4	2
	Karol Kučera	0	3

5	Michel Kratochvil	6	6

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	L Hewitt	6	6
	J Delgado	4	4		M-K Goellner	2	2
	M-K Goellner	6	6						1	L Hewitt	6	6
Q	J Thomas	3	2						15	M Russell	1	1
	C Mamiit	6	6		C Mamiit	6	4	3
	N Godwin	4	6¹	15	M Russell	3	6	6
15	M Russell	6	7⁷										1	L Hewitt	4	6	6
11	N Massú	6	6										8	F Clavet	6	4	2
	E Kempes	4	4	11	N Massú	6	7⁷
	Y-I Yoon	3	1		T Zíb	3	6⁴
	T Zíb	6	6						11	N Massú	3	4
	N Thomann	3	1						8	F Clavet	6	6
	T Behrend	6	6		T Behrend	6⁷	2
				8	F Clavet	7⁹	6

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	J Björkman	6	6
Q	M Onoda	4	4		WC	H Kondo	1	3
WC	H Kondo	6	6						4	J Björkman	1	5
	J Blake	6	6							J Blake	6	7
WC	Y Ishii	3	4			J Blake	7⁷	7
Q	R Žitko	2	7⁷	1	14	W Arthurs	6⁴	5
14	W Arthurs	6	6³	6										J Blake	4	6	6
10	H Levy	6	6										7	M Ríos	6	4	1
Q	S Iwabuchi	3	3		10	H Levy	5	0
Q	D Udomchoke	6	4	6	Q	D Udomchoke	7	6
	B Cowan	2	6	3					Q	D Udomchoke	3	2
	B Black	6	6						7	M Ríos	6	6
	E Taino	4	1			B Black	2	5
					7	M Ríos	6	7

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	M Chang	6	6
	A Pretzsch	6³	7⁷	6		A Pretzsch	3	4
	P Srichaphan	7⁷	6⁵	1						6	M Chang	6³	2
	S Sargsian	6	6							WC	T Suzuki	7⁷	6
	A Sá	2	3			S Sargsian	5	6	4
WC	T Suzuki	5	6	6	WC	T Suzuki	7	4	6
12	A Ilie	7	2	4										WC	T Suzuki	3	3
16	R Delgado	6	6												K Kučera	6	6
WC	G Motomura	4	4		16	R Delgado	4	4
	K Kučera	6	4	6		K Kučera	6	6
	A Simoni	3	6	1							K Kučera	6	6
	M Lee	4	2							3	R Schüttler	2	2
	M Larsson	6	6			M Larsson	3	5
					3	R Schüttler	6	7

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	M Kratochvil	7⁷	1	6
	O Fukárek	6	7⁷			O Fukárek	6³	6	4
Q	D Vacek	2	6³							5	M Kratochvil	6	6
	H-T Lee	7¹³	6							9	L Burgsmüller	3	2
	M Hantschk	6¹¹	4			H-T Lee	6	3	5
	M Llodra	6³	6	2	9	L Burgsmüller	3	6	7
9	L Burgsmüller	7⁷	2	6										5	M Kratochvil	6	6
13	Á Calatrava	3	1											2	S Schalken	3	4
	I Heuberger	6	6			I Heuberger	3	6	6
Q	N Behr	6	6		Q	N Behr	6	4	4
WC	T Terachi	2	1								I Heuberger	2	2
	I Labadze	7⁷	3	5						2	S Schalken	6	6
	C Vinck	6³	6	7		C Vinck	3	4
					2	S Schalken	6	6

2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

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