2001 French Open – Men's singles

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
Date	10 June 2001
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
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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.

Champion

Gustavo Kuerten

Runner-up

Àlex Corretja

Score6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

Date10 June 2001

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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

2001 French Open – Men's singles

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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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

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