2001 Australian Open

The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001.

2001 Australian Open
Date	15–28 January 2001
Edition	89th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Venue	Melbourne Park
Champions
Men's singles
Andre Agassi
Women's singles
Jennifer Capriati
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
Women's doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira
Boys' singles
Janko Tipsarević
Girls' singles
Jelena Janković
Boys' doubles
Ytai Abougzir / Luciano Vitullo
Girls' doubles
Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová
Men's legends doubles
John Fitzgerald / Wally Masur
Legends mixed doubles
Nicole Bradtke / Tony Roche

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Men's singles

Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2

• It was Agassi's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Women's singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3

• It was Capriati's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Byron Black / David Prinosil 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Björkman's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 18th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams^[1] defeated Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu 6–2, 2–6, 6–4

• It was Serena Williams's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Venus Williams's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira defeated Barbara Schett / Joshua Eagle 6–1, 6–3

• It was Morariu's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Ferreira's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Boys' singles

Janko Tipsarević defeated Wang Yeu-tzuoo 3–6, 7–5, 6–0

Girls' singles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Girls' singles

Jelena Janković defeated Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–1

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Boys' doubles

Ytai Abougzir / Luciano Vitullo defeated Frank Dancevic / Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 7–6 (7–5)

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2001 Australian Open – Girls' doubles

Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová defeated Anna Bastrikova / Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6 (7–3), 1–6, 6–4

Legends

Men's doubles

• John Fitzgerald / Wally Masur defeated Darren Cahill / Brad Drewett, 6–2, 6–4,^[2]

Mixed doubles

• Nicole Bradtke / Tony Roche defeated Elizabeth Smylie / Stan Smith, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5

Seeds

Men's singles Gustavo Kuerten (second round, lost to Greg Rusedski) Marat Safin (fourth round, lost to Dominik Hrbatý) Pete Sampras (fourth round, lost to Todd Martin) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals, lost to Arnaud Clément) Magnus Norman (fourth round, lost to Sébastien Grosjean) Andre Agassi (champion) Lleyton Hewitt (third round, lost to Carlos Moyá) Tim Henman (fourth round, lost to Patrick Rafter) Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, lost to Andrew Ilie) Wayne Ferreira (third round, lost to Andreas Vinciguerra) Franco Squillari (second round, lost to Daniel Nestor) Patrick Rafter (semifinals, lost to Andre Agassi) Cédric Pioline (third round, lost to Todd Martin) Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals, lost to Patrick Rafter) Arnaud Clément (final, lost to Andre Agassi) Sébastien Grosjean (semifinal, lost to Arnaud Clément)

Women's singles Martina Hingis (final, lost to Jennifer Capriati) Lindsay Davenport (semifinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati) Venus Williams (semifinals, lost to Martina Hingis) Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati) Conchita Martínez (second round, lost to Emmanuelle Gagliardi) Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Hingis) Mary Pierce (third round, lost to Paola Suárez) Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport) Elena Dementieva (third round, lost to Dája Bedáňová) Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams) Chanda Rubin (first round, lost to Janette Husárová) Jennifer Capriati (champion) Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams) Sandrine Testud (third round, lost to Justine Henin) Kim Clijsters (fourth round, lost to Lindsay Davenport) Amy Frazier (second round, lost to Rita Grande)