2001 Indian Wells Open

The 2001 Indian Wells Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the Indian Wells Open and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2001 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 8 through March 18, 2001.

2001 Indian Wells Open
Date	March 8–18
Edition	28th
Category	Masters Series (ATP) Tier I Series (WTA)
Prize money	$2,450,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Tennis Indian Wells, CA, US
Venue	Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Champions
Men's singles
Andre Agassi[1]
Women's singles
Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov[2]
Women's doubles
Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2001 Indian Wells Open – Men's singles

Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras 7–6, 7–5, 6–1

• It was Agassi's 2nd title of the year and the 48th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 11th overall.

Women's singles

Main article: 2001 Indian Wells Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

• It was Williams' 2nd title of the year and the 19th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 2nd overall.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2001 Indian Wells Open – Men's doubles

Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 7–5

• It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 23rd of his career. It was Kafelnikov's 2nd title of the year and the 45th of his career.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2001 Indian Wells Open – Women's doubles

Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–4

• It was Arendt's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Sugiyama's 2nd title of the year and the 23rd of her career.

See also

• 2001 Indian Wells controversy