2001 Italian Open – Men's singles

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 Italian Open.^[1][2][3]

Men's singles
2001 Italian Open
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw	64 (4WC/8Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2001 Italian Open (tennis)

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

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• 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	64	7	6
	Q	I Ljubičić	77	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	65				15	F Squillari	6	6
	15	F Squillari	6	77																		1	G Kuerten	6	6
	10	À Corretja	5	7	6																	10	À Corretja	2	3
		C Moyá	7	5	1			10	À Corretja	64	6	6
		N Escudé	65	4				Q	A Portas	77	2	4
	Q	A Portas	77	6											10	À Corretja	77	6
		T Haas	7	6											7	L Hewitt	62	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	78
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	4	66
		R Schüttler	1	2												H Levy	6	6
		N Kiefer	6	6												N Kiefer	2	4
		C Pioline	3	0					N Kiefer	77	4	6
		G Pozzi	2	1				13	T Enqvist	64	6	3
	13	T Enqvist	6	6																			H Levy	67	2
	12	S Grosjean	6	6																			A Vinciguerra	79	6
		A Ilie	4	2				12	S Grosjean	7	3	7
	Q	S Bruguera	77	77				Q	S Bruguera	5	6	5
	WC	F Volandri	62	63											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	63	6	5
	Q	J Díaz	6	6				Q	J Díaz	77	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	64
	WC	F Luzzi	6	1	6			WC	F Luzzi	6	77
	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	77
	Q	F Mantilla	6	77											Q	F Mantilla	3	6	64
	WC	M Navarra	3	65				Q	F Mantilla	3	6	77
		Á Calatrava	6	6					Á Calatrava	6	3	63
	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	77	6
		R Federer	77	4	77											R Federer	64	2
		T Johansson	63	6	65				R Federer	4	6	77
		J Björkman	2	6	5			2	M Safin	6	4	65
	2	M Safin	6	3	7

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Albert Portas (qualified)
2. Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualifying competition)
3. Wayne Arthurs (qualifying competition)
4. Galo Blanco (first round)
5. Sergi Bruguera (qualified)
6. Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
7. Mikhail Youzhny (qualifying competition)
8. Mariano Zabaleta (qualifying competition)
9. Agustín Calleri (qualifying competition)
10. Félix Mantilla (qualified)
11. Julien Boutter (qualified)
12. Tommy Robredo (first round)
13. Markus Hipfl (first round)
14. Andrei Stoliarov (first round)
15. Fernando Meligeni (qualified)
16. Lars Burgsmüller (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Albert Portas
2. Adrian Voinea
3. Fernando Meligeni
4. Jacobo Díaz
5. Sergi Bruguera
6. Ivan Ljubičić
7. Julien Boutter
8. Félix Mantilla

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Albert Portas	6	6
	WC	Daniele Bracciali	2	4
								1	Albert Portas	6	7
									Andrea Gaudenzi	2	5
		Andrea Gaudenzi	6	6
	14	Andrei Stoliarov	0	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Arnaud Di Pasquale	6	6
	WC	Goran Ivanišević	4	3
								2	Arnaud Di Pasquale	1	65
									Adrian Voinea	6	77
		Adrian Voinea	6	3	77
	12	Tommy Robredo	4	6	62

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Wayne Arthurs	4	6	77
		Karim Alami	6	2	65
								3	Wayne Arthurs	69	6	1
								15	Fernando Meligeni	711	4	6
	WC	Stefano Galvani	1	0
	15	Fernando Meligeni	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Galo Blanco	4	1
		Jacobo Díaz	6	6
									Jacobo Díaz	63	7	6
									Germán Puentes	77	5	4
		Germán Puentes	6	6
	13	Markus Hipfl	4	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Sergi Bruguera	2	6	6
		Markus Hantschk	6	2	1
								5	Sergi Bruguera	6	6
								16	Lars Burgsmüller	1	2
		Jeff Tarango	2	3
	16	Lars Burgsmüller	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ivan Ljubičić	77	6
		Daniel Elsner	60	4
								6	Ivan Ljubičić	6	6
								9	Agustín Calleri	3	4
		Christian Vinck	63	2
	9	Agustín Calleri	77	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
		Bob Bryan	2	4
								7	Mikhail Youzhny	1	1
								11	Julien Boutter	6	6
		Sargis Sargsian	3	6	1
	11	Julien Boutter	6	1	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Mariano Zabaleta	77	7
	WC	Marco Meneschincheri	63	5
								8	Mariano Zabaleta	2	6	3
								10	Félix Mantilla	6	1	6
		Nikolay Davydenko	0	2
	10	Félix Mantilla	6	6