2001 Paris Masters – Singles

Sébastien Grosjean defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 7–6^(7–3), 6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Paris Masters.^[1][2][3]

Singles
2001 Paris Masters
Champion	Sébastien Grosjean
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Draw	48 (6 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2001 Paris Masters

Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Andreas Vinciguerra.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
2. Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
5. Marat Safin (third round)
6. Sébastien Grosjean (champion)
7. Tommy Haas (semifinals)
8. Tim Henman (second round)
9. Àlex Corretja (second round)
10. Roger Federer (second round)
11. Arnaud Clément (second round)
12. Goran Ivanišević (second round)
13. Andy Roddick (second round)
14. Guillermo Cañas (second round)
15. Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)
16. Fabrice Santoro (second 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Sjeng Schalken	6	65	66
		Andreas Vinciguerra	2	77	78
									Andreas Vinciguerra	1	66
								4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	78
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6
		Jiří Novák	3	3
															4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	63	1	77	4
															6	Sébastien Grosjean	77	6	65	6
	6	Sébastien Grosjean	6	6
		Hicham Arazi	2	2
								6	Sébastien Grosjean	7	6
								7	Tommy Haas	5	4
	7	Tommy Haas	4	6	6
	15	Thomas Johansson	6	1	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	G Kuerten	6	6
		B Ulihrach	6	6					B Ulihrach	2	4
	Q	F Clavet	4	4											1	G Kuerten	6	4	4
	Q	F Luzzi	4	2												S Schalken	4	6	6
		S Schalken	6	6					S Schalken	4	6	7
								13	A Roddick	6	3	5
																							S Schalken	6	65	66
																							A Vinciguerra	2	77	78
								12	G Ivanišević	4	6	66
		A Vinciguerra	3	6	6				A Vinciguerra	6	3	78
		T Robredo	6	1	2											A Vinciguerra	6	6
	WC	C Pioline	4	79	3										5	M Safin	4	4
	Q	K Kučera	6	67	6			Q	K Kučera	62	7	4
								5	M Safin	77	5	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Y Kafelnikov	77	6
	Q	N Mahut	3	4					M Philippoussis	62	4
		M Philippoussis	6	6											4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		A Costa	77	6												A Costa	3	4
	WC	M Llodra	63	1					A Costa	77	6
								14	G Cañas	64	4
																						4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
																							J Novák	3	3
								10	R Federer	4	77	62
		J Novák	6	6					J Novák	6	64	77
		A Martín	3	4												J Novák	6	77
		A Pavel	4	1r											WC	J Boutter	3	63
	WC	J Boutter	6	3				WC	J Boutter	6	6
								8	T Henman	4	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Grosjean	6	6
		D Hrbatý	6	77					D Hrbatý	1	4
		M Mirnyi	2	64											6	S Grosjean	6	3	6
	Q	C Rochus	6	6											Q	C Rochus	0	6	0
		W Ferreira	3	3				Q	C Rochus	5	77	6
								9	À Corretja	7	63	4
																						6	S Grosjean	6	6
																							H Arazi	2	2
								16	F Santoro	4	4
		H Arazi	77	1	6				H Arazi	6	6
		N Kiefer	64	6	3											H Arazi	6	4	6
		A Portas	6	6											3	J C Ferrero	2	6	3
		F Squillari	2	3					A Portas	3	4
								3	J C Ferrero	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	T Haas	6	6
		C Moyá	5	1					I Ljubičić	3	4
		I Ljubičić	7	6											7	T Haas	7	6
		G Rusedski	63	4												X Malisse	5	1
		X Malisse	77	6					X Malisse	6	3	77
								11	A Clément	4	6	65
																						7	T Haas	4	6	6
																						15	T Johansson	6	1	3
								15	T Johansson	6	79
		T Enqvist	6	6					T Enqvist	3	67
		N Escudé	2	3											15	T Johansson	6	6
		N Lapentti	65	77	7											N Lapentti	3	3
	Q	A Dupuis	77	65	5				N Lapentti	4	6	6
								2	L Hewitt	6	4	4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Félix Mantilla (first round)
2. Francisco Clavet (qualified)
3. Fernando Vicente (first round)
4. Andrea Gaudenzi (first round)
5. Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
6. Lars Burgsmüller (qualifying competition)
7. Antony Dupuis (qualified)
8. Markus Hipfl (first round, retired)
9. Davide Sanguinetti (first round)
10. Nicolás Massú (first round)
11. Ramón Delgado (qualifying competition)
12. Christophe Rochus (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Federico Luzzi
2. Francisco Clavet
3. Antony Dupuis
4. Nicolas Mahut
5. Christophe Rochus
6. Karol Kučera

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Félix Mantilla	6	4	1
		Michael Russell	4	6	6
									Michael Russell	65	77	3
									Federico Luzzi	77	65	6
		Federico Luzzi	6	3	6
	9	Davide Sanguinetti	3	6	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Francisco Clavet	6	6
	WC	Paul-Henri Mathieu	0	4
								2	Francisco Clavet	6	3	6
								11	Ramón Delgado	2	6	1
		Marc Rosset	3	4
	11	Ramón Delgado	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Fernando Vicente	1	3
	WC	Julien Benneteau	6	6
								WC	Julien Benneteau	4	5
								7	Antony Dupuis	6	7
		Magnus Larsson	4	4
	7	Antony Dupuis	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Andrea Gaudenzi	63	611
	WC	Nicolas Mahut	77	713
								WC	Nicolas Mahut	7	6
								WC	Sébastien de Chaunac	5	3
	WC	Sébastien de Chaunac	6
	8	Markus Hipfl	1	r

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Mikhail Youzhny	65	7	2
		Attila Sávolt	77	5	6
									Attila Sávolt	6	3	4
								12	Christophe Rochus	1	6	6
		Adrian Voinea	7	0r
	12	Christophe Rochus	5	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lars Burgsmüller	6	6
		Ivo Karlović	4	4
								6	Lars Burgsmüller	3	1
									Karol Kučera	6	6
		Karol Kučera	6	6
	10	Nicolás Massú	4	4