2001 Italian Open (tennis)

The 2001 Italian Open^[4][2][5] also known as 2001 Rome Masters^[6] was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 58th edition of the Italian 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 Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The men's tournament was played from 7 May through 13 May 2001 while the women's tournament was played from 14 May through 20 May 2001.

2001 Italian Open
Date	7–13 May (men) 14–20 May (women)
Edition	58th
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero[1]
Women's singles
Jelena Dokić[2]
Men's doubles
Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov[3]
Women's doubles
Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2001 Italian Open – Men's singles

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Gustavo Kuerten 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2

• It was Ferrero's 4th title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2001 Italian Open – Women's singles

Jelena Dokić defeated Amélie Mauresmo 7–6^(7–3), 6–1^[2]

• It was Dokić's 1st title of her career.^[2]

Men's doubles

Main article: 2001 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)

• It was Ferreira's 2nd title of the year and the 24th of his career. It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year and the 46th of his career.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2001 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva defeated Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini 6–1, 6–1

• It was Black's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Likhovtseva's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of her career.