2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With his round-robin victory against Pat Rafter, Hewitt secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.^[1] Gustavo Kuerten and Andre Agassi were in contention for the number 1 ranking before the tournament.

Singles
2001 Tennis Masters Cup
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Sébastien Grosjean
Score	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	8

Main article: 2001 Tennis Masters Cup

Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)
2. Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
3. Andre Agassi (round robin)
4. Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
6. Patrick Rafter (round robin)
7. Sébastien Grosjean (final)
8. Goran Ivanišević (round robin)

Alternate

1. Tommy Haas (Did not play)

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
	5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	2
	7	Sébastien Grosjean	6	6
								7	Sébastien Grosjean	3	3	4
								2	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6	6
	2	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
	4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	3	3

Rosewall group

		Kuerten	Ferrero	Kafelnikov	Ivanišević	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Gustavo Kuerten		6–7(3–7), 2–6	2–6, 6–4, 3–6	2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6	0–3	2–6	32–47	4
4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7–6(7–3), 6–2		6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)	2–1	5–2	40–37	2
5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–2, 4–6, 6–3	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)		6–3, 6–4	3–0	6–2	45–31	1
8	Goran Ivanišević	6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4	6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)	3–6, 4–6		1–2	2–5	37–39	3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Newcombe group

		Hewitt	Agassi	Rafter	Grosjean	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Lleyton Hewitt		6–3, 6–4	7–5, 6–2	3–6, 6–2, 6–3	3–0	6–1	40–25	1
3	Andre Agassi	3–6, 4–6		6–2, 6–4	3–6, 4–6	1–2	2–4	26–30	3
6	Patrick Rafter	5–7, 2–6	2–6, 4–6		6–7(4–7), 3–6	0–3	0–6	22–38	4
7	Sébastien Grosjean	6–3, 2–6, 3–6	6–3, 6–4	7–6(7–4), 6–3		2–1	5–2	36–31	2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances