2001 Australian Open

The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001.

2001 Australian Open
Date15 January – 28 January
Edition89th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Men's Singles
Andre Agassi
Women's Singles
Jennifer Capriati
Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
Women's Doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Mixed Doubles
Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira
Boys' Singles
Janko Tipsarević
Girls' Singles
Jelena Janković
Boys' Doubles
Ytai Abougzir / Luciano Vitullo
Girls' Doubles
Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová
Men's Legends Doubles
John Fitzgerald / Wally Masur
Legends Mixed Doubles
Nicole Bradtke / Tony Roche

Seniors

Men's Singles

Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Agassi's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.

Women's Singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Capriati's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.

Men's Doubles

Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Byron Black / David Prinosil 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Björkman's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 18th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title.

Women's Doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams[1] defeated Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu 6–2, 2–6, 6–4

  • It was Serena Williams's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Venus Williams's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Mixed Doubles

Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira defeated Barbara Schett / Joshua Eagle 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Morariu's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Ferreira's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Janko Tipsarević defeated Wang Yeu-tzuoo 3–6, 7–5, 6–0

Girls' Singles

Jelena Janković defeated Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–1

Boys' Doubles

Ytai Abougzir / Luciano Vitullo defeated Frank Dancevic / Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 7–6 (7–5)

Girls' Doubles

Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová defeated Anna Bastrikova / Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6 (7–3), 1–6, 6–4

Legends

Men's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Seeds

References

  1. With this victory the Williams sisters completed a Career Grand Slam in women's doubles.
  2. "Australian Open Championship Matches". Philadelphia Daily News. 29 January 2001. p. 86.
Preceded by
2000 US Open (tennis)
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2001 French Open
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