2001 US Open – Men's Singles

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Pete Sampras.

Men's Singles
2001 US Open
Champion Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up Pete Sampras
Final score7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2001 US Open (tennis)

Former champion Pat Rafter made his final Grand Slam singles appearance, losing in the fourth round to Sampras. This was the first Grand Slam main draw appearance of future ATP Finals champion David Nalbandian.

This was the first time the US Open used 32 seeds instead of 16, in order to better spread out the higher ranked players.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Lleyton Hewitt is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  2. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
  3. Marat Safin (Semifinals)
  4. Lleyton Hewitt (Champion)
  5. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third round)
  6. Patrick Rafter (Fourth round)
  7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
  8. Sébastien Grosjean (First round)
  9. Tim Henman (Third round)
  10. Pete Sampras (Finalist)
  11. Àlex Corretja (Third round)
  12. Arnaud Clément (Fourth round)
  13. Roger Federer (Fourth round)
  14. Thomas Johansson (Fourth round)
  15. Goran Ivanišević (Third round)
  16. Tommy Haas (Fourth round)
  17. Carlos Moyá (Third round)
  18. Andy Roddick (Quarterfinals)
  19. Thomas Enqvist (First round)
  20. Jan-Michael Gambill (Second round)
  21. Fabrice Santoro (Second round)
  22. Andrei Pavel (Second round)
  23. Dominik Hrbatý (Second round)
  24. Sjeng Schalken (Third round)
  25. Albert Portas (Third round)
  26. Nicolás Lapentti (Third round)
  27. Guillermo Cañas (Second round)
  28. Hicham Arazi (Third round)
  29. Nicolas Kiefer (First round)
  30. Greg Rusedski (Third round)
  31. Nicolas Escudé (Second round)
  32. Todd Martin (Second round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2001 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Gustavo Kuerten 4 0 3
7 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6 6
7 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1 2 1
4 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6
4 Lleyton Hewitt 65 6 6 3 6
18 Andy Roddick 77 3 4 6 4
4 Lleyton Hewitt 77 6 6
10 Pete Sampras 64 1 1
Mariano Zabaleta 4 4 2
3 Marat Safin 6 6 6
3 Marat Safin 3 65 3
10 Pete Sampras 6 77 6
10 Pete Sampras 67 77 77 77
2 Andre Agassi 79 62 62 65

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 G Kuerten 6 6 3 7
PR D Vacek 4 4 6 5 1 G Kuerten 6 6 6
A Martín 6 3 2 5 K Pless 3 4 4
K Pless 3 6 6 7 1 G Kuerten 65 5 77 77 6
M Mirnyi 78 6 77 M Mirnyi 77 7 64 63 2
G Gaudio 66 3 64 M Mirnyi 6 3 7 6
W Arthurs 1 3 79 2 27 G Cañas 3 6 5 3
27 G Cañas 6 6 67 6 1 G Kuerten 6 6 79
23 D Hrbatý 6 2 6 6 A Costa 4 4 67
Á Calatrava 2 6 2 3 23 D Hrbatý 4 4 65
WC L Harper-Griffith 3 3 3 A Costa 6 6 77
A Costa 6 6 6 A Costa 6 77 77
Q J Gimelstob 6 6 4 4 6 15 G Ivanišević 4 64 62
M Tabara 4 3 6 6 2 Q J Gimelstob 3 3 3
WC H Armando 4 4 3 15 G Ivanišević 6 6 6
15 G Ivanišević 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 A Clément 6 4 6 6
G Blanco 2 6 3 4 12 A Clément 64 6 77 6
J Vaněk 65 6 0 4 J Siemerink 77 4 61 1
J Siemerink 77 4 6 6 12 A Clément 63 6 6 6
A Vinciguerra 68 3 66 17 C Moyá 77 4 4 0
F Vicente 710 6 78 F Vicente 6 5 1 3
WC M Fish 3 63 3 17 C Moyá 3 7 6 6
17 C Moyá 6 77 6 12 A Clément 3 4 3
31 N Escudé 6 6 6 7 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
H-t Lee 2 1 2 31 N Escudé 6 3 6 3 5
WC A Bogomolov Jr. 1 6 4 4 Q D Nalbandian 4 6 4 6 7
Q D Nalbandian 6 3 6 6 Q D Nalbandian 6 4 2 2
D Prinosil 4 2 4 7 Y Kafelnikov 3 6 6 6
Q G Bastl 6 6 6 Q G Bastl 6 7 1 4 3
M Kratochvil 6 1 7 4 4 7 Y Kafelnikov 2 5 6 6 6
7 Y Kafelnikov 1 6 5 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 L Hewitt 6 6 7
M Gustafsson 3 2 5 4 L Hewitt 6 3 2 6 6
D Sánchez 3 4 2 WC J Blake 4 6 6 3 0
WC J Blake 6 6 6 4 L Hewitt 6 6 6
A Stoliarov 6 77 7 25 A Portas 1 3 4
M Rosset 2 65 5 A Stoliarov 2 66 3
Q C Caratti 1 4 64 25 A Portas 6 78 6
25 A Portas 6 6 77 4 L Hewitt 3 77 6 6
19 T Enqvist 3 6 3 4 16 T Haas 6 62 4 2
Q B Phau 6 4 6 6 Q B Phau 1 1 2
J Novák 6 6 6 J Novák 6 6 6
Q I Heuberger 2 3 4 J Novák 3 4 2
F Mantilla 6 6 6 16 T Haas 6 6 6
J Acasuso 3 3 4 F Mantilla 1 0 77 3
Q J van Lottum 2 2 65 16 T Haas 6 6 65 6
16 T Haas 6 6 77

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 À Corretja 77 64 6 6
R Sluiter 64 77 4 2 11 À Corretja 7 77 7
J Golmard 7 3 6 6 J Golmard 5 64 5
Q C Saulnier 5 6 3 4 11 À Corretja 4 2 2
G Pozzi 3 4 6 6 66 18 A Roddick 6 6 6
Q J Brasington 6 6 2 3 78 Q J Brasington 2 1 7 64
S Doseděl 4 1 2 18 A Roddick 6 6 5 77
18 A Roddick 6 6 6 18 A Roddick 6 6 6
32 T Martin 6 6 7 T Robredo 2 2 4
M Russell 4 4 5 32 T Martin 3 5 6 3
T Robredo 77 6 710 T Robredo 6 7 3 6
O Rochus 64 2 68 T Robredo 77 4 6 4 77
W Ferreira 6 3 65 6 4 5 JC Ferrero 65 6 4 6 61
V Voltchkov 4 6 77 1 6 V Voltchkov 62 1 4
A Di Pasquale 6 3 6 62 0 5 JC Ferrero 77 6 6
5 JC Ferrero 1 6 2 77 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 S Grosjean 4 3 4
M Zabaleta 6 6 6 M Zabaleta 6 6 6
K Alami 3 4 4 WC T Dent 3 3 4
WC T Dent 6 6 6 M Zabaleta 65 6 7 77
J Björkman 77 6 6 30 G Rusedski 77 4 5 62
J Balcells 63 2 2 J Björkman 5 5 710 66
Y El Aynaoui 77 5 4 3 30 G Rusedski 7 7 68 78
30 G Rusedski 64 7 6 6 M Zabaleta 6 77 7
21 F Santoro 7 6 66 78 X Malisse 4 64 5
PR M Larsson 5 4 78 66 21 F Santoro 0 6 3 2
PR K Carlsen 1 6 6 1r X Malisse 6 3 6 6
X Malisse 6 4 3 2 X Malisse 66 6 7 4 6
F Meligeni 2 6 6 6 9 T Henman 78 3 5 6 4
N Davydenko 6 2 3 4 F Meligeni 3 4 6 4
Q J Vacek 3 2 77 6 3 9 T Henman 6 6 3 6
9 T Henman 6 6 65 3 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 T Johansson 6 6 6
G Puentes 1 2 2 14 T Johansson 4 6 6 6
A Simoni 4 63 64 A Gaudenzi 6 2 3 3
A Gaudenzi 6 77 77 14 T Johansson 6 2 6 6
M Hipfl 6 5 2 0 M Ríos 4 6 3 2
M Ríos 3 7 6 6 M Ríos 7 6 6
Q E Taino 4 7 2 2 22 A Pavel 5 4 0
22 A Pavel 6 5 6 6 14 T Johansson 2 6 4 63
28 H Arazi 6 6 4 5 6 3 M Safin 6 2 6 77
A Calleri 3 3 6 7 3 28 H Arazi 6 77 7
C Woodruff 6 6 3 6 C Woodruff 4 61 5
A Dupuis 1 3 6 1 28 H Arazi 5 4 65
I Ljubičić 79 6 6 3 M Safin 7 6 77
M Damm 67 3 4 I Ljubičić 65 77 65 65
Q S de Chaunac 4 2 2 3 M Safin 77 62 77 77
3 M Safin 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 P Rafter 77 6 7
WC B Bryan 63 3 5 6 P Rafter 7 6 6
C Rochus 3 6 6 6 C Rochus 5 2 1
S Bruguera 6 4 3 4 6 P Rafter 77 6 6
Q P Srichaphan 4 4 1 26 N Lapentti 63 2 2
D Sanguinetti 6 6 6 D Sanguinetti 4 5 3
M Chang 2 4 4 26 N Lapentti 6 7 6
26 N Lapentti 6 6 6 6 P Rafter 3 2 77 4
20 J-M Gambill 6 6 6 10 P Sampras 6 6 65 6
C Pioline 2 2 4 20 J-M Gambill 4 1 r
M Youzhny 65 6 6 6 M Youzhny 6 4
B Ulihrach 77 2 3 3 M Youzhny 3 2 2
E Kempes 2 6 2 5 10 P Sampras 6 6 6
Q A Sá 6 4 6 7 Q A Sá 64 4 3
J Boutter 4 64 66 10 P Sampras 77 6 6
10 P Sampras 6 77 78

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 R Federer 6 6 6
L Burgsmüller 4 4 4 13 R Federer 6 7 6
H Levy 3 5 4 WC R Ginepri 2 5 1
WC R Ginepri 6 7 6 13 R Federer 6 7 77
S Koubek 6 3 6 3 3 24 S Schalken 4 5 63
A Ilie 2 6 1 6 6 A Ilie 2 6 3 0
M Lee 6 4 4 6 3 24 S Schalken 6 3 6 6
24 S Schalken 3 6 6 3 6 13 R Federer 1 2 4
29 N Kiefer 7 4 0 r 2 A Agassi 6 6 6
R Schüttler 5 6 1 R Schüttler 4 77 67 6 2
Q R Delgado 4 6 6 6 Q R Delgado 6 65 79 2 6
J Díaz 6 3 4 3 Q R Delgado 5 65 3
N Massú 715 6 77 2 A Agassi 7 77 6
F Clavet 613 3 60 N Massú 77 4 2 61
Q M Bryan 4 1 0 2 A Agassi 64 6 6 77
2 A Agassi 6 6 6


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