2001 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Hicham Arazi in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Monte Carlo Masters.

Singles
2001 Monte Carlo Masters
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Hicham Arazi
Score	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Draw	64 (8Q / 4WC)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2001 Monte Carlo Masters

Cédric Pioline was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Arazi.

Seeds

1. Marat Safin (first round)
2. Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
3. Magnus Norman (second round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
5. Àlex Corretja (first round)
6. Arnaud Clément (first round)
7. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
8. Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
9. Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)
10. Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
11. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
12. Franco Squillari (second round)
13. Wayne Ferreira (first round)
14. Cédric Pioline (third round)
15. Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
16. Carlos Moyá (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Roger Federer	4	3
	9	Sébastien Grosjean	6	6
								9	Sébastien Grosjean	4	4
									Hicham Arazi	6	6
		Hicham Arazi	77	2	77
	8	Tim Henman	63	6	62
																Hicham Arazi	3	2	4
															2	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6	6
		Guillermo Coria	6	4	6
	Q	Alberto Martín	3	6	3
									Guillermo Coria	4	2
								2	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
		Sjeng Schalken	77	2	4
	2	Gustavo Kuerten	61	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Safin	3	1
		A di Pasquale	6	6					A di Pasquale	6	6
		J Boutter	6	5	4				Á Calatrava	4	4
		Á Calatrava	2	7	6											A di Pasquale	1	2
		D Sanguinetti	77	62	6										15	R Federer	6	6
		A Medvedev	62	77	4				D Sanguinetti	65	60
		M Chang	4	3				15	R Federer	77	77
	15	R Federer	6	6																		15	R Federer	4	3
	9	S Grosjean	6	7																		9	S Grosjean	6	6
		F Clavet	4	5				9	S Grosjean	7	6
		B Ulihrach	6	6					B Ulihrach	5	3
	Q	J Balcells	4	2											9	S Grosjean	6	6
		G Rusedski	65	5											Q	M Gustafsson	4	3
		A Pavel	77	7					A Pavel	2	77	3
	Q	M Gustafsson	65	6	6			Q	M Gustafsson	6	64	6
	5	À Corretja	77	2	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	M Norman	6	6
		N Escudé	2	2				3	M Norman	2	4
		M Puerta	0r						H Arazi	6	6
		H Arazi	1													H Arazi	77	6
		T Johansson	2	4											14	C Pioline	64	1
		A Ilie	6	6					A Ilie	62	2
		D Prinosil	2	1				14	C Pioline	77	6
	14	C Pioline	6	6																			H Arazi	77	2	77
	10	D Hrbatý	5	4																		8	T Henman	63	6	62
		A Costa	7	6					A Costa	w/o
	Q	K Kučera	4	4					M Ríos
		M Ríos	6	6												A Costa	6	66	1
		G Gaudio	7	6											8	T Henman	2	78	6
		H Levy	5	2					G Gaudio	4	2
		F Santoro	3	0				8	T Henman	6	6
	8	T Henman	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	J C Ferrero	6	6
	WC	S Bruguera	2	1				7	J C Ferrero	2	63
		N Lapentti	5	2r				Q	G Blanco	6	77
	Q	G Blanco	7	3											Q	G Blanco	5	1
		A Vinciguerra	1	4												G Coria	7	6
		G Coria	6	6					G Coria	4	6	6
		G Pozzi	2	2				12	F Squillari	6	1	2
	12	F Squillari	6	6																			G Coria	6	4	6
	13	W Ferreira	5	6	2																	Q	A Martín	3	6	3
		J Björkman	7	3	6				J Björkman	4	6	0
	Q	M Youzhny	6	6				Q	M Youzhny	6	0	6
		N Kiefer	3	0											Q	M Youzhny	3	4
		J Novák	5	69											Q	A Martín	6	6
	Q	A Martín	7	711				Q	A Martín	6	6
	Q	M Hipfl	5	6	7			Q	M Hipfl	4	2
	4	Y Kafelnikov	7	2	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Clément	77	1	64
	WC	J Golmard	64	6	77			WC	J Golmard	6	77
		V Voltchkov	1	4					A Portas	4	62
		A Portas	6	6											WC	J Golmard	6	0	1
		S Schalken	6	6												S Schalken	3	6	6
	WC	K Alami	2	0					S Schalken	2	6	6
		R Schüttler	2	6	3			11	T Enqvist	6	4	2
	11	T Enqvist	6	4	6																		S Schalken	77	2	4
	16	C Moyá	6	6																		2	G Kuerten	61	6	6
	WC	M Rosset	4	4				16	C Moyá	6	3	3
		T Haas	6	6					T Haas	1	6	6
		M Mirnyi	0	1												T Haas	78	2	3
		F Vicente	0	6	6										2	G Kuerten	66	6	6
	Q	I Ljubičić	6	4	1				F Vicente	2	2
		Y El Aynaoui	4	6	4			2	G Kuerten	6	6
	2	G Kuerten	6	4	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Nicolás Massú (first round)
2. Joan Balcells (qualified)
3. Alberto Martín (qualified)
4. Agustín Calleri (qualifying competition)
5. Karol Kučera (qualified)
6. Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
7. Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
8. Magnus Gustafsson (qualified)
9. Galo Blanco (qualified)
10. Michel Kratochvil (qualifying competition)
11. Jan Siemerink (first round)
12. Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
13. Antony Dupuis (qualifying competition)
14. Sláva Doseděl (first round)
15. Andrei Stoliarov (first round)
16. Sargis Sargsian (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Markus Hipfl
2. Joan Balcells
3. Alberto Martín
4. Mikhail Youzhny
5. Karol Kučera
6. Ivan Ljubičić
7. Galo Blanco
8. Magnus Gustafsson

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Nicolás Massú	3	1
		Andrea Gaudenzi	6	6
									Andrea Gaudenzi	3	1
									Markus Hipfl	6	6
		Markus Hipfl	7	6
	11	Jan Siemerink	5	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Joan Balcells	7	6
		Nikolay Davydenko	5	2
								2	Joan Balcells	6	6
									Cyril Saulnier	2	4
		Cyril Saulnier	61	6	6
	15	Andrei Stoliarov	77	4	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alberto Martín	6	6
		Stéphane Huet	0	3
								3	Alberto Martín	6	710
								WC	John van Lottum	3	68
	WC	John van Lottum	6	1	6
	16	Sargis Sargsian	2	6	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Agustín Calleri	3	6	6
		Michaël Llodra	6	1	4
								4	Agustín Calleri	4	6	65
								12	Mikhail Youzhny	6	3	77
		Jacobo Díaz	4	6	4
	12	Mikhail Youzhny	6	2	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Karol Kučera	4	6	6
		Lars Burgsmüller	6	2	3
								5	Karol Kučera	6	6
								10	Michel Kratochvil	2	3
		Tomáš Zíb	3	77	3
	10	Michel Kratochvil	6	61	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ivan Ljubičić	6	6
	WC	Juan Albert Viloca	2	3
								6	Ivan Ljubičić	78	6
								13	Antony Dupuis	66	4
		Kristian Pless	5	77	3
	13	Antony Dupuis	7	64	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Mariano Zabaleta	6	64	2
		Adrian Voinea	4	77	6
									Adrian Voinea	3	3
								9	Galo Blanco	6	6
	WC	Renzo Furlan	3	1
	9	Galo Blanco	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Magnus Gustafsson	6	6
		Christian Vinck	4	3
								8	Magnus Gustafsson	6	6
								WC	Paul-Henri Mathieu	1	4
	WC	Paul-Henri Mathieu	3	6	6
	14	Sláva Doseděl	6	3	1

External links

• Tournament profile (ITF)
• Main draw (ATP)
• Qualifying draw (ATP)