2001 French Open

2001 French Open
2001 French Open
Date	28 May – 10 June 2001
Edition	100
Category	71st Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
	Gustavo Kuerten
Women's singles
	Jennifer Capriati
Men's doubles
	Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi
Women's doubles
	Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
Mixed doubles
	Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomás Carbonell

The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.

Seniors

Men's singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

It was Kuerten's 4th title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters,^[1] 1–6, 6–4, 12–10

It was Capriati's 3rd title of the year, and her 12th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Carlos Cuadrado defeated Brian Dabul, 6–1, 6–0

Girls' singles

Kaia Kanepi defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova,^[2] 6–3, 1–6, 6–2

Boys' doubles

Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca defeated Markus Bayer / Philipp Petzschner, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Petra Cetkovská / Renata Voráčová defeated Neyssa Etienne / Annette Kolb, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Notes

^ Clijsters became the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam final.
^ Kuznetsova won the 2009 Women's Singles title and reached the final in 2006.

External links

French Open official website

Preceded by 2001 Australian Open	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 2001 Wimbledon Championships

[1] Clijsters became the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam final.

[2] Kuznetsova won the 2009 Women's Singles title and reached the final in 2006.

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