2001 Rome Masters – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2001 Rome Masters
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Final score	3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2

This tournament took place May 7–15, 2001.

Magnus Norman was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Vincenzo Santopadre.

Juan Carlos Ferrero won in the final 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 against Gustavo Kuerten.

Seeds

1. Gustavo Kuerten (Final)
2. Marat Safin (Second Round)
3. Andre Agassi (First Round)
4. Pete Sampras (First Round)
5. Magnus Norman (First Round)
6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
7. Lleyton Hewitt (Third Round)
8. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Champion)

9. Tim Henman (Second Round)
10. Àlex Corretja (Quarterfinals)
11. Arnaud Clément (First Round)
12. Sébastien Grosjean (Third Round)
13. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
14. Jan-Michael Gambill (First Round)
15. Franco Squillari (Third Round)
16. Dominik Hrbatý (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
		Andreas Vinciguerra	2	4
								1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	1	6	4	2
								8	Juan Carlos Ferrero	3	6	2	6	6
		Nicolás Lapentti	3	3
	8	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Kuerten	64	7	6
	Q	I Ljubičić	77	5	4			1	G Kuerten	6	6
		F Vicente	4	5					M Chang	1	1
		M Chang	6	7											1	G Kuerten	6	6
	Q	A Voinea	3	4											15	F Squillari	1	2
		F Santoro	6	6					F Santoro	4	0
		M Mirnyi	1	65				15	F Squillari	6	6
	15	F Squillari	6	77																		1	G Kuerten	6	6
	10	À Corretja	5	7	6																	10	À Corretja	2	3
		C Moyá	7	5	1			10	À Corretja	64	6	6
		N Escudé	65	4				Q	A Portas	77	2	4
	Q	A Portas	77	6											10	À Corretja	77	6
		T Haas	7	6											7	L Hewitt	62	4
		A Medvedev	5	3					T Haas	5	3
		B Ulihrach	1	6	5			7	L Hewitt	7	6
	7	L Hewitt	6	2	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	P Sampras	5	6	4
		H Levy	7	2	6				H Levy	6	78
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	4	66
		R Schüttler	1	2												H Levy	6	6
		N Kiefer	6	6												N Kiefer	2	4
		C Pioline	3	0					N Kiefer	77	4	6
		G Pozzi	2	1				13	T Enqvist	64	6	3
	13	T Enqvist	6	6																			H Levy	67	2
	12	S Grosjean	6	6																			A Vinciguerra	79	6
		A Ilie	4	2				12	S Grosjean	7	3	7
	Q	S Bruguera	77	77				Q	S Bruguera	5	6	5
	WC	F Volandri	62	63											12	S Grosjean	2	3
		A Vinciguerra	6	6												A Vinciguerra	6	6
	Q	F Meligeni	2	0					A Vinciguerra	3	7	6
	WC	V Santopadre	6	6				WC	V Santopadre	6	5	3
	5	M Norman	4	3

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	Y Kafelnikov	7	3
		A Pavel	5	1	r			6	Y Kafelnikov	63	6	5
	Q	J Díaz	6	6				Q	J Díaz	77	1	7
		M Puerta	1	2											Q	J Díaz	6	6
		V Voltchkov	2	3											WC	F Luzzi	3	1
		H Arazi	6	6					H Arazi	3	64
	WC	F Luzzi	6	1	6			WC	F Luzzi	6	77
	11	A Clément	2	6	3																	Q	J Díaz	6	1	2
	14	J-M Gambill	5	4																			N Lapentti	3	6	6
		G Coria	7	6					G Coria	6	3	5
		N Lapentti	6	6					N Lapentti	3	6	7
		G Gaudio	3	2												N Lapentti	6	2	77
	Q	F Mantilla	6	77											Q	F Mantilla	3	6	64
	WC	M Navarra	3	65				Q	F Mantilla	3	6	77
		Á Calatrava	6	6					Á Calatrava	6	3	63
	3	A Agassi	3	3

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	J C Ferrero	6	7
		S Schalken	3	5				8	J C Ferrero	6	6
		D Sanguinetti	6	3	4				M Ríos	1	3
		M Ríos	4	6	6										8	J C Ferrero	6	6
		T Martin	3	3											Q	J Boutter	3	2
	Q	J Boutter	6	6				Q	J Boutter	2	6	6
		A Costa	2	6	1			9	T Henman	6	3	4
	9	T Henman	6	3	6																	8	J C Ferrero	6	6
	16	D Hrbatý	2	4																			W Ferreira	0	2
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	6	6
		G Rusedski	6	6					G Rusedski	4	4
		D Prinosil	3	2												W Ferreira	77	6
		R Federer	77	4	77											R Federer	64	2
		T Johansson	63	6	65				R Federer	4	6	77
		J Björkman	2	6	5			2	M Safin	6	4	65
	2	M Safin	6	3	7

References

• 2001 Rome Masters Draw