2001 Paris Masters – Singles

Singles
Singles
2001 Paris Masters
Final
Champion	Sébastien Grosjean
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Details
Draw	48 (6 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Sébastien Grosjean defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 7–6^(7–3), 6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Paris Masters.

Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Andreas Vinciguerra.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
Marat Safin (third round)
Sébastien Grosjean (champion)
Tommy Haas (semifinals)
Tim Henman (second round)
Àlex Corretja (second round)
Roger Federer (second round)
Arnaud Clément (second round)
Goran Ivanišević (second round)
Andy Roddick (second round)
Guillermo Cañas (second round)
Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)
Fabrice Santoro (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Sjeng Schalken	6	6⁵	6⁶

	Andreas Vinciguerra	2	7⁷	7⁸
						Andreas Vinciguerra	1	6⁶

					4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7⁸
4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6

	Jiří Novák	3	3
									4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6³	1	7⁷	4

									6	Sébastien Grosjean	7⁷	6	6⁵	6
6	Sébastien Grosjean	6	6

	Hicham Arazi	2	2
					6	Sébastien Grosjean	7	6

					7	Tommy Haas	5	4
7	Tommy Haas	4	6	6

15	Thomas Johansson	6	1	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	G Kuerten	6	6
	B Ulihrach	6	6			B Ulihrach	2	4
Q	F Clavet	4	4							1	G Kuerten	6	4	4
Q	F Luzzi	4	2								S Schalken	4	6	6
	S Schalken	6	6			S Schalken	4	6	7
					13	A Roddick	6	3	5
																S Schalken	6	6⁵	6⁶
																A Vinciguerra	2	7⁷	7⁸
					12	G Ivanišević	4	6	6⁶
	A Vinciguerra	3	6	6		A Vinciguerra	6	3	7⁸
	T Robredo	6	1	2							A Vinciguerra	6	6
WC	C Pioline	4	7⁹	3						5	M Safin	4	4
Q	K Kučera	6	6⁷	6	Q	K Kučera	6²	7	4
					5	M Safin	7⁷	5	6

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				4	Y Kafelnikov	7⁷	6
Q	N Mahut	3	4		M Philippoussis	6²	4
	M Philippoussis	6	6						4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	A Costa	7⁷	6							A Costa	3	4
WC	M Llodra	6³	1		A Costa	7⁷	6
				14	G Cañas	6⁴	4
													4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
														J Novák	3	3
				10	R Federer	4	7⁷	6²
	J Novák	6	6		J Novák	6	6⁴	7⁷
	A Martín	3	4							J Novák	6	7⁷
	A Pavel	4	1^r						WC	J Boutter	3	6³
WC	J Boutter	6	3	WC	J Boutter	6	6
				8	T Henman	4	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	S Grosjean	6	6
	D Hrbatý	6	7⁷			D Hrbatý	1	4
	M Mirnyi	2	6⁴							6	S Grosjean	6	3	6
Q	C Rochus	6	6							Q	C Rochus	0	6	0
	W Ferreira	3	3		Q	C Rochus	5	7⁷	6
					9	À Corretja	7	6³	4
															6	S Grosjean	6	6
																H Arazi	2	2
					16	F Santoro	4	4
	H Arazi	7⁷	1	6		H Arazi	6	6
	N Kiefer	6⁴	6	3							H Arazi	6	4	6
	A Portas	6	6							3	J C Ferrero	2	6	3
	F Squillari	2	3			A Portas	3	4
					3	J C Ferrero	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	T Haas	6	6
	C Moyá	5	1			I Ljubičić	3	4
	I Ljubičić	7	6							7	T Haas	7	6
	G Rusedski	6³	4								X Malisse	5	1
	X Malisse	7⁷	6			X Malisse	6	3	7⁷
					11	A Clément	4	6	6⁵
														7	T Haas	4	6	6
														15	T Johansson	6	1	3
					15	T Johansson	6	7⁹
	T Enqvist	6	6			T Enqvist	3	6⁷
	N Escudé	2	3							15	T Johansson	6	6
	N Lapentti	6⁵	7⁷	7							N Lapentti	3	3
Q	A Dupuis	7⁷	6⁵	5		N Lapentti	4	6	6
					2	L Hewitt	6	4	4