2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With the win, he secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lleyton Hewitt |
| Runner-up |  Sébastien Grosjean |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round robin stage.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Gustavo Kuerten (round robin)- Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
Andre Agassi (round robin)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)- Patrick Rafter (round robin)
- Sébastien Grosjean (final)
Goran Ivanišević (round robin)
Alternate
Tommy Haas (Did not play)
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
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean
| 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Rosewall group
| Kuerten |
Ferrero |
Kafelnikov |
Ivanišević |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten |
6–7(3–7), 2–6 | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 32–47 | 4 | |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 2–1 | 5–2 | 40–37 | 2 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | 6–3, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 45–31 | 1 | |
| 8 | Goran Ivanišević |
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 37–39 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Newcombe group
| Hewitt |
Agassi |
Rafter |
Grosjean |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt |
6–3, 6–4 | 7–5, 6–2 | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 40–25 | 1 | |
| 3 | Andre Agassi |
3–6, 4–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–30 | 3 | |
| 6 | Patrick Rafter |
5–7, 2–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sébastien Grosjean |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 36–31 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.