The 2001 Tennis Masters Cup was a
tennis
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tournament played on
indoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the
year-end singles championships and was part of the
2001 ATP Tour. The tournament was held at the
Sydney Superdome in
Sydney, Australia from 12 November through 18 November 2001. The doubles competition was set to take place in
Bangalore
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, India but was cancelled because of security fears following the
September 11 attacks
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. A competition was held in early 2002, but it did not provide any ranking points and was held as the ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup.
Champions
Singles
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, with two at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. In November 200 ...
defeated
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean (; born 29 May 1978) is a French former professional tennis player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004. He finished eight consecutive seasons r ...
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
* It was Hewitt's 6th title of the year and the 14th of his career. It was his 1st career year-end championship title.
Doubles
Competition cancelled replaced by
2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup.
References
External links
Official website
{{2001 in tennis
Tennis Masters Cup
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results th ...
ATP Finals
Tennis tournaments in Australia
Tennis Masters Cup
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results th ...
Tennis Masters Cup
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results th ...
Sports competitions in Sydney
Tennis in New South Wales
Tennis Masters Cup, 2001