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The 2001 Milan Indoor was a men's
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tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the
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, Italy and was part of the International Series of the
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. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and ran from 29 January through 4 February 2001. The singles field was headlined by World No. 1, US Open,
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and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin,
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No. 7, Sydney Olympics gold medalist,
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and two-time Milan champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and
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champion Dominik Hrbatý. Other seeded players were
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champion
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champion Andrei Pavel,
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, Roger Federer and Marc Rosset. This tournament in 2001 was significant as it was the first title of Roger Federer's career.


Finals


Singles

Roger Federer defeated
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6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 * It was Federer's 1st singles title of the year and of his
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Doubles

Paul Haarhuis /
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defeated
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Tom Vanhoudt Tom Vanhoudt (born 28 July 1972, in Diest, Flemish Brabant), is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. Vanhoudt achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 36 in 2001. He participated in 9 Davis Cup ties for Belgium B ...
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) * It was Haarhuis' 1st title of the year and the 52nd of his career. It was Schalken's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.


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ITF tournament edition details

Singles draw
(pdf) {{2001 ATP Tour
Milan Indoor The Milan Indoor, also known under various sponsored names, was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1978 until 2005. It took placed in Milan, Italy with the exception of three years (1998–2000) when it was held in London, United Kin ...
Milan Indoor The Milan Indoor, also known under various sponsored names, was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1978 until 2005. It took placed in Milan, Italy with the exception of three years (1998–2000) when it was held in London, United Kin ...
Milan Indoor The Milan Indoor, also known under various sponsored names, was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1978 until 2005. It took placed in Milan, Italy with the exception of three years (1998–2000) when it was held in London, United Kin ...
Milan Indoor The Milan Indoor, also known under various sponsored names, was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1978 until 2005. It took placed in Milan, Italy with the exception of three years (1998–2000) when it was held in London, United Kin ...
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