2001 Cincinnati Masters – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Cincinnati Masters.

Singles
2001 Cincinnati Masters
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-upAustralia Patrick Rafter
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
SinglesDoubles
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Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Nicolas Kiefer.

Seeds

  1. Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
  2. Andre Agassi (first round)
  3. Marat Safin (first round)
  4. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
  5. Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  7. Tim Henman (semifinals)
  8. Patrick Rafter (final)
  9. Pete Sampras (second round)
  10. Arnaud Clément (second round)
  11. Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  12. Thomas Johansson (first round)
  13. Carlos Moyá (second round)
  14. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  15. Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  16. Dominik Hrbatý (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1 Gustavo Kuerten636
6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov464
1 Gustavo Kuerten6177
7 Tim Henman2664
Jan-Michael Gambill622
7 Tim Henman466
1 Gustavo Kuerten66 
8 Patrick Rafter13 
5 Lleyton Hewitt77636
Q Ivan Ljubičić63774
5 Lleyton Hewitt43 
8 Patrick Rafter66 
8 Patrick Rafter5776
Greg Rusedski7654

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 G Kuerten776 
  A Roddick631 1 G Kuerten77710 
Q C Woodruff42   T Haas6468 
  T Haas66 1 G Kuerten66 
  F Vicente42 14/WC G Ivanišević21 
  N Escudé66   N Escudé34 
  F Clavet366514/WC G Ivanišević66 
14/WC G Ivanišević63771 G Kuerten636
9 P Sampras66 6 Y Kafelnikov464
  N Lapentti32 9 P Sampras44 
WC M Russell632  A Martín66 
  A Martín466  A Martín264
  J Golmard365 6 Y Kafelnikov626
  F Santoro677   F Santoro14 
  A Vinciguerra641 6 Y Kafelnikov66 
6 Y Kafelnikov776 

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
3 M Safin33 
  G Cañas66   G Cañas576
  M Chang66   M Chang752
  V Voltchkov13   G Cañas34 
Q J Morrison462  J-M Gambill66 
  J Novák636  J Novák622 
  J-M Gambill66   J-M Gambill776 
16 D Hrbatý31   J-M Gambill622
11 T Enqvist40 7 T Henman466
  N Kiefer66   N Kiefer646
  T Martin266  T Martin162
Q C Mamiit633  N Kiefer53 
  H-T Lee66 7 T Henman76 
WC T Dent44   H-T Lee33 
  M Tabara42 7 T Henman66 
7 T Henman66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
5 L Hewitt66 
  M Norman41 5 L Hewitt656
Q W Black32   B Ulihrach272
  B Ulihrach66 5 L Hewitt1677
  A Costa34   M Mirnyi6465
  M Mirnyi66   M Mirnyi66 
  A Pavel66   A Pavel11 
12 T Johansson32 5 L Hewitt77636
13 C Moyá66 Q I Ljubičić63774
Q F Mantilla33 13 C Moyá655 
Q I Ljubičić66 Q I Ljubičić777 
  F Squillari20 Q I Ljubičić66 
  H Arazi76   H Arazi23 
  G Coria52   H Arazi6166
  W Arthurs44 4 J C Ferrero7744
4 J C Ferrero66 

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
8 P Rafter76 
  A Portas53 8 P Rafter66 
  J Björkman33   X Malisse03 
  X Malisse66 8 P Rafter796 
Q J Boutter650 WC J Blake672 
WC J Blake776 WC J Blake76 
  Á Calatrava646410 A Clément54 
10 A Clément46778 P Rafter5776
15 W Ferreira44   G Rusedski7654
  S Schalken66   S Schalken165 
  H Levy41 Q S Koubek677 
Q S Koubek66 Q S Koubek33 
  D Prinosil6661  G Rusedski66 
  G Rusedski3786  G Rusedski7777 
  G Gaudio677   G Gaudio6261 
2 A Agassi463