2001 Australian Open
| 2001 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–28 January 2001 |
| Edition | 89th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Hardcourt (Rebound Ace) |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| United States Andre Agassi | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Jennifer Capriati | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| United States Corina Morariu / South Africa Ellis Ferreira | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Janko Tipsarević | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Janković | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| United States Ytai Abougzir / Argentina Luciano Vitullo | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová | |
| Men's legends doubles | |
| Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Wally Masur | |
| Legends mixed doubles | |
| Australia Nicole Bradtke / Australia Tony Roche | |
The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001.
Seniors
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]United States Andre Agassi defeated France Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
- It was Agassi's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.
Women's singles
[edit ]United States Jennifer Capriati defeated Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3
- It was Capriati's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.
Men's doubles
[edit ]Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge defeated Zimbabwe Byron Black / Germany David Prinosil 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Björkman's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 18th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
[edit ]United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams [1] defeated United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Corina Morariu 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
- It was Serena Williams's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Venus Williams's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.
Mixed doubles
[edit ]United States Corina Morariu / South Africa Ellis Ferreira defeated Austria Barbara Schett / Australia Joshua Eagle 6–1, 6–3
- It was Morariu's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Ferreira's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Juniors
[edit ]Boys' singles
[edit ]Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Janko Tipsarević defeated Chinese Taipei Wang Yeu-tzuoo 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Girls' singles
[edit ]Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Janković defeated Sweden Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–1
Boys' doubles
[edit ]United States Ytai Abougzir / Argentina Luciano Vitullo defeated Canada Frank Dancevic / Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 7–6 (7–5)
Girls' doubles
[edit ]Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová defeated Russia Anna Bastrikova / Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6 (7–3), 1–6, 6–4
Legends
[edit ]Men's doubles
[edit ]- Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Wally Masur defeated Australia Darren Cahill / Australia Brad Drewett, 6–2, 6–4,[2]
Mixed doubles
[edit ]- Australia Nicole Bradtke / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Elizabeth Smylie / United States Stan Smith, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Seeds
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]- Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (second round, lost to Greg Rusedski)
- Russia Marat Safin (fourth round, lost to Dominik Hrbatý)
- United States Pete Sampras (fourth round, lost to Todd Martin)
- Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals, lost to Arnaud Clément)
- Sweden Magnus Norman (fourth round, lost to Sébastien Grosjean)
- United States Andre Agassi (champion)
- Australia Lleyton Hewitt (third round, lost to Carlos Moyá)
- United Kingdom Tim Henman (fourth round, lost to Patrick Rafter)
- Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, lost to Andrew Ilie)
- South Africa Wayne Ferreira (third round, lost to Andreas Vinciguerra)
- Argentina Franco Squillari (second round, lost to Daniel Nestor)
- Australia Patrick Rafter (semifinals, lost to Andre Agassi)
- France Cédric Pioline (third round, lost to Todd Martin)
- Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals, lost to Patrick Rafter)
- France Arnaud Clément (final, lost to Andre Agassi)
- France Sébastien Grosjean (semifinal, lost to Arnaud Clément)
Women's singles
[edit ]- Switzerland Martina Hingis (final, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
- United States Lindsay Davenport (semifinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
- United States Venus Williams (semifinals, lost to Martina Hingis)
- United States Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
- Spain Conchita Martínez (second round, lost to Emmanuelle Gagliardi)
- United States Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Hingis)
- France Mary Pierce (third round, lost to Paola Suárez)
- Russia Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
- Russia Elena Dementieva (third round, lost to Dája Bedáňová)
- South Africa Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams)
- United States Chanda Rubin (first round, lost to Janette Husárová)
- United States Jennifer Capriati (champion)
- France Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams)
- France Sandrine Testud (third round, lost to Justine Henin)
- Belgium Kim Clijsters (fourth round, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
- United States Amy Frazier (second round, lost to Rita Grande)