| Singles | ||||
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| 2001 Tennis Masters Cup | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champion |  Lleyton Hewitt | |||
| Runner-up |  Sébastien Grosjean | |||
| Score | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 8 | |||
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Lleyton Hewitt defeatedSébastien Grosjean in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup. With his round-robin victory againstPat Rafter, Hewitt secured theyear-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.[1]Gustavo Kuerten andAndre Agassi were in contention for the number 1 ranking before the tournament.
Kuerten was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.
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)
Tommy Haas(Did not play)Key
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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.
| 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.