2001 French Open
The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 105th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.
2001 French Open | |
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Date | 28 May – 10 June 2001 |
Edition | 105th |
Category | 71st Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Gustavo Kuerten | |
Women's singles | |
Jennifer Capriati | |
Men's doubles | |
Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi | |
Women's doubles | |
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez | |
Mixed doubles | |
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomás Carbonell |
Seniors
Men's singles
Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
- It was Kuerten's 4th title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.
Women's singles
Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters,[1] 1–6, 6–4, 12–10
- It was Capriati's 3rd title of the year, and her 12th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.
Men's doubles
Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Jelena Dokic / Conchita Martínez, 6–2, 6–1
Mixed doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomás Carbonell defeated Paola Suárez / Jaime Oncins, 7–5, 6–3
Juniors
Boys' singles
Carlos Cuadrado defeated Brian Dabul, 6–1, 6–0
Girls' singles
Kaia Kanepi defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova,[2] 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca defeated Markus Bayer / Philipp Petzschner, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Petra Cetkovská / Renata Voráčová defeated Neyssa Etienne / Annette Kolb, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Notes
- Clijsters became the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam final.
- Kuznetsova won the 2009 Women's Singles title and reached the final in 2006.