2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

Singles
2001 Tennis Masters Cup
Final
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Sébastien Grosjean
Score	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Lleyton Hewitt defeated Sébastien 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 against Pat Rafter, Hewitt secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.^[1] Gustavo Kuerten and Andre 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.

	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.

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances

• 2001 Tennis Masters Cup draw