2001 Hamburg Masters – Singles

Singles
2001 Hamburg Masters
Final
ChampionSpain Albert Portas
Runner-upSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Details
Draw64 (3WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Qualifier Albert Portas defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Hamburg European Open.[1][2][3]

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi.[4][5]

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  2. Russia Marat Safin (second round)
  3. United States Andre Agassi (second round)
  4. United States Pete Sampras (first round)
  5. Sweden Magnus Norman (second round)
  6. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  7. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  8. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (final)
  9. United Kingdom Tim Henman (first round)
  10. Spain Àlex Corretja (second round)
  11. France Arnaud Clément (first round)
  12. France Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
  13. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  14. United States Jan-Michael Gambill (third round)
  15. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
  16. Switzerland Roger Federer (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
8 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  
  Spain Albert Costa 1 2  
8 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 2 6 65 5
Q Spain Albert Portas 4 6 0 77 7
Q Spain Albert Portas 3 7 6
7 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 5 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Brazil G Kuerten 3 6 65
  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 3 77   Belarus M Mirnyi 2 0  
  Germany D Prinosil 4 4     Sweden T Johansson 6 6  
  Sweden T Johansson 6 6     Sweden T Johansson 3 6 6
  Chile M Ríos 6 6   14 United States J-M Gambill 6 4 4
  Spain C Moyá 4 4     Chile M Ríos 3 4  
WC Germany A Pretzsch 2 5   14 United States J-M Gambill 6 6  
14 United States J-M Gambill 6 7     Sweden T Johansson 2 2  
10 Spain À Corretja 6 6   8 Spain J C Ferrero 6 6  
  United Kingdom G Rusedski 3 4   10 Spain A Corretja 4 1  
  Ecuador N Lapentti 6 77     Ecuador N Lapentti 6 6  
  Germany R Schüttler 4 63     Ecuador N Lapentti 4 3  
  Israel H Levy 6 6   8 Spain J C Ferrero 6 6  
Q France A Dupuis 2 3     Israel H Levy 65 3  
Q Spain S Bruguera 6 1 4 8 Spain J C Ferrero 77 6  
8 Spain J C Ferrero 3 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States A Agassi 6 6  
  Italy D Sanguinetti 1 4   3 United States A Agassi 3 7 4
  France F Santoro 6 6     France F Santoro 6 5 6
  Italy G Pozzi 1 4     France F Santoro 6 6  
  Germany N Kiefer 6 6     Germany N Kiefer 3 3  
  Romania A Pavel 4 4     Germany N Kiefer 6 7  
  United States T Martin 6 77     United States T Martin 3 5  
13 Sweden T Enqvist 2 65     France F Santoro 1 2  
11 France A Clément 5 2     Spain A Costa 6 6  
  Czech Republic B Ulihrach 7 6     Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 1 1r
  Spain F Clavet 3 4     Spain A Costa 4 6 2
  Spain A Costa 6 6     Spain A Costa 6 6  
  Sweden A Vinciguerra 5 3     France N Escudé 3 0  
  France C Pioline 7 6     France C Pioline 4 6 1
  France N Escudé 7 7   France N Escudé 6 3 6
6 Russia Y Kafelnikov 5 5

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Sweden M Norman 6 7  
Q Switzerland M Rosset 3 5   5 Sweden M Norman 65 67  
  Belarus V Voltchkov 1 3   Q Spain A Portas 77 79  
Q Spain A Portas 6 6   Q Spain A Portas 6 4 6
  Morocco Y El Aynaoui 67 61   12 France S Grosjean 3 6 2
Q Argentina A Calleri 79 77   Q Argentina A Calleri 6 5 2
  Sweden J Björkman 2 6 0 12 France S Grosjean 3 7 6
12 France S Grosjean 6 3 6 Q Spain A Portas 6 6  
15 Slovakia D Hrbatý 3 2   LL Spain A Martín 3 2  
  Germany T Haas 6 6     Germany T Haas 6 68 5
  Morocco H Arazi 6 1 6   Morocco H Arazi 2 710 7
  Netherlands S Schalken 3 6 1   Morocco H Arazi 2 3  
LL Spain A Martín 6 6   LL Spain A Martín 6 6  
  Ukraine A Medvedev 3 0   LL Spain A Martín 6 6  
  Spain Á Calatrava 63 6 6   Spain Á Calatrava 3 2  
4 United States P Sampras 77 3 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Australia L Hewitt 6 6  
Q France A di Pasquale 3 2   7 Australia L Hewitt 3 6 6
  South Africa W Ferreira 4 6 3   Spain F Vicente 6 2 4
  Spain F Vicente 6 4 6 7 Australia L Hewitt 6 77  
  Australia A Ilie 4 77 6   Australia A Ilie 2 62  
Q Spain J Balcells 6 65 4   Australia A Ilie 6 6  
WC Germany L Burgsmüller 6 6   WC Germany L Burgsmüller 3 2  
9 United Kingdom T Henman 1 4   7 Australia L Hewitt 6 6  
16 Switzerland R Federer 3 4     Argentina F Squillari 4 2  
  Argentina F Squillari 6 6     Argentina F Squillari 6 5 6
Q Sweden M Gustafsson 4 4     United States M Chang 2 7 3
  United States M Chang 6 6     Argentina F Squillari 6 6  
  Argentina G Gaudio 6 6     Argentina G Gaudio 4 3  
  Argentina M Puerta 2 3     Argentina G Gaudio 6 77  
WC Germany J Knippschild 2 4   2 Russia M Safin 0 60  
2 Russia M Safin 6 6  

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1. Spain Alberto Martín (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Spain Albert Portas (qualified)
  3. Spain Joan Balcells (qualified)
  4. Australia Wayne Arthurs (first round)
  5. France Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualified)
  6. Sweden Magnus Gustafsson (qualified)
  7. Switzerland Marc Rosset (qualified)
  8. Switzerland Michel Kratochvil (first round)
  9. Belgium Xavier Malisse (qualifying competition)
  10. Belgium Olivier Rochus (qualifying competition)
  11. Spain Sergi Bruguera (qualified)
  12. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
  13. Argentina Agustín Calleri (qualified)
  14. Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (qualifying competition, retired due to an illness)
  15. Spain Félix Mantilla (qualifying competition)
  16. France Antony Dupuis (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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  1. Spain Alberto Martín (replaces Germany Alexander Popp)

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Spain Alberto Martín 6 6
WC Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 2
1 Spain Alberto Martín 3 69
13 Argentina Agustín Calleri 6 711
Alt Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan 0 0
13 Argentina Agustín Calleri 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Spain Albert Portas 6 6
WC Germany Christian Vinck 1 2
2 Spain Albert Portas 6 3
14 Argentina Mariano Zabaleta 3 1r
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi 0 5
14 Argentina Mariano Zabaleta 6 7

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Spain Joan Balcells 6 3 6
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk 3 6 1
3 Spain Joan Balcells 3 6 6
9 Belgium Xavier Malisse 6 1 3
Austria Stefan Koubek 3 4
9 Belgium Xavier Malisse 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Australia Wayne Arthurs 67 7 5
Alt Spain Germán Puentes 79 5 7
Alt Spain Germán Puentes 64 1
16 France Antony Dupuis 77 6
France Julien Boutter 6 3 2
16 France Antony Dupuis 1 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5 France Arnaud Di Pasquale 62 6 6
Belgium Christophe Rochus 77 1 3
5 France Arnaud Di Pasquale 6 6
12 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 4 3
Russia Andrei Stoliarov 0 1
12 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 7 6
Germany Daniel Elsner 5 4
6 Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 4 77 6
10 Belgium Olivier Rochus 6 65 3
WC Germany Andy Fahlke 6 4 1
10 Belgium Olivier Rochus 0 6 6

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Switzerland Marc Rosset 6 6
Spain Tommy Robredo 2 2
7 Switzerland Marc Rosset 6 6
15 Spain Félix Mantilla 3 2
Austria Markus Hipfl 4 0
15 Spain Félix Mantilla 6 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Switzerland Michel Kratochvil 6 5 1
Spain David Sánchez 1 7 6
Spain David Sánchez 3 67
11 Spain Sergi Bruguera 6 79
WC Germany Denis Gremelmayr 2 1
11 Spain Sergi Bruguera 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Portas halts Ferrero's 16-match streak". ESPN. Hamburg. Associated Press. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Portas triumphs in five-set thriller". BBC Sport. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Portas se impone a Ferrero en la final del torneo de Hamburgo" [Portas defeated Ferrero at the Hamburg tournament final]. El País (in Spanish). 19 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "PLUS: TENNIS; Weary Kuerten Falls in German Open". The New York Times. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Kuerten loses at Hamburg tennis". Hamburg. United Press International. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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