ATP Dubai Tennis Championships 2001 Draw & Results

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Juan Carlos Ferrero won the 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships after Marat Safin retired in the final (6-2 3-1 (ret.)). The ATP 500 event was played February 26–March 4 on hard courts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Dubai Tennis Championships bring the ATP and WTA tours to the same hard-court venue in consecutive events.

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Champion
Juan Carlos Ferrero
def. Marat Safin , 6-2 3-1 (ret.)
Dates
Feb 26 — Mar 4
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Category
ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

31 recorded singles results

Dubai Tennis Championships 2001 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 6-2 3-1 (ret.) Marat Safin #2 H2H Match data Mar 4, 2001* F
SF (2)
Marat Safin #2 6-7(0) 7-6(4) 6-3 Thomas Johansson #31 H2H Match data Mar 3, 2001* SF
Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 Dominik Hrbaty #15 H2H Match data Mar 3, 2001* SF
QF (4)
Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 6-2 4-6 6-4 Magnus Norman #5 H2H Match data Mar 3, 2001* QF
Thomas Johansson #31 6-4 6-4 Max Mirnyi #41 H2H Match data Mar 3, 2001* QF
Marat Safin #2 6-1 6-2 Andrei Medvedev #57 H2H Match data Mar 3, 2001* QF
Dominik Hrbaty #15 7-5 6-4 Lars Burgsmuller #122 H2H Match data Mar 3, 2001* QF
R16 (8)
Magnus Norman #5 1-6 6-3 7-6(2) Andrei Pavel #22 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
Lars Burgsmuller #122 6-2 (ret.) Nicolas Escude #38 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
Marat Safin #2 7-5 7-6(5) Julien Boutter #56 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 6-3 6-4 Jiri Novak #60 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
Max Mirnyi #41 6-1 6-4 Vladimir Voltchkov #27 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
Dominik Hrbaty #15 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 Bohdan Ulihrach #54 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
Thomas Johansson #31 7-6(4) 7-5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
Andrei Medvedev #57 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 Patrick Rafter #11 H2H Match data Mar 2, 2001* R16
R32 (16)
Patrick Rafter #11 6-2 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #47DEF H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Bohdan Ulihrach #54 6-3 (ret.) Jerome Golmard #67CH H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Vladimir Voltchkov #27 6-4 6-3 Andrew Ilie #42 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Dominik Hrbaty #15 6-4 6-7(7) 7-6(5) Tomas Behrend #157 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Magnus Norman #5 6-4 6-4 Jeff Tarango #113 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 6-4 6-3 Jonas Bjorkman #46 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Andrei Medvedev #57 6-3 7-6(11) Daniel Nestor #154 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Thomas Johansson #31 6-2 6-1 Rainer Schuettler #53 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Max Mirnyi #41 7-6(8) 7-5 Cedric Pioline #19 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Marat Safin #2 7-5 6-2 David Prinosil #32 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Julien Boutter #56 7-5 1-6 6-1 Joshua Eagle H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 7-6(3) 6-2 Slava Dosedel #85 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Andrei Pavel #22 6-1 6-2 Omar Alawadhi H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Lars Burgsmuller #122 6-4 6-2 Alex Corretja #8CH H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jiri Novak #60 6-4 6-1 Gianluca Pozzi #45 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32
Nicolas Escude #38 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) Karol Kucera #76 H2H Match data Mar 1, 2001* R32

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Dubai Tennis Championships.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Roger Federer 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Roger Federer 53 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Mikhail Youzhny 16 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Dubai Tennis Championships finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Daniil Medvedev #11 (w/o) Tallon Griekspoor #25 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Stefanos Tsitsipas #11 6-3 6-3 Felix Auger-Aliassime #21 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Ugo Humbert #18 6-4 6-3 Alexander Bublik #23 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #7 6-2 6-2 Andrey Rublev #6 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Andrey Rublev #7 6-3 6-4 Jiri Vesely #123 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 500 tournaments in 2001

Previous editions of Dubai Tennis Championships

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Dubai Tennis Championships held?
Dubai Tennis Championships is held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Who is the latest recorded Dubai Tennis Championships winner?
The 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships was won by Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Tallon Griekspoor 0-0.
Who has won the most Dubai Tennis Championships titles?
Roger Federer has won 8 Dubai Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player.
What is the earliest recorded Dubai Tennis Championships edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Dubai Tennis Championships in TennisDB is 1993.
What surface is Dubai Tennis Championships played on?
Dubai Tennis Championships is played on hard courts.