ATP Cincinnati Open 2001 Draw, Results & Schedule

Gustavo Kuerten won the 2001 Cincinnati Open, defeating Patrick Rafter 6-1 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 6 to August 13, 2001. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

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Champion
Gustavo Kuerten
def. Patrick Rafter , 6-1 6-3
Dates
Aug 6 — Aug 13
Location
Cincinnati, United States
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

Cincinnati Open 2001 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-1 6-3 Patrick Rafter #6 H2H Match data Aug 13, 2001* F
SF (2)
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-2 1-6 7-6(4) Tim Henman #8 H2H Match data Aug 12, 2001* SF
Patrick Rafter #7 6-4 6-3 Lleyton Hewitt #5 H2H Match data Aug 12, 2001* SF
QF (4)
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-4 3-6 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 H2H Match data Aug 12, 2001* QF
Patrick Rafter #7 5-7 7-6(5) 6-4 Greg Rusedski #36 H2H Match data Aug 12, 2001* QF
Lleyton Hewitt #5 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-4 Ivan Ljubicic #67 H2H Match data Aug 12, 2001* QF
Tim Henman #8 4-6 6-2 6-2 Jan-Michael Gambill #22 H2H Match data Aug 12, 2001* QF
R16 (8)
Ivan Ljubicic #67 6-2 6-3 Hicham Arazi #30 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-2 6-1 Goran Ivanisevic #19 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
Greg Rusedski #36 6-3 6-3 Stefan Koubek #85 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
Tim Henman #8 7-5 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #26 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-2 2-6 6-4 Alberto Martin #38 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
Patrick Rafter #7 7-6(7) 6-2 James Blake #120 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
Jan-Michael Gambill #22 6-3 6-4 Guillermo Canas #33 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
Lleyton Hewitt #5 1-6 6-4 7-6(5) Max Mirnyi #47 H2H Match data Aug 11, 2001* R16
R32 (16)
Jan-Michael Gambill #22 7-6(2) 6-2 Jiri Novak #42 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Lleyton Hewitt #5 6-2 5-7 6-2 Bohdan Ulihrach #37 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-4 Fabrice Santoro #17 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Stefan Koubek #85 6-1 7-6(5) Sjeng Schalken #32 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Guillermo Canas #33 5-7 7-5 6-2 Michael Chang #70 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Patrick Rafter #7 6-0 6-3 Xavier Malisse #44 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Gustavo Kuerten #1 7-6(4) 7-6(8) Tommy Haas #16 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Ivan Ljubicic #67 7-6(5) 7-5 Carlos Moya #18 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Greg Rusedski #36 7-6(2) 7-6(1) Gaston Gaudio #56 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Max Mirnyi #47 6-1 6-1 Andrei Pavel #21 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Hicham Arazi #30 6-7(1) 6-4 6-4 Juan Carlos Ferrero #4 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Goran Ivanisevic #19 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Escude #31 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Tim Henman #8 6-3 6-3 Hyung-Taik Lee #63 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
James Blake #120 7-5 6-4 Arnaud Clement #11 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nicolas Kiefer #26 6-1 4-6 6-2 Todd Martin #29 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
Alberto Martin #38 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #12 H2H Match data Aug 9, 2001* R32
R64 (32)
Xavier Malisse #44 6-3 6-3 Jonas Bjorkman #46 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Sjeng Schalken #32 6-4 6-4 Wayne Ferreira #35 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Nicolas Escude #31 6-4 6-2 Fernando Vicente #49 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Michael Chang #70 6-1 6-3 Vladimir Voltchkov #77 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Jan-Michael Gambill #22 6-3 6-1 Dominik Hrbaty #20 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Tommy Haas #16 6-4 6-2 Chris Woodruff #90 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Guillermo Canas #33 6-3 6-3 Marat Safin #3 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Ivan Ljubicic #67 6-2 6-0 Franco Squillari #40 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Nicolas Kiefer #26 6-4 6-0 Thomas Enqvist #13 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Andrei Pavel #21 6-3 6-2 Thomas Johansson #15 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Hyung-Taik Lee #63 6-4 6-4 Taylor Dent #114 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Gustavo Kuerten #1 7-6(3) 6-1 Andy Roddick #27 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Patrick Rafter #7 7-5 6-3 Albert Portas #24 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Lleyton Hewitt #5 6-4 6-1 Magnus Norman #23 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Max Mirnyi #47 6-3 6-4 Albert Costa #41 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Alberto Martin #38 4-6 6-3 6-2 Michael Russell #86 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Todd Martin #29 2-6 6-3 6-3 Cecil Mamiit #112 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Carlos Moya #18 6-3 6-3 Felix Mantilla #73 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Juan Carlos Ferrero #4 6-4 6-4 Wayne Arthurs #51 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-6(4) 6-1 Andreas Vinciguerra #43 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Gaston Gaudio #56 6-4 7-6(3) Andre Agassi #2 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
James Blake #120 7-6(5) 6-0 Julien Boutter #57 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Pete Sampras #12 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Lapentti #25 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Hicham Arazi #30 7-5 6-2 Guillermo Coria #28 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Arnaud Clement #11 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) Alex Calatrava #64 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Fabrice Santoro #17 6-3 7-6(5) Jerome Golmard #50 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Tim Henman #8 6-4 6-2 Michal Tabara #48 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Greg Rusedski #36 3-6 7-6(6) 6-1 David Prinosil #52 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Goran Ivanisevic #19 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) Francisco Clavet #65 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Bohdan Ulihrach #37 6-3 6-2 Wayne Black #135 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Jiri Novak #42 6-4 3-6 6-2 Jeff Morrison #225 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64
Stefan Koubek #85 6-4 6-1 Harel Levy #66 H2H Match data Aug 8, 2001* R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Cincinnati Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 8 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Roger Federer 48 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Andy Murray 17 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 Cincinnati Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Arthur Fils #21 6-3 1-6 6-0 Frances Tiafoe #23 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2 5-0 (ret.) Jannik Sinner #1 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 7-6(4) 6-2 Frances Tiafoe #20 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) Carlos Alcaraz #1 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Borna Coric #152 7-6(0) 6-2 Stefanos Tsitsipas #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Cincinnati Open held?
Cincinnati Open is held in Cincinnati, United States.
Who won the most recent Cincinnati Open?
The 2026 Cincinnati Open was won by Arthur Fils, who defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Who has won the most Cincinnati Open titles?
Roger Federer has won 7 Cincinnati Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Cincinnati Open played?
The first edition of Cincinnati Open was held in 1899.
What surface is Cincinnati Open played on?
Cincinnati Open is played on hard courts.