ATP US Open 2001 Draw & Results

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Lleyton Hewitt won the 2001 US Open, defeating Pete Sampras 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played August 27–September 10 on hard courts in New York, United States.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Lleyton Hewitt
def. Pete Sampras , 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1
Dates
Aug 27 — Sep 10
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

Match type

Round of 128

Lleyton Hewitt #4 6-3 6-2 7-5
Magnus Gustafsson #81
James Blake #95 6-3 6-4 6-2
David Sanchez #89
Albert Portas #25 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
Cristiano Caratti #197
Andrei Stoliarov #75 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5
Marc Rosset #92
Tommy Haas #15 6-2 6-2 7-6(5)
John Van Lottum
Felix Mantilla #63 6-3 6-3 6-4
Jose Acasuso #77
Jiri Novak #41 6-2 6-3 6-4
Ivo Heuberger #134
Bjorn Phau #199 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
Thomas Enqvist #23
Andy Roddick #18 6-4 6-1 6-2
Slava Dosedel #121
Jack Brasington #223 6-3 6-4 2-6 3-6 7-6(6)
Gianluca Pozzi #108
Alex Corretja #11 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2
Raemon Sluiter #93
Jerome Golmard #47 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4
Cyril Saulnier #140
Tommy Robredo #39 7-6(4) 6-2 7-6(8)
Olivier Rochus #74
Todd Martin #34 6-4 6-4 7-5
Michael Russell #85
Juan Carlos Ferrero #5 1-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(2) 6-0
Arnaud Di Pasquale
Vladimir Voltchkov #78 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) 1-6 6-4
Wayne Ferreira #36
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 1-6 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-4
Michel Kratochvil #68
George Bastl #120 6-4 6-2 6-4
David Prinosil #64
David Nalbandian #80 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-4
Alex Bogomolov Jr
Nicolas Escude #31 6-2 6-1 6-2
Hyung-Taik Lee #67
Arnaud Clement #12 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4
Galo Blanco #45
Jan Siemerink #96 7-6(5) 4-6 6-0 6-4
Jiri Vanek #94
Carlos Moya #17 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Mardy Fish #192
Fernando Vicente #66 7-6(8) 6-3 7-6(6)
Andreas Vinciguerra #42
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5
Daniel Vacek #761
Kristian Pless #91 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
Alberto Martin #38
Max Mirnyi #44 7-6(6) 6-3 7-6(4)
Gaston Gaudio #53
Guillermo Canas #27 6-1 3-6 6-7(7) 6-2
Wayne Arthurs #58
Albert Costa #40 6-3 6-3 6-3
Levar Harper Griffith
Dominik Hrbaty #22 6-2 2-6 6-2 6-3
Alex Calatrava #70
Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-4 6-4 6-3
Hugo Armando #115
Justin Gimelstob #174 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2
Michal Tabara #50
Pete Sampras #10 4× CH 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
Julien Boutter #55
Andre Sa #111 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5
Edwin Kempes #122
Mikhail Youzhny #65 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 6-3
Bohdan Ulihrach #35
Jan-Michael Gambill #19 6-2 6-2 6-4
Cedric Pioline #62
Patrick Rafter #6 2× CH 7-6(3) 6-3 7-5
Bob Bryan #168
Christophe Rochus #79 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Sergi Bruguera #83
Nicolas Lapentti #26 6-2 6-4 6-4
Michael Chang #52
Davide Sanguinetti #54 6-4 6-4 6-1
Paradorn Srichaphan #126
Andre Agassi #2 2× CH 6-4 6-1 6-0
Mike Bryan #306
Nicolas Massu #86 7-6(13) 6-3 7-6(0)
Francisco Clavet #69
Ramon Delgado #119 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Jacobo Diaz #76
Rainer Schuettler #59 5-7 6-4 1-0 (ret.)
Nicolas Kiefer #29
Roger Federer #13 6-4 6-4 6-4
Lars Burgsmuller #72
Robby Ginepri #327 6-3 7-5 6-4
Harel Levy #71
Sjeng Schalken #24 3-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Martin Lee #112
Andrew Ilie #88 2-6 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-3
Stefan Koubek #84
Marat Safin #3 DEF 6-4 6-2 6-2
Sebastien De Chaunac #257
Ivan Ljubicic #48 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4
Martin Damm Sr
Hicham Arazi #28 6-3 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-3
Agustin Calleri #101
Chris Woodruff #90 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-1
Antony Dupuis #60
Thomas Johansson #14 6-1 6-2 6-2
German Puentes #116
Andrea Gaudenzi #57 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
Alexandre Simoni #100
Marcelo Rios #56 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-0
Markus Hipfl #73
Andrei Pavel #21 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-2
Eric Taino #171
Mariano Zabaleta #103 6-4 6-3 6-4
Sebastien Grosjean #8
Taylor Dent #132 6-3 6-4 6-4
Karim Alami #125
Greg Rusedski #30 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 6-3
Younes El Aynaoui #49
Jonas Bjorkman #51 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2
Juan Balcells #61
Xavier Malisse #43 6-1 4-6 3-6 2-1 (ret.)
Kenneth Carlsen #262
Fabrice Santoro #20 7-5 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(6)
Magnus Larsson #182
Tim Henman #9 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 3-6 6-3
Jan Vacek #107
Fernando Meligeni #87 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Nikolay Davydenko #109

Round of 64

Lleyton Hewitt #4 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-0
James Blake #95
Albert Portas #25 6-2 7-6(6) 6-3
Andrei Stoliarov #75
Tommy Haas #15 6-1 6-0 6-7(5) 6-3
Felix Mantilla #63
Jiri Novak #41 6-1 6-1 6-2
Bjorn Phau #199
Andy Roddick #18 6-2 6-1 5-7 7-6(4)
Jack Brasington #223
Alex Corretja #11 7-5 7-6(4) 7-5
Jerome Golmard #47
Tommy Robredo #39 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3
Todd Martin #34
Juan Carlos Ferrero #5 7-6(2) 6-1 6-4
Vladimir Voltchkov #78
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-4 6-3
George Bastl #120
David Nalbandian #80 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5
Nicolas Escude #31
Arnaud Clement #12 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(1) 6-1
Jan Siemerink #96
Carlos Moya #17 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-3
Fernando Vicente #66
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-3 6-4 6-4
Kristian Pless #91
Max Mirnyi #44 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3
Guillermo Canas #27
Albert Costa #40 6-4 6-4 7-6(5)
Dominik Hrbaty #22
Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-3 6-3 6-3
Justin Gimelstob #174
Pete Sampras #10 4× CH 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3
Andre Sa #111
Mikhail Youzhny #65 6-4 4-1 (ret.)
Jan-Michael Gambill #19
Patrick Rafter #6 2× CH 7-5 6-2 6-1
Christophe Rochus #79
Nicolas Lapentti #26 6-4 7-5 6-3
Davide Sanguinetti #54
Andre Agassi #2 2× CH 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 7-6(1)
Nicolas Massu #86
Ramon Delgado #119 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(7) 2-6 6-2
Rainer Schuettler #59
Roger Federer #13 6-2 7-5 6-1
Robby Ginepri #327
Sjeng Schalken #24 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-0
Andrew Ilie #88
Marat Safin #3 DEF 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
Ivan Ljubicic #48
Hicham Arazi #28 6-4 7-6(1) 7-5
Chris Woodruff #90
Thomas Johansson #14 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Andrea Gaudenzi #57
Marcelo Rios #56 7-5 6-4 6-0
Andrei Pavel #21
Mariano Zabaleta #103 6-3 6-3 6-4
Taylor Dent #132
Greg Rusedski #30 7-5 7-5 6-7(8) 7-6(6)
Jonas Bjorkman #51
Xavier Malisse #43 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-2
Fabrice Santoro #20
Tim Henman #9 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4
Fernando Meligeni #87

Round of 32

Lleyton Hewitt #4 6-1 6-3 6-4
Albert Portas #25
Tommy Haas #15 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jiri Novak #41
Andy Roddick #18 6-4 6-2 6-2
Alex Corretja #11
Tommy Robredo #39 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 4-6 7-6(1)
Juan Carlos Ferrero #5
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
David Nalbandian #80
Arnaud Clement #12 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 6-0
Carlos Moya #17
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-7(5) 5-7 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 6-2
Max Mirnyi #44
Albert Costa #40 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(2)
Goran Ivanisevic #16
Pete Sampras #10 4× CH 6-3 6-2 6-2
Mikhail Youzhny #65
Patrick Rafter #6 2× CH 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2
Nicolas Lapentti #26
Andre Agassi #2 2× CH 7-5 7-6(5) 6-3
Ramon Delgado #119
Roger Federer #13 6-4 7-5 7-6(3)
Sjeng Schalken #24
Marat Safin #3 DEF 7-5 6-4 7-6(5)
Hicham Arazi #28
Thomas Johansson #14 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-2
Marcelo Rios #56
Mariano Zabaleta #103 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 7-6(2)
Greg Rusedski #30
Xavier Malisse #43 6-7(6) 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-4
Tim Henman #9

Round of 16

Lleyton Hewitt #4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 6-2
Tommy Haas #15
Andy Roddick #18 6-2 6-2 6-4
Tommy Robredo #39
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-3 6-4 6-3
Arnaud Clement #12
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-4 6-4 7-6(7)
Albert Costa #40
Pete Sampras #10 4× CH 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
Patrick Rafter #6 2× CH
Andre Agassi #2 2× CH 6-1 6-2 6-4
Roger Federer #13
Marat Safin #3 DEF 6-2 2-6 6-4 7-6(3)
Thomas Johansson #14
Mariano Zabaleta #103 6-4 7-6(4) 7-5
Xavier Malisse #43

Quarterfinals

Lleyton Hewitt #4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4
Andy Roddick #18
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-4 6-0 6-3
Gustavo Kuerten #1
Pete Sampras #10 4× CH 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
Andre Agassi #2 2× CH
Marat Safin #3 DEF 6-4 6-4 6-2
Mariano Zabaleta #103

Semifinals

Lleyton Hewitt #4 6-1 6-2 6-1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7
Pete Sampras #10 4× CH 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
Marat Safin #3 DEF

Final

Lleyton Hewitt #3 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1
Pete Sampras #10 4× CH

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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

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Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 5 each.
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The first edition of US Open was held in 1881.
What surface is US Open played on?
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