ATP Japan Open 2001 Draw, Results & Schedule

Lleyton Hewitt won the 2001 Japan Open, defeating Michel Kratochvil 6-4 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1 to October 7, 2001. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Lleyton Hewitt
def. Michel Kratochvil , 6-4 6-2
Dates
Oct 1 — Oct 7
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Japan Open 2001 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-4 6-2 Michel Kratochvil #57 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2001* F
SF (2)
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-4 6-0 James Blake #109 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2001* SF
Michel Kratochvil #57 6-0 6-3 Karol Kucera #151 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2001* SF
QF (4)
James Blake #109 4-6 6-4 6-1 Marcelo Rios #45 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2001* QF
Karol Kucera #151 6-3 6-3 Takao Suzuki #418 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2001* QF
Michel Kratochvil #57 6-3 6-4 Sjeng Schalken #24 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2001* QF
Lleyton Hewitt #3 4-6 6-4 6-2 Francisco Clavet #60 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2001* QF
R16 (8)
Michel Kratochvil #57 6-3 6-2 Lars Burgsmuller #73 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
James Blake #109 6-1 7-5 Jonas Bjorkman #51 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
Takao Suzuki #418 7-6(3) 6-2 Michael Chang #58 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
Francisco Clavet #60 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Massu #79 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
Sjeng Schalken #24 6-2 6-2 Ivo Heuberger #118 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-1 6-1 Michael Russell #88 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
Karol Kucera #151 6-2 6-2 Rainer Schuettler #42 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
Marcelo Rios #45 6-3 6-2 Danai Udomchoke #314 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16
R32 (16)
Francisco Clavet #60 7-6(7) 6-2 Tomas Behrend #128 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Rainer Schuettler #42 6-3 7-5 Magnus Larsson #150 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Takao Suzuki #418 7-5 4-6 6-4 Sargis Sargsian #91 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
James Blake #109 7-6(4) 7-5 Wayne Arthurs #83 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Marcelo Rios #45 6-2 7-5 Byron Black #141 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Danai Udomchoke #314 7-5 6-0 Harel Levy #75 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Michel Kratochvil #57 7-6(3) 1-6 6-4 Ota Fukarek #120 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Lars Burgsmuller #73 3-6 6-3 7-5 Hyung-Taik Lee #94 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Michael Russell #88 3-6 6-4 6-3 Cecil Mamiit #108 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Sjeng Schalken #24 6-3 6-4 Christian Vinck #149 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Jonas Bjorkman #51 6-1 6-3 Hiroki Kondo #673 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Karol Kucera #151 6-4 6-4 Ramon Delgado #90 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Nicolas Massu #79 6-3 7-6(4) Tomas Zib #203 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-2 6-2 Marc Kevin Goellner #180 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Michael Chang #58 6-3 6-4 Axel Pretzsch #134 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
Ivo Heuberger #118 3-6 6-4 6-4 Noam Behr #130 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32
R64 (24)
Marc Kevin Goellner #180 6-4 6-4 Jamie Delgado #145 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Karol Kucera #151 6-3 4-6 6-1 Alexandre Simoni #98 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Michael Russell #88 6-4 7-6(1) Neville Godwin #111 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Sargis Sargsian #91 6-2 6-3 Andre Sa #93 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Magnus Larsson #150 6-4 6-2 Martin Lee #115 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Lars Burgsmuller #73 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 Michael Llodra #113 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Ivo Heuberger #118 6-3 6-1 Alex Calatrava #82 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Wayne Arthurs #83 6-2 6-7(3) 6-1 Radim Zitko #345 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Nicolas Massu #79 6-4 6-4 Edwin Kempes #137 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Takao Suzuki #418 5-7 6-2 6-4 Andrew Ilie #69 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Cecil Mamiit #108 6-3 6-2 Jim Thomas #740 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Tomas Behrend #128 6-3 6-1 Nicolas Thomann #156 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Danai Udomchoke #314 6-2 4-6 6-3 Barry Cowan #204 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Byron Black #141 6-4 6-1 Eric Taino #163 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Hiroki Kondo #673 6-4 6-4 Michihisa Onoda #374 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
James Blake #109 6-3 6-4 Yaoki Ishii #260 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Harel Levy #75 6-3 6-3 Satoshi Iwabuchi #552 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Ota Fukarek #120 6-2 7-6(3) Daniel Vacek #492 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Axel Pretzsch #134 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-1 Paradorn Srichaphan #119 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Tomas Zib #203 6-3 6-1 Yong Il Yoon #185 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Noam Behr #130 6-2 6-1 Takahiro Terachi #278 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Ramon Delgado #90 6-4 6-4 Gouichi Motomura #306 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Hyung-Taik Lee #94 7-6(11) 6-4 Markus Hantschk #195 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64
Christian Vinck #149 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5 Irakli Labadze #105 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2001* R64

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Ken Rosewall 3
Jim Courier 2
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Open?
The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Japan Open played?
The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.