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Singles
2001 RCA Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Patrick Rafter
Runner-upBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Score4–2 (Kuerten retired)
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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2001 tennis event results

Gustavo Kuerten was the: defending champion. But was forced——to retire in the——final losing 4–2 against Patrick Rafter.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye——to the "second round."

  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (final, retired because of right side muscle pull)
  2. Russia Marat Safin (semifinals)
  3. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  5. Australia Patrick Rafter (champion)
  6. United Kingdom Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
  7. France Arnaud Clément (third round)
  8. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  9. Sweden Thomas Johansson (third round)
  10. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
  11. Romania Andrei Pavel (second round)
  12. United States Todd Martin (withdrew because of a bruised knee)
  13. Morocco Hicham Arazi (second round)
  14. France Nicolas Escudé (second round)
  15. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  16. Spain Tommy Robredo (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 1 6 6
WC/10 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6 3 2
1 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 2  
5 Australia Patrick Rafter 4    
5 Australia Patrick Rafter 6 5 7
2 Russia Marat Safin 3 7 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6  
Q Israel N Okun 6 6   Q Israel N Okun 4 3  
Q Czech Republic R Štěpánek 4 3   1 Brazil G Kuerten 7 7  
  United States C Woodruff 6 7     Croatia I Ljubičić 6 5  
  France A Di Pasquale 2 6     United States C Woodruff 3 6  
  Croatia I Ljubičić 4 7 7   Croatia I Ljubičić 6 7  
15 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6 6 1 Brazil G Kuerten 3 6 7
LL France C Saulnier 4 2   6 United Kingdom T Henman 6 1 5
Q United States K Kim 6 6   Q United States K Kim 6 2 5
Q Czech Republic L Friedl 4 7 3   Argentina M Zabaleta 4 6 7
  Argentina M Zabaleta 6 6 6   Argentina M Zabaleta 2 1  
  Romania A Voinea 7 6   6 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6  
  Canada S Lareau 6 1     Romania A Voinea 2 3  
6 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Australia L Hewitt 6 7  
WC United States T Dent 7 2 6 WC United States T Dent 2 6  
  Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 6 4 3 Australia L Hewitt 3 7 3
  Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6     Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6
Q United States V Spadea 4 4     Morocco Y El Aynaoui 3 7 6
WC United States J Blake 3 3   14 France N Escudé 6 6 3
14 France N Escudé 6 6     Morocco Y El Aynaoui 5 3  
WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 6   WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 7 6  
  Brazil F Meligeni 4 4   WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 4 7 7
  Belarus V Voltchkov 7 3 6   Belarus V Voltchkov 6 6 6
Q United States G Weiner 6 6 0 WC/10 Croatia G Ivanišević 7 7  
  Morocco K Alami 1 7 4 7 France A Clément 5 5  
WC United States R Ginepri 6 5 6 WC United States R Ginepri 3 4  
7 France A Clément 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Australia P Rafter 6 6  
  Switzerland G Bastl 4 1     Czech Republic M Tabara 2 0  
  Czech Republic M Tabara 6 6   5 Australia P Rafter 6 6  
  Denmark K Pless 6 6     Denmark K Pless 4 4  
  France C Pioline 3 4     Denmark K Pless 7 3 6
WC United States M Fish 4 7 1 11 Romania A Pavel 6 6 3
11 Romania A Pavel 6 5 6 5 Australia P Rafter 6 7  
13 Morocco H Arazi 7 6     Belarus M Mirnyi 3 6  
Q Czech Republic O Fukárek 6 2   13 Morocco H Arazi 1 4  
  Sweden J Björkman 7 7     Sweden J Björkman 6 6  
  Czech Republic C Doseděl 6 5     Sweden J Björkman 6 3 6
  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 6     Belarus M Mirnyi 3 6 7
  Australia A Ilie 4 4     Belarus M Mirnyi 6 6  
4 Russia Y Kafelnikov 3 3  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Sweden T Enqvist 7 3 6
  Germany A Popp 7 6     Germany A Popp 6 6 4
  Czech Republic J Vaněk 5 1   8 Sweden T Enqvist 6 5 6
  Brazil A Simoni 2 3   9 Sweden T Johansson 2 7 1
  Belgium X Malisse 6 6     Belgium X Malisse 6 1 4
  Israel H Levy 3 3   9 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 6
9 Sweden T Johansson 6 6   8 Sweden T Enqvist 5 4  
16 Spain T Robredo 7 6   2 Russia M Safin 7 6  
  Austria S Koubek 5 1   16 Spain T Robredo 6 7  
  United States M Russell 6 6     United States M Russell 3 5  
  Armenia S Sargsian 2 4   16 Spain T Robredo 6 1  
  Brazil A Sá 6 6 6 2 Russia M Safin 7 6  
  Sweden M Larsson 2 7 3   Brazil A Sá 6 2 3
2 Russia M Safin 4 6 6

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