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Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 7–6 (7–4), 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. It was his first major singles title. Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sampras in a rematch of the previous year's final.
The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001.. Marat Safin was unsuccessful in his title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by Pete Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 final, while Venus Williams was successful in her title defense, beating her sister Serena in the women's final. 20-year-old Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the ...
The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881.It is played on outdoor hard courts [e] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City, United States.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2001. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup. In 2001, Martina Hingis finished the year as the fourth-ranked female tennis player, the first time in five years she was not ...
2001 US Open – Men's singles; 2001 US Open – Mixed doubles; 2001 US Open – Women's doubles; 2001 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying; 2001 US Open – Women ...
The tournament was the first in Wimbledon's 124-year history in which 32 players in the men's and women's draws were seeded, instead of the usual sixteen. [3] This move was made to appease clay court players who were unhappy with the traditional seeding system, which favoured grass court results over those of other surfaces.
Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 6–3, 7–6 (7–2), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was his first and only major title. Roddick remains the most recent American to win a major men's singles title. Roddick saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against David ...
Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was his first major title.. Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément.