2001 French Open Explained

The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.

Seniors

Men's singles

See main article: 2001 French Open – Men's singles. Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

• It was Kuerten's 4th title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles

See main article: 2001 French Open – Women's singles. Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters,^[1] 1–6, 6–4, 12–10

• It was Capriati's 3rd title of the year, and her 12th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2001 French Open – Men's doubles. Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3

Women's doubles

See main article: 2001 French Open – Women's doubles. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Jelena Dokic / Conchita Martínez, 6–2, 6–1

Mixed doubles

See main article: 2001 French Open – Mixed doubles. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomás Carbonell defeated Paola Suárez / Jaime Oncins, 7–5, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Carlos Cuadrado defeated Brian Dabul, 6–1, 6–0

Girls' singles

Kaia Kanepi defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova,^[2] 6–3, 1–6, 6–2

Boys' doubles

Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca defeated Markus Bayer / Philipp Petzschner, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Petra Cetkovská / Renata Voráčová defeated Neyssa Etienne / Annette Kolb, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Notes

1. Clijsters became the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam final.
2. Kuznetsova won the 2009 Women's Singles title and reached the final in 2006.

External links

• French Open official website