2001 Qatar Open Explained

The 2001 Qatar Open, known as the 2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 1 January through 7 January 2001. Unseeded Marcelo Ríos won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2001 Qatar Open – Singles. Marcelo Ríos defeated Bohdan Ulihrach 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

It was Ríos's 1st title of the year and the 18th of his career.

Doubles

See main article: 2001 Qatar Open – Doubles. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Juan Balcells / Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–1

It was Knowles's 1st title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 17th of his career.

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