2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
# 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 46th edition of the men's singles championship.

Wang Liqin defeated Kong Linghui in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Wang Liqin | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jörgen Persson | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | Wang Liqin | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Taek-soo | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Kim Taek-soo | 21 | 14 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zoran Primorac | 16 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | Wang Liqin | 21 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Liu Guoliang | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Peng-lung | 13 | 22 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Adrian Crișan | 12 | 10 | 11 | | Liu Guoliang | 21 | 17 | 6 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chiang Peng-lung | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Peng-lung | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Timo Boll | 18 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wang Liqin | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Ma Lin | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kong Linghui | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
| Jörg Roßkopf | 14 | 10 | 23 | 18 | Ma Lin | 21 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Werner Schlager | 20 | 22 | 17 | 10 | Liu Guozheng | 19 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Guozheng | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Ma Lin | 21 | 17 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Vladimir Samsonov | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Kong Linghui | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Jan-Ove Waldner | 8 | 14 | 18 | | Samsonov | 15 | 10 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Chila | 14 | 9 | 12 | | Kong Linghui | 21 | 21 | 11 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kong Linghui | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
