2001 St. Petersburg Open – Singles
# 2001 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Marat Safin was the defending champion and won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 against Rainer Schüttler.

## Seeds

* Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Marat Safin (champion)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
* Fabrice Santoro (quarterfinals)
* Greg Rusedski (second round)
* Nicolas Escudé (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Michaël Llodra | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | Michaël Llodra | 3 | 4 | | | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Marat Safin | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Marat Safin | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | 3 | Marat Safin | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J C Ferrero | $6^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | $7^7$ | | | D Vacek | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 0 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | M Mirnyi | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Mirnyi | $7^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stoliarov | 1 | 4 | | 7 | G Rusedski | $6^{12}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | T Haas | 6 | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | Q | M Llodra | 3 | 4 |
| WC | A Medvedev | 3 | $7^9$ | 6 | WC | A Medvedev | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 6 | $7^7$ | | | S Koubek | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 1 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | S Koubek | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M Llodra | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | Q | M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 3 | $6^3$ | | Q | M Llodra | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Voltchkov | 6 | $7^7$ | | | V Voltchkov | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Escudé | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WC/5 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 2 | 3 | | WC/5 | G Ivanišević | $7^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 6 | $7^7$ | | | F Mantilla | $6^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Labadze | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | WC/5 | G Ivanišević | 3 | $6^0$ | | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | M Safin | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Martín | $7^8$ | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 4 | 2 | | 3 | M Safin | $6^6$ | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Safin | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 |
| WC | M Elgin | 4 | 3 | | 6 | F Santoro | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Díaz | 4 | 5 | | Q | A Sávolt | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sávolt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | F Santoro | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Á Calatrava | 5 | 5 | | | M Youzhny | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sargsian | $6^3$ | 2 | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $6^1$ | $7^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
