2001 RCA Championships – Singles
# 2001 RCA Championships – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 4–2 against Patrick Rafter.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Gustavo Kuerten (final, retired because of right side muscle pull)
* Marat Safin (semifinals)
* Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Patrick Rafter (champion)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Arnaud Clément (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Johansson (third round)
* Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
* Andrei Pavel (second round)
* Todd Martin (withdrew because of a bruised knee)
* Hicham Arazi (second round)
* Nicolas Escudé (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Tommy Robredo (third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC/10 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| WC/10 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | $2^r$ |
| | | | | | 5 | Patrick Rafter | 4 |
| 5 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 5 | $7^9$ | 5 | Patrick Rafter | 4 |
| 2 | Marat Safin | 3 | 7 | $6^7$ | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Okun | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Okun | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Štěpánek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | I Ljubičić | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Di Pasquale | 2 | $6^5$ | | | C Woodruff | 3 | $6^{15}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | I Ljubičić | 6 | $7^{17}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | W Ferreira | 6 | $6^4$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| LL | C Saulnier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Henman | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Q | K Kim | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Kim | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Friedl | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | M Zabaleta | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Zabaleta | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | $6^6$ | 1 | | | A Voinea | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | L Hewitt | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Dent | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | WC | T Dent | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratochvil | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | L Hewitt | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | 4 | 4 | | | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Blake | 3 | 3 | | 14 | N Escudé | 6 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 5 | 3 |
| WC/10 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/10 | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 |
| | F Meligeni | 4 | 4 | | WC/10 | G Ivanišević | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Voltchkov | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | V Voltchkov | 6 | $6^4$ | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Weiner | $6^4$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | WC/10 | G Ivanišević | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | A Clément | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC | R Ginepri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bastl | 4 | 1 | | | M Tabara | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tabara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Pless | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Pless | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 3 | 4 | | | K Pless | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Fish | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 | A Pavel | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Pavel | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Rafter | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 13 | H Arazi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Mirnyi | 3 | $6^3$ |
| Q | O Fukárek | $6^5$ | 2 | | 13 | H Arazi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | $7^{12}$ | 7 | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | $6^{10}$ | 5 | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 3 | $6^{12}$ | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Mirnyi | 3 | 6 | $7^{14}$ | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 4 | 4 | | | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Popp | 7 | 6 | | | A Popp | $6^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Simoni | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | T Johansson | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | X Malisse | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Levy | 3 | 3 | | 9 | T Johansson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Safin | 7 | 6 |
| | S Koubek | 5 | 1 | | 16 | T Robredo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | M Russell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | T Robredo | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Sá | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Safin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 2 | $7^{10}$ | 3 | | A Sá | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Safin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
