title: 2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
text: # 2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
  
  Arnaud Clément was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Xavier Malisse.
  
  Ivan Ljubičić won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Younes El Aynaoui.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  * Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals)
  * Marat Safin (semifinals)
  * Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
  * Arnaud Clément (second round)
  * Thomas Johansson (withdrew)
  * Albert Portas (first round)
  * Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
  * Sjeng Schalken (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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ivan Ljubičić | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | |
  | WC/3 | Marat Safin | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | | | |
  | WC/3 | Marat Safin | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Younes El Aynaoui | 3 | 2 |
  | | Xavier Malisse | $6^5$ | 2 | | Younes El Aynaoui | 3 | 2 |
  | | Younes El Aynaoui | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | G Kuerten | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Ljubičić | $7^7$ | 6 | | | I Ljubičić | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Pozzi | 3 | 3 | | Q | J Benneteau | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Ljubičić | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Gaudio | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | G Gaudio | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | A Dupuis | 4 | $6^4$ | | | G Gaudio | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tabara | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Tabara | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | A Portas | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Ljubičić | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | $7^9$ |
  | WC/3 | M Safin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/3 | M Safin | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | $6^7$ |
  | | F Squillari | 4 | 5 | | WC/3 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Okun | 3 | 7 | $7^{10}$ | Q | N Okun | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Arthurs | 6 | 5 | $6^8$ | | | | | | WC/3 | M Safin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Mirnyi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | 6 | 4 | 3 | | M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Arazi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | H Arazi | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | S Schalken | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | A Clément | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Llodra | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | A Clément | 5 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | |
  | | X Malisse | $7^8$ | 6 | | | X Malisse | 7 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | |
  | SE | K Kučera | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | X Malisse | 6 | 4 | | | |
  | Q | C Vinck | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 1 | $1^r$ | | | |
  | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | J Björkman | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Boutter | 2 | 4 | | 4 | S Grosjean | $6^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | X Malisse | $6^5$ | 2 |
  | 8 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | WC | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 2 | | 8 | N Lapentti | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Sanguinetti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | G Blanco | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | J C Ferrero | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | | N Kiefer | 7 | 6 | | | N Kiefer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Gaudenzi | 1 | 3 | | 2 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  