title: 2001 Paris Masters – Singles
text: # 2001 Paris Masters – Singles
  
  Sébastien Grosjean defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–1, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Paris Masters.
  
  Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Andreas Vinciguerra.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
  * Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
  * Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
  * Marat Safin (third round)
  * Sébastien Grosjean (champion)
  * Tommy Haas (semifinals)
  * Tim Henman (second round)
  * Àlex Corretja (second round)
  * Roger Federer (second round)
  * Arnaud Clément (second round)
  * Goran Ivanišević (second round)
  * Andy Roddick (second round)
  * Guillermo Cañas (second round)
  * Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)
  * Fabrice Santoro (second 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Andreas Vinciguerra | 2 | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Andreas Vinciguerra | 2 | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | Andreas Vinciguerra | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jiří Novák | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jiří Novák | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | $6^3$ | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sébastien Grosjean | $7^7$ | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | |
  | 6 | Sébastien Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sébastien Grosjean | $7^7$ | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | | Hicham Arazi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hicham Arazi | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Sébastien Grosjean | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Tommy Haas | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Tommy Haas | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Tommy Haas | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Clavet | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | F Luzzi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | A Roddick | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^6$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Vinciguerra | 2 | $7^7$ | $7^8$ |
  | | | | | | 12 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Vinciguerra | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Robredo | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | C Pioline | 4 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | M Safin | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | K Kučera | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | Q | K Kučera | $6^2$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | M Safin | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Mahut | 3 | 4 | | M Philippoussis | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Costa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Costa | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | M Llodra | $6^3$ | 1 | | A Costa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 14 | G Cañas | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Novák | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | 10 | R Federer | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | J Novák | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martín | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | J Novák | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | A Pavel | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | | WC | J Boutter | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | WC | J Boutter | 6 | 3 | WC | J Boutter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | T Henman | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hrbatý | 6 | $7^7$ | | | D Hrbatý | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Mirnyi | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 6 | S Grosjean | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | C Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | C Rochus | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | | W Ferreira | 3 | 3 | | Q | C Rochus | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | À Corretja | 7 | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 16 | F Santoro | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Arazi | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kiefer | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | H Arazi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Portas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J C Ferrero | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | F Squillari | 2 | 3 | | | A Portas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Moyá | 5 | 1 | | | I Ljubičić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Ljubičić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | T Haas | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Rusedski | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | X Malisse | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | X Malisse | $7^7$ | 6 | | | X Malisse | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | A Clément | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Haas | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | T Johansson | 6 | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 15 | T Johansson | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | T Enqvist | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Escudé | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Lapentti | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Dupuis | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 5 | | N Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | L Hewitt | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  