title: 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso – Men's singles
text: # 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso – Men's singles
  
  Juan Ignacio Chela was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  
  Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Galo Blanco.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
  * Franco Squillari (first round)
  * Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
  * Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
  * Albert Costa (second round)
  * Fernando Vicente (first round)
  * Francisco Clavet (first round)
  * Hicham Arazi (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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | Guillermo Cañas | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | Guillermo Cañas | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | WC | Galo Blanco | 4 | 2 |
  | 3 | Carlos Moyá | 4 | $7^7$ | 5 | WC | Galo Blanco | 4 | 2 |
  | WC | Galo Blanco | 6 | $6^3$ | 7 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mantilla | 4 | 1 | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Rochus | 3 | 0 | | LL | A Simoni | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Simoni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | J Vaněk | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | WC | F Meligeni | $7^7$ | 3 | $2^r$ | | | | |
  | WC | A Hernández | 3 | $6^4$ | | | J Vaněk | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Meligeni | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | F Meligeni | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | G Gaudio | 7 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Cañas | 1 | 4 |
  | Q | M Rodríguez | 5 | $6^6$ | | 4 | G Gaudio | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Horna | 4 | 4 | | | Y El Aynaoui | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | G Gaudio | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Sánchez | 4 | 2 | | Q | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Alami | 2 | 3 | | 8 | H Arazi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | A Costa | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Á Calatrava | 4 | $6^4$ | | 5 | A Costa | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Portas | 3 | 3 | | | S Bruguera | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | N Massú | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | C Moyá | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | A Martín | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fromberg | 4 | 4 | | 3 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Moyá | 4 | $7^7$ | 5 |
  | 6 | F Vicente | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | G Blanco | 6 | $6^3$ | 7 |
  | | A di Pasquale | $7^7$ | 6 | | | A di Pasquale | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Ruud | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Elsner | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | C Ruud | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | M Zabaleta | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | G Puentes | $6^3$ | 4 | | | M Zabaleta | 6 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Blanco | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | WC | G Blanco | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | F Squillari | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Qualifying seeds
  
  * Tommy Robredo (first round)
  * Alexandre Simoni (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Markus Hipfl (qualifying competition)
  * Juan Antonio Marín (qualifying competition)
  * Óscar Serrano (first round)
  * Luis Horna (qualified)
  * Christian Ruud (qualified)
  * Martín Rodríguez (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Guillermo Cañas
  * Luis Horna
  * Martín Rodríguez
  * Christian Ruud
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Alexandre Simoni
  
  ### Qualifying draws
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tommy Robredo | 5 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | Solon Peppas | 7 | $6^3$ | 6 | Solon Peppas | Solon Peppas | 3 | 4 |
  | | Guillermo Cañas | $7^7$ | 6 | | Guillermo Cañas | Guillermo Cañas | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Óscar Serrano | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Alexandre Simoni | $7^{10}$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | David Nalbandian | $6^8$ | $7^8$ | 3 | 2 | Alexandre Simoni | $6^2$ | 4 |
  | WC | Marcello Amador | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Luis Horna | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 6 | Luis Horna | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Markus Hipfl | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | |
  | | Gastón Etlis | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | 3 | Markus Hipfl | $7^8$ | 4 | 4 |
  | | Álex López Morón | 4 | 2 | 8 | Martín Rodríguez | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Martín Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Juan Antonio Marín | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | Feliciano López | 5 | 5 | 4 | Juan Antonio Marín | 3 | 2 |
  | | Nicolas Coutelot | 1 | 4 | 7 | Christian Ruud | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Christian Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  