2001 Stuttgart Open – Singles

Franco Squillari was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Guillermo Cañas.

Singles
2001 Stuttgart Open
2000 Champion	Franco Squillari
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Guillermo Cañas
Score	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Draw	48
Seeds	16

Main article: 2001 Stuttgart Open

Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 against Cañas.

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 to the second round.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
3. Arnaud Clément (third round)
4. Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
5. Fabrice Santoro (second round)
6. Franco Squillari (third round)
7. Hicham Arazi (second round)
8. Guillermo Coria (second round)
9. Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
10. Guillermo Cañas (final)
11. Andreas Vinciguerra (second round)
12. Jiří Novák (semifinals)
13. Alberto Martín (quarterfinals)
14. Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
15. Andrei Pavel (second round)
16. Albert Costa (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							Final
	1	Gustavo Kuerten	4	77	7
	12	Jiří Novák	6	65	5
								1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6	6
								10	Guillermo Cañas	3	2	4
	Q	Marc López	2	2
	10	Guillermo Cañas	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	G Kuerten	6	6
		A Ilie	6	6					A Ilie	1	2
		L Burgsmüller	1	3											1	G Kuerten	6	6
		M Russell	2	77	3											T Robredo	4	1
		T Robredo	6	65	6				T Robredo	4	77	712
								15	A Pavel	6	65	610
																						1	G Kuerten	6	66	6
																						9	N Lapentti	4	78	3
								9	N Lapentti	6	6
	Q	F López	64	4					M Hipfl	2	3
		M Hipfl	77	6											9	N Lapentti	7	6
		C Vinck	4	2												D Sánchez	5	4
		D Sánchez	6	6					D Sánchez	6	6
								5	F Santoro	2	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	D Hrbatý	711	6
		F Clavet	1	6	77				F Clavet	69	3
		J Díaz	6	1	64										4	D Hrbatý	6	2	4
	WC	J Záhlava	2	4											14	G Gaudio	1	6	6
		M Rosset	6	6					M Rosset	3	5
								14	G Gaudio	6	7
																						14	G Gaudio	5	77	5
																						12	J Novák	7	65	7
								12	J Novák	6	6
		G Blanco	6	6					G Blanco	3	1
	WC	B Phau	1	1											12	J Novák	6	6
		J Boutter	65	79	6											J Boutter	1	4
		J Acasuso	77	67	3				J Boutter	65	6	7
								7	H Arazi	77	4	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	G Coria	4	67
	Q	R Fromberg	4	6	4			Q	M López	6	79
	Q	M López	6	3	6										Q	M López	5	7	6
		S Bruguera	6	6												S Bruguera	7	5	1
	Q	J F Andersen	4	1					S Bruguera	6	6
								11	A Vinciguerra	2	3
																						Q	M López	4	6	6
																						13	A Martín	6	4	3
								13	A Martín	6	6
		F Vicente	77	6					F Vicente	1	3
	WC	M-K Goellner	63	4											13	A Martín	7	6
	WC	M Kohlmann	77	3	5										3	A Clément	5	3
		N Massú	62	6	7				N Massú	4	6	3
								3	A Clément	6	3	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	F Squillari	6	6
	Q	R Wassen	6	4	6			Q	R Wassen	3	1
		J Balcells	1	6	2										6	F Squillari	5	4
		A Medvedev	77	6											10	G Cañas	7	6
		A Di Pasquale	65	1					A Medvedev	3	6	5
								10	G Cañas	6	2	7
																						10	G Cañas	4	6	6
																						2	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	3
								16	A Costa	6	5	6
		C Pioline	6	6					C Pioline	4	7	4
		R Schüttler	4	3											16	A Costa	4	4
	Q	G Trifu	5	66											2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		A Gaudenzi	7	78					A Gaudenzi	4	6	r
								2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

References

• 2001 Mercedes Cup Draw
• 2001 Mercedes Cup Qualifying Draw