2001 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Patrick Rafter.

Singles
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Marat Safin
Score	6–2, 3–1 (Safin retired)
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Juan Carlos Ferrero won the final 6–2, 3–1 after Marat Safin was forced to retire.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Marat Safin (final, retired because of a back injury)
2. Magnus Norman (quarterfinals)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
4. Àlex Corretja (first round)
5. Patrick Rafter (second round)
6. Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals)
7. Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
8. Cédric Pioline (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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Safin	7	6
		D Prinosil	5	2				1	M Safin	7	77
		J Boutter	7	1	6				J Boutter	5	65
	WC	J Eagle	5	6	1										1	M Safin	6	6
		A Medvedev	6	713												A Medvedev	1	2
	Q	D Nestor	3	611					A Medvedev	77	4	6
		N Kiefer	2	4				5	P Rafter	61	6	1
	5	P Rafter	6	6																		1	M Safin	60	77	6
	3	Y Kafelnikov	77	6																			T Johansson	77	64	3
		C Doseděl	63	2				3	Y Kafelnikov	64	5
		R Schüttler	2	1					T Johansson	77	7
		T Johansson	6	6												T Johansson	6	6
		A Ilie	4	3												M Mirnyi	4	4
		V Voltchkov	6	6					V Voltchkov	1	4
		M Mirnyi	710	7					M Mirnyi	6	6
	8	C Pioline	68	5																									1	Marat Safin	2	1r
	6	D Hrbatý	6	67	77																								7	J C Ferrero	6	3
	Q	T Behrend	4	79	65			6	D Hrbatý	5	77	6
		J Golmard	3	r					B Ulihrach	7	63	3
		B Ulihrach	6												6	D Hrbatý	7	6
		N Escudé	4	6	77										Q	L Burgsmüller	5	4
	WC	K Kučera	6	4	62				N Escudé	2	r
	Q	L Burgsmüller	6	6				Q	L Burgsmüller	6
	4	À Corretja	4	2																		6	D Hrbatý	7	64	3
	7	J C Ferrero	6	6																		7	J C Ferrero	5	77	6
		J Björkman	4	3				7	J C Ferrero	6	6
		J Novák	6	6					J Novák	3	4
		G Pozzi	4	1											7	J C Ferrero	6	4	6
		A Pavel	6	6											2	M Norman	2	6	4
	WC	O Bahrouzyan	1	2					A Pavel	6	3	62
	Q	J Tarango	4	4				2	M Norman	1	6	77
	2	M Norman	6	6

External links

• 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships draw
• 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships Qualifying draw