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Tennis tournament
The 2001 Australian Open was a
tennis tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at
Melbourne Park in
Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001.
Seniors
Men's singles
Andre Agassi defeated
Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
It was Agassi's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.
Women's singles
Jennifer Capriati defeated
Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3
It was Capriati's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman /
Todd Woodbridge defeated
Byron Black /
David Prinosil 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
It was Björkman's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 18th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
Serena Williams /
Venus Williams
[1] defeated
Lindsay Davenport /
Corina Morariu 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
It was Serena Williams's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Venus Williams's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.
Mixed doubles
Corina Morariu /
Ellis Ferreira defeated
Barbara Schett /
Joshua Eagle 6–1, 6–3
It was Morariu's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Ferreira's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Janko Tipsarević defeated
Wang Yeu-tzuoo 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Girls' singles
Jelena Janković defeated
Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–1
Boys' doubles
Ytai Abougzir /
Luciano Vitullo defeated
Frank Dancevic /
Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 7–6 (7–5)
Girls' doubles
Petra Cetkovská /
Barbora Strýcová defeated
Anna Bastrikova /
Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6 (7–3), 1–6, 6–4
Legends
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Seeds
Men's singles
Gustavo Kuerten (second round, lost to
Greg Rusedski )
Marat Safin (fourth round, lost to
Dominik Hrbatý )
Pete Sampras (fourth round, lost to
Todd Martin )
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals, lost to
Arnaud Clément )
Magnus Norman (fourth round, lost to
Sébastien Grosjean )
Andre Agassi (champion)
Lleyton Hewitt (third round, lost to
Carlos Moyá )
Tim Henman (fourth round, lost to
Patrick Rafter )
Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, lost to
Andrew Ilie )
Wayne Ferreira (third round, lost to
Andreas Vinciguerra )
Franco Squillari (second round, lost to
Daniel Nestor )
Patrick Rafter (semifinals, lost to
Andre Agassi )
Cédric Pioline (third round, lost to
Todd Martin )
Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals, lost to
Patrick Rafter )
Arnaud Clément (final, lost to
Andre Agassi )
Sébastien Grosjean (semifinal, lost to
Arnaud Clément )
Women's singles
Martina Hingis (final, lost to
Jennifer Capriati )
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals, lost to
Jennifer Capriati )
Venus Williams (semifinals, lost to
Martina Hingis )
Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to
Jennifer Capriati )
Conchita Martínez (second round, lost to
Emmanuelle Gagliardi )
Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to
Martina Hingis )
Mary Pierce (third round, lost to
Paola Suárez )
Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals, lost to
Lindsay Davenport )
Elena Dementieva (third round, lost to
Dája Bedáňová )
Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals, lost to
Venus Williams )
Chanda Rubin (first round, lost to
Janette Husárová )
Jennifer Capriati (champion)
Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round, lost to
Venus Williams )
Sandrine Testud (third round, lost to
Justine Henin )
Kim Clijsters (fourth round, lost to
Lindsay Davenport )
Amy Frazier (second round, lost to
Rita Grande )
References
^ With this victory the Williams sisters completed a Career Grand Slam in women's doubles.
^ "Australian Open Championship Matches". Philadelphia Daily News . 29 January 2001. p. 86.
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