2001 Copa Ericsson Chile | |
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Date | 29 October – 4 November |
Category | ATP Challenger Series |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Santiago, Chile |
Venue | Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal |
Champions | |
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Doubles | |
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The 2001 Copa Ericsson was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. The tournament was part of the 2001 ATP Challenger Series. It took place at the Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile between 29 October and 4 November 2001.
The most notable event in this edition is the participation of former No. 1 Marcelo Ríos in the tournament, after a 5-year absence from the ATP Challenger Series tournaments. [1] Ríos would also try to end his curse of not obtaining a title at his home country, after being runner-up at the Chile Open 3 times in 1995, 1996 and 1997.
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Marcelo Ríos | 44 | 1 |
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David Nalbandian | 52 | 2 |
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Mariano Zabaleta | 60 | 3 |
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José Acasuso | 84 | 4 |
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Alexandre Simoni | 98 | 6 |
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André Sá | 100 | 7 |
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Agustín Calleri | 102 | 8 |
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Flávio Saretta | 112 | 9 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry as a Special Exempt into the singles main draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Enzo Artoni | ![]() |
Andrés Schneiter | 175 | 1 |
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André Sá | ![]() |
Alexandre Simoni | 258 | 2 |
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Daniel Melo |
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Dušan Vemić | 276 | 3 |
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Diego del Río | ![]() |
Mariano Hood | 293 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates into the doubles main draw: