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2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

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2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Date19–25 February
Edition29th
CategoryATP International Series Gold
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$750,000
SurfaceHardcourt / indoor
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
France Nicolas Escudé[1]
Doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Switzerland Roger Federer[2]
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The 2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 19 February through 25 February 2001. Nicolas Escudé won the singles title.

The singles line up featured World No. 1, US Open, Canada and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin, Sydney Olympics gold medalist and Moscow champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Washington and Toulouse champion Àlex Corretja. Also competing were Vienna and Brighton champion Tim Henman, Australian Open runner-up and Lyon champion Arnaud Clément, Dominik Hrbatý, Sébastien Grosjean and Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Finals

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Singles

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France Nicolas Escudé defeated Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)

  • It was Escudé's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles

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Sweden Jonas Björkman / Switzerland Roger Federer defeated Czech Republic Petr Pála / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner 6–3, 6–0

  • It was Björkman's 2nd title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Federer's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2001 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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