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The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001.. Marat Safin was unsuccessful in his title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by Pete Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 final, while Venus Williams was successful in her title defense, beating her sister Serena in the women's final. 20-year-old Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the ...
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 7–6 (7–4), 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. It was his first major singles title. Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sampras in a rematch of the previous year's final.
The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881. It is played on outdoor hard courts [ e ] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park , New York City, United States.
Year Singles Doubles Men Women Men Women Mixed; 1881: Richard Sears (x7): No competition: Clarence Clark Frederick Winslow Taylor: No competition: No competition: 1882
During the 56 times that this tournament has been held in the Open Era, 44 men have reached the US Open men's singles final. [3] The final has included men from 16 different nationalities, with most being from the United States although Sweden, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, Australia, Switzerland, Spain, and Serbia also have made significant contributions.
Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. It was her fourth major singles title, and she did not lose a set during the tournament.
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2001 season:
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt AM (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships.