2001 Generali Open – Singles

Singles
2001 Generali Open
Champion	Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-up	Albert Costa
Score	1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
Draw	48
Seeds	16

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Stefan Koubek.

Sixth-seeded Nicolás Lapentti won in the final 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 against Albert Costa.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
3. Àlex Corretja (second round)
4. Franco Squillari (third round)
5. Guillermo Coria (semifinals)
6. Nicolás Lapentti (champion)
7. Guillermo Cañas (second round)
8. Alberto Martín (third round)
9. Gastón Gaudio (third round)
10. Álex Calatrava (third round)
11. Andrei Pavel (quarterfinals)
12. Wayne Arthurs (second round, retired)
13. Rainer Schüttler (third round)
14. Andrea Gaudenzi (withdrew because of a torn right leg muscle)
15. Fernando Vicente (second round)
16. Francisco Clavet (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	WC/6	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
		Galo Blanco	2	4
								WC/6	Nicolás Lapentti	1	6	7	7
									Albert Costa	6	4	5	5
	5	Guillermo Coria	5	3
		Albert Costa	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J C Ferrero	6	6
	Q	F González	4	3				WC	A Peya	2	1
	WC	A Peya	6	6											1	J C Ferrero	6	65	6
		A Di Pasquale	4	4												J Boutter	4	77	3
		J Boutter	6	6					J Boutter	6	6
								16	F Clavet	1	2
																						1	J C Ferrero	66	2
																						WC/6	N Lapentti	78	6
								9	G Gaudio	4	78	6
	Q	M Hantschk	5	63				Q	V Kutsenko	6	66	3
	Q	V Kutsenko	7	77											9	G Gaudio	2	2
		J Díaz	3												WC/6	N Lapentti	6	6
		J Golmard	6	r					J Díaz	0	5
								WC/6	N Lapentti	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	F Squillari	4	6	6
		F Meligeni	6	2	6				F Meligeni	6	3	3
		C Vinck	4	6	4										4	F Squillari	6	63	0
		A Ilie	67	68												G Blanco	3	77	6
		G Blanco	79	710					G Blanco	65	6	6
								15	F Vicente	77	2	1
																							G Blanco	5	6	5
																						11	A Pavel	7	4	1r
								11	A Pavel	6	3	77
		S Bruguera	6	3					S Bruguera	2	6	63
		J Acasuso	1	2r											11	A Pavel	6	6
		A Calleri	7	1r											8	A Martín	1	0
	Q	G Trifu	5	5				Q	G Trifu	2	3
								8	A Martín	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Coria	6	3	79
		F Mantilla	6	3	6				F Mantilla	1	6	67
	WC	T Schiessling	3	6	2										5	G Coria	6	6
		Y El Aynaoui	7	4	1										10	Á Calatrava	1	1
	Q	J Vacek	5	6	6			Q	J Vacek	2	3
								10	Á Calatrava	6	6
																						5	G Coria	6	6
																							S Koubek	4	0
								13	R Schüttler	6	7
		C Doseděl	2	3				Q	M-K Goellner	1	5
	Q	M-K Goellner	6	6											13	R Schüttler	6	5	5
		J Siemerink	5	0												S Koubek	2	7	7
		S Koubek	7	6					S Koubek	4	6	6
								3	À Corretja	6	1	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	G Cañas	3	2
		K Alami	4	2					M Hipfl	6	6
		M Hipfl	6	6												M Hipfl	5	2
		A Costa	78	6												A Costa	7	6
		D Elsner	66	3					A Costa	3
								12	W Arthurs	1r
																							A Costa	6	6
																						LL	H Armando	4	4
								LL	H Armando	6	77
		G Puentes	2	4					N Massú	1	65
		N Massú	6	6											LL	H Armando	6	6
	WC	O Marach	2	77	6										2	Y Kafelnikov	1	1
		J Knippschild	6	64	2			WC	O Marach	61	7	4
								2	Y Kafelnikov	77	5	6

External links

• 2001 Generali Open draw
• 2001 Generali Open Qualifying draw