Tennis tournament
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 men's title, defeating Sampras in the final. It was the second consecutive US Open final defeat for Sampras.
Seniors
Men's singles
Lleyton Hewitt defeated
Pete Sampras , 7–6(7–4) , 6–1, 6–1
It was Hewitt's 8th title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his first career Grand Slam title, and he became the youngest male ever to be ranked
number one , at the age of 20.
Women's singles
Venus Williams defeated
Serena Williams , 6–2, 6–4
It was Venus's 6th title of the year, and her 21st overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd US Open title.
Men's doubles
Wayne Black /
Kevin Ullyett defeated
Donald Johnson /
Jared Palmer , 7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Women's doubles
Lisa Raymond /
Rennae Stubbs defeated
Kimberly Po /
Nathalie Tauziat , 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Rennae Stubbs /
Todd Woodbridge defeated
Lisa Raymond /
Leander Paes , 6–4, 5–7, [11–9]
• It was Stubbs' 2nd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st and only title at the US Open.
• It was Woodbridge's 7th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at the US Open.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Gilles Müller defeated
Yeu-Tzuoo Wang , 7–6(5), 6–2.
Girls' singles
Marion Bartoli defeated
Svetlana Kuznetsova ,
[a] 4–6, 6–3, 6–4.
Boys' doubles
Tomáš Berdych /
Stéphane Bohli defeated
Brendan Evans /
Brett Joelson , 6–4, 6–4.
Girls' doubles
Galina Fokina /
Svetlana Kuznetsova
[a] defeated
Jelena Janković
[b] /
Matea Mezak , 7–5, 6–3.
Notes
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a
b Kuznetsova won the 2004 women's singles crown, and reached the 2007 final.
^ Janković reached the 2008 women's final.
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