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2001 French Open
Date28 May – 10 June 2001
Edition100
Category71st Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVI), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Women's singles
United States Jennifer Capriati
Men's doubles
India Leander Paes / India Mahesh Bhupathi
Women's doubles
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
Mixed doubles
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Spain Tomás Carbonell
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The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2001 French Open – Men's singles

Brazil Gustavo Kuerten defeated Spain Àlex Corretja, 6–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

  • It was Kuerten's 4th title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2001 French Open – Women's singles

United States Jennifer Capriati defeated Belgium Kim Clijsters, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10

  • It was Capriati's 3rd title of the year, and her 12th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2001 French Open – Men's doubles

India Leander Paes / India Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Czech Republic Petr Pála / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner, 7–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

Main article: 2001 French Open – Women's doubles

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez defeated Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic / Spain Conchita Martínez, 6–2, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2001 French Open – Mixed doubles

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Spain Tomás Carbonell defeated Argentina Paola Suárez / Brazil Jaime Oncins, 7–5, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Spain Carlos Cuadrado defeated Argentina Brian Dabul, 6–1, 6–0

Girls' singles

Estonia Kaia Kanepi defeated Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2

Boys' doubles

Colombia Alejandro Falla / Colombia Carlos Salamanca defeated Germany Markus Bayer / Germany Philipp Petzschner, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská / Czech Republic Renata Voráčová defeated Haiti Neyssa Etienne / Germany Annette Kolb, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Notes

  1. Clijsters became the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam final.
  2. Kuznetsova won the 2009 Women's Singles title and reached the final in 2006.

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