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defeated

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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

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title.

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was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sampras in a rematch of the previous year's final. Former two-time champion Pat Rafter made his final major singles appearance, losing in the fourth round to Sampras. This was the first major main draw appearance of future

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champion

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. This was the first time the US Open used 32 seeds instead of 16, in order to better spread out the higher ranked players.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2001 US Open Men's Singles draw2001 US Open – Men's draws and results
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