The 2001 Estoril Open was a
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts at the Estoril Court Central in
Oeiras in Portugal and was part of the
International Series of the
2001 ATP Tour
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and of
Tier IV of the
2001 WTA Tour
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. The tournament ran from 9 April until 15 April 2001.
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
and
Ángeles Montolio
Ángeles Montolio (born 6 August 1975) is a former tennis player from Spain.
Montolio reached a career-high ranking of world No. 22 in February 2002, and won three WTA Tour titles at the small events in Porto, Estoril, and Bol, as well as reac ...
won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
defeated
Félix Mantilla 7–6
(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
* It was Ferrero's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Women's singles
Ángeles Montolio
Ángeles Montolio (born 6 August 1975) is a former tennis player from Spain.
Montolio reached a career-high ranking of world No. 22 in February 2002, and won three WTA Tour titles at the small events in Porto, Estoril, and Bol, as well as reac ...
defeated
Elena Bovina
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2
* It was Montolio's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Men's doubles
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 ...
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Michal Tabara
Michal Tabara (born 16 October 1979) is a former tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander has won one singles title (2001, Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in ...
defeated
Donald Johnson
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/
Nenad Zimonjić
Nenad Zimonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Зимоњић, ; born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.
He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Ch ...
6–4, 6–1
* It was Štěpánek's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Tabara's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
Women's doubles
Květa Hrdličková
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Other forms
*Slovak: ''Kveta'', ''Kvetava'', ''Kvetana''
...
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Barbara Rittner
Barbara Rittner (born 25 April 1973) is a German former professional tennis player. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.
Her career-high singles ranking was No. 24 in the world, achieved on 1 February 1993.
As a junior, s ...
defeated
Tina Križan
Tina Križan (born 18 March 1974) is a former Slovenian professional tennis player.
Known primarily for her achievements playing doubles, as the first Slovenian in the 90' she reached a career-high singles ranking of 95, including a win over ...
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Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik (born 12 March 1981) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20, on 7 August 2006. On 4 July 2011, she became the No. 1 of the WTA doubles rankings, holding thi ...
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
* It was Hrdličková's only title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Rittner's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
External links
Official websiteATP Tournament Profile
2001 ATP Tour
2001 WTA Tour
2001 in Portuguese tennis
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