The 2001 Gold Flake Open was a men's
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the
SDAT Tennis Stadium
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Tennis Stadium, commonly known as SDAT Stadium, sometimes also called Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium, is located in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and played host for the Chennai Open ATP Ten ...
in
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
in India and was part of the
International Series of the
2001 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Se ...
. The tournament was held from 1 January through 7 January 2001. Unseeded
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 ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
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
Andrei Stoliarov
Andrei Iurievich Stoliarov (, born 9 January 1977) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former member of the Russia Davis Cup team.
Stoliarov gained entry to the 2002 French Open as a lucky loser, where he won his first round match ...
6–2, 7–6
(7–4)
* It was Tabara's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Doubles
Byron Black
Byron Hamish Black (born 6 October 1969) is a Zimbabwean tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.
Personal life
Born 6 October 1969, in Harare, Black is the son of Donald Black and Velia Black and brother to Wayne Black and Cara, who were ...
/
Wayne Black
Wayne Hamilton Black (born 17 November 1973) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Zimbabwe. Black turned professional in 1994 and reached his highest singles ranking of No. 69 on 30 March 1998. He is the son of former player ...
defeated
Barry Cowan /
Mosé Navarra
Mosé Navarra (born 18 July 1974, in Loano) is a retired tennis player from Italy.International Tennis FederationNAVARRA, Mose (ITA) Retrieved January 21, 2010Association of Tennis ProfessionalsMose Navarra Retrieved January 21, 2010
Navarra tur ...
6–3, 6–4
* It was Byron Black's 1st title of the year and the 23rd of his career. It was Wayne Black's 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career.
References
External links
Official websiteATP Tournament Profile
{{2001 ATP Tour
Chennai Open
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
Chennai Open
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
Chennai Open