2001 Milan Indoor
Date29 January – 4 February
Edition24th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$375,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMilan, Italy
VenuePalaLido[1]
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Roger Federer[2]
Doubles
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis / Netherlands Sjeng Schalken[3]
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The 2001 Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the PalaLido in Milan, Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and ran from 29 January through 4 February 2001.

The singles field was headlined by World No. 1, US Open, Canada and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin, ATP No. 7, Sydney Olympics gold medalist, Moscow and two-time Milan champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Auckland champion Dominik Hrbatý. Other seeded players were Dubai and Hong Kong champion Nicolas Kiefer, St. Pölten champion Andrei Pavel, Sjeng Schalken, Roger Federer and Marc Rosset.

This tournament in 2001 was significant as it was the first title of Roger Federer's career.[4][5]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2001 Milan Indoor – Singles

Switzerland Roger Federer defeated France Julien Boutter 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2001 Milan Indoor – Doubles

Netherlands Paul Haarhuis / Netherlands Sjeng Schalken defeated Sweden Johan Landsberg / Belgium Tom Vanhoudt 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)

References

  1. ^ Remo Borgatti (18 February 2016). "Tornei scomparsi. Stelle senza polvere all'indoor di Milano". Ubitennis (in Italian).
  2. ^ "2001 Milan – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "2001 Milan – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. ^ "Federer claims first ATP title". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 4 February 2001.
  5. ^ Bowers, Chris (2013). Federer : The Biography (Revised and updated edition. ed.). London: John Blake. pp. 87, 88. ISBN 978-1782192282.

External links

Milan / London tournaments
2001 ATP Tour « 2000 2002 »
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