2001 RCA Championships – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 4–2 against Patrick Rafter.

Singles
2001 RCA Championships
Champion	Patrick Rafter
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Final score	4–2 (Kuerten retired)

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (Final, retired because of right side muscle pull)
2. Marat Safin (Semifinals)
3. Lleyton Hewitt (Third Round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
5. Patrick Rafter (Champion)
6. Tim Henman (Quarterfinals)
7. Arnaud Clément (Third Round)
8. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
9. Thomas Johansson (Third Round)
10. Goran Ivanišević (Semifinals)
11. Andrei Pavel (Second Round)
12. Todd Martin (withdrew because of a bruised knee)
13. Hicham Arazi (Second Round)
14. Nicolas Escudé (Second Round)
15. Wayne Ferreira (First Round)
16. Tommy Robredo (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Gustavo Kuerten	1	6	6
	WC/10	Goran Ivanišević	6	3	2
								1	Gustavo Kuerten	2^r
								5	Patrick Rafter	4
	5	Patrick Rafter	6	5	7^9
	2	Marat Safin	3	7	6^7

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	G Kuerten	6	6
	Q	N Okun	6	6				Q	N Okun	4	3
	Q	R Štěpánek	4	3											1	G Kuerten	7^7	7
		C Woodruff	6	7^7												I Ljubičić	6^5	5
		A di Pasquale	2	6^5					C Woodruff	3	6^15
		I Ljubičić	4	7^7	7^7				I Ljubičić	6	7^17
	15	W Ferreira	6	6^4	6^3																	1	G Kuerten	3	6	7
	LL	C Saulnier	4	2																		6	T Henman	6	1	5
	Q	K Kim	6	6				Q	K Kim	6	2	5
	Q	L Friedl	4	7^7	3				M Zabaleta	4	6	7
		M Zabaleta	6	6^5	6											M Zabaleta	2	1
		A Voinea	7^8	6											6	T Henman	6	6
		S Lareau	6^6	1					A Voinea	2	3
								6	T Henman	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	L Hewitt	6	7^7
	WC	T Dent	7^7	2	6			WC	T Dent	2	6^3
		M Kratochvil	6^4	6	4										3	L Hewitt	3	7^7	3
		Y El Aynaoui	6	6												Y El Aynaoui	6	6^1	6
	Q	V Spadea	4	4					Y El Aynaoui	3	7^7	6
	WC	J Blake	3	3				14	N Escudé	6	6^3	3
	14	N Escudé	6	6																			Y El Aynaoui	5	3
	WC/10	G Ivanišević	6	6																		WC/10	G Ivanišević	7	6
		F Meligeni	4	4				WC/10	G Ivanišević	4	7^7	7^7
		V Voltchkov	7^7	3	6				V Voltchkov	6	6^4	6^1
	Q	G Weiner	6^4	6	0										WC/10	G Ivanišević	7	7
		K Alami	1	7	4										7	A Clément	5	5
	WC	R Ginepri	6	5	6			WC	R Ginepri	3	4
								7	A Clément	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	P Rafter	6	6
		G Bastl	4	1					M Tabara	2	0
		M Tabara	6	6											5	P Rafter	6	6
		K Pless	6	6												K Pless	4	4
		C Pioline	3	4					K Pless	7^8	3	6
	WC	M Fish	4	7	1			11	A Pavel	6^6	6	3
	11	A Pavel	6	5	6																	5	P Rafter	6	7^7
	13	H Arazi	7^7	6																			M Mirnyi	3	6^3
	Q	O Fukárek	6^5	2				13	H Arazi	1	4
		J Björkman	7^12	7					J Björkman	6	6
		C Doseděl	6^10	5												J Björkman	6	3	6^12
		M Mirnyi	6	6												M Mirnyi	3	6	7^14
		A Ilie	4	4					M Mirnyi	6	6
								4	Y Kafelnikov	3	3

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	T Enqvist	7^7	3	6
		A Popp	7	6					A Popp	6^2	6	4
		J Vaněk	5	1											8	T Enqvist	6	5	6
		A Simoni	2	3											9	T Johansson	2	7	1
		X Malisse	6	6					X Malisse	6	1	4
		H Levy	3	3				9	T Johansson	3	6	6
	9	T Johansson	6	6																		8	T Enqvist	5	4
	16	T Robredo	7	6																		2	M Safin	7	6
		S Koubek	5	1				16	T Robredo	6	7
		M Russell	6	6					M Russell	3	5
		S Sargsian	2	4											16	T Robredo	6^5	1
		A Sá	6	6^8	6										2	M Safin	7^7	6
		M Larsson	2	7^10	3				A Sá	6	2	3
								2	M Safin	4	6	6

References

• 2001 RCA Championships Draw