2001 Stuttgart Open – Singles

Singles
2001 Stuttgart Open
2000 Champion	Franco Squillari
Final
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Guillermo Cañas
Score	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Franco Squillari was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Guillermo Cañas.

Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 against Cañas.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
3. Arnaud Clément (third round)
4. Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
5. Fabrice Santoro (second round)
6. Franco Squillari (third round)
7. Hicham Arazi (second round)
8. Guillermo Coria (second round)
9. Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
10. Guillermo Cañas (final)
11. Andreas Vinciguerra (second round)
12. Jiří Novák (semifinals)
13. Alberto Martín (quarterfinals)
14. Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
15. Andrei Pavel (second round)
16. Albert Costa (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Gustavo Kuerten	4	7^7	7
	12	Jiří Novák	6	6^5	5
								1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6	6
								10	Guillermo Cañas	3	2	4
	Q	Marc López	2	2
	10	Guillermo Cañas	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	G Kuerten	6	6
		A Ilie	6	6					A Ilie	1	2
		L Burgsmüller	1	3											1	G Kuerten	6	6
		M Russell	2	7^7	3											T Robredo	4	1
		T Robredo	6	6^5	6				T Robredo	4	7^7	7^12
								15	A Pavel	6	6^5	6^10
																						1	G Kuerten	6	6^6	6
																						9	N Lapentti	4	7^8	3
								9	N Lapentti	6	6
	Q	F López	6^4	4					M Hipfl	2	3
		M Hipfl	7^7	6											9	N Lapentti	7	6
		C Vinck	4	2												D Sánchez	5	4
		D Sánchez	6	6					D Sánchez	6	6
								5	F Santoro	2	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	D Hrbatý	7^11	6
		F Clavet	1	6	7^7				F Clavet	6^9	3
		J Díaz	6	1	6^4										4	D Hrbatý	6	2	4
	WC	J Záhlava	2	4											14	G Gaudio	1	6	6
		M Rosset	6	6					M Rosset	3	5
								14	G Gaudio	6	7
																						14	G Gaudio	5	7^7	5
																						12	J Novák	7	6^5	7
								12	J Novák	6	6
		G Blanco	6	6					G Blanco	3	1
	WC	B Phau	1	1											12	J Novák	6	6
		J Boutter	6^5	7^9	6											J Boutter	1	4
		J Acasuso	7^7	6^7	3				J Boutter	6^5	6	7
								7	H Arazi	7^7	4	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	G Coria	4	6^7
	Q	R Fromberg	4	6	4			Q	M López	6	7^9
	Q	M López	6	3	6										Q	M López	5	7	6
		S Bruguera	6	6												S Bruguera	7	5	1
	Q	J F Andersen	4	1					S Bruguera	6	6
								11	A Vinciguerra	2	3
																						Q	M López	4	6	6
																						13	A Martín	6	4	3
								13	A Martín	6	6
		F Vicente	7^7	6					F Vicente	1	3
	WC	M-K Goellner	6^3	4											13	A Martín	7	6
	WC	M Kohlmann	7^7	3	5										3	A Clément	5	3
		N Massú	6^2	6	7				N Massú	4	6	3
								3	A Clément	6	3	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	F Squillari	6	6
	Q	R Wassen	6	4	6			Q	R Wassen	3	1
		J Balcells	1	6	2										6	F Squillari	5	4
		A Medvedev	7^7	6											10	G Cañas	7	6
		A Di Pasquale	6^5	1					A Medvedev	3	6	5
								10	G Cañas	6	2	7
																						10	G Cañas	4	6	6
																						2	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	3
								16	A Costa	6	5	6
		C Pioline	6	6					C Pioline	4	7	4
		R Schüttler	4	3											16	A Costa	4	4
	Q	G Trifu	5	6^6											2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		A Gaudenzi	7	7^8					A Gaudenzi	4	6	r
								2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

References

• 2001 Mercedes Cup Draw
• 2001 Mercedes Cup Qualifying Draw