| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–25 February 2001 |
| Venue | Mediterranean Conference Centre |
| City | Valletta |
| Country | Malta |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £36,000 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 7–1 |
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The 2001 Malta Grand Prix (officially the 2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta, from 21 to 25 February 2001. It was the seventh and last Malta Grand Prix, and the fourth of the five World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association invitational competitions in the 2000–01 snooker season. It preceded the season's antepenultimate invitational event, the 2001 Masters. The event featured 12 players and was played as a round-robin format until the semi-finals.
Ken Doherty was the defending champion of the tournament having defeated Mark Williams nine frames to three (9–3) in the final of the 2000 event but was eliminated from the group stages after finishing second in his group. Stephen Hendry won the competition, beating Williams 7–1 in the final. It was the 69th tournament that Hendry had won and he earned £10,000 from a prize pool of £36,000. In the semi-finals, Hendry defeated fellow Scot John Higgins 6–4 and Williams also beat Fergal O'Brien 6–4. Hendry made a maximum break in the third frame of the final, the highest of the tournament and the 42nd maximum in professional play.