2001 US Open | |
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Date | August 27 – September 9 |
Edition | 121st |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Hardcourt |
Location | New York City, U.S. |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Lleyton Hewitt | |
Women's singles | |
Venus Williams | |
Men's doubles | |
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett | |
Women's doubles | |
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs | |
Mixed doubles | |
Todd Woodbridge / Rennae Stubbs | |
Boys' singles | |
Gilles Müller | |
Girls' singles | |
Marion Bartoli | |
Boys' doubles | |
Tomáš Berdych / Stéphane Bohli | |
Girls' doubles | |
Galina Fokina / Svetlana Kuznetsova |
The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001.
Marat Safin was unsuccessful in his title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by Pete Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 final, while Venus Williams was successful in her title defense, beating her sister Serena in the women's final. 20-year-old Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the men's title, defeating Sampras in the final. It was the second consecutive US Open final defeat for Sampras.