2001 ATP Tour

2001 ATP Tour
Lleyton Hewitt finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career, becoming the then-youngest man to do so. He won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup.
Details
DurationDecember 30, 2000 – November 12, 2001
Edition32nd
Tournaments70
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Lleyton Hewitt (6)
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (6)
Most tournament finalsBrazil Gustavo Kuerten (8)
Prize money leaderAustralia Lleyton Hewitt ($3,770,618)
Points leaderAustralia Lleyton Hewitt (4,365)
Awards
Player of the yearAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Doubles team of the yearSweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Most improved
player of the year
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Newcomer of the yearUnited States Andy Roddick
Comeback
player of the year
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
2000
2002

The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.