2001 Indian Wells Open
| 2001 Indian Wells Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 8–18 |
| Edition | 28th |
| Category | Masters Series (ATP) Tier I Series (WTA) |
| Prize money | $2,450,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tennis Indian Wells, CA, US |
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| United States Andre Agassi[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Serena Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
| South Africa Wayne Ferreira / Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Nicole Arendt / Japan Ai Sugiyama | |
The 2001 Indian Wells Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the Indian Wells Open and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2001 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 8 through March 18, 2001.
Finals
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Andre Agassi defeated United States Pete Sampras 7–6, 7–5, 6–1
- It was Agassi's 2nd title of the year and the 48th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 11th overall.
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Serena Williams defeated Belgium Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Williams' 2nd title of the year and the 19th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 2nd overall.
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]South Africa Wayne Ferreira / Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 7–5
- It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 23rd of his career. It was Kafelnikov's 2nd title of the year and the 45th of his career.
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Nicole Arendt / Japan Ai Sugiyama defeated Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–4
- It was Arendt's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Sugiyama's 2nd title of the year and the 23rd of her career.