The 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from October 1 through October 7, 2001. Lleyton Hewitt and Monica Seles won the singles titles.
| 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–7 October |
| Edition | 28th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Lleyton Hewitt[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Monica Seles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Rick Leach / David Macpherson[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Liezel Huber / Rachel McQuillan | |
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
Lleyton Hewitt defeated 
Michel Kratochvil 6–4, 6–2
- It was Hewitt's 5th title of the year and the 13th of his career.
Women's singles edit
Monica Seles defeated 
Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2
- It was Seles' 3rd title of the year and the 56th of her career.
Men's doubles edit
Rick Leach / David Macpherson defeated Paul Hanley / Nathan Healey 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
- It was Leach's 1st title of the year and the 41st of his career. It was Macpherson's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of his career.
Women's doubles edit
Liezel Huber / Rachel McQuillan defeated 
Janet Lee / 
Wynne Prakusya 6–2, 6–0
- It was Huber's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was McQuillan's only title of the year and the 5th of her career.
References edit
- ^ "2001 Tokyo – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2001 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links edit
- Official website Archived 2020-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ATP tournament profile