The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001.

2001 Australian Open
Date15–28 January 2001
Edition89th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Men's singles
United States Andre Agassi
Women's singles
United States Jennifer Capriati
Men's doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Women's doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
United States Corina Morariu / South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Boys' singles
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Janko Tipsarević
Girls' singles
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Janković
Boys' doubles
United States Ytai Abougzir / Argentina Luciano Vitullo
Girls' doubles
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Men's legends doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Wally Masur
Legends mixed doubles
Australia Nicole Bradtke / Australia Tony Roche
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Seniors

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Men's singles

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  Andre Agassi defeated   Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Agassi's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.

Women's singles

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  Jennifer Capriati defeated   Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Capriati's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

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  Jonas Björkman /   Todd Woodbridge defeated   Byron Black /   David Prinosil 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Björkman's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 18th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title.

Women's doubles

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  Serena Williams /   Venus Williams[1] defeated   Lindsay Davenport /   Corina Morariu 6–2, 2–6, 6–4

  • It was Serena Williams's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Venus Williams's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

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  Corina Morariu /   Ellis Ferreira defeated   Barbara Schett /   Joshua Eagle 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Morariu's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Ferreira's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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  Janko Tipsarević defeated   Wang Yeu-tzuoo 3–6, 7–5, 6–0

Girls' singles

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  Jelena Janković defeated   Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–1

Boys' doubles

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  Ytai Abougzir /   Luciano Vitullo defeated   Frank Dancevic /   Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 7–6 (7–5)

Girls' doubles

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  Petra Cetkovská /   Barbora Strýcová defeated   Anna Bastrikova /   Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6 (7–3), 1–6, 6–4

Legends

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Men's doubles

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Mixed doubles

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Seeds

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References

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  1. ^ With this victory the Williams sisters completed a Career Grand Slam in women's doubles.
  2. ^ "Australian Open Championship Matches". Philadelphia Daily News. 29 January 2001. p. 86.
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