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The 2001 French Open Tennis Tournament

Introduction

Officially known as the Tournoi de Roland Garros or the Roland Garros Tournament, French Open is the second Grand Slam Tournament that is held in a year. It is held in the period between mid May and early June. It is also the premier clay court Tennis Tournament in the world. This tournament is named after a hero of World War I named Roland Garros who was a pilot.In its earlier stages French Open was only a national tournament but after 1925 it became open to international competitors.

 

As this tournament features clay courts so it provides a great challenge to the participants as these courts tend to slow down the pace of the ball and also adds extra bounce to the ball. The 2001 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event that was held in these courts.

The 2001 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics

The 2001 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the Mens Singles category Gustavo Kuerten again won the title by defeating Alex Corretja. The score line was 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0. In the Womens Singles category Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters by 1-6, 6-4, 12-10. In the Mens Doubles category Mahesh Bhupati and Leander Paes won the title by defeating Petr Pala and Pavel Vizner by 7-6, 6-3. In the Womens Doubles category Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez won the title by defeating Jelena Dokic and Conchita Martinez by 6-2, 6-1. In the Mixed Doubles category Virginia Ruano Pascual and Tomas Carbonell defeated Paola Suarez and Jaime Oncins by 7-5, 6-3. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Carlos Cuadrado. The Girls Singles was won by Kaia Kanepi. The Boys Doubles was won by Alejandro Falla and Carlos Salamanca and the Girls Doubles was won by Petra Cetkovska and Renata Voracova.

The 2001 French Open Tennis Tournament Summary

The 2001 French Open Tennis Tournamentwas a very exciting tournament. There were many new players who won the tournament.


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