# 2001 Indian Wells Open

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Tennis tournament

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 Andre Agassi[1] Women's singles Serena Williams Men's doubles Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov[2] Women's doubles Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama ← 2000 · Indian Wells Open · 2002 →

The **2001 Indian Wells Open** was a [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor hard courts](/source/Hardcourt). It was the 28th edition of the [Indian Wells Open](/source/Indian_Wells_Open) and was part of the [Tennis Masters Series](/source/ATP_World_Tour_Masters_1000) of the [2001 ATP Tour](/source/2001_ATP_Tour) and of [Tier I](/source/WTA_Tier_I_tournaments) of the [2001 WTA Tour](/source/2001_WTA_Tour). Both the men's and women's events took place at the [Indian Wells Tennis Garden](/source/Indian_Wells_Tennis_Garden) in [Indian Wells, California](/source/Indian_Wells%2C_California) in the [United States](/source/United_States) from March 8 through March 18, 2001.

## Finals

### Men's singles

Main article: [2001 Indian Wells Open – Men's singles](/source/2001_Indian_Wells_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)

[Andre Agassi](/source/Andre_Agassi) defeated [Pete Sampras](/source/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

Main article: [2001 Indian Wells Open – Women's singles](/source/2001_Indian_Wells_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles)

[Serena Williams](/source/Serena_Williams) defeated [Kim Clijsters](/source/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

Main article: [2001 Indian Wells Open – Men's doubles](/source/2001_Indian_Wells_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles)

[Wayne Ferreira](/source/Wayne_Ferreira) / [Yevgeny Kafelnikov](/source/Yevgeny_Kafelnikov) defeated [Jonas Björkman](/source/Jonas_Bj%C3%B6rkman) / [Todd Woodbridge](/source/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

Main article: [2001 Indian Wells Open – Women's doubles](/source/2001_Indian_Wells_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)

[Nicole Arendt](/source/Nicole_Arendt) / [Ai Sugiyama](/source/Ai_Sugiyama) defeated [Virginia Ruano Pascual](/source/Virginia_Ruano_Pascual) / [Paola Suárez](/source/Paola_Su%C3%A1rez) 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.

## See also

- [2001 Indian Wells controversy](/source/Williams_sisters#Boycott_of_the_Indian_Wells_Masters)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["2001 Indian Wells – Men's singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/indian-wells/404/2001/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["2001 Indian Wells – Men's doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/indian-wells/404/2001/draws?matchType=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.bnpparibasopen.com)

- [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/indian-wells/404/overview)

- [WTA tournament details](https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2001/609.pdf)

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v t e 2001 WTA Tour « 2000 2002 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Tier I tournaments Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Tier II tournaments Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Nice (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Bahia (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D) Tier III tournaments Gold Coast (S, D) Canberra (S, D) Doha (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Bol (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Bali (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Tier IV tournaments Porto (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Knokke-Heist (S, D) Basel (S, D) Waikoloa (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Tier V tournaments Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D) Team events Fed Cup WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles (S, D)

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