2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The 2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

tournament played on outdoor clay courts

Clay court

A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...

in Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

in Italy

Italy

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and was part of the International Series

ATP International Series

The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....

of the 2001 ATP Tour

2001 ATP Tour

The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.-Schedule:...

. The tournament ran from September 24 through September 30, 2001.

Men's Singles

Félix Mantilla
Félix Mantilla Botella
Félix Mantilla Botella is a former Spanish professional tennis player, born in Barcelona. In common with many of his fellow countrymen, Mantilla's best surface is clay. While not as successful away from the clay, Mantilla also produced good hardcourt results...

defeated

David Nalbandian

David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...

7–6 (7–2), 6–4

It was Mantilla's only title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Men's Doubles

Tomás Carbonell
Tomas Carbonell
Tomás Carbonell Lladó is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He twice reached the semifinals of the French Open in doubles, in 1999 with Pablo Albano, and in 2000 with Martín García. Carbonell reached his...

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Daniel Orsanic
Daniel Orsanic
Daniel Orsanic is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina and currently works as a coach on ATP tour.-Playing career:Orsanic was a left-hander and a double handed backhand...

defeated

Enzo Artoni

Enzo Artoni , is a professional tennis player who represented Italy.During his career Artoni won 2 doubles titles. He enjoyed most of his pro tour tennis success while playing doubles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 69 in 2005.-Wins :-Runner-up :-External links:...

Emilio Benfele Alvarez

Emilio Benfele Álvarez

Emilio Benfele Álvarez is a professional tennis player from Spain who retired in 2005. His favourite surface was clay, and he achieved his only ATP final in 2000 after reaching the final in Kitzbühel...

6–2, 2–6, 6–2

It was Carbonell's 3rd title of the year and the 24th of his career. It was Orsanic's only title of the year and the 8th of his career.

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