2001 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships

The 2001 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships 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 hard courts

Hardcourt

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at the Delray Beach Tennis Center

Delray Beach Tennis Center

Delray Beach Tennis Center is a tennis center in Delray Beach, Florida. Built in 1992, it currently holds 8,200 spectators.It has hosted Fed Cup and Davis Cup matches....

in Delray Beach, Florida

Delray Beach, Florida

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in the United States

United States

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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 March 5 through March 11, 2001.

Men's Singles

Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill is an American tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His highest singles ranking to date is World No. 14, which he first reached on June 18, 2001...

defeated

Xavier Malisse

Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....

7–5, 6–4

It was Gambill's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Men's Doubles

Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....

defeated

Thomas Shimada

Thomas Shimada was a professional tennis player who represented Japan. He turned professional in 1993....

Myles Wakefield

Myles Wakefield , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles, achieving a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 46 in 2001....

6–3, 6–4

It was Gambill's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Roddick's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.

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