2001 Heineken Open Shanghai
Encyclopedia
The 2001 Heineken Open Shanghai was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
in Shanghai
in the People's Republic of China
and was part of the International Series
of the 2001 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from September 17 through September 23, 2001.
Rainer Schüttler
defeated
Michel Kratochvil
6–3, 6–4
Byron Black
/
Thomas Shimada
defeated
John-Laffnie de Jager
/ Robbie Koenig
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
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
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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 17 through September 23, 2001.
Men's Singles
Rainer SchüttlerRainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
defeated
Michel KratochvilMichel Kratochvil
Michel Frank Kratochvil is a former tennis player from Switzerland. He was a member of the Swiss Davis Cup Team between 2000–2004 with a singles record 3–9, winning the decider in the first round of the 2003 World Group against Martin Verkerk of Netherlands 1–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–1...
6–3, 6–4
- It was Schüttler's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Men's Doubles
Byron BlackByron Black
Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...
/
Thomas ShimadaThomas Shimada
Thomas Shimada was a professional tennis player who represented Japan. He turned professional in 1993....
defeated
John-Laffnie de JagerJohn-Laffnie de Jager
John-Laffnie de Jager is a South African former tour professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, de Jager reached the semi-finals for three different grand slam tournaments three times in three different years partnering three different fellow South African players...
/
Robbie KoenigRobbie Koenig
Robbie Koenig is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. Most notable for reaching the semi finals of the 1998 US Open Men's doubles competition...
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
- It was Black's 2nd title of the year and the 24th of his career. It was Shimada's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.