2001 Idea Prokom Open
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The 2001 Idea Prokom Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Sopot
in Poland
that was part of the International Series
of the 2001 ATP Tour
and of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour
. The tournament ran from July 23 through July 29, 2001.
defeated Albert Portas
1–6, 7–5, 7–6 (7–2)
defeated Gala León García
6–2, 6–2
/ Nathan Healey
defeated Irakli Labadze
/ Attila Sávolt
7–6 (12–10), 6–2
/ Francesca Schiavone
defeated Yulia Beygelzimer
/ Anastasia Rodionova 6–4, 6–0
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 Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
that 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:...
and of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour
2001 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...
. The tournament ran from July 23 through July 29, 2001.
Men's Singles
Tommy RobredoTommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
defeated Albert Portas
Albert Portas
Albert Portas Soy is a former professional tennis player.-Career:Portas turned professional in 1994...
1–6, 7–5, 7–6 (7–2)
- It was Robredo's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Women's Singles
Cristina Torrens ValeroCristina Torrens Valero
Cristina Torrens Valero is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No. 27 on 4 March 2002....
defeated Gala León García
Gala Leon Garcia
Gala León García is a former professional tennis player from Spain.-Singles :-Grand Slam Singles performance timeline:-External links:...
6–2, 6–2
- It was Torrens Valero's only title of the year and the 4th of her career.
Men's Doubles
Paul HanleyPaul Hanley (tennis)
Paul Jason Hanley is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis...
/ Nathan Healey
Nathan Healey
Nathan Healey is an Australian tennis player.Turning professional in 1998, Healey has won 3 doubles titles....
defeated Irakli Labadze
Irakli Labadze
Irakli Labadze |Georgia]]) is a professional tennis player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark...
/ Attila Sávolt
Attila Savolt
Attila Sávolt is a tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he was losing to Paradorn Srichaphan in his very first match. Starting his professional career in 1995, he peaked the ATP-ranking on May 20, 2002, reaching 68 on the world rankings...
7–6 (12–10), 6–2
- It was Hanley's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Healey's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Women's Doubles
Joannette KrugerJoannette Kruger
Joannette Kruger is a former professional tennis player from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her career high ranking is No. 21 in the world, a ranking she achieved on May 4, 1998....
/ Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
defeated Yulia Beygelzimer
Yulia Beygelzimer
Yulia Beygelzimer is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine.Beygelzimer has competed for Ukraine both at the Olympics and the Fed Cup, finally reaching the Top 100, at number 83 in September 2006....
/ Anastasia Rodionova 6–4, 6–0
- It was Kruger's only title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Schiavone's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.