2001 Majorca Open
Encyclopedia
The 2001 Majorca Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Majorca in Spain
and was part of the International Series
of the 2001 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from April 30 through May 6, 2001.
Alberto Martín
defeated
Guillermo Coria
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Donald Johnson
/ Jared Palmer
defeated Feliciano López
/ Francisco Roig
7–5, 6–3
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 Majorca in Spain
Spain
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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 April 30 through May 6, 2001.
Men's Singles
Alberto MartínAlberto Martín
----Alberto Martín Magret is a retired tennis player from Spain. He turned professional in 1995.Martin's best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first round win was his first victory over former World number 1 Andy...
defeated
Guillermo CoriaGuillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Martin's only title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Donald JohnsonDonald Johnson
----Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania...
/
Jared PalmerJared Palmer
Jared Eiseley Palmer is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit...
defeated
Feliciano LópezFeliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
/
Francisco RoigFrancisco Roig
Francisco Roig Genís is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was primarily a doubles player, winning 9 ATP World Tour titles and reaching 12 more finals. He retired from the tour in 2001...
7–5, 6–3
- It was Johnson's 4th title of the year and the 18th of his career. It was Palmer's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.