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2001 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup

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The 2001 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 112th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2001 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2001 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Canada, from July 30 through August 5, 2001, and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Canada, from August 13 through August 19, 2001.

The men's draw was headlined by World No. 1, Monte Carlo, Rome and French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten, ATP No. 3 and reigning US Open champion Marat Safin, and Indian Wells, Miami and Australian Open titlist Andre Agassi. Other top seeds were Rome champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, Queen's Club and 's-Hertogenbosch titlist Lleyton Hewitt, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Tim Henman and Alex Corretja.

The women's draw featured WTA No. 2, Australian Open and French Open champion Jennifer Capriati, 's-Hertogenbosch winner and Wimbledon runner-up Justine Henin, and Berlin titlist Amelie Mauresmo. Also competing were Indian Wells winner Serena Williams, former World No. 1 Monica Seles, Elena Dementieva, Amanda Coetzer and Magdalena Maleeva.

Champions

Men's Singles

Romania Andrei Pavel def. Australia Patrick Rafter, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–3

  • It was Andrei Pavel's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall. It was his 1st career Masters title.

Women's Singles

United States Serena Williams def. United States Jennifer Capriati, 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–3

  • It was Serena Williams' 2nd title of the year, and her 10th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year, and her 3rd overall.

Men's Doubles

Czech Republic Jiri Novak / Czech Republic David Rikl def. United States Donald Johnson / United States Jared Palmer, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Women's Doubles

United States Kimberly Po-Messerli / Australia Nicole Pratt def. Slovenia Tina Krizan / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik, 6–3, 6–1