2001 Copa Ericsson Chile
| 2001 Copa Ericsson Chile | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 October – 4 November |
| Category | ATP Challenger Series |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Santiago, Chile |
| Venue | Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Marcelo Ríos | |
| Doubles | |
 André Sá / Alexandre Simoni | |
The 2001 Copa Ericsson was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. The tournament was part of the 2001 ATP Challenger Series. It took place at the Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile between 29 October and 4 November 2001.
The most notable event in this edition is the participation of former No. 1 Marcelo Ríos in the tournament, after a 5-year absence from the ATP Challenger Series tournaments.[1] Ríos would also try to end his curse of not obtaining a title at his home country, after being runner-up at the Chile Open 3 times in 1995, 1996 and 1997.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI
|
Marcelo Ríos | 44 | 1 |
 ARG
|
David Nalbandian | 52 | 2 |
| ARG
|
Mariano Zabaleta | 60 | 3 |
| ARG
|
José Acasuso | 84 | 4 |
| ARG |
|||
| BRA
|
Alexandre Simoni | 98 | 6 |
| BRA
|
André Sá | 100 | 7 |
| ARG
|
Agustín Calleri | 102 | 8 |
| BRA
|
Flávio Saretta | 112 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 22 October 2001.[2]
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as Lucky Losers into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry as a Special Exempt into the singles main draw:
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG
|
Enzo Artoni |  ITA
|
Andrés Schneiter | 175 | 1 |
| BRA
|
André Sá | BRA
|
Alexandre Simoni | 258 | 2 |
| BRA
|
Daniel Melo |  YUG
|
Dušan Vemić | 276 | 3 |
| ARG
|
Diego del Río | ARG
|
Mariano Hood | 293 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 22 October 2001.[3]
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Hermes Gamonal / Fernando González- Miguel Miranda / Julio Peralta
- Felipe Parada / Juan Felipe Yáñez
The following pair received entry as Alternates into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
- Marcelo Ríos defeated
Edgardo Massa, 6–4, 6–2.
Doubles
André Sá / Alexandre Simoni defeated Daniel Melo / 
Dušan Vemić, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
References
- ^ "Marcelo Ríos participará en la cuarta etapa de la Copa Ericsson" [Marcelo Ríos will participate at the fourth stage of Copa Ericsson] (in Spanish). Santiago: El Mercurio. DPA. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Ranking - Singles - 2001.10.22 - Top 100". ATP World Tour.
- ^ "Ranking - Doubles - 2001.10.22 - All Rankings". ATP World Tour.