AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 2001 Tokyo, Japan October 1-7, 2001 56 Draw - $800,000 Surface - Hard Singles Seeds: (cut: Yong-Il Yoon - 201) 1. Lleyton Hewitt 2. Sjeng Schalken 3. Rainer Schuettler 4. Jonas Bjorkman 5. Michel Kratochvil 6. Michael Chang 7. Marcelo Rios 8. Francisco Clavet 9. Lars Burgsmuller 10. Harel Levy 11. Nicolas Massu 12. Andrew Ilie 13. Alex Calatrava 14. Wayne Arthurs 15. Michael Russell 16. Ramon Delgado First Round (1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bye Marc-Kevin Goellner (GER) d. Jamie Delgado (GBR) 6-4 6-4 Cecil Mamiit (USA) d. (q)Jim Thomas (USA) 6-3 6-2 (15)Michael Russell (USA) d. Neville Godwin (RSA) 6-4 7-6(1) (11)Nicolas Massu (CHI) d. Edwin Kempes (NED) 6-4 6-4 Tomas Zib (CZE) d. Yong-Il Yoon (KOR) 6-3 6-1 Tomas Behrend (GER) d. Nicolas Thomann (FRA) 6-3 6-1 (8)Francisco Clavet (ESP) bye (4)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) bye (WC)Hiroki Kondo (JPN) d. (q)Michihisa Onoda (JPN) 6-4 6-4 James Blake (USA) d. (WC)Yaoki Ishii (JPN) 6-3 6-4 (14)Wayne Arthurs (AUS) d. (q)Radim Zitko (CZE) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-1 (10)Harel Levy (ISR) d. (q)Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) 6-3 6-3 (q)Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Barry Cowan (GBR) 6-2 4-6 6-3 Byron Black (ZIM) d. Eric Taino (USA) 6-4 6-1 (7)Marcelo Rios (CHI) bye (6)Michael Chang (USA) bye Axel Pretzsch (GER) d. Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-1 Sargis Sargsian (ARM) d. Andre Sa (BRA) 6-2 6-3 (WC)Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. (12)Andrew Ilie (AUS) 5-7 6-2 6-4 (16)Ramon Delgado (PAR) d. (WC)Gouichi Motomura (JPN) 6-4 6-4 Karol Kucera (SVK) d. Alexandre Simoni (BRA) 6-3 4-6 6-1 Magnus Larsson (SWE) d. Martin Lee (GBR) 6-4 6-2 (3)Rainer Schuettler (GER) bye (5)Michel Kratochvil (SUI) bye Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. (q)Daniel Vacek (CZE) 6-2 7-6(3) Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. Markus Hantschk (GER) 7-6(1) 6-4 (9)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) d. Michael Llodra (FRA) 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 Ivo Heuberger (SUI) d. (13)Alex Calatrava (ESP) 6-3 6-1 (q)Noam Behr (ISR) d. (WC)Takahiro Terachi (JPN) 6-2 6-1 Christian Vinck (GER) d. Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5 (2)Sjeng Schalken (NED) bye Second Round (1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Marc-Kevin Goellner (GER) 6-2 6-2 (15)Michael Russell (USA) d. Cecil Mamiit (USA) 3-6 6-4 6-3 (11)Nicolas Massu (CHI) d. Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-3 7-6(4) (8)Francisco Clavet (ESP) d. Tomas Behrend (GER) 7-6(7) 6-2 (4)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. (WC)Hiroki Kondo (JPN) 6-1 6-3 James Blake (USA) d. (14)Wayne Arthurs (AUS) 7-6(4) 7-5 (q)Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. (10)Harel Levy (ISR) 7-5 6-0 (7)Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. Byron Black (ZIM) 6-2 7-5 (6)Michael Chang (USA) d. Axel Pretzsch (GER) 6-3 6-4 (WC)Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. Sargis Sargsian (ARM) 7-5 4-6 6-4 Karol Kucera (SVK) d. (16)Ramon Delgado (PAR) 6-4 6-4 (3)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Magnus Larsson (SWE) 6-2 7-5 (5)Michel Kratochvil (SUI) d. Ota Fukarek (CZE) 7-6(3) 1-6 6-4 (9)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) d. Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 3-6 6-3 7-5 Ivo Heuberger (SUI) d. (q)Noam Behr (ISR) 4-6 6-4 6-4 (2)Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Christian Vinck (GER) 6-3 6-4 Third Round (1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (15)Michael Russell (USA) 6-1 6-1 (8)Francisco Clavet (ESP) d. (11)Nicolas Massu (CHI) 6-3 6-4 James Blake (USA) d. (4)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-1 7-5 (7)Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. (q)Danai Udomchoke (THA) 6-3 6-2 (WC)Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. (6)Michael Chang (USA) 7-6(3) 6-2 Karol Kucera (SVK) d. (3)Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-2 6-2 (5)Michel Kratochvil (SUI) d. (9)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 6-3 6-2 (2)Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Ivo Heuberger (SUI) 6-2 6-4 Quarterfinals (1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (8)Francisco Clavet (ESP) 4-6 6-4 6-2 James Blake (USA) d. (7)Marcelo Rios (CHI) 4-6 6-4 6-1 Karol Kucera (SVK) d. (WC)Takao Suzuki (JPN) 6-3 6-3 (5)Michel Kratochvil (SUI) d. (2)Sjeng Schalken (NED) 6-3 6-4 Semifinals (1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. James Blake (USA) 6-4 6-0 (5)Michel Kratochvil (SUI) d. Karol Kucera (SVK) 6-0 6-3 Finals (1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (5)Michel Kratochvil (SUI) 6-4 6-2 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Lars Burgsmuller - 232) 1. Wayne Arthurs/Todd Woodbridge WD 2. Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield 3. Rick Leach/David MacPherson 4. John-Laffnie de Jager/Robbie Koenig 5. Simon Aspelin/Andrew Kratzmann 6. Brent Haygarth/Sjeng Schalken 7. Justin Gimelstob/Scott Humphries 8. Johan Landsberg/Jack Waite 9. Byron Black/Neville Godwin First Round (5)Simon Aspelin/Andrew Kratzmann (SWE/AUS) bye Paul Hanley/Nathan Healey (AUS) d. Noam Behr/Michel Kratochvil (ISR/SUI) 6-3 3-6 6-0 James Blake/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) d. (WC)Joji Miyao/Yasuo Miyazaki (JPN) 6-2 6-3 Tim Crichton/Michael Llodra (AUS/FRA) d. (6)Brent Haygarth/Sjeng Schalken (RSA/NED) 7-6(5) 6-1 (4)John-Laffnie de Jager/Robbie Koenig (RSA) bye Devin Bowen/Ashley Fisher (USA/AUS) d. (WC)Paradorn Srichaphan/Takao Suzuki (THA/JPN) 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 (WC)Gouichi Motomura/Michihisa Onoda (JPN) d. (WC)Satoshi Iwabuchi/Hiroki Kondo (JPN) 6-4 4-6 6-4 (9)Byron Black/Neville Godwin (ZIM/RSA) d. Harel Levy/Andre Sa (ISR/BRA) 6-0 6-2 Eric Taino/Jim Thomas (USA) d. (8)Johan Landsberg/Jack Waite (SWE/USA) 6-1 6-4 Sander Groen/Todd Perry (NED/AUS) d. (WC)Yaoki Ishii/Takahiro Terachi (JPN) 7-5 7-6(1) Barry Cowan/Irakli Labadze (GBR/GEO) d. Ivo Heuberger/Rainer Schuettler (SUI/GER) 6-4 6-4 (3)Rick Leach/David MacPherson (USA/AUS) bye Stephen Huss/Lee Pearson (AUS) d. (7)Justin Gimelstob/Scott Humphries (USA) 6-3 6-7(9) 6-1 Petr Luxa/Daniel Vacek (CZE) d. Ota Fukarek/Marc-Kevin Goellner (CZE/GER) 6-3 7-5 (ALT)Wayne Arthurs/Michael Russell (AUS/USA) d. Karsten Braasch/Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 7-6(5) 6-3 (2)Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield (JPN/RSA) bye Second Round Paul Hanley/Nathan Healey (AUS) d. (5)Simon Aspelin/Andrew Kratzmann (SWE/AUS) 6-3 6-2 Tim Crichton/Michael Llodra (AUS/FRA) d. James Blake/Mark Merklein (USA/BAH) 6-3 6-4 (4)John-Laffnie de Jager/Robbie Koenig (RSA) d. Devin Bowen/Ashley Fisher (USA/AUS) 4-6 6-3 6-2 (9)Byron Black/Neville Godwin (ZIM/RSA) d. (WC)Gouichi Motomura/Michihisa Onoda (JPN) 6-1 6-3 Sander Groen/Todd Perry (NED/AUS) d. Eric Taino/Jim Thomas (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 (3)Rick Leach/David MacPherson (USA/AUS) d. Barry Cowan/Irakli Labadze (GBR/GEO) 7-6(5) 6-4 Stephen Huss/Lee Pearson (AUS) d. Petr Luxa/Daniel Vacek (CZE) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(6) (2)Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield (JPN/RSA) d. (ALT)Wayne Arthurs/Michael Russell (AUS/USA) 6-2 4-6 6-4 Quarterfinals Paul Hanley/Nathan Healey (AUS) d. Tim Crichton/Michael Llodra (AUS/FRA) 6-4 6-4 (9)Byron Black/Neville Godwin (ZIM/RSA) d. (4)John-Laffnie de Jager/Robbie Koenig (RSA) 7-6(3) 6-3 (3)Rick Leach/David MacPherson (USA/AUS) d. Sander Groen/Todd Perry (NED/AUS) 7-5 7-6(2) Stephen Huss/Lee Pearson (AUS) d. (2)Thomas Shimada/Myles Wakefield (JPN/RSA) 3-6 6-3 6-3 Semifinals Paul Hanley/Nathan Healey (AUS) d. (9)Byron Black/Neville Godwin (ZIM/RSA) 7-5 6-2 (3)Rick Leach/David MacPherson (USA/AUS) d. Stephen Huss/Lee Pearson (AUS) 6-3 6-1 Finals (3)Rick Leach/David MacPherson (USA/AUS) d. Paul Hanley/Nathan Healey (AUS) 1-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)