2001 | 2001 in music | Australian Open | French Open | Heineken | Open University | open source | 2001 ATP Tour | U.S. Open | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) | Wacken Open Air | Heineken Cup | The Open Championship | 2001 in film | U.S. Open (tennis) | United Kingdom general election, 2001 | 2001 in television | All England Open Badminton Championships | U.S. Open (golf) | Open Source | Open-pit mining | 2006 Australian Open | The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) | Open Software Foundation | Indira Gandhi National Open University | 2001 in sports | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | 2001 in baseball | Heineken Music Hall |
The singles field was headlined by World No. 1, US Open, Canada and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin, ATP No. 7, Sydney Olympics gold medalist, Moscow and two-time Milan champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Auckland champion Dominik Hrbatý.
The 2001 Heineken Open Shanghai was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Shanghai in the People's Republic of China and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour.