2001 Copa Ericsson Chile
Date29 October – 4 November
CategoryATP Challenger Series
SurfaceClay
LocationSantiago, Chile
VenueClub de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal
Champions
Singles
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Doubles
Brazil André Sá / Brazil 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 Juan Ignacio Chela 85 5
 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 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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:

The following pair received entry as alternates into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Ranking - Singles - 2001.10.22 - Top 100". ATP World Tour.
  3. ↑ "Ranking - Doubles - 2001.10.22 - All Rankings". ATP World Tour.
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