Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Magnus Norman.[1] Hewitt became only the second player in the history of the tournament who successfully defended the title, after Pete Sampras won both the 1993 and 1994 editions.[2]
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
^"Hewitt keeps title dream alive with epic victory". ESPN. Melbourne. Reuters. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2024. Haas went on to win that tournament while Hewitt regrouped to successfully defend his Sydney International crown last week. He defeated world No. 4 Magnus Norman of Sweden in the final to become the first man since Pete Sampras in 1993-94 to win back-to-back titles in Sydney.
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