2001 RCA Championships – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 4–2 against Patrick Rafter.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten (final, retired because of right side muscle pull)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Marat Safin (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
 * 4) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter (champion)
 * 6) 🇬🇧 Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Arnaud Clément (third round)
 * 8) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
 * 9) 🇸🇪 Thomas Johansson (third round)
 * 10)  Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
 * 11)  Andrei Pavel (second round)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 Todd Martin (withdrew because of a bruised knee)
 * 13) 🇲🇦 Hicham Arazi (second round)
 * 14) 🇫🇷 Nicolas Escudé (second round)
 * 15)  Wayne Ferreira (first round)
 * 16) 🇪🇸 Tommy Robredo (third round)