2001 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Marat Safin was the defending champion and won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 against Rainer Schüttler.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇪🇸 Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Marat Safin (champion)
 * 4) 🇩🇪 Tommy Haas (first round)
 * 5)  Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Fabrice Santoro (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇬🇧 Greg Rusedski (second round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Nicolas Escudé (first round)