2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships
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The 2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in Newport, Rhode Island
in the United States
and was part of the International Series
of the 2001 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from July 9 through July 15, 2001.
Neville Godwin
defeated
Martin Lee 6–1, 6–4
Bob Bryan
/ Mike Bryan
defeated
André Sá
/ Glenn Weiner 6–3, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2001 ATP Tour
2001 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.-Schedule:...
. The tournament ran from July 9 through July 15, 2001.
Men's Singles
Neville GodwinNeville Godwin
Neville Godwin is a former tennis player from South Africa.Godwin turned professional in 1994. The right-hander won one singles title in his career, and reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on March 31, 1997, when he became World number 90.His highest world ranking for doubles...
defeated
Martin Lee 6–1, 6–4
- It was Godwin's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Bob BryanBob Bryan
Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998...
/
Mike BryanMike Bryan
Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No...
defeated
André SáAndré Sá
André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
/
Glenn Weiner 6–3, 7–5
- It was Bob Bryan's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Mike Bryan's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.