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SLAM! 2001 IN REVIEW



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  • 2001 Champions

    Tennis to Triathlon

    By The Associated Press


     TENNIS

     Grand Slams

     Australian Open

     Men's singles -- Andre Agassi, United States

     Women's singles -- Jennifer Capriati, United States

     Men's doubles -- Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Todd Woodbridge, Australia

     Women's doubles -- Serena and Venus Williams, United States

     Mixed doubles -- Ellis Ferreira, South Africa, and Corina Morariu, United States

     Legends men's doubles -- John Fitzgerald and Wally Masur, Australia

     Legends mixed doubles -- Nicole Bradtke and Tony Roche, Australia

     Boy's singles -- Janko Tipsarevic, Yugoslavia

     Girl's singles -- Jelena Jankovic, Yugoslavia

     Boy's doubles -- Ytai Abougzir, United States, and Luciano Vitullo, Argentina

     Girl's doubles -- Petra Cetkovska and Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic

     French Open

     Men's singles -- Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil

     Women's singles -- Jennifer Capriati, United States

     Men's doubles -- Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes, India

     Women's doubles -- Virginia Ruano-Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez, Argentina

     Mixed doubles -- Virginia Ruano-Pascual and Tomas Carbonell, Spain

     Under 45 men's doubles -- Henri Leconte, France, and John McEnroe, United States

     Over 45 men's doubles -- Peter McNamara, Australia, and Ilie Nastase, Romania

     Boy's singles -- Carlos Cuadrado, Spain

     Girl's singles -- Kaia Kanepi, Estonia

     Boy's doubles -- Alejandro Falla and Carlos Salamanca, Colombia

     Girl's doubles -- Petka Cetkovska and Renata Voracova, Czech Republic

     Wimbledon

     Men's singles -- Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia

     Women's singles -- Venus Williams, United States

     Men's doubles -- Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer, United States

     Women's doubles -- Lisa Raymond, United States, and Rennae Stubbs, Australia

     Mixed doubles -- Leos Friedl, Czech Republic, and Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia

     Men's 35 doubles -- John Fitzgerald and Wally Masur, Australia

     Men's 45 doubles -- Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee, Australia

     Women's 35 doubles -- Ilana Kloss and Ros Nideffer, South Africa

     Boys' singles -- Roman Valent, Switzerland

     Girls' singles -- Angelique Widjaja, Indonesia

     Boys' doubles -- Frank Dancevic, Canada, and Giovanni Lapentti, Ecuador

     Girls' doubles -- Gisela Dulko, Argentina, and Ashley Harkleroad, United States

     U.S. Open

     Men's singles -- Lleyton Hewitt, Australia

     Women's singles -- Venus Williams, United States

     Men's doubles -- Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett, Zimbabwe

     Women's doubles -- Lisa Raymond, United States, and Rennae Stubbs, Australia

     Mixed doubles -- Rennae Stubbs and Todd Woodbridge, Australia

     Men's 35 doubles -- Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg, United States

     Men's 45 doubles -- Mansour Bahrami, Iran, and Gene Mayer, United States

     Super senior doubles -- Jaime Fillol, Chile, and Tom Gorman, United States

     Women's senior doubles -- Ros Fairbank, South Africa, and Wendy Turnbull, Australia

     Mixed senior doubles -- Wendy Turnbull, Australia, and Hank Pfister, United States

     Boy's singles -- Gilles Muller, Luxembourg

     Girl's singles -- Marion Bartoli, France

     Boy's doubles -- Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, and Stephane Bohli, Switzerland

     Girl's doubles -- Galina Fokina and Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia

     ATP

     Kroger St. Jude -- Mark Philippoussis

     Rotterdam World Tennis -- Nicolas Escude

     Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Pegaso -- Gustavo Kuerten

     Dubai Duty Free -- Juan Carlos Ferrero

     Tennis Masters Series-Indian Wells -- Andre Agassi

     Ericsson Open -- Agassi

     Tennis Masters Series-Monte Carlo -- Kuerten

     Open Seat Godo -- Ferrero

     Tennis Masters Series-Roma -- Ferrero

     Tennis Masters Series-Hamburg -- Albert Portas

     Mercedes Cup -- Kuerten

     Generali Open Kitzbuhel -- Nicolas Lapentti

     Tennis Masters Series-Canada -- Andrei Pavel

     Tennis Masters Series-Cincinnati -- Kuerten

     RCA Championships -- Patrick Rafter

     Legg Mason Classic -- Andy Roddick

     Japan Open -- Lleyton Hewitt

     CA Trophy -- Tommy Haas

     Tennis Masters Series-Stuttgart -- Haas

     Tennis Masters Series-Paris -- Sebastien Grosjean

     Tennis Masters Cup -- Lleyton Hewitt

     WTA

     adidas International -- Martina Hingis

     Toray Pan Pacific Open -- Lindsay Davenport

     Open Gaz de France -- Amelie Mauresmo

     Terazura -- Mauresmo

     Dubai Duty Free -- Hingis

     State Farm Classic -- Davenport

     Tennis Masters Series-Indian Wells -- Serena Williams

     Ericsson Open -- Venus Williams

     Bausch & Lomb Championships -- Mauresmo

     Family Circle Cup -- Jennifer Capriati

     Betty Barclay Cup -- V.Williams

     Eurocard German Ladies Open -- Mauresmo

     Tennis Masters Series-Roma -- Jelena Dokic

     British Asset Management Intl. Championship -- Davenport

     Bank of the West Classic -- Kim Clijsters

     Acura Classic -- V.Williams

     estyle.com Classic -- Davenport

     Rogers AT&T Cup -- S.Williams

     Pilot Pen Tennis -- V.Williams

     Brasil Open -- Monica Seles

     Toyota Princess Cup -- Jelena Dokic

     Sparkassen Cup -- Clijsters

     Ladies Kremlin Cup -- Dokic

     Porsche Grand Prix -- Davenport

     Swisscom Challenge -- Davenport

     Generali Ladies Linz -- Davenport

     Sanex Championship -- S.Williams

     Collegiate

     Men

     NCAA Division I -- Matias Boeker, Georgia;

     NCAA Division II -- Rollins, Fla.

     NCAA Division III -- Derek Fitzpatrick, UC Santa Cruz; Williams, Mass.

     Women

     NCAA Division I -- Laura Granville, Stanford; Stanford

     NCAA Division II -- Lynn, Fla.

     NCAA Division III -- Elena Blanina, Methodist; Williams, Mass.


     TRACK AND FIELD

     World Championships

     Men

     100 -- Maurice Greene, United States

     200 -- Konstandinos Kederis, Greece

     400 -- Avard Moncur, Bahamas

     800 -- Andri Bucher, Switzerland

     1,500 -- Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco

     5,000 -- Richard Limo, Kenya

     10,000 -- Charles Kamathi, Kenya

     Marathon -- Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopia

     110 hurdles -- Allen Johnson, United States

     400 hurdles -- Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic

     3,000 steeplechase -- Reuben Kosgei, Kenya

     400 relay -- United States

     1,600 relay -- United States

     20k walk -- Roman Rasskazov, Russia

     50k walk -- Robert Korzeniowski, Poland

     High jump -- Martin Buss, Germany

     Pole vault -- Dmitriy Markov, Australia

     Long jump -- Ivan Pedroso, Cuba

     Triple jump -- Jonathan Edwards, Britain

     Shot put -- John Godina, United States

     Discus -- Lars Riedel, Germany

     Hammer -- Szymon Ziolkowski, Poland

     Javelin -- Jan Zelezny, Czech Republic

     Decathlon -- Tomas Dvorak, Czech Republic

     Women

     100 -- Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukraine

     200 -- Marion Jones, United States

     400 -- Amy Mbacke Thiam, Senegal

     800 -- Maria de Lourdes Mutola, Mozambique

     1,500 -- Gabriela Szabo, Romania

     5,000 -- Olga Yegorova, Russia

     10,000 -- Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia

     Marathon -- Lidia Simon, Romania

     100 hurdles -- Anjanette Kirkland, United States

     400 hurdles -- Nezha Bidouane, Morocco

     400 relay -- United States

     1,600 relay -- Jamaica

     20k walk -- Olimpiada Ivanova, Russia

     High jump -- Hestrie Cloete, South Africa

     Pole vault -- Stacy Dragila, United States

     Long jump -- Fiona May, Italy

     Triple jump -- Tatyana Lebedeva, Russia

     Shot put -- Yanina Korolchik, Belarus

     Discus -- Natalya Sadova, Russia

     Hammer -- Yipsi Moreno, Cuba

     Javelin -- Osleidys Menendez, Cuba

     Heptathlon -- Yelena Prokhorova, Russia

     USA Championships

     Men

     100 -- Tim Montgomery

     200 -- Shawn Crawford

     400 -- Antonio Pettigrew

     800 -- Davidm Krummenacker

     1,500 -- Andy Downin

     5,000 -- Bob Kennedy

     10,000 -- Abdi Abdirahman

     110 hurdles -- Allen Johnson

     400 hurdles -- Angelo Taylor

     3,000 steeplechase -- Tom Chorny

     20k walk -- Curt Clausen

     High jump -- Nathan Leeper

     Pole vault -- Lawrence Johnson

     Long jump -- Savante Stringfellow

     Triple jump -- LaMark Carter

     Shot put -- John Godina

     Discus -- Adam Setliff

     Hammer throw -- Kevin McMahon

     Javelin -- Breaux Greer

     Decathlon -- Kip Janvrin

     Women

     100 -- Chryste Gaines

     200 -- Marion Jones

     400 -- LaTasha Colander-Richardson

     800 -- Regina Jacobs

     1,500 -- Regina Jacobs

     5,000 -- Marla Runyan

     10,000 -- Deena Drossin

     100 hurdles -- Gail Devers

     400 hurdles -- Sandra Glover

     3,000 steeplechase -- Lisa Nye

     20k walk -- Michelle Rohl

     High jump -- Amy Acuff

     Pole vault -- Stacy Dragila

     Long jump -- Jenny Adams

     Triple jump -- Tiombe Hurd

     Shot put -- Seilala Sua

     Discus -- Seilala Sua

     Hammer throw -- Dawn Ellerbe

     Javelin -- Kris Kreiner

     Heptathlon -- DeDee Nathan


     TRIATHLON

     World Championships

     Men -- Peter Robertson, Australia

     Women -- Siri Lindley, United States

     Ironman World Championship

     Men -- Tim DeBoom, Lyons, Colo.

     Women -- Natascha Badmann, Switzerland

     New York City Triathlon

     Men -- Hunter Kemper, Longwood, Fla.

     Women -- Karen Smyers