Qualifier Albert Portas defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Hamburg European Open.
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi.
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Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Draw
Key
Qualifying
Lucky loser
Alberto Martín (replaces Alexander Popp)