The 2001 Copa Ericsson was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. The tournament was part of the 2001 ATP Challenger Series. It took place at the Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile between 29 October and 4 November 2001.
The most notable event in this edition is the participation of former No. 1 Marcelo Ríos in the tournament, after a 5-year absence from the ATP Challenger Series tournaments.[1] Ríos would also try to end his curse of not obtaining a title at his home country, after being runner-up at the Chile Open 3 times in 1995, 1996 and 1997.
^"Marcelo Ríos participará en la cuarta etapa de la Copa Ericsson" [Marcelo Ríos will participate at the fourth stage of Copa Ericsson] (in Spanish). Santiago: El Mercurio. DPA. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^"Ranking - Singles - 2001.10.22 - Top 100". ATP World Tour.
^"Ranking - Doubles - 2001.10.22 - All Rankings". ATP World Tour.
External linksedit
ITF tournament profile
Results archive at the ATP website
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