The 2001 Heineken Open Shanghai was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Shanghai, China and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour.

It was the sixth edition of the tournament and ran from 17 September through 23 September 2001.

Second-seeded Rainer Schüttler won the singles title.

Rainer Schüttler defeated Michel Kratochvil 6–3, 6–4 Byron Black / Thomas Shimada defeated John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig 6–2, 3–6, 7–5