Sport Events in June 2001
June 2:
China, for the fourth successive time, lifts the Sudirman Cup badminton championship at Seville.
June 4:
Anju B George (Tamil Nadu) breaks the National record in the women's long jump event (6.74m) in the second leg of the National domestic circuit athletic meet at Thiruvananthapuram.
June 9:
Jennifer Capriati of the US made it two Grand Slams in a row by winning the French Open tennis.
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi win the French Open men's doubles title.
June 10:
Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten wins the men's French Open tennis championship.
India lifts the inaugural junior (under-18) Asia cup hockey tournament at Ipoh.
Koneru Humpy becomes India's second women chess Grand Master.
V. Anand wins the Advanced chess match against Alexie Shirov of Spain at Leon.
June 15:
Dibyendu Barua and S. Vijayalakshmi win the men's and women's titles in the National `A' chess championship at New Delhi.
June 19:
World squash champion Jansher Khan (Pakistan) announces retirement.
Retif Goosen of South Africa lifts the US open golf championship at Tulsa.
June 30:
Uzbekistan lifts the Merdeka Cup football championship at Kuala Lumpur.