2001 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2001 French Open
Champion	Leander Paes Mahesh Bhupathi[1]
Runner-up	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
Final score	7–6^(7–5), 6–3

The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (Quarterfinals)
2. Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (Third Round)
3. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Third Round)
4. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (First Round)
5. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (First Round)
6. Max Mirnyi / David Prinosil (Third Round)
7. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Third Round)
8. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (Third Round)
9. Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (First Round)
10. David Adams / Martín García (First Round)
11. Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (Semifinals)
12. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (Third Round)
13. Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (Final)
14. Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (Third Round)
15. Jaime Oncins / Daniel Orsanic (First Round)
16. Byron Black / Alex O'Brien (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
	1	Jonas Björkman   Todd Woodbridge	4	6	1
	11	Michael Hill   Jeff Tarango	6	3	6
								11	Michael Hill   Jeff Tarango	3	6	4
									Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	3	6
		Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	6
		Tomáš Cibulec   Leoš Friedl	5	4
																Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	6
															13	Petr Pála   Pavel Vízner	6^5	3
		Nicklas Kulti   Michaël Llodra	3	6^6
	13	Petr Pála   Pavel Vízner	6	7
								13	Petr Pála   Pavel Vízner	7	6
									Arnaud Clément   Nicolas Escudé	5	4
		Lucas Arnold Ker   Cyril Suk	6^5	2
		Arnaud Clément   Nicolas Escudé	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	J Björkman   T Woodbridge	6	6
	M Hood   S Prieto	2	2				1	J Björkman   T Woodbridge	7	6
	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	5	6				B Bryan   M Bryan	5	4
	P Kilderry   P Tramacchi	1	7	4										1	J Björkman   T Woodbridge	6	6
	A Martín   M Rodríguez	6	7											14	M Knowles   B MacPhie	1	4
	M Bertolini   C Brandi	2	6^3					A Martín   M Rodríguez	3	2
14	M Knowles   B MacPhie	6	6				14	M Knowles   B MacPhie	6	6
	G Carraz   J-R Lisnard	3	2																		1	J Björkman   T Woodbridge	4	6	1
11	M Hill   J Tarango	6	4	6																	11	M Hill   J Tarango	6	3	6
	M Damm   D Hrbatý	2	6	2			11	M Hill   J Tarango	1	6	7
	F Čermák   R Štěpánek	6	6					F Čermák   R Štěpánek	6	3	5
	D Bowen   J Kerr	2	4											11	M Hill   J Tarango	6	6
	M Barnard   A Olhovskiy	6	6											8	J Eagle   A Florent	4	4
	S Groen   P Luxa	1	2					M Barnard   A Olhovskiy	4	4
8	J Eagle   A Florent	6^10	7	6			8	J Eagle   A Florent	6	6
	J Balcells   M-K Goellner	7	6^4	1

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	J Novák   D Rikl	6	6
	T Shimada   M Wakefield	4	4				3	J Novák   D Rikl	6	3	11
	JI Carrasco   O Fukárek	6	7					JI Carrasco   O Fukárek	3	6	9
	S Roitman   A Schneiter	1	6^6											3	J Novák   D Rikl	3	1
	E Taino   J Waite	6	4	6											M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6
	J Golmard   N Thomann	4	6	3				E Taino   J Waite	6^4	1
	M Bhupathi   L Paes	4	6	6				M Bhupathi   L Paes	7	6
15	J Oncins   D Orsanic	6	4	3																		M Bhupathi   L Paes	7	6
	T Cibulec   L Friedl	6	6																			T Cibulec   L Friedl	5	4
10	D Adams   M García	2	2					T Cibulec   L Friedl	6	6
	J Coetzee   B Haygarth	6^4	6	6				J Coetzee   B Haygarth	4	;2
	J Benneteau   N Mahut	7	2	3											T Cibulec   L Friedl	6	6^3	6
	A Kitinov   M Sprengelmeyer	7	6											6	M Mirnyi   D Prinosil	3	7	4
	J Siemerink   G Stafford	6^3	3					A Kitinov   M Sprengelmeyer	4	6	3
6	M Mirnyi   D Prinosil	4	6	6			6	M Mirnyi   D Prinosil	6	3	6
	A Kratzmann   M Rosset	6	0	0

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	E Ferreira   R Leach	7	6
	M Ondruska   G Williams	6^3	2				7	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6
	T Carbonell   A Portas	7	6					T Carbonell   A Portas	4	3
	T Crichton   A Fisher	5	4											7	E Ferreira   R Leach	4	6	1
	B Ellwood   P Hanley	6	6												N Kulti   M Llodra	6	3	6
	P Albano   D Macpherson	2	2					B Ellwood   P Hanley	6^4	2
	N Kulti   M Llodra	6	7					N Kulti   M Llodra	7	6
9	W Arthurs   N Zimonjić	2	6^6																			N Kulti   M Llodra	3	6^6
13	P Pála   P Vízner	7	6^4	6																	13	P Pála   P Vízner	6	7
	J-M Gambill   A Roddick	5	7	1			13	P Pála   P Vízner	7	4	6
	N Godwin   J Weir-Smith	6	3	8				N Godwin   J Weir-Smith	6^1	6	4
	C Haggard   T Vanhoudt	4	6	6										13	P Pála   P Vízner	6	7
	J Knowle   L Manta	6	7												J Knowle   L Manta	3	5
	P Goldstein   J Thomas	2	5					J Knowle   L Manta	7	7
	N Lapentti   S Schalken	1	7	6				N Lapentti   S Schalken	6^1	6^3
4	D Johnson   J Palmer	6	6^5	4

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	J Boutter   F Santoro	6	6
5	W Ferreira   Y Kafelnikov	2	4					J Boutter   F Santoro
	L Arnold   C Suk	6	6					L Arnold   C Suk	W-O
	N Behr   E Ran	4	2												L Arnold   C Suk	7	2	6
	R Koenig   M Kohlmann	6	7											12	W Black   K Ullyett	6^3	6	3
	J-F Bachelot   C Kauffmann	1	6^2					R Koenig   M Kohlmann	6^1	7	5
12	W Black   K Ullyett	7	6				12	W Black   K Ullyett	7	5	7
	S Humphries   J Stark	6^2	2																			L Arnold   C Suk	6^5	2
	S Aspelin   J Landsberg	7	6																			A Clément   N Escudé	7	6
16	B Black   A O'Brien	6^4	3					S Aspelin   J Landsberg	6	1	2
	A Clément   N Escudé	6	6					A Clément   N Escudé	3	6	6
	H Arazi   P-H Mathieu	3	3												A Clément   N Escudé	5	6	6
	K Braasch   J Knippschild	6	6^4	12										2	D Nestor   S Stolle	7	4	4
	N Kiefer   M Safin	2	7	10				K Braasch   J Knippschild	3	7	8
2	D Nestor   S Stolle	7	7				2	D Nestor   S Stolle	6	5	10
	Á López Morón   G Puentes	6^5	5

References

1. "2001 French Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.