2001 French Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2001 French Open
Final
ChampionIndia Leander Paes
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Runner-upCzech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Score7–6(7–5), 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
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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.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but Woodforde retired from tennis in 2000. Woodbridge played alongside Jonas Björkman, they lost to Michael Hill and Jeff Tarango in the quarterfinals.

Unseeded team Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won their title, defeating Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner in the final.

Seeds

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

  1. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
  2. Canada Daniel Nestor / Australia Sandon Stolle (third round)
  3. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl (third round)
  4. United States Donald Johnson / United States Jared Palmer (first round)
  5. South Africa Wayne Ferreira / Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  6. Belarus Max Mirnyi / Germany David Prinosil (third round)
  7. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach (third round)
  8. Australia Joshua Eagle / Australia Andrew Florent (third round)
  9. Australia Wayne Arthurs / Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
  10. South Africa David Adams / Argentina Martín García (first round)
  11. Australia Michael Hill / United States Jeff Tarango (semifinals)
  12. Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett (third round)
  13. Czech Republic Petr Pála / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner (final)
  14. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / United States Brian MacPhie (third round)
  15. Brazil Jaime Oncins / Argentina Daniel Orsanic (first round)
  16. Zimbabwe Byron Black / United States Alex O'Brien (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
4 6 1
11 Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
6 3 6
11 Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
3 6 4
  India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6 3 6
  India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
7 6
  Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
5 4
  India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
7 6
13 Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
65 3
  Sweden Nicklas Kulti
France Michaël Llodra
3 66
13 Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6 7
13 Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7 6
  France Arnaud Clément
France Nicolas Escudé
5 4
  Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
65 2
  France Arnaud Clément
France Nicolas Escudé
7 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Sweden J Björkman
Australia T Woodbridge
6 6
Argentina M Hood
Argentina S Prieto
2 2 1 Sweden J Björkman
Australia T Woodbridge
7 6
United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 5 6 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
5 4
Australia P Kilderry
Australia P Tramacchi
1 7 4 1 Sweden J Björkman
Australia T Woodbridge
6 6
Spain A Martín
Argentina M Rodríguez
6 7 14 The Bahamas M Knowles
United States B MacPhie
1 4
Italy M Bertolini
Italy C Brandi
2 63 Spain A Martín
Argentina M Rodríguez
3 2
14 The Bahamas M Knowles
United States B MacPhie
6 6 14 The Bahamas M Knowles
United States B MacPhie
6 6
France G Carraz
Monaco J-R Lisnard
3 2 1 Sweden J Björkman
Australia T Woodbridge
4 6 1
11 Australia M Hill
United States J Tarango
6 4 6 11 Australia M Hill
United States J Tarango
6 3 6
Czech Republic M Damm
Slovakia D Hrbatý
2 6 2 11 Australia M Hill
United States J Tarango
1 6 7
Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic R Štěpánek
6 6 Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic R Štěpánek
6 3 5
United States D Bowen
Australia J Kerr
2 4 11 Australia M Hill
United States J Tarango
6 6
South Africa M Barnard
Russia A Olhovskiy
6 6 8 Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
4 4
Netherlands S Groen
Czech Republic P Luxa
1 2 South Africa M Barnard
Russia A Olhovskiy
4 4
8 Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
610 7 6 8 Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
6 6
Spain J Balcells
Germany M-K Goellner
7 64 1

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic D Rikl
6 6
Japan T Shimada
South Africa M Wakefield
4 4 3 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic D Rikl
6 3 11
Spain JI Carrasco
Czech Republic O Fukárek
6 7 Spain JI Carrasco
Czech Republic O Fukárek
3 6 9
Argentina S Roitman
Argentina A Schneiter
1 66 3 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic D Rikl
3 1
Philippines E Taino
United States J Waite
6 4 6 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6
France J Golmard
France N Thomann
4 6 3 Philippines E Taino
United States J Waite
64 1
India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
4 6 6 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
7 6
15 Brazil J Oncins
Argentina D Orsanic
6 4 3 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
7 6
Czech Republic T Cibulec
Czech Republic L Friedl
6 6 Czech Republic T Cibulec
Czech Republic L Friedl
5 4
10 South Africa D Adams
Argentina M García
2 2 Czech Republic T Cibulec
Czech Republic L Friedl
6 6
South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa B Haygarth
64 6 6 South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa B Haygarth
4 ;2
France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
7 2 3 Czech Republic T Cibulec
Czech Republic L Friedl
6 63 6
North Macedonia A Kitinov
United States M Sprengelmeyer
7 6 6 Belarus M Mirnyi
Germany D Prinosil
3 7 4
Netherlands J Siemerink
South Africa G Stafford
63 3 North Macedonia A Kitinov
United States M Sprengelmeyer
4 6 3
6 Belarus M Mirnyi
Germany D Prinosil
4 6 6 6 Belarus M Mirnyi
Germany D Prinosil
6 3 6
Australia A Kratzmann
Switzerland M Rosset
6 0 0

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
7 6
South Africa M Ondruska
South Africa G Williams
63 2 7 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
6 6
Spain T Carbonell
Spain A Portas
7 6 Spain T Carbonell
Spain A Portas
4 3
Australia T Crichton
Australia A Fisher
5 4 7 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
4 6 1
Australia B Ellwood
Australia P Hanley
6 6 Sweden N Kulti
France M Llodra
6 3 6
Argentina P Albano
Australia D Macpherson
2 2 Australia B Ellwood
Australia P Hanley
64 2
Sweden N Kulti
France M Llodra
6 7 Sweden N Kulti
France M Llodra
7 6
9 Australia W Arthurs
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Zimonjić
2 66 Sweden N Kulti
France M Llodra
3 66
13 Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic P Vízner
7 64 6 13 Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 7
United States J-M Gambill
United States A Roddick
5 7 1 13 Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic P Vízner
7 4 6
South Africa N Godwin
South Africa J Weir-Smith
6 3 8 South Africa N Godwin
South Africa J Weir-Smith
61 6 4
South Africa C Haggard
Belgium T Vanhoudt
4 6 6 13 Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 7
Austria J Knowle
Switzerland L Manta
6 7 Austria J Knowle
Switzerland L Manta
3 5
United States P Goldstein
United States J Thomas
2 5 Austria J Knowle
Switzerland L Manta
7 7
Ecuador N Lapentti
Netherlands S Schalken
1 7 6 Ecuador N Lapentti
Netherlands S Schalken
61 63
4 United States D Johnson
United States J Palmer
6 65 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France J Boutter
France F Santoro
6 6
5 South Africa W Ferreira
Russia Y Kafelnikov
2 4 France J Boutter
France F Santoro
Argentina L Arnold
Czech Republic C Suk
6 6 Argentina L Arnold
Czech Republic C Suk
W-O
Israel N Behr
Israel E Ran
4 2 Argentina L Arnold
Czech Republic C Suk
7 2 6
South Africa R Koenig
Germany M Kohlmann
6 7 12 Zimbabwe W Black
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
63 6 3
France J-F Bachelot
France C Kauffmann
1 62 South Africa R Koenig
Germany M Kohlmann
61 7 5
12 Zimbabwe W Black
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
7 6 12 Zimbabwe W Black
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
7 5 7
United States S Humphries
United States J Stark
62 2 Argentina L Arnold
Czech Republic C Suk
65 2
Sweden S Aspelin
Sweden J Landsberg
7 6 France A Clément
France N Escudé
7 6
16 Zimbabwe B Black
United States A O'Brien
64 3 Sweden S Aspelin
Sweden J Landsberg
6 1 2
France A Clément
France N Escudé
6 6 France A Clément
France N Escudé
3 6 6
Morocco H Arazi
France P-H Mathieu
3 3 France A Clément
France N Escudé
5 6 6
Germany K Braasch
Germany J Knippschild
6 64 12 2 Canada D Nestor
Australia S Stolle
7 4 4
Germany N Kiefer
Russia M Safin
2 7 10 Germany K Braasch
Germany J Knippschild
3 7 8
2 Canada D Nestor
Australia S Stolle
7 7 2 Canada D Nestor
Australia S Stolle
6 5 10
Spain Á López Morón
Spain G Puentes
65 5

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