2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Men's doubles
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Rick Leach David Macpherson
Runners-up	Paul Hanley Nathan Healey
Score	1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)

Rick Leach and David Macpherson won in the final 1–6, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–4) against Paul Hanley and Nathan Healey.

Seeds

The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge (withdrew)
2. Thomas Shimada / Myles Wakefield (quarterfinals)
3. Rick Leach / David Macpherson (champions)
4. John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig (quarterfinals)
5. Simon Aspelin / Andrew Kratzmann (second round)
6. Brent Haygarth / Sjeng Schalken (first round)
7. Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (first round)
8. Johan Landsberg / Jack Waite (first round)
9. Byron Black / Neville Godwin (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Semifinals							Final
		Paul Hanley  Nathan Healey	7	6
	9	Byron Black  Neville Godwin	5	2
									Paul Hanley  Nathan Healey	6	66	64
								3	Rick Leach  David Macpherson	1	78	77
	3	Rick Leach  David Macpherson	6	6
		Stephen Huss  Lee Pearson	3	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								5	S Aspelin  A Kratzmann	3	2
		N Behr  M Kratochvil	3	6	0				P Hanley  N Healey	6	6
		P Hanley  N Healey	6	3	6											P Hanley  N Healey	6	6
		J Blake  M Merklein	6	6												T Crichton  M Llodra	4	4
	WC	J Miyao  Y Miyazaki	2	3					J Blake  M Merklein	3	2
		T Crichton  M Llodra	77	6					T Crichton  M Llodra	6	6
	6	B Haygarth  S Schalken	65	1																			P Hanley  N Healey	7	6
																						9	B Black  N Godwin	5	2
								4	J-L de Jager  R Koenig	4	6	6
	WC	P Srichaphan  T Suzuki	61	6	1				D Bowen  A Fisher	6	3	2
		D Bowen  A Fisher	77	4	6										4	J-L de Jager  R Koenig	63	3
	WC	G Motomura  M Onoda	6	4	6										9	B Black  N Godwin	77	6
	WC	S Iwabuchi  H Kondo	3	6	4			WC	G Motomura  M Onoda	1	3
		H Levy  A Sá	0	2				9	B Black  N Godwin	6	6
	9	B Black  N Godwin	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	J Landsberg  J Waite	1	4
		E Taino  J Thomas	6	6					E Taino  J Thomas	4	6	3
	WC	Y Ishii  T Terachi	5	61					S Groen  T Perry	6	3	6
		S Groen  T Perry	7	77												S Groen  T Perry	5	62
		I Heuberger  R Schüttler	4	4											3	R Leach  D Macpherson	7	77
		B Cowan  I Labadze	6	6					B Cowan  I Labadze	65	4
								3	R Leach  D Macpherson	77	6
																						3	R Leach  D Macpherson	6	6
	7	J Gimelstob  S Humphries	3	711	1																		S Huss  L Pearson	3	1
		S Huss  L Pearson	6	69	6				S Huss  L Pearson	64	6	78
		P Luxa  D Vacek	6	7					P Luxa  D Vacek	77	4	66
		O Fukárek  M-K Goellner	3	5												S Huss  L Pearson	3	6	6
		K Braasch  L Burgsmüller	65	3											2	T Shimada  M Wakefield	6	3	3
		W Arthurs  M Russell	77	6					W Arthurs  M Russell	2	6	4
								2	T Shimada  M Wakefield	6	4	6

External links

• 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Men's Doubles Draw