2001 French Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
2001 French Open
Final
Champion	Leander Paes ; Mahesh Bhupathi
Runner-up	Petr Pála ; Pavel Vízner
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

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.

Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (third round)
Jiří Novák / David Rikl (third round)
Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (first round)
Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
Max Mirnyi / David Prinosil (third round)
Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (third round)
Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (third round)
Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
David Adams / Martín García (first round)
Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (semifinals)
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (final)
Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (third round)
Jaime Oncins / Daniel Orsanic (first round)
Byron Black / Alex O'Brien (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

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	6⁵	3
	Nicklas Kulti Michaël Llodra	3	6⁶

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	6⁵	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	6³			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	6¹⁰	7	6	8	J Eagle A Florent	6	6
	J Balcells M-K Goellner	7	6⁴	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	6⁶							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	6⁴	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	6⁴	6	6		J Coetzee B Haygarth	4	;2
	J Benneteau N Mahut	7	2	3							T Cibulec L Friedl	6	6³	6
	A Kitinov M Sprengelmeyer	7	6							6	M Mirnyi D Prinosil	3	7	4
	J Siemerink G Stafford	6³	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	6³	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	6⁴	2
	N Kulti M Llodra	6	7			N Kulti M Llodra	7	6
9	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	2	6⁶													N Kulti M Llodra	3	6⁶
13	P Pála P Vízner	7	6⁴	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	6¹	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	6¹	6³
4	D Johnson J Palmer	6	6⁵	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	6³	6	3
	J-F Bachelot C Kauffmann	1	6²			R Koenig M Kohlmann	6¹	7	5
12	W Black K Ullyett	7	6		12	W Black K Ullyett	7	5	7
	S Humphries J Stark	6²	2													L Arnold C Suk	6⁵	2
	S Aspelin J Landsberg	7	6													A Clément N Escudé	7	6
16	B Black A O'Brien	6⁴	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	6⁴	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	6⁵	5