2001 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2001 French Open
Final
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual; Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Jelena Dokić; Conchita Martínez
Score	6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but neither participated in this tournament.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Jelena Dokić and Conchita Martínez in the final 6–2, 6–1. This was the first Grand Slam title for both Ruano Pascual and Suárez; they would later go on to win 8 Grand Slam Doubles titles together.

Seeds edit

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

01.

Lisa Raymond /

Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)

02. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)

03.

Cara Black /

Elena Likhovtseva (third round)

04.

Kimberly Po-Messerli /

Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

05.

Serena Williams /

Venus Williams (withdrew)

06.

Els Callens /

Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)

07.

Alexandra Fusai /

Rita Grande (second round)

08.

Nicole Arendt /

Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)

09.

Martina Navratilova /

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)

10.

Anke Huber /

Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)

11.

Tathiana Garbin /

Janette Husárová (first round)

12.

Liezel Huber /

Laura Montalvo (second round)

13.

Tina Križan /

Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

14.

Jennifer Capriati /

Ai Sugiyama (third round)

15.

Nicole Pratt /

Patricia Tarabini (third round)

16.

Jelena Dokic /

Conchita Martínez (final)

17.

Amanda Coetzer /

Lori McNeil (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7	6⁶	6

	Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci	5	7⁸	4
					1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	5	2

					16	Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez	7	6
16	Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez	6	6

8	Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis	3	4
									16	Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez	2	1

									2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6
	Justine Henin Elena Tatarkova	3	7	11

4	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat	6	5	9
						Justine Henin Elena Tatarkova	2	0

					2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6
10	Anke Huber Barbara Schett	6	2	3

2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	3	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	C Dhenin E Gagliardi	4	1		1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	P Mandula P Wartusch	7⁹	6			P Mandula P Wartusch	3	3
	A Cocheteux S Foretz	6⁷	3							1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	R Dragomir Ilie S Farina Elia	6	6							15	N Pratt P Tarabini	3	3
WC	L Ghirardi C Pin	2	0			R Dragomir Ilie S Farina Elia	4	2
	A Jidkova M Tu	4	6	3	15	N Pratt P Tarabini	6	6
15	N Pratt P Tarabini	6	3	6											1	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6⁶	6
11	T Garbin J Husárová	6	5	1												S Testud R Vinci	5	7⁸	4
	S Testud R Vinci	0	7	6		S Testud R Vinci	6	6
	I Majoli V Razzano	4	5			K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan	3	3
	K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan	6	7								S Testud R Vinci	6	1	6
	I Selyutina I Tulyaganova	4	2							6	E Callens M Shaughnessy	3	6	3
	E Bes T Poutchek	6	6			E Bes T Poutchek	7	1	3
	R McQuillan L McShea	2	6	1	6	E Callens M Shaughnessy	5	6	6
6	E Callens M Shaughnessy	6	4	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	3	6
	A Ortuño M Vento	4	6	3	3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	N Miyagi N Vaidyanathan	3	5			K Freye T Musgrave	1	4
	K Freye T Musgrave	6	7							3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	1	1
	N Dechy N Petrova	6	7⁷							16	J Dokic C Martínez	4	6	6
Alt	D Buth C Martínez Granados	3	6³			N Dechy N Petrova	2	6	2
	A Molik L Osterloh	4	1		16	J Dokic C Martínez	6	1	6
16	J Dokic C Martínez	6	6												16	J Dokic C Martínez	6	6
9	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	5											8	N Arendt C Vis	3	4
	K Hrdličková B Rittner	2	6	7		K Hrdličková B Rittner	7	6
	A Glass T Pisnik	1	6	0		A Frazier K Schlukebir	5	3
	A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	1	6							K Hrdličková B Rittner
	S Plischke V Webb	7	6							8	N Arendt C Vis	w/o
	M Serna A Stevenson	5	4			S Plischke V Webb	1	2
	R Hiraki K Marosi-Aracama	2	2		8	N Arendt C Vis	6	6
8	N Arendt C Vis	6	6

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Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	A Fusai R Grande	6	6
	M Matevžič C Schneider	4	4		7	A Fusai R Grande	6⁶	5
	J Henin E Tatarkova	6⁵	6	6		J Henin E Tatarkova	7⁸	7
	K Grant M Weingärtner	7⁷	2	3							J Henin E Tatarkova	6	6
	K Clijsters L Courtois	6	6								K Clijsters L Courtois	4	0
WC	C Bornu S Georges	3	2			K Clijsters L Courtois	6	6
	K Boogert M Oremans	3	6	4	12	L Huber L Montalvo	4	2
12	L Huber L Montalvo	6	4	6												J Henin E Tatarkova	3	7	11
14	J Capriati A Sugiyama	6	6												4	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	6	5	9
	M Díaz Oliva P Rampre	4	2		14	J Capriati A Sugiyama	5	6	6
	Å Carlsson M Maleeva	2	6	6		Å Carlsson M Maleeva	7	4	4
	MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues	6	3	3						14	J Capriati A Sugiyama	6⁴	7⁷	4
	B Lamade P Schnyder	6	4	6						4	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	7⁷	6⁵	6
	G Casoni S Načuk	1	6	2		B Lamade P Schnyder	6⁵	7	3
	E Martincová S Noorlander	2	2		4	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	7⁷	5	6
4	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

17	A Coetzer L McNeil	3	5
	D Hantuchová H Nagyová	6	7			D Hantuchová H Nagyová	7⁷	6
WC	A-L Heitz É Le Bescond	2	6	6	WC	A-L Heitz É Le Bescond	6³	1
	E Dominikovic R Kolbovic	6	4	4							D Hantuchová H Nagyová	4	4
	É Loit AG Sidot	6	4	6						10	A Huber B Schett	6	6
	A Bachmann E Dyrberg	0	6	2		É Loit AG Sidot	0	5
	S Asagoe Y Yoshida	6³	7⁷	1	10	A Huber B Schett	6	7
10	A Huber B Schett	7⁷	6⁴	6										10	A Huber B Schett	6	2	3
13	T Križan K Srebotnik	3	3											2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	3	6	6
	J Lee W Prakusya	6	6			J Lee W Prakusya	6	2	2
	E deLone ME Salerni	4	6⁴			N de Villiers A Ellwood	3	6	6
	N de Villiers A Ellwood	6	7⁷								N de Villiers A Ellwood	3	3
WC	K Jagieniak S Pitkowski	6³	4							2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	J Pullin L Woodroffe	7⁷	6			J Pullin L Woodroffe	1	2
	L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	6²	3		2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7⁷	6