The 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts doubles was a tennis competition within the 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 31 December 2000 through 6 January 2001.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts | |
| Champions |  Giulia Casoni  Janette Husárová |
| Runners-up |  Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy |
| Score | 7–6(11–9), 7–5 |
| Draw | 16 (1WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Julie Halard-Decugis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Giulia Casoni and Janette Husárová won in the final 7–6(11–9), 7–5 against Katie Schlukebir and Meghann Shaughnessy.[1][2]
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Cătălina Cristea / 
Irina Selyutina (quarterfinals)
Åsa Carlsson / 
Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
Katie Schlukebir / Meghann Shaughnessy (final)
Patty Schnyder / 
Magüi Serna (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  C Cristea I Selyutina
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 R McQuillan L McShea
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | C Cristea I Selyutina
| 4 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S Načuk T Pisnik
| 5 | 77 | 0 |  I Majoli S Plischke
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Majoli S Plischke
| 7 | 64 | 6 | I Majoli S Plischke
| 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Schlukebir M Shaughnessy
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | K Schlukebir M Shaughnessy
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 N de Villiers A Ellwood
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | K Schlukebir M Shaughnessy
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H Nagyová B Rippner
| 2 | 6 | 4 |  S Jeyaseelan R Kolbovic
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Jeyaseelan R Kolbovic
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy
| 69 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  E Bovina L Krasnoroutskaya
| 6 | 6 | Giulia Casoni Janette Husárová
| 711 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cacic A Jidkova
| 1 | 1 | Q | E Bovina L Krasnoroutskaya
| 64 | 7 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 B Rittner P Tarabini
| 4 | 64 | 4 |  P Schnyder M Serna
| 77 | 5 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Schnyder M Serna
| 6 | 77 | 4 | P Schnyder M Serna
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | E Dominikovic A Stevenson
| 3 | 2 | G Casoni J Husárová
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Casoni J Husárová
| 6 | 6 | G Casoni J Husárová
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Glass B Lamade
| 5 | 4 | 2 |  Å Carlsson S Farina Elia
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Å Carlsson S Farina Elia
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying edit
Seeds edit
Trudi Musgrave / Bryanne Stewart (second round)
Janet Lee / 
Wynne Prakusya (final round)
Qualifiers edit
Draw edit
| First round | Second round | Final Round | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Trudi Musgrave Bryanne Stewart
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
 Kelly Liggan María Vento
| 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Trudi Musgrave Bryanne Stewart
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Elena Bovina Lina Krasnoroutskaya
| 8 | |||||||||||||||
| WC | Kerry-Anne Guse Christina Wheeler
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Elena Bovina Lina Krasnoroutskaya
| 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Elena Bovina Lina Krasnoroutskaya
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya
| 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Gréta Arn Amanda Grahame
| 8 | |||||||||||||||
Jana Kandarr Virginie Razzano
| 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Gréta Arn Amanda Grahame
| 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Tina Hergold Maja Matevžič
| 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ England, Darren (6 January 2001). "Thalgo Aust Tennis X". Getty Images. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
Janette Husarova of Slovakia and Giulia Casoni of Italy celebrate their doubles final win at the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourt Tennis Championships being played at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast, Australia. They beat Katie Schlukebir and Meghann Shaughnessy of the USA 7-6(9), 7-5.
- ^ "Tennis WTA Gold Coast Doubles 2001 Scores". Tennis 24. Retrieved 11 August 2023.