2001 French Open – Men's doubles

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.

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
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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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

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

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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