2001 Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2001 Ericsson Open
Champions	Jiří Novák David Rikl
Runners-up	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
Final score	7–5, 7–6^(7–3)

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but only Woodbridge competed that year with Jonas Björkman.

Björkman and Woodbridge lost in the final 7–5, 7–6^(7–3) against Jiří Novák and David Rikl.

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (Final)
2. Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (Second Round)
3. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (entry error)
4. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Champions)
5. Nicklas Kulti / Max Mirnyi (Third Round)
6. Donald Johnson / Rick Leach (Quarterfinals)
7. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Second Round)
8. Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
9. Byron Black / Jared Palmer (Second Round)
10. David Adams / Martín García (Third Round)
11. Roger Federer / Dominik Hrbatý (Third Round)
12. John-Laffnie de Jager / Ellis Ferreira (Quarterfinals)
13. Lucas Arnold / Tomás Carbonell (Second Round)
14. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (Third Round)
15. Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (Third Round)
16. Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (Third Round)
17. Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jonas Björkman   Todd Woodbridge	7	6
	17	Mark Knowles   Brian MacPhie	5	2
								1	Jonas Björkman   Todd Woodbridge	5	6^3
								4	Jiří Novák   David Rikl	7	7^7
	4	Jiří Novák   David Rikl	w/o
		Lleyton Hewitt   Patrick Rafter

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	J Björkman   T Woodbridge	4	7	6
	J-M Gambill   J Stark	4	4				Q	N Godwin   J Weir-Smith	6	5	4
Q	N Godwin   J Weir-Smith	6	6											1	J Björkman   T Woodbridge	6^3	6	4
	M Hood   S Prieto	4	6^5											15	M Hill   J Tarango	7^7	1	0^r
	D Orsanic   C Suk	6	7^7					D Orsanic   C Suk	3	6^2
							15	M Hill   J Tarango	6	7^7
																					1	J Björkman   T Woodbridge	6	6
																					8	W Arthurs   N Zimonjić	2	4
							11	R Federer   D Hrbatý	6	6
	S Aspelin   J Landsberg	0	6	6				S Aspelin   J Landsberg	2	3
WC	A Clément   S Grosjean	6	4	3										11	R Federer   D Hrbatý	3	4
	J Boutter   F Santoro	3	4											8	W Arthurs   N Zimonjić	6	6
	P Haarhuis   S Schalken	6	6					P Haarhuis   S Schalken	2	3
							8	W Arthurs   N Zimonjić	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							17	M Knowles   B MacPhie	6	6
	Á López Morón   A Portas	6	1	1			WC	T Johansson   M Norman	4	3
WC	T Johansson   M Norman	0	6	6										17	M Knowles   B MacPhie	3	6	7^8
WC	J Blake   A Roddick	6	3	7										16	J Gimelstob   S Humphries	6	3	6^6
	D Macpherson   G Stafford	2	6	5			WC	J Blake   A Roddick	2	7^7	4
							16	J Gimelstob   S Humphries	6	6^1	6
																					17	M Knowles   B MacPhie	6	6
																						B Bryan   M Bryan	4	4
							9	B Black   J Palmer	4	6^2
	J Balcells   A Olhovskiy	6	3	6^2				C Haggard   T Vanhoudt	6	7^7
	C Haggard   T Vanhoudt	3	6	7^7											C Haggard   T Vanhoudt	3	6^4
	B Bryan   M Bryan	7^7	5	7^7											B Bryan   M Bryan	6	7^7
LL	P Goldstein   J Thomas	6^3	7	6^3				B Bryan   M Bryan	7	4	6
							7	S Lareau   A O'Brien	5	6	3

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	D Johnson   R Leach	6	6
	M Kohlmann   D Prinosil	4	2					P Pála   P Vízner	3	4
	P Pála   P Vízner	6	6											6	D Johnson   R Leach	7^7	6
	G Etlis   M Rodríguez	6	7											10	D Adams   M García	6^4	1
Q	J Coetzee   B Haygarth	2	5					G Etlis   M Rodríguez	4	6^7
							10	D Adams   M García	6	7^9
																					6	D Johnson   R Leach	5	6	6^4
																					4	J Novák   D Rikl	7	3	7^7
							13	L Arnold   T Carbonell	4	6	5
	T Shimada   M Wakefield	6	4	6				T Shimada   M Wakefield	6	3	7
	A Martín   E Ran	4	6	2											T Shimada   M Wakefield	6^6	4
WC	G Lapentti   N Lapentti	3	7^7	6										4	J Novák   D Rikl	7^8	6
WC	À Corretja   M Rosset	6	6^1	2			WC	G Lapentti   N Lapentti	4	4
							4	J Novák   D Rikl	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	N Kulti   M Mirnyi	6	7
	T Cibulec   L Friedl	2	6^5				WC	T Dent   C Woodruff	4	5
WC	T Dent   C Woodruff	6	7^7											5	N Kulti   M Mirnyi	3	6^5
WC	T Haas   N Kiefer	6	6											12	J-L de Jager   E Ferreira	6	7^7
	M Barnard   A Kratzmann	1	4				WC	T Haas   N Kiefer	6	2	4
							12	J-L de Jager   E Ferreira	3	6	6
																					12	J-L de Jager   E Ferreira	4	5
																						L Hewitt   P Rafter	6	7
							14	W Black   K Ullyett	1	6	6
	R Koenig   J Waite	3	6^4					P Albano   J Oncins	6	2	3
	P Albano   J Oncins	6	7^7											14	W Black   K Ullyett	2	4
	L Hewitt   P Rafter	6	3	6											L Hewitt   P Rafter	6	6
Q	C Mamiit   V Spadea	3	6	4				L Hewitt   P Rafter	6^7	7^7	6
							2	D Nestor   S Stolle	7^9	6^5	3

External links

• 2001 Ericsson Open Men's Doubles Draw