# 2001 US Open – Men's doubles

The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001.

## 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 (third round)
* Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (final)
* Jiří Novák / David Rikl (third round)
* Max Mirnyi / Sandon Stolle (semifinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (first round)
* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
* Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (third round)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (quarterfinals)
* Wayne Arthurs / Michael Hill (third round)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
* Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (third round)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (champions)
* Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken (semifinals)
* Martín García / Cyril Suk (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 15 | Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 4 | 4 | | 15 | Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6 | 7 | | 14 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 14 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6$^9$ | 6 | 3 |
| PR | Massimo Bertolini Devin Bowen | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6$^9$ | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Humphries E Taino | 4 | 2 | | 1 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Shimada M Wakefield | 6 | 6 | | | T Shimada M Wakefield | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle L Manta | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | L Arnold L Lobo | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | P Haarhuis S Schalken | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Haygarth M Merklein | 6 | 5 | 2 | | L Arnold L Lobo | 7 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | P Haarhuis S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | 15 | P Haarhuis S Schalken | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Russell C Woodruff | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Haarhuis S Schalken | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Knowles B MacPhie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Knowles B MacPhie | 4 | 4 |
| Q | D Petrović A Ram | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 10 | M Knowles B MacPhie | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kitinov Jason Weir-Smith | 7 | 7 | | | A Kitinov Jason Weir-Smith | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 5 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | 10 | M Knowles B MacPhie | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Clément N Escudé | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | P Pála P Vízner | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | S Aspelin A Kratzmann | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | A Clément N Escudé | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Pála P Vízner | 7 | 6 | | 7 | P Pála P Vízner | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell N Lapentti | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | J Novák D Rikl | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard T Vanhoudt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | J Novák D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Macpherson G Stafford | 2 | 6 | 6 | | D Macpherson G Stafford | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Balcells A Portas | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 3 | J Novák D Rikl | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Black J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | W Black K Ullyett | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob A O'Brien | 4 | 0 | | | B Black J Stark | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | 14 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Hawk R Kendrick | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | E Ferreira R Leach | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| Q | N Godwin M Ondruska | 4 | 2 | | 12 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý V Voltchkov | 6 | 6 | | | D Hrbatý V Voltchkov | 4 | ;3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hood S Prieto | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Blake R Ginepri | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | 6 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Albano M-K Goellner | 3 | 7 | 1 | WC | J Blake R Ginepri | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | 6 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Behr H Levy | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | S Roitman A Schneiter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | S Roitman A Schneiter | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Bertolini D Bowen | 4 | 6 | 6 | PR | M Bertolini D Bowen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | JI Carrasco D Škoch | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | PR | M Bertolini D Bowen | 7 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | |
| WC | M Fish J Morrison | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Fish J Morrison | 6$^8$ | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | G Puentes A Sá | 4 | 6 | 3 | WC | M Fish J Morrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | 9 | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango D Vacek | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | M Bertolini D Bowen | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| 13 | J Eagle A Florent | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Mirnyi S Stolle | 7 | 6 |
| | J Landsberg P Nyborg | 5 | 4 | | 13 | J Eagle A Florent | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Ellwood S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | PR | B Ellwood S Lareau | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Adams M Llodra | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | J Eagle A Florent | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | J Oncins D Orsanic | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Mirnyi S Stolle | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink J Waite | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | J Oncins D Orsanic | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Mirnyi S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | 4 | M Mirnyi S Stolle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy F Santoro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gaudenzi M Rosset | 2 | 0R | | 8 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 6 | 6 | | | J-L de Jager Robbie Koenig | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Luxa R Štěpánek | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | J-L de Jager Robbie Koenig | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Cibulec L Friedl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | W Arthurs M Hill | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | T Dent P Goldstein | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | T Cibulec L Friedl | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | W Arthurs M Hill | 6 | 6 | | 11 | W Arthurs M Hill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hanley N Healey | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-L de Jager Robbie Koenig | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | M García C Suk | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | F Čermák O Fukárek | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | 16 | M García C Suk | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm D Prinosil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Damm D Prinosil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Braasch I Heuberger | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Damm D Prinosil | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | | |
| | M Barnard J Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Ram J Stokke | 4 | 2 | | | M Barnard J Thomas | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Johnson J Palmer | 7 | 6 | | 2 | D Johnson J Palmer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Kim G Weiner | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |