# 2001 US Open – Women's doubles

Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title, defeating Kimberly Po-Messerli and Nathalie Tauziat 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 in the final. It was the 3rd doubles Grand Slam title and the 6th doubles title of the year for the pair. It was also the 24th doubles title overall for Raymond and the 30th doubles title overall for Stubbs, in their respective careers.

## Seeds

* Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (champions)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (third round)
* Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinal)
* Kimberly Po-Messerli / Nathalie Tauziat (final)
* (withdrew)
* Nicole Arendt / Caroline Vis (first round)
* Martina Navratilova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (first round)
* Serena Williams / Venus Williams (third round)
* Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
* Nicole Pratt / Elena Tatarkova (first round)
* Conchita Martínez / Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
* Justine Henin / Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
* Émilie Loit / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)
* Anke Huber / Barbara Schett (second round)
* Magüi Serna / Patricia Tarabini (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 |
| 1 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Capriati Martina Hingis | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Capriati Martina Hingis | 6$^9$ | 4 | | 1 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| | Els Callens Chanda Rubin | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 7$^7$ | | 4 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7 | Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 6 | 4 | | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci | 6 | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Cortez G Riera | 1 | 0 | | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson M Maleeva | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | P Mandula P Wartusch | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula P Wartusch | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Basuki W Prakusya | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | S Jeyaseelan L Krasnoroutskaya | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 0 | 6 | | S Jeyaseelan L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cargill L Granville | 4 | 0 | | 13 | J Henin M Shaughnessy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Henin M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 7$^{11}$ | 6 |
| 12 | C Martínez A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Capriati M Hingis | 6$^9$ | 4 |
| | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Capriati M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | J Capriati M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Grant L Osterloh | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Capriati M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R McQuillan V Razzano | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dhenin M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | C Dhenin M Díaz Oliva | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Henke B Stewart | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič D Zarić | 2 | 0 | | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | N Dechy A Mauresmo | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke J Pullin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | E Dominikovic M Irvin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | E Dominikovic M Irvin | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | R Hiraki A Jidkova | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | E Dominikovic M Irvin | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dementieva J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | E Dementieva J Husárová | d | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | É Loit A-G Sidot | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 |
| | E deLone A Ellwood | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6 | 0 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokic N Petrova | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | J Dokic N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Buth A van Exel | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | 10 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Asagoe Y Yoshida | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Bedáňová ME Salerni | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová ME Salerni | 6 | 6 | | | D Bedáňová ME Salerni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Coetzer L McNeil | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Arendt C Vis | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 8 | A Fusai R Grande | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens C Rubin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Callens C Rubin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | S Farina Elia I Tulyaganova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia I Tulyaganova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Callens C Rubin | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | A Bradshaw J Hopkins | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 9 | S Williams V Williams | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Glass M Weingärtner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Glass M Weingärtner | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Casoni J Kruger | 3 | 0 | | 9 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Callens C Rubin | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 16 | M Serna P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | K Habšudová T Pisnik | 4 | 4 | | 16 | M Serna P Tarabini | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois A Molik | 2 | 6 | 6 | | L Courtois A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli H Nagyová | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | L Courtois A Molik | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Huber L Montalvo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Dyrberg K Marosi-Aracama | 1 | 2 | | | L Huber L Montalvo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N de Villiers I Selyutina | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lamade P Schnyder | 5 | 3 | | 7 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva C Torrens Valero | 1 | 3 | | | T Perebiynis T Poutchek | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis T Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Harkleroad B Mattek | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | WC | W Laiho J Lehnhoff | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | W Laiho J Lehnhoff | 6 | 7 | | WC | W Laiho J Lehnhoff | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi M Tu | 6 | 7 | | | E Gagliardi M Tu | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Pratt E Tatarkova | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | A Huber B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Testud R Vinci | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | E Bes L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 3 | | 15 | A Huber B Schett | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud R Vinci | 3 | 6 | 7 | | S Testud R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McShea N Miyagi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | S Testud R Vinci | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | K Boogert M Oremans | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| WC | M Bradley E Burdette | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Bradley E Burdette | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Embry A Spears | 3 | 2 | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |