# 2001 Ericsson Open – Men's doubles

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 seventeen seeded teams received byes into the second round.
* Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (final)
* Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (entry error)
* Jiří Novák / David Rikl (champions)
* Nicklas Kulti / Max Mirnyi (third round)
* Donald Johnson / Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
* Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (second round)
* Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
* Byron Black / Jared Palmer (second round)
* David Adams / Martín García (third round)
* Roger Federer / Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
* John-Laffnie de Jager / Ellis Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Lucas Arnold / Tomás Carbonell (second round)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
* Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (third round)
* Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (third round)
* Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (semifinals)

## 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

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

### 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 | 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Paul Goldstein / Jim Thomas (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
* Jeff Coetzee / Brent Haygarth (qualified)
* Neville Godwin / Jason Weir-Smith (qualified)
* Marc-Kevin Goellner / Eric Taino (first round)
* Aleksandar Kitinov / Jan Siemerink (first round)
* Ashley Fisher / Paul Rosner (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Cecil Mamiit / Vince Spadea
* Jeff Coetzee / Brent Haygarth
* Neville Godwin / Jason Weir-Smith

### Lucky losers

* Paul Goldstein / Jim Thomas

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Kevin Kim David Wheaton | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Kevin Kim David Wheaton | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 1 | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | WC | Cecil Mamiit Vince Spadea | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Cecil Mamiit Vince Spadea | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | Cecil Mamiit Vince Spadea | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Ashley Fisher Paul Rosner | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Jeff Coetzee Brent Haygarth | w/o | | | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri Levar Harper-Griffith | | | | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri Levar Harper-Griffith | | | 2 | Jeff Coetzee Brent Haygarth | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | WC | Goran Ivanišević Ivan Ljubičić | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| WC | Goran Ivanišević Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7$^8$ | WC | Goran Ivanišević Ivan Ljubičić | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| 4 | Marc-Kevin Goellner Eric Taino | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Neville Godwin Jason Weir-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | David DiLucia Michael Russell | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | David DiLucia Michael Russell | 2 | 2 | 3 | Neville Godwin Jason Weir-Smith | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Devin Bowen Mitch Sprengelmeyer | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | Devin Bowen Mitch Sprengelmeyer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Devin Bowen Mitch Sprengelmeyer | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Kitinov Jan Siemerink | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |