# 2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup – Doubles

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach defeated Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner in the final, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup.
Donald Johnson and Piet Norval were the reigning champions, but only Johnson competed that year partnering Jared Palmer; they were defeated in the semifinals by Pála and Vízner.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (semifinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (round robin)
* Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (final)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (round robin)
* Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (semifinals)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (champions)
* Chris Haggard / Tom Vanhoudt (round robin)
* John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig (round robin)

## 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 | Final | Final |
| 6 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 2 | 4 | 6 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 4 | 1 | 3 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Touchtel group

| | | Johnson Palmer | B Bryan M Bryan | Ferreira Leach | Haggard Vanhoudt | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 42–38 | 2 |
| 4 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 | | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 38–33 | 3 |
| 6 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 | | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–1, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 46–38 | 1 |
| 7 | Chris Haggard Tom Vanhoudt | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 3–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 1–6, 3–6 | | 0–3 | 2–6 | 32–49 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

### Bharti group

| | | Bhupathi Paes | Pála Vízner | Knowles MacPhie | de Jager Koenig | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 5–7 | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 41–35 | 3 |
| 3 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 | | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 | 6–3, 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 38–32 | 1 |
| 5 | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5, 3–6 | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ | 2–1 | 5–3 | 45–39 | 2 |
| 8 | J-L de Jager Robbie Koenig | 2–6, 3–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | | 0–3 | 0–6 | 19–37 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.