# 2001 Italian Open – Women's doubles

2001 Italian Open women's doubles took place May 14–20, 2001.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the reigning champions. They did not defend their title.
Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Paola Suárez and Patricia Tarabini.

## Seeds

* Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (champions)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot / Sandrine Testud (second round)
* Mary Pierce / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
* Nicole Arendt / Caroline Vis (second round)
* Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini (final)
* Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (first round)
* Tathiana Garbin / Janette Husárová (withdrew)
* Martina Navratilova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez | 2 | 4 | 1 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini | 1 | 1 |
| Q | Daniela Hantuchová Henrieta Nagyová | 4 | 4 | 5 | Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir-Ilie S Farina Elia | 1 | 4 | | | B Lamade P Schnyder | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lamade P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | L Huber L Montalvo | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Clijsters M Serna | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Huber L Montalvo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | L Huber L Montalvo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Matevžič A Vanc | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Dokic C Martínez | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | N Arendt C Vis | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokic C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | J Dokic C Martínez | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Dokic C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Casoni R Vinci | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | E deLone ME Salerni | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Majoli B Schett | 7 | 1 | 6 | | I Majoli B Schett | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E deLone ME Salerni | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E deLone ME Salerni | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Fusai R Grande | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy N Tauziat | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | 8 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Hantuchová H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Hantuchová H Nagyová | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse A Molik | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | D Hantuchová H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Graham M Weingärtner | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | M Pierce A Sugiyama | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | G Pizzichini MP Zavagli | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | G Pizzichini MP Zavagli | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Pierce A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Hantuchová H Nagyová | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | P Suárez P Tarabini | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Suárez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 |
| | Å Carlsson N Pratt | 1 | 6$^5$ | | 5 | P Suárez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva P Rampre | 6 | 2 | 4 | | E Gagliardi I Selyutina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi I Selyutina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | P Suárez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N de Villiers A Ellwood | 0 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | L Osterloh K Schlukebir | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Osterloh K Schlukebir | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | L Osterloh K Schlukebir | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A-G Sidot S Testud | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |