# 2001 French Open – Men's doubles

The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but Woodforde retired from tennis in 2000. Woodbridge played alongside Jonas Björkman, they lost to Michael Hill and Jeff Tarango in the quarterfinals.
Unseeded team Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won their title, defeating Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner in the final.

## 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 (quarterfinals)
* Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (third round)
* Jiří Novák / David Rikl (third round)
* Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (first round)
* Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Max Mirnyi / David Prinosil (third round)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (third round)
* Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (third round)
* Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
* David Adams / Martín García (first round)
* Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (semifinals)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
* Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (final)
* Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (third round)
* Jaime Oncins / Daniel Orsanic (first round)
* Byron Black / Alex O'Brien (first 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 |
| 1 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7 | 6 | | | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | Nicklas Kulti Michaël Llodra | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 13 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6 | 7 | | 13 | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Lucas Arnold Ker Cyril Suk | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hood S Prieto | 2 | 2 | | 1 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 5 | 6 | | B Bryan M Bryan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kilderry P Tramacchi | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Martín M Rodríguez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 14 | M Knowles B MacPhie | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Bertolini C Brandi | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | A Martín M Rodríguez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Knowles B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | 14 | M Knowles B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Carraz J-R Lisnard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | M Hill J Tarango | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | M Hill J Tarango | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | M Damm D Hrbatý | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | M Hill J Tarango | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Čermák R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | F Čermák R Štěpánek | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bowen J Kerr | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | M Hill J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Barnard A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Eagle A Florent | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Groen P Luxa | 1 | 2 | | | M Barnard A Olhovskiy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Eagle A Florent | 6$^{10}$ | 7 | 6 | 8 | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Balcells M-K Goellner | 7 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | J Novák D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Shimada M Wakefield | 4 | 4 | | 3 | J Novák D Rikl | 6 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Carrasco O Fukárek | 6 | 7 | | | JI Carrasco O Fukárek | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Roitman A Schneiter | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 3 | J Novák D Rikl | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Taino J Waite | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Golmard N Thomann | 4 | 6 | 3 | | E Taino J Waite | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bhupathi L Paes | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Oncins D Orsanic | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 6 |
| | T Cibulec L Friedl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Cibulec L Friedl | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | D Adams M García | 2 | 2 | | | T Cibulec L Friedl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee B Haygarth | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | J Coetzee B Haygarth | 4 | ;2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | T Cibulec L Friedl | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | |
| | A Kitinov M Sprengelmeyer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Mirnyi D Prinosil | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| | J Siemerink G Stafford | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | A Kitinov M Sprengelmeyer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Mirnyi D Prinosil | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Mirnyi D Prinosil | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kratzmann M Rosset | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska G Williams | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 7 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell A Portas | 7 | 6 | | | T Carbonell A Portas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Crichton A Fisher | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | E Ferreira R Leach | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Ellwood P Hanley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Kulti M Llodra | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Albano D Macpherson | 2 | 2 | | | B Ellwood P Hanley | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kulti M Llodra | 6 | 7 | | | N Kulti M Llodra | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W Arthurs N Zimonjić | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Kulti M Llodra | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 13 | P Pála P Vízner | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | P Pála P Vízner | 6 | 7 |
| | J-M Gambill A Roddick | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | P Pála P Vízner | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Godwin J Weir-Smith | 6 | 3 | 8 | | N Godwin J Weir-Smith | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard T Vanhoudt | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | P Pála P Vízner | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Knowle L Manta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Knowle L Manta | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Goldstein J Thomas | 2 | 5 | | | J Knowle L Manta | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti S Schalken | 1 | 7 | 6 | | N Lapentti S Schalken | 6$^1$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 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 |
| | J Boutter F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 4 | | | J Boutter F Santoro | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold C Suk | 6 | 6 | | | L Arnold C Suk | W-O | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Behr E Ran | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Arnold C Suk | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | R Koenig M Kohlmann | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | W Black K Ullyett | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | J-F Bachelot C Kauffmann | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | R Koenig M Kohlmann | 6$^1$ | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | W Black K Ullyett | 7 | 6 | | 12 | W Black K Ullyett | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Humphries J Stark | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Arnold C Suk | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | S Aspelin J Landsberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Clément N Escudé | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | B Black A O'Brien | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | S Aspelin J Landsberg | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | A Clément N Escudé | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi P-H Mathieu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Clément N Escudé | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | K Braasch J Knippschild | 6 | 6$^4$ | 12 | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor S Stolle | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | N Kiefer M Safin | 2 | 7 | 10 | | K Braasch J Knippschild | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Nestor S Stolle | 7 | 7 | | 2 | D Nestor S Stolle | 6 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Á López Morón G Puentes | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |