# 2001 French Open – Women's doubles

Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but neither participated in this tournament.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Jelena Dokić and Conchita Martínez in the final 6–2, 6–1. This was the first Grand Slam title for both Ruano Pascual and Suárez; they would later go on to win 8 Grand Slam Doubles titles together.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
    01. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
    02. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
    03. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
    04. Kimberly Po-Messerli / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
    05. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (withdrew)
    06. Els Callens / Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
    07. Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (second round)
    08. Nicole Arendt / Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
    09. Martina Navratilova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
    10. Anke Huber / Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
    11. Tathiana Garbin / Janette Husárová (first round)
    12. Liezel Huber / Laura Montalvo (second round)
    13. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
    14. Jennifer Capriati / Ai Sugiyama (third round)
    15. Nicole Pratt / Patricia Tarabini (third round)
    16. Jelena Dokic / Conchita Martínez (final)
    17. Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci | 5 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci | 5 | 7$^8$ | 4 | 1 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | 16 | Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 |
| | Justine Henin Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 9 | | Justine Henin Elena Tatarkova | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Anke Huber Barbara Schett | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 3 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dhenin E Gagliardi | 4 | 1 | | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula P Wartusch | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | P Mandula P Wartusch | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux S Foretz | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir Ilie S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | N Pratt P Tarabini | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | L Ghirardi C Pin | 2 | 0 | | | R Dragomir Ilie S Farina Elia | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova M Tu | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | N Pratt P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Pratt P Tarabini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| 11 | T Garbin J Husárová | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Testud R Vinci | 5 | 7$^8$ | 4 |
| | S Testud R Vinci | 0 | 7 | 6 | | S Testud R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli V Razzano | 4 | 5 | | | K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Testud R Vinci | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Selyutina I Tulyaganova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | E Callens M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Bes T Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | E Bes T Poutchek | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan L McShea | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | E Callens M Shaughnessy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Callens M Shaughnessy | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ortuño M Vento | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi N Vaidyanathan | 3 | 5 | | | K Freye T Musgrave | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Freye T Musgrave | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | N Dechy N Petrova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 16 | J Dokic C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | D Buth C Martínez Granados | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | N Dechy N Petrova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik L Osterloh | 4 | 1 | | 16 | J Dokic C Martínez | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Dokic C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Dokic C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Arendt C Vis | 3 | 4 |
| | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 2 | 6 | 7 | | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass T Pisnik | 1 | 6 | 0 | | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | K Hrdličková B Rittner | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke V Webb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | N Arendt C Vis | w/o | | | | | | |
| | M Serna A Stevenson | 5 | 4 | | | S Plischke V Webb | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki K Marosi-Aracama | 2 | 2 | | 8 | N Arendt C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Arendt C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | A Fusai R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič C Schneider | 4 | 4 | | 7 | A Fusai R Grande | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Henin E Tatarkova | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | J Henin E Tatarkova | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Grant M Weingärtner | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | J Henin E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Clijsters L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Clijsters L Courtois | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| WC | C Bornu S Georges | 3 | 2 | | | K Clijsters L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert M Oremans | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | L Huber L Montalvo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | L Huber L Montalvo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Henin E Tatarkova | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 14 | J Capriati A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| | M Díaz Oliva P Rampre | 4 | 2 | | 14 | J Capriati A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson M Maleeva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Å Carlsson M Maleeva | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | J Capriati A Sugiyama | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Lamade P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Casoni S Načuk | 1 | 6 | 2 | | B Lamade P Schnyder | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Martincová S Noorlander | 2 | 2 | | 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Po-Messerli N Tauziat | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 17 | A Coetzer L McNeil | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová H Nagyová | 6 | 7 | | | D Hantuchová H Nagyová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A-L Heitz É Le Bescond | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | A-L Heitz É Le Bescond | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic R Kolbovic | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | D Hantuchová H Nagyová | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | É Loit AG Sidot | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A Huber B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Bachmann E Dyrberg | 0 | 6 | 2 | | É Loit AG Sidot | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe Y Yoshida | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | 10 | A Huber B Schett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Huber B Schett | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Huber B Schett | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Lee W Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | J Lee W Prakusya | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E deLone ME Salerni | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | N de Villiers A Ellwood | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N de Villiers A Ellwood | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | N de Villiers A Ellwood | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | K Jagieniak S Pitkowski | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Pullin L Woodroffe | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Pullin L Woodroffe | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva C Torrens Valero | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |