# 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Rick Leach and David Macpherson won in the final 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ against Paul Hanley and Nathan Healey.

## Seeds

The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.
* Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge (withdrew)
* Thomas Shimada / Myles Wakefield (quarterfinals)
* Rick Leach / David Macpherson (champions)
* John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig (quarterfinals)
* Simon Aspelin / Andrew Kratzmann (second round)
* Brent Haygarth / Sjeng Schalken (first round)
* Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (first round)
* Johan Landsberg / Jack Waite (first round)
* Byron Black / Neville Godwin (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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Byron Black Neville Godwin | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 9 | Byron Black Neville Godwin | 5 | 2 | | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 3 | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 1 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 6 | 6 | 3 | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 1 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | S Aspelin A Kratzmann | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Behr M Kratochvil | 3 | 6 | 0 | | P Hanley N Healey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hanley N Healey | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | P Hanley N Healey | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Blake M Merklein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Crichton M Llodra | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | J Miyao Y Miyazaki | 2 | 3 | | | J Blake M Merklein | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Crichton M Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Crichton M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Haygarth S Schalken | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Hanley N Healey | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | B Black N Godwin | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Srichaphan T Suzuki | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 | | D Bowen A Fisher | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bowen A Fisher | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| WC | G Motomura M Onoda | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | B Black N Godwin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Iwabuchi H Kondo | 3 | 6 | 4 | WC | G Motomura M Onoda | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Levy A Sá | 0 | 2 | | 9 | B Black N Godwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Black N Godwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | J Landsberg J Waite | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Taino J Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | E Taino J Thomas | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Ishii T Terachi | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | S Groen T Perry | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Groen T Perry | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | S Groen T Perry | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | I Heuberger R Schüttler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | R Leach D Macpherson | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | B Cowan I Labadze | 6 | 6 | | | B Cowan I Labadze | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | R Leach D Macpherson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Leach D Macpherson | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | J Gimelstob S Humphries | 3 | 7$^{11}$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Huss L Pearson | 3 | 1 |
| | S Huss L Pearson | 6 | 6$^9$ | 6 | | S Huss L Pearson | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Luxa D Vacek | 6 | 7 | | | P Luxa D Vacek | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Fukárek M-K Goellner | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Huss L Pearson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Braasch L Burgsmüller | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | T Shimada M Wakefield | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | W Arthurs M Russell | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | W Arthurs M Russell | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Shimada M Wakefield | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |