Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions, but O'Brien did not participate this year.
 Lareau partnered Jeff Tarango, losing in the first round.
Owen Keir Davidson (born 4 October 1943) is a former professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s.
Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional tennis player.
 He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 U.S. Open Men's Doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien.
Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Lareau with Daniel Nestor and O'Brien with Jared Palmer.
Tommy Ho and Sébastien Lareau were the defending champions but only Lareau competed that year with Brian MacPhie.
Grant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions.
 Stafford chose not to participate this year.
 Ullyett partnered with Piet Norval but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champions Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau.
 <BR>Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau won in the final over David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager, 7–5, 7–6.
The 2001 Canada Masters – Doubles was the men's doubles event of the one hundred and twelfth edition of the Canada Masters; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada.
 Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Lareau with Justin Gimelstob and Nestor with Sandon Stolle.
 Gimelstob and Lareau lost in the first round to Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie, as did Nestor and Stolle to Jan-Michael Gambill and Simon Larose.
 Jiří Novák and David Rikl won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer.
Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions.
 Lareau did not participate this year.
 O'Brien partnered Jared Palmer, losing in the semifinals.
Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Nestor did not compete this year.
 Lareau teamed up with Michael Hill and lost in first round to David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager.
Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau were the defending champions, but none competed this year.

Question: Owen Davidson and Sébastien Lareau, share which mutual former occupation?
Answer: professional tennis player