2001 Ericsson Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2001 Ericsson Open
Champions Jiří Novák
David Rikl
Runners-up Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
Score7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Draw48 (7WC/3Q/1LL)
Seeds17

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but only Woodbridge competed that year with Jonas Björkman.

Björkman and Woodbridge lost in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–3) against Jiří Novák and David Rikl.[1]

Seeds

All seventeen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (final)
  2. Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (second round)
  3. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (entry error)
  4. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (champions)
  5. Nicklas Kulti / Max Mirnyi (third round)
  6. Donald Johnson / Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
  7. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (second round)
  8. Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
  9. Byron Black / Jared Palmer (second round)
  10. David Adams / Martín García (third round)
  11. Roger Federer / Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
  12. John-Laffnie de Jager / Ellis Ferreira (quarterfinals)
  13. Lucas Arnold / Tomás Carbonell (second round)
  14. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
  15. Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (third round)
  16. Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (third round)
  17. Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 7 6  
17 5 2  
1 5 63  
4 7 77  
4 w/o    
       

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 4 7 6
  4 4   Q 6 5 4
Q 6 6   1 63 6 4
  4 65   15 77 1 0r
  6 77     3 62  
15 6 77  
1 6 6  
8 W Arthurs
N Zimonjić
2 4  
11 6 6  
  0 6 6   2 3  
WC 6 4 3 11 3 4  
  3 4   8 W Arthurs
N Zimonjić
6 6  
  6 6     2 3  
8 W Arthurs
N Zimonjić
6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
17 6 6  
  6 1 1 WC 4 3  
WC 0 6 6 17 3 6 78
WC 6 3 7 16 6 3 66
  2 6 5 WC 2 77 4
16 6 61 6
17 6 6  
  4 4  
9 4 62  
  6 3 62   6 77  
  3 6 77   3 64  
  77 5 77   6 77  
LL 63 7 63   7 4 6
7 5 6 3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 6 6  
  4 2     3 4  
  6 6   6 77 6  
  6 7   10 64 1  
Q 2 5     4 67  
10 6 79  
6 5 6 64
4 7 3 77
13 4 6 5
  6 4 6   6 3 7
  4 6 2   66 4  
WC 3 77 6 4 78 6  
WC 6 61 2 WC 4 4  
4 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 6 7  
  2 65   WC 4 5  
WC 6 77   5 3 65  
WC 6 6   12 6 77  
  1 4   WC 6 2 4
12 3 6 6
12 4 5  
  6 7  
14 1 6 6
  3 64     6 2 3
  6 77   14 2 4  
  6 3 6   6 6  
Q 3 6 4   67 77 6
2 79 65 3

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Paul Goldstein / Jim Thomas (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
  2. Jeff Coetzee / Brent Haygarth (qualified)
  3. Neville Godwin / Jason Weir-Smith (qualified)
  4. Marc-Kevin Goellner / Eric Taino (first round)
  5. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jan Siemerink (first round)
  6. Ashley Fisher / Paul Rosner (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Paul Goldstein / Jim Thomas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Paul Goldstein
Jim Thomas
77 6
WC Kevin Kim
David Wheaton
64 1
1 Paul Goldstein
Jim Thomas
2 5
WC Cecil Mamiit
Vince Spadea
6 7
WC Cecil Mamiit
Vince Spadea
6 2 6
6 Ashley Fisher
Paul Rosner
3 6 2

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Jeff Coetzee
Brent Haygarth
w/o
WC Robby Ginepri
Levar Harper-Griffith
2 Jeff Coetzee
Brent Haygarth
711 4 77
WC Goran Ivanišević
Ivan Ljubičić
69 6 65
WC Goran Ivanišević
Ivan Ljubičić
6 78
4 Marc-Kevin Goellner
Eric Taino
4 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Neville Godwin
Jason Weir-Smith
6 6
WC David DiLucia
Michael Russell
2 2
3 Neville Godwin
Jason Weir-Smith
63 77 6
Devin Bowen
Mitch Sprengelmeyer
77 64 4
Devin Bowen
Mitch Sprengelmeyer
6 77
5 Aleksandar Kitinov
Jan Siemerink
3 63

References

  1. ^ "Past Champions". Miami Open. Miami. Retrieved January 13, 2025. 2001: Jiri Novak/David Rikl