2001 Paris Masters – Doubles

Doubles
2001 Paris Masters
2000 Champions Nicklas Kulti
Max Mirnyi
Champions Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
Runners-up Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw24
Seeds8

Nicklas Kulti and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but only Mirnyi competed that year with Sandon Stolle.

Mirnyi and Stolle lost in the quarterfinals to Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett.

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.

  1. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)
  2. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (second round)
  3. Max Mirnyi / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
  4. Joshua Eagle / Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
  5. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
  6. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
  7. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (semifinals)
  8. Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
5 6 4 3
  3 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 6 6  
ALT 3 3   WC 1 4  
WC 6 6   1 6 64 3
WC 2 0   7 D Nestor
N Zimonjić
4 77 6
  6 6     66 2  
7 D Nestor
N Zimonjić
78 6  
7 D Nestor
N Zimonjić
67 5  
5 79 7  
4 62 7 6
WC         77 5 4
  w/o     4 77 3 2
  7 7   5 65 6 6
  5 5     4 5  
5 6 7  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 6 65 6
WC 77 4 6 WC 2 77 4
  65 6 3 6 6 61 6
  6 7   3 4 77 3
WC 4 5     4 67  
3 6 79  
6 6 4 5
  4 6 7
8 7 62 4
  6 6     5 77 6
ALT 4 2     7 77  
WC 3 65     5 61  
  6 77     4    
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