2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge | |
| 2000 Champions | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
| Champions | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Runners-up | Rick Leach David Macpherson |
| Score | 6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ferreira with Grant Stafford and Leach with David Macpherson.
Ferreira and Stafford lost in the semifinals to Leach and Macpherson.
Leach and Macpherson lost in the final 6–3, 7–6(9–7) 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.
- Rick Leach / David Macpherson (final)
- Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (semifinals)
- Ellis Ferreira / Grant Stafford (semifinals)
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Leach D Macpherson | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Coetzee B Haygarth | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | R Leach D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Knowle L Manta | 6 | 6 | Q | J Knowle L Manta | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | D Flach A Janasik | 3 | 3 | 1 | R Leach D Macpherson | 77 | 2 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | E Ferreira G Stafford | 7 | 6 | 3 | E Ferreira G Stafford | 65 | 6 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Jensen M Jensen | 5 | 2 | 3 | E Ferreira G Stafford | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Braasch J Knippschild | 6 | 69 | 4 | C Haggard J Siemerink | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Haggard J Siemerink | 4 | 711 | 6 | 1 | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 3 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Shimada E Taino | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Gaudenzi S Roitman | 4 | 0 | T Shimada E Taino | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Goldstein A Roddick | 4 | 4 | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Etlis M Rodríguez | 7 | 6 | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 5 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Kilderry P Tramacchi | 5 | 4 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 7 | 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Thomas J Waite | 4 | 3 | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 5 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||