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2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge – Doubles

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Doubles
2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge
2000 ChampionsSouth Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
Final
ChampionsIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Runners-upUnited States Rick Leach
Australia David Macpherson
Score6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. United States Rick Leach / Australia David Macpherson (final)
  2. United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan (semifinals)
  3. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / South Africa Grant Stafford (semifinals)
  4. India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes (champions)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States R Leach
Australia D Macpherson
6 3 6
  South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa B Haygarth
3 6 3 1 United States R Leach
Australia D Macpherson
6 6  
Q Austria J Knowle
Switzerland L Manta
6 6   Q Austria J Knowle
Switzerland L Manta
3 3  
WC United States D Flach
United States A Janasik
3 3   1 United States R Leach
Australia D Macpherson
77 2 77
3 South Africa E Ferreira
South Africa G Stafford
7 6   3 South Africa E Ferreira
South Africa G Stafford
65 6 64
WC United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
5 2   3 South Africa E Ferreira
South Africa G Stafford
7 6  
  Germany K Braasch
Germany J Knippschild
6 69 4   South Africa C Haggard
Netherlands J Siemerink
5 3  
  South Africa C Haggard
Netherlands J Siemerink
4 711 6 1 United States Rick Leach
Australia David Macpherson
3 67  
  Japan T Shimada
United States E Taino
6 6   4 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6 79  
  Italy A Gaudenzi
Argentina S Roitman
4 0     Japan T Shimada
United States E Taino
2 4  
WC United States P Goldstein
United States A Roddick
4 4   4 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6  
4 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6   4 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
7 77  
  Argentina G Etlis
Argentina M Rodríguez
7 6   2 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
5 62  
  Australia P Kilderry
Australia P Tramacchi
5 4     Argentina G Etlis
Argentina M Rodríguez
7 63 4
  United States J Thomas
United States J Waite
4 3   2 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
5 77 6
2 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 6  
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