2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Rick Leach David Macpherson
Runners-up	Paul Hanley Nathan Healey
Score	1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Rick Leach and David Macpherson won in the final 1–6, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–4) against Paul Hanley and Nathan Healey.

Seeds

The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge (withdrew)
2. Thomas Shimada / Myles Wakefield (quarterfinals)
3. Rick Leach / David Macpherson (champions)
4. John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig (quarterfinals)
5. Simon Aspelin / Andrew Kratzmann (second round)
6. Brent Haygarth / Sjeng Schalken (first round)
7. Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (first round)
8. Johan Landsberg / Jack Waite (first round)
9. Byron Black / Neville Godwin (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Semifinals							Final
		Paul Hanley  Nathan Healey	7	6
	9	Byron Black  Neville Godwin	5	2
									Paul Hanley  Nathan Healey	6	66	64
								3	Rick Leach  David Macpherson	1	78	77
	3	Rick Leach  David Macpherson	6	6
		Stephen Huss  Lee Pearson	3	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								5	S Aspelin  A Kratzmann	3	2
		N Behr  M Kratochvil	3	6	0				P Hanley  N Healey	6	6
		P Hanley  N Healey	6	3	6											P Hanley  N Healey	6	6
		J Blake  M Merklein	6	6												T Crichton  M Llodra	4	4
	WC	J Miyao  Y Miyazaki	2	3					J Blake  M Merklein	3	2
		T Crichton  M Llodra	77	6					T Crichton  M Llodra	6	6
	6	B Haygarth  S Schalken	65	1																			P Hanley  N Healey	7	6
																						9	B Black  N Godwin	5	2
								4	J-L de Jager  R Koenig	4	6	6
	WC	P Srichaphan  T Suzuki	61	6	1				D Bowen  A Fisher	6	3	2
		D Bowen  A Fisher	77	4	6										4	J-L de Jager  R Koenig	63	3
	WC	G Motomura  M Onoda	6	4	6										9	B Black  N Godwin	77	6
	WC	S Iwabuchi  H Kondo	3	6	4			WC	G Motomura  M Onoda	1	3
		H Levy  A Sá	0	2				9	B Black  N Godwin	6	6
	9	B Black  N Godwin	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	J Landsberg  J Waite	1	4
		E Taino  J Thomas	6	6					E Taino  J Thomas	4	6	3
	WC	Y Ishii  T Terachi	5	61					S Groen  T Perry	6	3	6
		S Groen  T Perry	7	77												S Groen  T Perry	5	62
		I Heuberger  R Schüttler	4	4											3	R Leach  D Macpherson	7	77
		B Cowan  I Labadze	6	6					B Cowan  I Labadze	65	4
								3	R Leach  D Macpherson	77	6
																						3	R Leach  D Macpherson	6	6
	7	J Gimelstob  S Humphries	3	711	1																		S Huss  L Pearson	3	1
		S Huss  L Pearson	6	69	6				S Huss  L Pearson	64	6	78
		P Luxa  D Vacek	6	7					P Luxa  D Vacek	77	4	66
		O Fukárek  M-K Goellner	3	5												S Huss  L Pearson	3	6	6
		K Braasch  L Burgsmüller	65	3											2	T Shimada  M Wakefield	6	3	3
		W Arthurs  M Russell	77	6					W Arthurs  M Russell	2	6	4
								2	T Shimada  M Wakefield	6	4	6

External links

• 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Men's Doubles Draw