2001 Canada Masters – Doubles

Doubles
2001 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup
Champions	Jiří Novák David Rikl
Runners-up	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3

The 2001 Canada Masters doubles was the men's doubles event of the one hundred and twelfth edition of the Canada Masters; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada. Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Lareau with Justin Gimelstob and Nestor with Sandon Stolle. Gimelstob and Lareau lost in the first round to Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie, as did Nestor and Stolle to Jan-Michael Gambill and Simon Larose. Jiří Novák and David Rikl won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer.

Seeds

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

1. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (second round)
2. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (final)
3. Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (first round)
4. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (champions)
5. Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (first round)
6. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
7. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (first round)
8. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (quarterfinals)

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

	Final
	4	Jiří Novák David Rikl	6	3	6
	2	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer	4	6	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	64	6	6
		D Macpherson G Stafford	77	1	4			1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	65	6	4
		D Adams S Schalken	6	6					D Adams S Schalken	77	1	6
	WC	J Robichaud J Turek	1	4												D Adams S Schalken	64	6	711
	WC	J Gimelstob S Lareau	65	65											ALT	T Shimada M Wakefield	77	4	69
		M Knowles B MacPhie	77	77					M Knowles B MacPhie	5	6	4
	ALT	T Shimada M Wakefield	6	67	6			ALT	T Shimada M Wakefield	7	4	6
	5	P Pála P Vízner	1	79	3																		D Adams S Schalken	3	6	0
	4	J Novák D Rikl	6	6																		4	J Novák D Rikl	6	4	6
		J Oncins D Orsanic	4	2				4	J Novák D Rikl	6	6
		A Florent M Hill	6	6					A Florent M Hill	4	4
		M García C Suk	3	4											4	J Novák D Rikl	6	6
	WC	T Enqvist T Johansson	6	61	64											W Arthurs A Kratzmann	4	4
		M Mirnyi F Santoro	4	77	77				M Mirnyi F Santoro
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	6					W Arthurs A Kratzmann	w/o
	6	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	4	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	M Bhupathi L Paes	3	6	3
		S Humphries A O'Brien	6	3	6				S Humphries A O'Brien	67	60
		M Damm D Prinosil	6	66	63				J Tarango D Vacek	79	77
		J Tarango D Vacek	3	78	77											J Tarango D Vacek	3	5
	WC	L Hewitt P Rafter	64	1											WC	J-M Gambill S Larose	6	7
		B Bryan M Bryan	77	6					B Bryan M Bryan	4	6	66
	WC	J-M Gambill S Larose	77	6				WC	J-M Gambill S Larose	6	4	78
	3	D Nestor S Stolle	65	4																		WC	J-M Gambill S Larose	4	4
	8	E Ferreira R Leach	79	77																		2	D Johnson J Palmer	6	6
		C Haggard T Vanhoudt	67	65				8	E Ferreira R Leach	5	77	6
		W Black K Ullyett	6	6					W Black K Ullyett	7	64	4
	WC	F Dancevic P Gubenco	0	4											8	E Ferreira R Leach	64	5
		B Black D Hrbatý	3	2											2	D Johnson J Palmer	77	7
		T Cibulec L Friedl	6	6					T Cibulec L Friedl	3	63
	WC	B Kokavec F Niemeyer	6	5	1			2	D Johnson J Palmer	6	77
	2	D Johnson J Palmer	3	7	6

External links

• 2001 Canada Masters Doubles Draw