2001 Ericsson Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2001 Ericsson Open
Champions	Jiří Novák David Rikl
Runners-up	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
Score	7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but only Woodbridge competed that year with Jonas Björkman.

Björkman and Woodbridge lost in the final 7–5, 7–6^(7–3) against Jiří Novák and David Rikl.

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (final)
2. Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (second round)
3. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (entry error)
4. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (champions)
5. Nicklas Kulti / Max Mirnyi (third round)
6. Donald Johnson / Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
7. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (second round)
8. Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
9. Byron Black / Jared Palmer (second round)
10. David Adams / Martín García (third round)
11. Roger Federer / Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
12. John-Laffnie de Jager / Ellis Ferreira (quarterfinals)
13. Lucas Arnold / Tomás Carbonell (second round)
14. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
15. Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (third round)
16. Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (third round)
17. Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jonas Björkman  Todd Woodbridge	7	6
	17	Mark Knowles  Brian MacPhie	5	2
								1	Jonas Björkman  Todd Woodbridge	5	63
								4	Jiří Novák  David Rikl	7	77
	4	Jiří Novák  David Rikl	w/o
		Lleyton Hewitt  Patrick Rafter

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Björkman  T Woodbridge	4	7	6
		J-M Gambill  J Stark	4	4				Q	N Godwin  J Weir-Smith	6	5	4
	Q	N Godwin  J Weir-Smith	6	6											1	J Björkman  T Woodbridge	63	6	4
		M Hood  S Prieto	4	65											15	M Hill  J Tarango	77	1	0r
		D Orsanic  C Suk	6	77					D Orsanic  C Suk	3	62
								15	M Hill  J Tarango	6	77
																						1	J Björkman  T Woodbridge	6	6
																						8	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	2	4
								11	R Federer  D Hrbatý	6	6
		S Aspelin  J Landsberg	0	6	6				S Aspelin  J Landsberg	2	3
	WC	A Clément  S Grosjean	6	4	3										11	R Federer  D Hrbatý	3	4
		J Boutter  F Santoro	3	4											8	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	6	6
		P Haarhuis  S Schalken	6	6					P Haarhuis  S Schalken	2	3
								8	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								17	M Knowles  B MacPhie	6	6
		Á López Morón  A Portas	6	1	1			WC	T Johansson  M Norman	4	3
	WC	T Johansson  M Norman	0	6	6										17	M Knowles  B MacPhie	3	6	78
	WC	J Blake  A Roddick	6	3	7										16	J Gimelstob  S Humphries	6	3	66
		D Macpherson  G Stafford	2	6	5			WC	J Blake  A Roddick	2	77	4
								16	J Gimelstob  S Humphries	6	61	6
																						17	M Knowles  B MacPhie	6	6
																							B Bryan  M Bryan	4	4
								9	B Black  J Palmer	4	62
		J Balcells  A Olhovskiy	6	3	62				C Haggard  T Vanhoudt	6	77
		C Haggard  T Vanhoudt	3	6	77											C Haggard  T Vanhoudt	3	64
		B Bryan  M Bryan	77	5	77											B Bryan  M Bryan	6	77
	LL	P Goldstein  J Thomas	63	7	63				B Bryan  M Bryan	7	4	6
								7	S Lareau  A O'Brien	5	6	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	D Johnson  R Leach	6	6
		M Kohlmann  D Prinosil	4	2					P Pála  P Vízner	3	4
		P Pála  P Vízner	6	6											6	D Johnson  R Leach	77	6
		G Etlis  M Rodríguez	6	7											10	D Adams  M García	64	1
	Q	J Coetzee  B Haygarth	2	5					G Etlis  M Rodríguez	4	67
								10	D Adams  M García	6	79
																						6	D Johnson  R Leach	5	6	64
																						4	J Novák  D Rikl	7	3	77
								13	L Arnold  T Carbonell	4	6	5
		T Shimada  M Wakefield	6	4	6				T Shimada  M Wakefield	6	3	7
		A Martín  E Ran	4	6	2											T Shimada  M Wakefield	66	4
	WC	G Lapentti  N Lapentti	3	77	6										4	J Novák  D Rikl	78	6
	WC	À Corretja  M Rosset	6	61	2			WC	G Lapentti  N Lapentti	4	4
								4	J Novák  D Rikl	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	N Kulti  M Mirnyi	6	7
		T Cibulec  L Friedl	2	65				WC	T Dent  C Woodruff	4	5
	WC	T Dent  C Woodruff	6	77											5	N Kulti  M Mirnyi	3	65
	WC	T Haas  N Kiefer	6	6											12	J-L de Jager  E Ferreira	6	77
		M Barnard  A Kratzmann	1	4				WC	T Haas  N Kiefer	6	2	4
								12	J-L de Jager  E Ferreira	3	6	6
																						12	J-L de Jager  E Ferreira	4	5
																							L Hewitt  P Rafter	6	7
								14	W Black  K Ullyett	1	6	6
		R Koenig  J Waite	3	64					P Albano  J Oncins	6	2	3
		P Albano  J Oncins	6	77											14	W Black  K Ullyett	2	4
		L Hewitt  P Rafter	6	3	6											L Hewitt  P Rafter	6	6
	Q	C Mamiit  V Spadea	3	6	4				L Hewitt  P Rafter	67	77	6
								2	D Nestor  S Stolle	79	65	3

External links

• 2001 Ericsson Open Men's Doubles Draw