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)
Draw	48 (7WC/3Q/1LL)
Seeds	17

Main article: 2001 Ericsson Open

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 seventeen 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

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Paul Goldstein / Jim Thomas (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
2. Jeff Coetzee / Brent Haygarth (qualified)
3. Neville Godwin / Jason Weir-Smith (qualified)
4. Marc-Kevin Goellner / Eric Taino (first round)
5. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jan Siemerink (first round)
6. Ashley Fisher / Paul Rosner (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Cecil Mamiit / Vince Spadea
2. Jeff Coetzee / Brent Haygarth
3. Neville Godwin / Jason Weir-Smith

Lucky losers

1. Paul Goldstein / Jim Thomas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas	77	6
	WC	Kevin Kim David Wheaton	64	1
								1	Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas	2	5
								WC	Cecil Mamiit Vince Spadea	6	7
	WC	Cecil Mamiit Vince Spadea	6	2	6
	6	Ashley Fisher Paul Rosner	3	6	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Jeff Coetzee Brent Haygarth	w/o
	WC	Robby Ginepri Levar Harper-Griffith
								2	Jeff Coetzee Brent Haygarth	711	4	77
								WC	Goran Ivanišević Ivan Ljubičić	69	6	65
	WC	Goran Ivanišević Ivan Ljubičić	6	78
	4	Marc-Kevin Goellner Eric Taino	4	66

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Neville Godwin Jason Weir-Smith	6	6
	WC	David DiLucia Michael Russell	2	2
								3	Neville Godwin Jason Weir-Smith	63	77	6
									Devin Bowen Mitch Sprengelmeyer	77	64	4
		Devin Bowen Mitch Sprengelmeyer	6	77
	5	Aleksandar Kitinov Jan Siemerink	3	63

External links

• Main draw (ATP)
• Qualifying draw (ATP)
• ITF tournament profile