2001 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2001 French Open
Final
ChampionsSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Runners-upFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Spain Conchita Martínez
Score6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw64 (4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but neither participated in this tournament.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Jelena Dokić and Conchita Martínez in the final 6–2, 6–1. This was the first Grand Slam title for both Ruano Pascual and Suárez; they would later go on to win 8 Grand Slam Doubles titles together.

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.

01.  United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
02.  Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (champions)
03.  Zimbabwe Cara Black / Russia Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
04.  United States Kimberly Po-Messerli / France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
05.  United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams (withdrew)
06.  Belgium Els Callens / United States Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
07.  France Alexandra Fusai / Italy Rita Grande (second round)
08.  United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
09.  United States Martina Navratilova / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
10.  Germany Anke Huber / Austria Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
11.  Italy Tathiana Garbin / Slovakia Janette Husárová (first round)
12.  South Africa Liezel Huber / Argentina Laura Montalvo (second round)
13.  Slovenia Tina Križan / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
14.  United States Jennifer Capriati / Japan Ai Sugiyama (third round)
15.  Australia Nicole Pratt / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (third round)
16.  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic / Spain Conchita Martínez (final)
17.  South Africa Amanda Coetzer / United States Lori McNeil (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7 66 6
France Sandrine Testud
Italy Roberta Vinci
5 78 4
1 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
5 2
16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic
Spain Conchita Martínez
7 6
16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic
Spain Conchita Martínez
6 6
8 United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Caroline Vis
3 4
16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic
Spain Conchita Martínez
2 1
2 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6 6
Belgium Justine Henin
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
3 7 11
4 United States Kimberly Po-Messerli
France Nathalie Tauziat
6 5 9
Belgium Justine Henin
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
2 0
2 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6 6
10 Germany Anke Huber
Austria Barbara Schett
6 2 3
2 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
3 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
France C Dhenin
Switzerland E Gagliardi
4 1 1 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
Hungary P Mandula
Austria P Wartusch
79 6 Hungary P Mandula
Austria P Wartusch
3 3
France A Cocheteux
France S Foretz
67 3 1 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
Romania R Dragomir Ilie
Italy S Farina Elia
6 6 15 Australia N Pratt
Argentina P Tarabini
3 3
WC France L Ghirardi
France C Pin
2 0 Romania R Dragomir Ilie
Italy S Farina Elia
4 2
Russia A Jidkova
United States M Tu
4 6 3 15 Australia N Pratt
Argentina P Tarabini
6 6
15 Australia N Pratt
Argentina P Tarabini
6 3 6 1 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
7 66 6
11 Italy T Garbin
Slovakia J Husárová
6 5 1 France S Testud
Italy R Vinci
5 78 4
France S Testud
Italy R Vinci
0 7 6 France S Testud
Italy R Vinci
6 6
Croatia I Majoli
France V Razzano
4 5 Slovakia K Habšudová
Canada S Jeyaseelan
3 3
Slovakia K Habšudová
Canada S Jeyaseelan
6 7 France S Testud
Italy R Vinci
6 1 6
Kazakhstan I Selyutina
Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova
4 2 6 Belgium E Callens
United States M Shaughnessy
3 6 3
Spain E Bes
Belarus T Poutchek
6 6 Spain E Bes
Belarus T Poutchek
7 1 3
Australia R McQuillan
Australia L McShea
2 6 1 6 Belgium E Callens
United States M Shaughnessy
5 6 6
6 Belgium E Callens
United States M Shaughnessy
6 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Zimbabwe C Black
Russia E Likhovtseva
6 3 6
Spain A Ortuño
Venezuela M Vento
4 6 3 3 Zimbabwe C Black
Russia E Likhovtseva
6 6
Japan N Miyagi
India N Vaidyanathan
3 5 Germany K Freye
Australia T Musgrave
1 4
Germany K Freye
Australia T Musgrave
6 7 3 Zimbabwe C Black
Russia E Likhovtseva
6 1 1
France N Dechy
Russia N Petrova
6 77 16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Spain C Martínez
4 6 6
Alt United States D Buth
Spain C Martínez Granados
3 63 France N Dechy
Russia N Petrova
2 6 2
Australia A Molik
United States L Osterloh
4 1 16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Spain C Martínez
6 1 6
16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Spain C Martínez
6 6 16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Spain C Martínez
6 6
9 United States M Navratilova
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 3 5 8 United States N Arendt
Netherlands C Vis
3 4
Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner
2 6 7 Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner
7 6
Germany A Glass
Slovenia T Pisnik
1 6 0 United States A Frazier
United States K Schlukebir
5 3
United States A Frazier
United States K Schlukebir
6 1 6 Czech Republic K Hrdličková
Germany B Rittner
Austria S Plischke
Canada V Webb
7 6 8 United States N Arendt
Netherlands C Vis
w/o
Spain M Serna
United States A Stevenson
5 4 Austria S Plischke
Canada V Webb
1 2
Japan R Hiraki
Hungary K Marosi-Aracama
2 2 8 United States N Arendt
Netherlands C Vis
6 6
8 United States N Arendt
Netherlands C Vis
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
6 6
Slovenia M Matevžič
Germany C Schneider
4 4 7 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
66 5
Belgium J Henin
Ukraine E Tatarkova
65 6 6 Belgium J Henin
Ukraine E Tatarkova
78 7
South Africa K Grant
Germany M Weingärtner
77 2 3 Belgium J Henin
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 6
Belgium K Clijsters
Belgium L Courtois
6 6 Belgium K Clijsters
Belgium L Courtois
4 0
WC France C Bornu
France S Georges
3 2 Belgium K Clijsters
Belgium L Courtois
6 6
Netherlands K Boogert
Netherlands M Oremans
3 6 4 12 South Africa L Huber
Argentina L Montalvo
4 2
12 South Africa L Huber
Argentina L Montalvo
6 4 6 Belgium J Henin
Ukraine E Tatarkova
3 7 11
14 United States J Capriati
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6 4 United States K Po-Messerli
France N Tauziat
6 5 9
Argentina M Díaz Oliva
Slovenia P Rampre
4 2 14 United States J Capriati
Japan A Sugiyama
5 6 6
Sweden Å Carlsson
Bulgaria M Maleeva
2 6 6 Sweden Å Carlsson
Bulgaria M Maleeva
7 4 4
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
Spain A Medina Garrigues
6 3 3 14 United States J Capriati
Japan A Sugiyama
64 77 4
Germany B Lamade
Switzerland P Schnyder
6 4 6 4 United States K Po-Messerli
France N Tauziat
77 65 6
Italy G Casoni
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Načuk
1 6 2 Germany B Lamade
Switzerland P Schnyder
65 7 3
Czech Republic E Martincová
Netherlands S Noorlander
2 2 4 United States K Po-Messerli
France N Tauziat
77 5 6
4 United States K Po-Messerli
France N Tauziat
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
17 South Africa A Coetzer
United States L McNeil
3 5
Slovakia D Hantuchová
Slovakia H Nagyová
6 7 Slovakia D Hantuchová
Slovakia H Nagyová
77 6
WC France A-L Heitz
France É Le Bescond
2 6 6 WC France A-L Heitz
France É Le Bescond
63 1
Australia E Dominikovic
Canada R Kolbovic
6 4 4 Slovakia D Hantuchová
Slovakia H Nagyová
4 4
France É Loit
France AG Sidot
6 4 6 10 Germany A Huber
Austria B Schett
6 6
Germany A Bachmann
Denmark E Dyrberg
0 6 2 France É Loit
France AG Sidot
0 5
Japan S Asagoe
Japan Y Yoshida
63 77 1 10 Germany A Huber
Austria B Schett
6 7
10 Germany A Huber
Austria B Schett
77 64 6 10 Germany A Huber
Austria B Schett
6 2 3
13 Slovenia T Križan
Slovenia K Srebotnik
3 3 2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
3 6 6
Chinese Taipei J Lee
Indonesia W Prakusya
6 6 Chinese Taipei J Lee
Indonesia W Prakusya
6 2 2
United States E deLone
Argentina ME Salerni
4 64 South Africa N de Villiers
Australia A Ellwood
3 6 6
South Africa N de Villiers
Australia A Ellwood
6 77 South Africa N de Villiers
Australia A Ellwood
3 3
WC France K Jagieniak
France S Pitkowski
63 4 2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6
United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
77 6 United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
1 2
Bulgaria L Bacheva
Spain C Torrens Valero
62 3 2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6
2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
77 6
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