2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles

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

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

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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
		Paul Hanley Nathan Healey	7	6
	9	Byron Black Neville Godwin	5	2
									Paul Hanley Nathan Healey	6	6^6	6^4
								3	Rick Leach David Macpherson	1	7^8	7^7
	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	7^7	6					T Crichton M Llodra	6	6
	6	B Haygarth S Schalken	6^5	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	6^1	6	1				D Bowen A Fisher	6	3	2
		D Bowen A Fisher	7^7	4	6										4	J-L de Jager R Koenig	6^3	3
	WC	G Motomura M Onoda	6	4	6										9	B Black N Godwin	7^7	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	6^1					S Groen T Perry	6	3	6
		S Groen T Perry	7	7^7												S Groen T Perry	5	6^2
		I Heuberger R Schüttler	4	4											3	R Leach D Macpherson	7	7^7
		B Cowan I Labadze	6	6					B Cowan I Labadze	6^5	4
								3	R Leach D Macpherson	7^7	6
																						3	R Leach D Macpherson	6	6
	7	J Gimelstob S Humphries	3	7^11	1																		S Huss L Pearson	3	1
		S Huss L Pearson	6	6^9	6				S Huss L Pearson	6^4	6	7^8
		P Luxa D Vacek	6	7					P Luxa D Vacek	7^7	4	6^6
		O Fukárek M-K Goellner	3	5												S Huss L Pearson	3	6	6
		K Braasch L Burgsmüller	6^5	3											2	T Shimada M Wakefield	6	3	3
		W Arthurs M Russell	7^7	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