2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup – Doubles

Doubles
2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
Runners-up	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
Final score	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–2), 6–4, 6–4

Donald Johnson and Piet Norval were the defending champions but only Johnson competed that year with Jared Palmer.

Johnson and Palmer lost in the semifinals to Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner.

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won in the final 6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 against Pála and Vízner.

Seeds

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

1. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (Semifinals)
2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Round Robin)
3. Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (Final)
4. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Round Robin)
5. Mark Knowles / Brian MacPhie (Semifinals)
6. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Round Robin)
7. Chris Haggard / Tom Vanhoudt (Round Robin)
8. John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	6	6
	5	Mark Knowles   Brian MacPhie	2	4
								6	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	6^6	7^7	6	6
								3	Petr Pála   Pavel Vízner	7^8	6^2	4	4
	1	Donald Johnson   Jared Palmer	4	1
	3	Petr Pála   Pavel Vízner	6	6

Touchtel Group

		Johnson Palmer	B Bryan M Bryan	Ferreira Leach	Haggard Vanhoudt	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer		7–6^(7–4), 6–3	4–6, 6–7^(3–7)	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–3), 6–3	2–1	4–3	42–38	2
4	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–7^(4–7), 3–6		6–4, 5–7, 6–4	6–3, 6–2	2–1	4–3	38–33	3
6	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)	4–6, 7–5, 4–6		6–7^(3–7), 6–1, 6–3	2–1	5–3	46–38	1
7	Chris Haggard Tom Vanhoudt	7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(3–7), 3–6	3–6, 2–6	7–6^(7–3), 1–6, 3–6		0–3	2–6	32–49	4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Bharti Group

		Bhupathi Paes	Pála Vízner	Knowles MacPhie	de Jager Koenig	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes		6–7^(6–8), 5–7	7–6^(7–4), 5–7, 6–3	6–2, 6–3	2–1	4–3	41–35	3
3	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	7–6^(8–6), 7–5		1–6, 6–3, 5–7	6–3, 6–2	2–1	5–2	38–32	1
5	Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie	6–7^(4–7), 7–5, 3–6	6–1, 3–6, 7–5		6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	2–1	5–3	45–39	2
8	J-L de Jager Robbie Koenig	2–6, 3–6	3–6, 2–6	3–6, 6–7^(3–7)		0–3	0–6	19–37	4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

References

ATP Doubles Challenge Cup Draw