2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2001 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
Runners-up	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions and they reached the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament due to a viral infection and stomach illness suffered by Serena.^[1]

Top seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title by beating the No.9 seeds Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6–4, 6–3.

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Champions)
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Semifinals)
3. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (Second Round)
4. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to stomach illness for Serena)
5. Kimberly Po-Messerli / Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
6. Els Callens / Meghann Shaughnessy (First Round)
7. Jelena Dokic / Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
8. Nicole Arendt / Caroline Vis (Second Round)
9. Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (Final)
10. Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (Second Round)
11. Nicole Pratt / Elena Tatarkova (First Round)
12. Tathiana Garbin / Janette Husárová (Third Round)
13. Anke Huber / Barbara Schett (First Round)
14. Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (Third Round)
15. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (Second Round)
16. Martina Navratilova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)

Qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	6
		Iva Majoli   Henrieta Nagyová	3	2
								1	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	7
								5	Kimberly Po-Messerli   Nathalie Tauziat	3	5
	16	Martina Navratilova   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	4	3
	5	Kimberly Po-Messerli   Nathalie Tauziat	4	6	6
															1	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	6
															9	Kim Clijsters   Ai Sugiyama	4	3
	9	Kim Clijsters   Ai Sugiyama	6	6
		Rachel McQuillan   Lisa McShea	2	2
								9	Kim Clijsters   Ai Sugiyama	6	6
								2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	4	4
	Q	Maja Matevžič   Dragana Zarić	4	4
	2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	7
		S Asagoe Y Yoshida	0	5				1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		R Hiraki N Vaidyanathan	6	6					R Hiraki N Vaidyanathan	1	1
		S Farina Elia I Tulyaganova	2	4											1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	E Baltacha Nicola Trinder	6	3	2										14	A Coetzer L McNeil	2	2
		E Bes T Poutchek	3	6	6				E Bes T Poutchek	6	2	2
		N de Villiers A Ellwood	6	4	3			14	A Coetzer L McNeil	1	6	6
	14	A Coetzer L McNeil	3	6	6																	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	12	T Garbin J Husárová	6	4	6																		I Majoli H Nagyová	3	2
		E de Lone S Jeyaseelan	3	6	3			12	T Garbin J Husárová	6	6
		L Courtois L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6					L Courtois L Krasnoroutskaya	2	3
	Q	Amanda Augustus J Embry	2	1											12	T Garbin J Husárová	6^5	3
		I Majoli H Nagyová	6	6												I Majoli H Nagyová	7^7	6
		P Mandula P Wartusch	4	2					I Majoli H Nagyová	6	6
		B Lamade P Schnyder	6	3	12				B Lamade P Schnyder	2	4
	6	E Callens M Shaughnessy	4	6	10

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		ME Salerni P Tarabini	1	1				4	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	WC	J Hopkins L Latimer	6	1	2				N Dechy A Mauresmo	3	3
		N Dechy A Mauresmo	3	6	6										4	S Williams V Williams
		Y Basuki N Miyagi	7^7	2	6										16	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	w/o
		J Pullin L Woodroffe	6^5	6	4				Y Basuki N Miyagi	5	1
		G Casoni S Načuk	0	1				16	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	16	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	6	6																		16	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	3
	10	A Fusai R Grande	6	6																		5	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	4	6	6
	WC	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	2	2				10	A Fusai R Grande	6	4	4
		MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues	7	3	6				N Petrova T Pisnik	4	6	6
		N Petrova T Pisnik	5	6	8											N Petrova T Pisnik	3	3
		A Jidkova M Tu	3	6^3											5	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	6	6
		C Dhenin M Díaz Oliva	6	7^7					C Dhenin M Díaz Oliva	3	1
		T Musgrave I Selyutina	2	5				5	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	6	6
	5	K Po-Messerli N Tauziat	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	J Dokic C Martínez	4	6	6
		R Dragomir Ilie A Glass	6	0	0			7	J Dokic C Martínez	6	6^5	6
		É Loit AG Sidot	6	6					É Loit AG Sidot	4	7^7	4
	WC	L Ahl H Collin	3	2											7	J Dokic C Martínez	2	7	3
		S Testud V Razzano	6	6											9	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	5	6
		K Grant M Weingärtner	1	3					S Testud V Razzano	3	6^4
		J Lee W Prakusya	4	3				9	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	7^7
	9	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6																		9	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6
	15	T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6																			R McQuillan L McShea	2	2
		A Bachmann B Schwartz	2	4				15	T Križan K Srebotnik	4	6	4
		J Husárová D Hantuchová	6	4	6				J Husárová D Hantuchová	6	3	6
		L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	3	6	1											J Husárová D Hantuchová	5	4
		R McQuillan L McShea	6	7^7												R McQuillan L McShea	7	6
		R Kolbovic L Osterloh	2	6^5					R McQuillan L McShea	6	6
		E Dyrberg K Marosi-Aracama	4	2				3	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	4
	3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	N Arendt C Vis	6	6
	Q	E Martincová T Perebiynis	3	4				8	N Arendt C Vis	3	6	3
		KA Guse A Molik	7^7	6^3	4			Q	M Matevžič D Zarić	6	4	6
	Q	M Matevžič D Zarić	6^2	7^7	6										Q	M Matevžič D Zarić	w/o
		Å Carlsson M Maleeva	7	5	3											J Henin M Serna
		J Henin M Serna	5	7	6				J Henin M Serna	6	6
		K Boogert M Oremans	7	6					K Boogert M Oremans	2	4
	11	N Pratt E Tatarkova	5	4																		Q	M Matevžič D Zarić	4	4
	13	A Huber B Schett	4	4																		2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		B Rittner M Vento	6	6					B Rittner M Vento	6	6
		E Gagliardi L Golarsa	6^2	7^7	2			Q	D Buth N Grandin	1	1
	Q	D Buth N Grandin	7^7	6^4	6											B Rittner M Vento	3	6	1
		A Frazier Katie Schlukebir	6	6											2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	3	6
		L Huber L Montalvo	3	4					A Frazier Katie Schlukebir	5	4
		S Plischke V Webb	3	0				2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7	6
	2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6

References

1. "Williams sisters bail out of doubles with Serena sick". Sports Illustrated. July 3, 2001. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

External links

• 2001 Women's Wimbledon Draws
• ITF Tournament Profile