2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships s USA Rick Leach AUS David Macpherson AUS Paul Hanley AUS Nathan Healey 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) 28 (5WC Wild cards) 8 Japan Open Tennis Championships Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but did not compete that year. 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. 30em AUS Wayne Arthurs / AUS Todd Woodbridge (withdrew) JPN Thomas Shimada / RSA Myles Wakefield (quarterfinals) USA Rick Leach / AUS David Macpherson (champions) RSA John-Laffnie de Jager / RSA Robbie Koenig (quarterfinals) SWE Simon Aspelin / AUS Andrew Kratzmann (second round) RSA Brent Haygarth / NED Sjeng Schalken (first round) USA Justin Gimelstob / USA Scott Humphries (first round) SWE Johan Landsberg / USA Jack Waite (first round) ZIM Byron Black / RSA Neville Godwin (semifinals) Draw Final Semifinals Final 175   AUS Paul Hanley AUS Nathan Healey 7 6 9 ZIM Byron Black RSA Neville Godwin 5 2 3 USA Rick Leach AUS David Macpherson 6 6   AUS Stephen Huss AUS Lee Pearson 3 1   AUS Paul Hanley AUS Nathan Healey 6 66 64 3 USA Rick Leach AUS David Macpherson 1 78 77 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   ISR N Behr SUI M Kratochvil 3 6 0   AUS P Hanley AUS N Healey 6 3 6   USA J Blake BAH M Merklein 6 6   WC JPN J Miyao JPN Y Miyazaki 2 3     AUS T Crichton FRA M Llodra 77 6   6 RSA B Haygarth NED S Schalken 65 1   WC THA P Srichaphan JPN T Suzuki 61 6 1   USA D Bowen AUS A Fisher 77 4 6 WC JPN G Motomura JPN M Onoda 6 4 6 WC JPN S Iwabuchi JPN H Kondo 3 6 4   ISR H Levy BRA A Sá 0 2   9 ZIM B Black RSA N Godwin 6 6   5 SWE S Aspelin AUS A Kratzmann 3 2     AUS P Hanley AUS N Healey 6 6     USA J Blake BAH M Merklein 3 2     AUS T Crichton FRA M Llodra 6 6   4 RSA J-L de Jager RSA R Koenig 4 6 6   USA D Bowen AUS A Fisher 6 3 2 WC JPN G Motomura JPN M Onoda 1 3   9 ZIM B Black RSA N Godwin 6 6     AUS P Hanley AUS N Healey 6 6     AUS T Crichton FRA M Llodra 4 4   4 RSA J-L de Jager RSA R Koenig 63 3   9 ZIM B Black RSA N Godwin 77 6     AUS P Hanley AUS N Healey 7 6   9 ZIM B Black RSA N Godwin 5 2   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 SWE J Landsberg USA J Waite 1 4     USA E Taino USA J Thomas 6 6   WC JPN Y Ishii JPN T Terachi 5 61     NED S Groen AUS T Perry 7 77     SUI I Heuberger GER R Schüttler 4 4     GBR B Cowan GEO 1990 I Labadze 6 6   7 USA J Gimelstob USA S Humphries 3 711 1   AUS S Huss AUS L Pearson 6 69 6   CZE P Luxa CZE D Vacek 6 7     CZE O Fukárek GER M-K Goellner 3 5     GER K Braasch GER L Burgsmüller 65 3     AUS W Arthurs USA M Russell 77 6     USA E Taino USA J Thomas 4 6 3   NED S Groen AUS T Perry 6 3 6   GBR B Cowan GEO 1990 I Labadze 65 4   3 USA R Leach AUS D Macpherson 77 6     AUS S Huss AUS L Pearson 64 6 78   CZE P Luxa CZE D Vacek 77 4 66   AUS W Arthurs USA M Russell 2 6 4 2 JPN T Shimada RSA M Wakefield 6 4 6   NED S Groen AUS T Perry 5 62   3 USA R Leach AUS D Macpherson 7 77     AUS S Huss AUS L Pearson 3 6 6 2 JPN T Shimada RSA M Wakefield 6 3 3 3 USA R Leach AUS D Macpherson 6 6     AUS S Huss AUS L Pearson 3 1   External links 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Men's Doubles Draw Doubles