2001 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

October 2016 2001 Sparkassen Cup s RUS Elena Likhovtseva FRA Nathalie Tauziat CZE Květa Hrdlickova GER Barbara Rittner 6–4, 6–2 singles doubles Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Sparkassen Cup – Doubles The 2001 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the twelfth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Anne-Gaëlle Sidot were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year. Elena Likhovtseva and Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Květa Hrdličková and Barbara Rittner in the final, 6–4, 6–2. Seeds 30em RUS Elena Likhovtseva / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (champions) BEL Kim Clijsters / FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (semifinals) SVK Henrieta Nagyová / AUT Barbara Schett (withdrew) SVK Karina Habšudová / UKR Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 RUS E LikhovtsevaFRA N Tauziat 6 6 GER V HenkeFRA V Razzano 3 4 ARG L MontalvoESP M Serna 77 4 4 ITA S Farina EliaNED M Oremans 63 6 6 RSA N de VilliersCZE E Martincová 7 6 SWE Å CarlssonBEL L Courtois 5 3 GER A BachmannHUN P Mandula 2 6 5 CZE K HrdličkováGER B Rittner 6 3 7 RUS N PetrovaUZB I Tulyaganova 6 3 4 4 SVK K HabšudováUKR E Tatarkova 4 6 6 WC GER M MüllerCRO S Talaja 7 1 6 SLO M MatevžičESP C Torrens Valero 5 6 3 CZE D BedáňováGER A Glass 6 1 2 2 BEL K ClijstersFR Yugoslavia J Dokic 3 6 6 1 RUS E LikhovtsevaFRA N Tauziat 6 3 6 ITA S Farina EliaNED M Oremans 3 6 2 Q ESP M MarreroITA F Schiavone 5 3 RSA N de VilliersCZE E Martincová 7 6 CZE K HrdličkováGER B Rittner 6 6 4 SVK K HabšudováUKR E Tatarkova 3 3 WC GER M MüllerCRO S Talaja 1 2 2 BEL K ClijstersFR Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 6 1 RUS E LikhovtsevaFRA N Tauziat 6 6 RSA N de VilliersCZE E Martincová 1 3 CZE K HrdličkováGER B Rittner 4 7 6 2 BEL K ClijstersFR Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 5 4 1 RUS E LikhovtsevaFRA N Tauziat 6 6 CZE K HrdličkováGER B Rittner 4 2 External links 2001 Sparkassen Cup Draw Category:Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Category:21st century in Leipzig Category:2001 WTA Tour