2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup – Doubles

2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup s RSA Ellis Ferreira USA Rick Leach CZE Petr Pála CZE Pavel Vízner 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 singles doubles 2003 Tennis Masters Cup ATP Tour World Championships Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach defeated Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup. Donald Johnson and Piet Norval were the reigning champions, but only Johnson competed that year partnering Jared Palmer; they were defeated in the semifinals by Pála and Vízner. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em USA Donald Johnson / USA Jared Palmer (semifinals) IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Leander Paes (round robin) CZE Petr Pála / CZE Pavel Vízner (final) USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan (round robin) BAH Mark Knowles / USA Brian MacPhie (semifinals) RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach (champions) RSA Chris Haggard / BEL Tom Vanhoudt (round robin) RSA John-Laffnie de Jager / RSA Robbie Koenig (round robin) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 6 RSA Ellis FerreiraUSA Rick Leach 6 6   5 BAH Mark KnowlesUSA Brian MacPhie 2 4   3 CZE Petr PálaCZE Pavel Vízner 6 6   1 USA Donald JohnsonUSA Jared Palmer 4 1   6 RSA Ellis FerreiraUSA Rick Leach 66 77 6 6   3 CZE Petr PálaCZE Pavel Vízner 78 62 4 4   Touchtel group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 1 USA JohnsonUSA Palmer USA Donald JohnsonUSA Jared Palmer 2–1 4–3 42–38 2 4 USA B BryanUSA M Bryan USA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan 2–1 4–3 38–33 3 6 RSA FerreiraUSA Leach RSA Ellis FerreiraUSA Rick Leach 2–1 5–3 46–38 1 7 RSA HaggardBEL Vanhoudt RSA Chris HaggardBEL Tom Vanhoudt 0–3 2–6 32–49 4 7–6(7–4), 6–3 4–6, 6–7(3–7) 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 6–7(4–7), 3–6 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 6–3, 6–2 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–3 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 3–6 3–6, 2–6 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 3–6Standings 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   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 2 IND BhupathiIND Paes IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes 2–1 4–3 41–35 3 3 CZE PálaCZE Vízner CZE Petr PálaCZE Pavel Vízner 2–1 5–2 38–32 1 5 BAH KnowlesUSA MacPhie BAH Mark KnowlesUSA Brian MacPhie 2–1 5–3 45–39 2 8 RSA de JagerRSA Koenig RSA J-L de JagerRSA Robbie Koenig 0–3 0–6 19–37 4 6–7(6–8), 5–7 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–3 6–2, 6–3 7–6(8–6), 7–5 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 6–3, 6–2 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 3–6 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 6–3, 7–6(7–3) 2–6, 3–6 3–6, 2–6 3–6, 6–7(3–7)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 Doubles