2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge – Doubles

Doubles
2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge
2000 Champions	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Rick Leach David Macpherson
Score	6–3, 7–6^(9–7)
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ferreira with Grant Stafford and Leach with David Macpherson.

Ferreira and Stafford lost in the semifinals to Leach and Macpherson.

Leach and Macpherson lost in the final 6–3, 7–6^(9–7) against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

Seeds

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

1. Rick Leach / David Macpherson (final)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (semifinals)
3. Ellis Ferreira / Grant Stafford (semifinals)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	R Leach D Macpherson	6	3	6
		J Coetzee B Haygarth	3	6	3			1	R Leach D Macpherson	6	6
	Q	J Knowle L Manta	6	6				Q	J Knowle L Manta	3	3
	WC	D Flach A Janasik	3	3											1	R Leach D Macpherson	7^7	2	7^7
	3	E Ferreira G Stafford	7	6											3	E Ferreira G Stafford	6^5	6	6^4
	WC	L Jensen M Jensen	5	2				3	E Ferreira G Stafford	7	6
		K Braasch J Knippschild	6	6^9	4				C Haggard J Siemerink	5	3
		C Haggard J Siemerink	4	7^11	6																	1	Rick Leach David Macpherson	3	6^7
		T Shimada E Taino	6	6																		4	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	7^9
		A Gaudenzi S Roitman	4	0					T Shimada E Taino	2	4
	WC	P Goldstein A Roddick	4	4				4	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	4	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6											4	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	7^7
		G Etlis M Rodríguez	7	6											2	B Bryan M Bryan	5	6^2
		P Kilderry P Tramacchi	5	4					G Etlis M Rodríguez	7	6^3	4
		J Thomas J Waite	4	3				2	B Bryan M Bryan	5	7^7	6
	2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6

External links

• 2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge Doubles draw