2001 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
2001 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Jonas Björkman; Todd Woodbridge
Runner-up	Byron Black; David Prinosil
Score	6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Events

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions, but Leach did not participate. Ferreira paired with David Rikl but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément and Sébastien Grosjean.

Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge won the title, defeating Byron Black and David Prinosil 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was Woodbridge's 12th Grand Slam men's doubles title and his first with a partner other than Mark Woodforde, who retired after the 2000 season.

Seeds

Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
Ellis Ferreira / David Rikl (second round)
Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (champions)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (third round)
Nicklas Kulti / Max Mirnyi (second round)
Donald Johnson / Piet Norval (first round)
Roger Federer / Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
David Adams / Martín García (third round)
Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (quarterfinals)
Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (semifinals)
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (quarterfinals)
Michael Hill / Jeff Tarango (third round)
Byron Black / David Prinosil (final)
Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (semifinals)
Simon Aspelin / Robbie Koenig (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	6	6⁵	4

11	Wayne Arthurs Nenad Zimonjić	4	7⁷	6
					11	Wayne Arthurs Nenad Zimonjić	6	0	2

					4	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	4	6	6
4	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	6	7⁷

10	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	4	6³
										4	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	6	5	6	6

										14	Byron Black David Prinosil	1	7	4	4
WC	Nicolás Lapentti Carlos Moyá

15	Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries	w/o
					15	Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries	6²	1

					14	Byron Black David Prinosil	7⁷	6
12	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	3	4

14	Byron Black David Prinosil	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	7⁷
	D Bowen B Coupe	3	6³		1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	6
	A Martín E Ran	4	6	6		A Martín E Ran	2	2
	P Kilderry P Tramacchi	6	0	3						1	D Nestor S Stolle	3	6	6
	Á López Morón A Portas	6	6							13	M Hill J Tarango	6	3	2
WC	M Breen L Pearson	4	4			Á López Morón A Portas	4	6	3
	P Rosner J Weir-Smith	4	5		13	M Hill J Tarango	6	4	6
13	M Hill J Tarango	6	7												1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	6⁵	4
11	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	7⁸	6												11	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	4	7⁷	6
	N Escudé M Llodra	6⁶	3		11	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	4	7⁷	6
	N Godwin E Taino	6⁴	6	3		T Cibulec L Friedl	6	6²	1
	T Cibulec L Friedl	7⁷	4	6						11	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	6	6
	M Barnard J Thomas	3	6⁶								K Braasch J Knippschild	3	3
	K Braasch J Knippschild	6	7⁸			K Braasch J Knippschild	6	6
	F Čermák O Fukárek	6	2	10		F Čermák O Fukárek	3	2
7	D Johnson P Norval	4	6	8

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	J Björkman T Woodbridge	6⁵	7	6
WC	S Huss T Perry	7⁷	5	2	4	J Björkman T Woodbridge	4	6	6
	J Balcells G Puentes	6⁵	7	6		J Balcells G Puentes	6	4	2
	J Coetzee M Ondruska	7⁷	5	2						4	J Björkman T Woodbridge	6	6
	I Ljubičić J Waite	6⁴	7⁸	6							C Haggard T Vanhoudt	2	3
	G Kuerten A Prieto	7⁷	6⁶	3		I Ljubičić J Waite	6²	5
	C Haggard T Vanhoudt	6	6			C Haggard T Vanhoudt	7⁷	7
16	S Aspelin R Koenig	4	3												4	J Björkman T Woodbridge	6	7⁷
10	J Eagle A Florent	7⁷	6												10	J Eagle A Florent	4	6³
	M Bhupathi L Paes	6⁵	4		10	J Eagle A Florent	7	6
	D Orsanic C Suk	7	0	4		P Pála P Vízner	5	3
	P Pála P Vízner	5	6	6						10	J Eagle A Florent	5	6	6
	L Arnold Ker G Etlis	4	6	6						5	S Lareau A O'Brien	7	3	4
	M Hood J Velasco Jr.	6	1	2		L Arnold Ker G Etlis	6	1	4
	D Macpherson G Stafford	3	1		5	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	6	6
5	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

8	R Federer D Hrbatý	6⁵	3
	T Shimada M Wakefield	7⁷	6			T Shimada M Wakefield	7⁹	4	4
WC	N Lapentti C Moyá	6	6		WC	N Lapentti C Moyá	6⁷	6	6
	L Burgsmüller M Kohlmann	1	4							WC	N Lapentti C Moyá	7⁷	4	10
	J-M Gambill J Stark	6	6							9	D Adams M García	6²	6	8
	P Goldstein C Woodruff	3	1			J-M Gambill J Stark	7⁷	4	2
	T Crichton A Fisher	6	4	4	9	D Adams M García	6⁵	6	6
9	D Adams M García	2	6	6											WC	N Lapentti C Moyá
15	J Gimelstob S Humphries	4	6	6											15	J Gimelstob S Humphries	w/o
	T Johansson J Landsberg	6	3	4	15	J Gimelstob S Humphries	6	6
WC	S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	6		WC	S Draper J Stoltenberg	4	2
	S Groen J Siemerink	4	3							15	J Gimelstob S Humphries	6	7⁷
	P Hanley N Healey	6	6							3	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	2	6³
	A Kratzmann M Tebbutt	2	2			P Hanley N Healey	6	2	4
	A Gaudenzi M Rosset	6	6⁸	8	3	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	2	6	6
3	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	4	7¹⁰	10

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	N Kulti M Mirnyi	6	6⁵	14
	J Boutter F Santoro	3	7⁷	12	6	N Kulti M Mirnyi	6⁵	6⁴
	B Bryan M Bryan	4	6⁴		WC	P Baccanello L Smith	7⁷	7⁷
WC	P Baccanello L Smith	6	7⁷							WC	P Baccanello L Smith	4	4
	B Haygarth H Levy	7⁹	6³	5						12	W Black K Ullyett	6	6
	J Kerr G Silcock	6⁷	7⁷	7		J Kerr G Silcock	6	6¹	4
WC	A Ilie D Petrovic	4	3		12	W Black K Ullyett	4	7⁷	6
12	W Black K Ullyett	6	6												12	W Black K Ullyett	3	4
14	B Black D Prinosil	6	6												14	B Black D Prinosil	6	6
	S Roitman A Schneiter	2	3		14	B Black D Prinosil	3	7	6
	M Knowles B MacPhie	6	7⁸			M Knowles B MacPhie	6	5	2
	B Ellwood A Kitinov	1	6⁶							14	B Black D Prinosil	2	6	6
	C Brandi L Tieleman	4	3								A Clément S Grosjean	6	1	4
	A Clément S Grosjean	6	6			A Clément S Grosjean	2	6	6
	J Erlich Y Schukin	1	4		2	E Ferreira D Rikl	6	4	4
2	E Ferreira D Rikl	6	6

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