2001 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
2001 Australian Open
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Runners-up Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
Final score6–1, 6–3
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
  2000  · Australian Open ·  2002  

Rennae Stubbs and Jared Palmer were the defending champions but only Stubbs competed that year with Todd Woodbridge.

Contents

Stubbs and Woodbridge lost in the semifinals to Barbara Schett and Joshua Eagle.

Corina Morariu and Ellis Ferreira won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Schett and Eagle.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (first round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu / Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira (champions)
  4. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle (final)
  5. Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez / Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García (first round)
  6. n/a
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama / Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi (second round)
  8. Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson / Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
4 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
1 3  
3 Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
66 
  Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
2 1  1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
66 
  Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
Flag of the United States.svg S Humphries
4 64   Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
4 2  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
677 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Tramacchi
4 7[10]  Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Tramacchi
4 2  
  Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg T Vanhoudt
65 [4]   Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Tramacchi
7778 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
5 69 7 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
6366 
7 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
7711 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
2 65 
4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Eagle
66 4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Eagle
677 
WC Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ilie
2 2  4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Eagle
66 
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango
4 6[5] WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
3 4  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
62 [10]4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Eagle
65 [10]
  Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
66   Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
3 7[5]
  Flag of South Africa.svg L Horn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Kratzmann
2 2    Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
776 
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg L McShea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Draper
6712 WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg L McShea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Draper
633  
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
3 610 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
Flag of Argentina.svg M García
4 77[10]
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg J Dokić
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
665[12]  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg J Dokić
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
61 [10]
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
666[10]  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
3 6[5]
  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold
784 [2]   Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg J Dokić
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
   
  Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of India.svg L Paes
66 3 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
w/o  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Stewart
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Perry
4 1    Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of India.svg L Paes
5 63 
  Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg D Orsanic
2 1  3 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
777 
3 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
66 3 Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
67 
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Pleming
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
4 1    Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
Flag of South Africa.svg R Koenig
4 5  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
66 
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg I Selyutina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Hill
3 7[4] WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Wheeler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hanley
1 2  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Wheeler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hanley
65 [10]  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
636[4]
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Florent
3 6[6]   Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
Flag of South Africa.svg R Koenig
774 [10]
  Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
Flag of South Africa.svg R Koenig
63 [10]  Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
Flag of South Africa.svg R Koenig
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
66   Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
3 4  
2 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
3 3  

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