2001 Paris Masters – Doubles

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Doubles
2001 Paris Masters
2000 Champions Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Final
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Runners-up Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2000  · Paris Masters ·  2002  

Nicklas Kulti and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but only Mirnyi competed that year with Sandon Stolle.

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Mirnyi and Stolle lost in the quarterfinals to Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett.

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 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. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson / Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl (second round)
  3. Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes (final)
  6. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor / Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić (semifinals)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Pála / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vízner (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
5 64 3
 3 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 66 
ALT 3 3  WC 1 4  
WC 66 1 6643
WC 2 0  7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg N Zimonjić
4 776
 66  662  
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg N Zimonjić
786 
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg N Zimonjić
675  
5 797 
4 6276
WC     775 4
 w/o  4 773 2
 77 5 6566
 5 5   4 5  
5 67 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 6656
WC 774 6WC 2 774
 6563 6 6616
 67 3 4 773
WC 4 5   4 67 
3 679 
6 64 5
 4 67
8 7624
 66  5 776
ALT 4 2   777 
WC 3 65  5 61 
 677  4   
2 1r 

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