2001 Qatar Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2001 Qatar Open
Final
Champions Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Runners-up Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
Score6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2000  · ATP Qatar Open ·  2002  

Mark Knowles and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Knowles with Daniel Nestor and Mirnyi with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Contents

Kafelnikov and Mirnyi lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Balcells and Andrei Olhovskiy.

Knowles and Nestor won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Balcells and Olhovskiy.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (champions)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil / Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
77 
  Flag of Germany.svg L Burgsmüller
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Groen
5 5  1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
4 63
  Flag of Spain.svg J Balcells
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
76   Flag of Spain.svg J Balcells
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
61 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Pála
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
5 2    Flag of Spain.svg J Balcells
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
677 
4 Flag of Sweden.svg S Aspelin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
66   Flag of Spain.svg Á Calatrava
Flag of Spain.svg A Portas
3 63 
  Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
1 3  4 Flag of Sweden.svg S Aspelin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
2 1r
  Flag of Spain.svg Á Calatrava
Flag of Spain.svg A Portas
66   Flag of Spain.svg Á Calatrava
Flag of Spain.svg A Portas
62  
WC Flag of Qatar.svg N Al-Khulafi
Flag of Qatar.svg S Khalfan
0 4    Flag of Spain.svg J Balcells
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
3 1  
  Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami
Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi
4 65 2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
66 
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger
Flag of Germany.svg A Waske
677   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger
Flag of Germany.svg A Waske
677 
  Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
2 2  3 Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg N Zimonjić
2 64 
3 Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg N Zimonjić
66   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger
Flag of Germany.svg A Waske
3 4  
  Flag of France.svg J Boutter
Flag of France.svg F Santoro
776 2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
66 
  Flag of France.svg N Escudé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset
631    Flag of France.svg J Boutter
Flag of France.svg F Santoro
644  
Q Flag of France.svg J-F Bachelot
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman
2 64 2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
776 
2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
677 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Nicolas Coutelot / Flag of Germany.svg Andy Fahlke (first round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kunitcin / Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman

Draw

First round Final Round
          
1 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Coutelot
Flag of Germany.svg Andy Fahlke
3 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
63 4
Alt Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
4 66
Alt Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
776 
2 Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kunitcin
Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico
613  

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