2001 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

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Doubles
2001 Swisscom Challenge
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Final score6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2000  · Swisscom Challenge ·  2002  

Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions, but were forced to withdraw as Hingis suffered an ankle injury.

Contents

Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond won the title by defeating Sandrine Testud and Roberta Vinci 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po-Messerli / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova (withdrew due to an ankle injury on Hingis)
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis (first round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond (champions)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg K Po-Messerli
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
2 1 1 Flag of the United States.svg K Po-Messerli
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66
WC Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya
4 4 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
3 3
Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
661 Flag of the United States.svg K Po-Messerli
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
64 2
5 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
1 66 Flag of France.svg S Testud
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
3 66
LL Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova
63 2 5 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
3 61
Flag of France.svg S Testud
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
3 677 Flag of France.svg S Testud
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
64 6
Flag of Argentina.svg L Montalvo
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
64 62 Flag of France.svg S Testud
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
3 62
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin
3 664 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
62 6
Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
64 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin
1 2
Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
5 644 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
66
4 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
7774 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
6766
Q Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson
Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni
776Q Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson
Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni
791 1
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
611 Q Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson
Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni
66
Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
66 Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
4 4
3 Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
2 2

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