2001 French Open – Women's doubles

Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but neither participated in this tournament.

Women's doubles
2001 French Open
Final
ChampionsSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Runners-upFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Spain Conchita Martínez
Score6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw64 (4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Jelena Dokić and Conchita Martínez in the final 6–2, 6–1. This was the first Grand Slam title for both Ruano Pascual and Suárez; they would later go on to win 8 Grand Slam Doubles titles together.

Seeds

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

01.    Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
02.    Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez (champions)
03.    Cara Black /   Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
04.    Kimberly Po-Messerli /   Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
05.    Serena Williams /   Venus Williams (withdrew)
06.    Els Callens /   Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
07.    Alexandra Fusai /   Rita Grande (second round)
08.    Nicole Arendt /   Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
09.    Martina Navratilova /   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
10.    Anke Huber /   Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
11.    Tathiana Garbin /   Janette Husárová (first round)
12.    Liezel Huber /   Laura Montalvo (second round)
13.    Tina Križan /   Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
14.    Jennifer Capriati /   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
15.    Nicole Pratt /   Patricia Tarabini (third round)
16.    Jelena Dokic /   Conchita Martínez (final)
17.    Amanda Coetzer /   Lori McNeil (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
7 66 6
  Sandrine Testud
  Roberta Vinci
5 78 4
1   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
5 2
16   Jelena Dokic
  Conchita Martínez
7 6
16   Jelena Dokic
  Conchita Martínez
6 6
8   Nicole Arendt
  Caroline Vis
3 4
16   Jelena Dokic
  Conchita Martínez
2 1
2   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
6 6
  Justine Henin
  Elena Tatarkova
3 7 11
4   Kimberly Po-Messerli
  Nathalie Tauziat
6 5 9
  Justine Henin
  Elena Tatarkova
2 0
2   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
6 6
10   Anke Huber
  Barbara Schett
6 2 3
2   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
3 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6
  C Dhenin
  E Gagliardi
4 1 1   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6
  P Mandula
  P Wartusch
79 6   P Mandula
  P Wartusch
3 3
  A Cocheteux
  S Foretz
67 3 1   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6
  R Dragomir Ilie
  S Farina Elia
6 6 15   N Pratt
  P Tarabini
3 3
WC   L Ghirardi
  C Pin
2 0   R Dragomir Ilie
  S Farina Elia
4 2
  A Jidkova
  M Tu
4 6 3 15   N Pratt
  P Tarabini
6 6
15   N Pratt
  P Tarabini
6 3 6 1   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
7 66 6
11   T Garbin
  J Husárová
6 5 1   S Testud
  R Vinci
5 78 4
  S Testud
  R Vinci
0 7 6   S Testud
  R Vinci
6 6
  I Majoli
  V Razzano
4 5   K Habšudová
  S Jeyaseelan
3 3
  K Habšudová
  S Jeyaseelan
6 7   S Testud
  R Vinci
6 1 6
  I Selyutina
  I Tulyaganova
4 2 6   E Callens
  M Shaughnessy
3 6 3
  E Bes
  T Poutchek
6 6   E Bes
  T Poutchek
7 1 3
  R McQuillan
  L McShea
2 6 1 6   E Callens
  M Shaughnessy
5 6 6
6   E Callens
  M Shaughnessy
6 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   C Black
  E Likhovtseva
6 3 6
  A Ortuño
  M Vento
4 6 3 3   C Black
  E Likhovtseva
6 6
  N Miyagi
  N Vaidyanathan
3 5   K Freye
  T Musgrave
1 4
  K Freye
  T Musgrave
6 7 3   C Black
  E Likhovtseva
6 1 1
  N Dechy
  N Petrova
6 77 16   J Dokic
  C Martínez
4 6 6
Alt   D Buth
  C Martínez Granados
3 63   N Dechy
  N Petrova
2 6 2
  A Molik
  L Osterloh
4 1 16   J Dokic
  C Martínez
6 1 6
16   J Dokic
  C Martínez
6 6 16   J Dokic
  C Martínez
6 6
9   M Navratilova
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 3 5 8   N Arendt
  C Vis
3 4
  K Hrdličková
  B Rittner
2 6 7   K Hrdličková
  B Rittner
7 6
  A Glass
  T Pisnik
1 6 0   A Frazier
  K Schlukebir
5 3
  A Frazier
  K Schlukebir
6 1 6   K Hrdličková
  B Rittner
  S Plischke
  V Webb
7 6 8   N Arendt
  C Vis
w/o
  M Serna
  A Stevenson
5 4   S Plischke
  V Webb
1 2
  R Hiraki
  K Marosi-Aracama
2 2 8   N Arendt
  C Vis
6 6
8   N Arendt
  C Vis
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   A Fusai
  R Grande
6 6
  M Matevžič
  C Schneider
4 4 7   A Fusai
  R Grande
66 5
  J Henin
  E Tatarkova
65 6 6   J Henin
  E Tatarkova
78 7
  K Grant
  M Weingärtner
77 2 3   J Henin
  E Tatarkova
6 6
  K Clijsters
  L Courtois
6 6   K Clijsters
  L Courtois
4 0
WC   C Bornu
  S Georges
3 2   K Clijsters
  L Courtois
6 6
  K Boogert
  M Oremans
3 6 4 12   L Huber
  L Montalvo
4 2
12   L Huber
  L Montalvo
6 4 6   J Henin
  E Tatarkova
3 7 11
14   J Capriati
  A Sugiyama
6 6 4   K Po-Messerli
  N Tauziat
6 5 9
  M Díaz Oliva
  P Rampre
4 2 14   J Capriati
  A Sugiyama
5 6 6
  Å Carlsson
  M Maleeva
2 6 6   Å Carlsson
  M Maleeva
7 4 4
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Medina Garrigues
6 3 3 14   J Capriati
  A Sugiyama
64 77 4
  B Lamade
  P Schnyder
6 4 6 4   K Po-Messerli
  N Tauziat
77 65 6
  G Casoni
  S Načuk
1 6 2   B Lamade
  P Schnyder
65 7 3
  E Martincová
  S Noorlander
2 2 4   K Po-Messerli
  N Tauziat
77 5 6
4   K Po-Messerli
  N Tauziat
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
17   A Coetzer
  L McNeil
3 5
  D Hantuchová
  H Nagyová
6 7   D Hantuchová
  H Nagyová
77 6
WC   A-L Heitz
  É Le Bescond
2 6 6 WC   A-L Heitz
  É Le Bescond
63 1
  E Dominikovic
  R Kolbovic
6 4 4   D Hantuchová
  H Nagyová
4 4
  É Loit
  AG Sidot
6 4 6 10   A Huber
  B Schett
6 6
  A Bachmann
  E Dyrberg
0 6 2   É Loit
  AG Sidot
0 5
  S Asagoe
  Y Yoshida
63 77 1 10   A Huber
  B Schett
6 7
10   A Huber
  B Schett
77 64 6 10   A Huber
  B Schett
6 2 3
13   T Križan
  K Srebotnik
3 3 2   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
3 6 6
  J Lee
  W Prakusya
6 6   J Lee
  W Prakusya
6 2 2
  E deLone
  ME Salerni
4 64   N de Villiers
  A Ellwood
3 6 6
  N de Villiers
  A Ellwood
6 77   N de Villiers
  A Ellwood
3 3
WC   K Jagieniak
  S Pitkowski
63 4 2   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 6
  J Pullin
  L Woodroffe
77 6   J Pullin
  L Woodroffe
1 2
  L Bacheva
  C Torrens Valero
62 3 2   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 6
2   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
77 6
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