2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge – Doubles

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ferreira with Grant Stafford and Leach with David Macpherson.

Doubles
2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge
2000 ChampionsSouth Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
Final
ChampionsIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Runners-upUnited States Rick Leach
Australia David Macpherson
Score6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 2000 · Verizon Tennis Challenge

Ferreira and Stafford lost in the semifinals to Leach and Macpherson.

Leach and Macpherson lost in the final 6–3, 7–6(9–7) against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

Seeds

edit

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

  1.   Rick Leach /   David Macpherson (final)
  2.   Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan (semifinals)
  3.   Ellis Ferreira /   Grant Stafford (semifinals)
  4.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes (champions)

Draw

edit
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   R Leach
  D Macpherson
6 3 6
    J Coetzee
  B Haygarth
3 6 3 1   R Leach
  D Macpherson
6 6  
Q   J Knowle
  L Manta
6 6   Q   J Knowle
  L Manta
3 3  
WC   D Flach
  A Janasik
3 3   1   R Leach
  D Macpherson
77 2 77
3   E Ferreira
  G Stafford
7 6   3   E Ferreira
  G Stafford
65 6 64
WC   L Jensen
  M Jensen
5 2   3   E Ferreira
  G Stafford
7 6  
    K Braasch
  J Knippschild
6 69 4     C Haggard
  J Siemerink
5 3  
    C Haggard
  J Siemerink
4 711 6 1   Rick Leach
  David Macpherson
3 67  
    T Shimada
  E Taino
6 6   4   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
6 79  
    A Gaudenzi
  S Roitman
4 0       T Shimada
  E Taino
2 4  
WC   P Goldstein
  A Roddick
4 4   4   M Bhupathi
  L Paes
6 6  
4   M Bhupathi
  L Paes
6 6   4   M Bhupathi
  L Paes
7 77  
    G Etlis
  M Rodríguez
7 6   2   B Bryan
  M Bryan
5 62  
    P Kilderry
  P Tramacchi
5 4       G Etlis
  M Rodríguez
7 63 4
    J Thomas
  J Waite
4 3   2   B Bryan
  M Bryan
5 77 6
2   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
edit