2001 RCA Championships – Doubles

Doubles
2001 RCA Championships
Champions	Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupathi Sébastien Lareau
Final score	7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4

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

Mirnyi and Stolle lost in the quarterfinals to Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie.

Knowles and MacPhie won in the final 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 6–4 against Mahesh Bhupathi and Sébastien Lareau.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Mahesh Bhupathi Sébastien Lareau	3	6	77
		John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig	6	4	65
								8	Mahesh Bhupathi Sébastien Lareau	65	7	4
								5	Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie	77	5	6
	7	Chris Haggard Tom Vanhoudt	6	3	0
	5	Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie	2	6	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	6	77
		B Coupe A Prieto	65	1					K Kim G Weiner	1	65
		K Kim G Weiner	77	6											1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	4	6	1
		M Hilpert L Zovko	3	4											8	M Bhupathi S Lareau	6	3	6
		J Blake N Zimonjić	6	6					J Blake N Zimonjić	4	2
	WC	M Fish A Pavel	4	6	4			8	M Bhupathi S Lareau	6	6
	8	M Bhupathi S Lareau	6	2	6																	8	M Bhupathi S Lareau	3	6	77
																							J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	4	65
								4	J Eagle A Florent	3	2
		J-L de Jager R Koenig	78	7					J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	6
		G Ivanišević I Ljubičić	66	5												J-L de Jager R Koenig	6
		T Dent C Woodruff	3	6	6											T Dent C Woodruff	3	r
		A Kratzmann P Tramacchi	6	1	2				T Dent C Woodruff	6	77
		O Fukárek T Robredo	3	6	6				O Fukárek T Robredo	3	64
	6	L Friedl P Pála	6	4	2

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	C Haggard T Vanhoudt	3	6	6
		A Sá A Simoni	6	4	0			7	C Haggard T Vanhoudt	6	6
		D Bowen A Fisher	6	6					D Bowen A Fisher	1	3
	WC	R Ginepri R Ram	4	1											7	C Haggard T Vanhoudt	77	6
		P Luxa R Štěpánek	6	6											3	E Ferreira R Leach	63	3
	WC	A Ilie M Russell	1	3					P Luxa R Štěpánek	4	2
								3	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
																						7	C Haggard T Vanhoudt	6	3	0
	5	M Knowles B MacPhie	6	6																		5	M Knowles B MacPhie	2	6	6
		H Levy J Waite	1	4				5	M Knowles B MacPhie	64	77	6
		A Clément N Escudé	65	6	6				A Clément N Escudé	77	64	3
	WC	H Arazi P-H Mathieu	77	3	2										5	M Knowles B MacPhie	77	6
	WC	E Taino D Wheaton	6	77											2	M Mirnyi S Stolle	64	4
	WC	T Johansson C Pioline	4	64				WC	E Taino D Wheaton	65	65
								2	M Mirnyi S Stolle	77	77

External links

• 2001 RCA Championships Doubles Draw