2001 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2001 Italian Open
Champions	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runners-up	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle
Score	6–4, 7–6(8–6)

Main article: 2001 Italian Open (tennis)

Martin Damm and Dominik Hrbatý were the defending champions but only Hrbatý competed that year with Jeff Tarango.

Hrbatý and Tarango lost in the first round to Mosé Navarra and Vincenzo Santopadre.

Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 6–4, 7–6^(8–6) against Daniel Nestor and Sandon Stolle.

Seeds

1. Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (final)
2. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (second round)
3. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Donald Johnson (quarterfinals)
5. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champions)
6. Max Mirnyi / David Prinosil (withdrew)
7. Wayne Arthurs / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
8. Jonas Björkman / Roger Federer (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	6	6
		Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	2	3
								1	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	4	66
								5	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	78
		Lucas Arnold Cyril Suk	62	3
	5	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	77	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	6
		J-M Gambill S Humphries	3	2				1	D Nestor S Stolle	79	6
		W Black K Ullyett	6	4	2				T Shimada M Wakefield	67	4
		T Shimada M Wakefield	4	6	6										1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	77
		T Carbonell M Hill	3	4												B Bryan M Bryan	2	61
		P Albano D Macpherson	6	6					P Albano D Macpherson	3	6	1
		B Bryan M Bryan	2	6	6				B Bryan M Bryan	6	4	6
	8	J Björkman R Federer	6	3	0																	1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	6
	3	J Eagle A Florent	4	77	2																		P Pála P Vízner	2	3
	WC	A Clément S Grosjean	6	63	6			WC	A Clément S Grosjean	3	5
	WC	D Bracciali F Luzzi	1	0r					G Etlis A Olhovskiy	6	7
		G Etlis A Olhovskiy	6	2												G Etlis A Olhovskiy	5	4
	Q	J C Ferrero A Vinciguerra	2	4												P Pála P Vízner	7	6
		P Pála P Vízner	6	6					P Pála P Vízner	4	6	6
	WC	T Johansson M Norman	3	2				LL	M Hood S Prieto	6	4	3
	LL	M Hood S Prieto	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	77	3	65
	Q	S Aspelin M-K Goellner	65	6	77			Q	S Aspelin M-K Goellner	2	65
		L Arnold C Suk	6	6					L Arnold C Suk	6	77
	WC	G Galimberti E Grossi	4	3												L Arnold C Suk	6	6
		M Knowles A O'Brien	4	6	0										4	E Ferreira D Johnson	4	4
		J Oncins D Orsanic	6	2	6				J Oncins D Orsanic	2	6	5
		C Haggard T Vanhoudt	3	5				4	E Ferreira D Johnson	6	4	7
	4	E Ferreira D Johnson	6	7																			L Arnold C Suk	62	3
	5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6																		5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	77	6
		D Adams M García	2	4				5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	2	6
	WC	M Navarra V Santopadre	6	6				WC	M Navarra V Santopadre	3	6	1
		D Hrbatý J Tarango	4	4											5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	3	77	6
		M Bhupathi L Paes	6	65	5										WC	A Agassi L Hewitt	6	63	1
	WC	A Agassi L Hewitt	2	77	7			WC	A Agassi L Hewitt	6	64	6
		A Kratzmann F Santoro	4	4				2	J Novák D Rikl	4	77	4
	2	J Novák D Rikl	6	6

External links

• 2001 Rome Masters Men's Doubles Draw