2001 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

Doubles
2001 Sparkassen Cup
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Tauziat
Runners-up	Květa Hrdlickova Barbara Rittner
Score	6–4, 6–2

The 2001 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the twelfth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Anne-Gaëlle Sidot were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year.

Elena Likhovtseva and Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Květa Hrdličková and Barbara Rittner in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

Seeds

1. Elena Likhovtseva / Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
2. Kim Clijsters / Jelena Dokic (semifinals)
3. Henrieta Nagyová / Barbara Schett (withdrew)
4. Karina Habšudová / Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	E Likhovtseva N Tauziat	6	6
		V Henke V Razzano	3	4				1	E Likhovtseva N Tauziat	6	3	6
		L Montalvo M Serna	77	4	4				S Farina Elia M Oremans	3	6	2
		S Farina Elia M Oremans	63	6	6										1	E Likhovtseva N Tauziat	6	6
																N de Villiers E Martincová	1	3
								Q	M Marrero F Schiavone	5	3
		N de Villiers E Martincová	7	6					N de Villiers E Martincová	7	6
		Å Carlsson L Courtois	5	3																		1	E Likhovtseva N Tauziat	6	6
		A Bachmann P Mandula	2	6	5																		K Hrdličková B Rittner	4	2
		K Hrdličková B Rittner	6	3	7				K Hrdličková B Rittner	6	6
		N Petrova I Tulyaganova	6	3	4			4	K Habšudová E Tatarkova	3	3
	4	K Habšudová E Tatarkova	4	6	6											K Hrdličková B Rittner	4	7	6
	WC	M Müller S Talaja	7	1	6										2	K Clijsters J Dokic	6	5	4
		M Matevžič C Torrens Valero	5	6	3				M Müller S Talaja	1	2
		D Bedáňová A Glass	6	1	2			2	K Clijsters J Dokic	6	6
	2	K Clijsters J Dokic	3	6	6

External links

• 2001 Sparkassen Cup Draw