2001 Indian Wells Open – Men's doubles

Alex O'Brien and Jared Palmer were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, O'Brien with Sébastien Lareau and Palmer with Byron Black.

Men's doubles
2001 Indian Wells Open
Champions	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runners-up	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	32 (6WC/2Q)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2001 Indian Wells Open

Lareau and O'Brien lost in the second round to Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie.

Black and Palmer lost in the quarterfinals to Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge.

Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Björkman and Woodbridge.

Seeds

1. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (final)
2. Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle (first round)
3. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champions)
4. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (first round)
5. Paul Haarhuis / David Prinosil (second round)
6. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (second round)
7. Donald Johnson / Rick Leach (first round)
8. Byron Black / Jared Palmer (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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	6	78
		Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie	3	66
								1	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	2	5
								3	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7
	3	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7
		Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	3	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	77	77
		W Black K Ullyett	63	63				1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	6	6
		B Bryan M Bryan	77	1	3				W Arthurs N Zimonjić	3	4
		W Arthurs N Zimonjić	64	6	6										1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	6	6
		M Mirnyi J Stark	4	6	3										8	B Black J Palmer	4	2
	Q	À Corretja A Costa	6	3	6			Q	À Corretja A Costa	3	2
		D Adams M García	3	4				8	B Black J Palmer	6	6
	8	B Black J Palmer	6	6																		1	J Björkman T Woodbridge	6	78
	4	J Novák D Rikl	1	77	5																		M Knowles B MacPhie	3	66
		L Arnold G Etlis	6	65	7				L Arnold G Etlis	3	7	2
		P Albano D Macpherson	6	7					P Albano D Macpherson	6	5	6
		J-L de Jager E Ferreira	1	5												P Albano D Macpherson	6	3	4
		C Haggard T Vanhoudt	2	6	4											M Knowles B MacPhie	4	6	6
		M Knowles B MacPhie	6	4	6				M Knowles B MacPhie	6	6
	WC	M Bhupathi L Paes	4	4				6	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	1
	6	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Haarhuis D Prinosil	6	62	6
	WC	T Haas N Kiefer	0	77	4			5	P Haarhuis D Prinosil	5	3
		M Hill J Tarango	6	6					M Hill J Tarango	7	6
	Q	P Goldstein J Thomas	3	3												M Hill J Tarango	4	77	4
	WC	N Lapentti C Moyá	5	6	6										3	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	62	6
		D Orsanic C Suk	7	4	4			WC	N Lapentti C Moyá	4	6	3
	WC	J Blake M Fish	64	6	4			3	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	4	6
	3	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	77	4	6																	3	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	7
	7	D Johnson R Leach	65	4																			J Eagle A Florent	3	5
	WC	L Hewitt P Rafter	77	6				WC	L Hewitt P Rafter	6	6
	WC	R Krajicek S Schalken	3	4					R Federer D Hrbatý	3	4
		R Federer D Hrbatý	6	6											WC	L Hewitt P Rafter	4	62
		P Pála P Vízner	6	3	7											J Eagle A Florent	6	77
		J Gimelstob S Humphries	3	6	5				P Pála P Vízner	7	3	2
		J Eagle A Florent	6	6					J Eagle A Florent	5	6	6
	2	D Nestor S Stolle	3	3

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Tomáš Cibulec / Leoš Friedl (first round)
2. Julien Boutter / Fabrice Santoro (first round)
3. Simon Aspelin / Johan Landsberg (qualifying competition)
4. Marius Barnard / Andrew Kratzmann (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
2. Paul Goldstein / Jim Thomas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl	4	1
	WC	Àlex Corretja Albert Costa	6	6
								WC	Àlex Corretja Albert Costa	6	78
								4	Marius Barnard Andrew Kratzmann	3	66
	WC	Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean	4	63
	4	Marius Barnard Andrew Kratzmann	6	77

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Julien Boutter Fabrice Santoro	65	2
	WC	Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas	77	6
								WC	Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas	6	6
								3	Simon Aspelin Johan Landsberg	1	2
		Brent Haygarth Eyal Ran	64	3
	3	Simon Aspelin Johan Landsberg	77	6

External links

• 2001 Indian Wells Masters Men's Doubles Draw
• Main draw (ATP)
• Qualifying draw (ATP)
• ITF tournament profile