2001 Indian Wells Open – Women's doubles

Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.

Women's doubles
2001 Indian Wells Open
Champions	Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Score	6–4, 6–4

Nicole Arendt and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Ruano Pascual and Suárez.

Seeds

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

1. Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (final)
3. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
4. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (withdrew)
5. Lisa Raymond / Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
6. Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu (quarterfinals)
7. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
8. Anke Huber / Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
9. Els Callens / Meghann Shaughnessy (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

	Final
	1	Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama	6	6
	2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	4	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Arendt A Sugiyama	6	6
	Q	R Hiraki Y Yoshida	1	2				1	N Arendt A Sugiyama	5	77	77
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	77	4	6				A Frazier K Schlukebir	7	63	65
		M de Swardt D Graham	64	6	2										1	N Arendt A Sugiyama	4	6	7
		É Loit A-G Sidot	7	6												É Loit A-G Sidot	6	1	5
		I Majoli C Martínez	5	4					É Loit A-G Sidot	6	5	7
	LL	K Hrdličková B Rittner	4	2				7	C Black E Likhovtseva	4	7	5
	7	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6																		1	N Arendt A Sugiyama	6	6
	3	A Sánchez-Vicario N Tauziat	7	77																		3	A Sánchez-Vicario N Tauziat	3	4
		R Dragomir S Farina Elia	5	63				3	A Sánchez-Vicario N Tauziat	4	6	6
		L Horn L Montalvo	77	4	6				L Horn L Montalvo	6	4	2
		Å Carlsson M Maleeva	64	6	2										3	A Sánchez-Vicario N Tauziat	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	0	6	6										8	A Huber B Schett	2	4
		P Schnyder M Serna	6	3	1			WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	2	5
		L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	5	6	4			8	A Huber B Schett	6	7
	8	A Huber B Schett	7	4	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Raymond S Testud	6	7
		A Fusai R Grande	1	5				5	L Raymond S Testud	6	77
		T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6					T Križan K Srebotnik	2	62
		A Glass P Tarabini	3	1											5	L Raymond S Testud	6	6
		T Garbin J Husárová	2	6	6										9	E Callens M Shaughnessy	1	4
		K Clijsters L Courtois	6	4	4				T Garbin J Husárová	3	77	2
		M Oremans I Selyutina	0	6	3			9	E Callens M Shaughnessy	6	64	6
	9	E Callens M Shaughnessy	6	4	6																	5	L Raymond S Testud	6	5	3
	6	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6																		2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	3	7	6
		I Tulyaganova C Vis	1	4				6	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
		R McQuillan L McShea	63	6	6				R McQuillan L McShea	2	3
		G Casoni S Načuk	77	2	1										6	L Davenport C Morariu	5	6	5
		K Po N Pratt	6	7											2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7	3	7
	WC	M Marrero M Sánchez Lorenzo	0	5					K Po N Pratt	6	5	65
		E deLone S Jeyaseelan	3	6	1			2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	2	7	77
	2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	6