2001 Italian Open – Men's doubles

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

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)

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