title: 2001 Stuttgart Masters – Doubles
text: # 2001 Stuttgart Masters – Doubles
  
  Jiří Novák and David Rikl were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Ellis Ferreira and Jeff Tarango.
  
  Max Mirnyi and Sandon Stolle won in the final $7–6^{(7–0)},$ $7–6^{(7–4)}$ against Ferreira and Tarango.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (second round)
  * Jiří Novák / David Rikl (semifinals)
  * Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (quarterfinals)
  * Max Mirnyi / Sandon Stolle (champions)
  * Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (second round)
  * Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
  * Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (second round)
  * Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Martin Damm David Prinosil | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | 4 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | 4 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | 6 | $7^7$ | 4 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango | $6^0$ | $6^4$ |
  | | Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango | $7^8$ | 6 | | Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango | $6^0$ | $6^4$ |
  | 2 | Jiří Novák David Rikl | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | D Johnson J Palmer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | $6^8$ | 0 | | M Damm D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Damm D Prinosil | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Damm D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | A Pavel G Trifu | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | W Black K Ullyett | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Damm D Prinosil | 3 | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Mirnyi S Stolle | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Mirnyi S Stolle | $7^{10}$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | À Corretja C Moyá | $7^7$ | 6 | | WC | À Corretja C Moyá | $6^8$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Ivanišević M Tudor | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | M Mirnyi S Stolle | 6 | $7^{16}$ | | | | |
  | | C Suk T Vanhoudt | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | W Arthurs M Hill | 1 | $6^{14}$ | | | | |
  | | W Arthurs M Hill | 5 | 6 | 6 | | W Arthurs M Hill | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 7 | P Pála P Vízner | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Knowles B MacPhie | 3 | 4 | | E Ferreira J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Ferreira J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Ferreira J Tarango | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | N Lapentti M Youzhny | 3 | 1 | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | D Adams L Arnold | 6 | 6 | | D Adams L Arnold | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Ferreira J Tarango | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Novák D Rikl | $6^6$ | 4 |
  | | | | | 6 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Agassi D Hrbatý | 7 | 6 | WC | A Agassi D Hrbatý | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Haas G Weiner | 5 | 3 | | | | | 6 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | P Haarhuis S Schalken | 6 | 7 | | | | | 2 | J Novák D Rikl | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | A Portas T Robredo | 4 | 5 | | P Haarhuis S Schalken | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | J Novák D Rikl | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  