title: 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
  
  Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
  
  Rick Leach and David Macpherson won in the final 1–6, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ $7–6^{(7–4)}$ against Paul Hanley and Nathan Healey.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.
  
  * Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge (withdrew)
  * Thomas Shimada / Myles Wakefield (quarterfinals)
  * Rick Leach / David Macpherson (champions)
  * John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig (quarterfinals)
  * Simon Aspelin / Andrew Kratzmann (second round)
  * Brent Haygarth / Sjeng Schalken (first round)
  * Justin Gimelstob / Scott Humphries (first round)
  * Johan Landsberg / Jack Waite (first round)
  * Byron Black / Neville Godwin (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Final
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Byron Black Neville Godwin | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Byron Black Neville Godwin | 5 | 2 | | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey | 6 | $6^6$ | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | 3 | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 1 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ |
  | 3 | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 6 | 6 | 3 | Rick Leach David Macpherson | 1 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ |
  | | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | S Aspelin A Kratzmann | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Behr M Kratochvil | 3 | 6 | 0 | | P Hanley N Healey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hanley N Healey | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | P Hanley N Healey | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Blake M Merklein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Crichton M Llodra | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | J Miyao Y Miyazaki | 2 | 3 | | | J Blake M Merklein | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Crichton M Llodra | $7^7$ | 6 | | | T Crichton M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | B Haygarth S Schalken | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Hanley N Healey | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | B Black N Godwin | 5 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 4 | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Srichaphan T Suzuki | $6^1$ | 6 | 1 | | D Bowen A Fisher | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Bowen A Fisher | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J-L de Jager R Koenig | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | G Motomura M Onoda | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | B Black N Godwin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | S Iwabuchi H Kondo | 3 | 6 | 4 | WC | G Motomura M Onoda | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Levy A Sá | 0 | 2 | | 9 | B Black N Godwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | B Black N Godwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | J Landsberg J Waite | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Taino J Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | E Taino J Thomas | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Ishii T Terachi | 5 | $6^1$ | | | S Groen T Perry | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Groen T Perry | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | S Groen T Perry | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | I Heuberger R Schüttler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | R Leach D Macpherson | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | B Cowan I Labadze | 6 | 6 | | | B Cowan I Labadze | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | R Leach D Macpherson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Leach D Macpherson | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | J Gimelstob S Humphries | 3 | $7^{11}$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Huss L Pearson | 3 | 1 |
  | | S Huss L Pearson | 6 | $6^9$ | 6 | | S Huss L Pearson | $6^4$ | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Luxa D Vacek | 6 | 7 | | | P Luxa D Vacek | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Fukárek M-K Goellner | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Huss L Pearson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Braasch L Burgsmüller | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | T Shimada M Wakefield | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | W Arthurs M Russell | $7^7$ | 6 | | | W Arthurs M Russell | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | T Shimada M Wakefield | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  