2001 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Martina Hingis and Monica Seles.

Women's Doubles
2001 Australian Open
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu
Final score	6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Serena and Venus Williams won in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 against Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu, each achieving a career doubles Golden Slam.

Seeds

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

1. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (First Round)
2. Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama (Semifinals)
3. Anna Kournikova / Barbara Schett (Quarterfinals)
4. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
5. Mary Pierce / Sandrine Testud (Third Round)
6. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (Second Round)
7. Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu (Final)
8. Els Callens / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Second Round)
9. Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (Quarterfinals)
10. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (First Round)
11. Nicole Pratt / Meghann Shaughnessy (Quarterfinals)
12. Tina Križan / Irina Selyutina (Second Round)
13. Kimberly Po / Magüi Serna (Third Round)
14. Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans (Third Round)
15. Sonya Jeyaseelan / Karina Habšudová (First Round)
16. Kim Clijsters / Laurence Courtois (Third 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Martina Hingis Monica Seles	5	2
	WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams	7	6
								WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	4	6
								7	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	2	6	4
	7	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	7	6
	2	Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama	5	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6^2	3
		M Hingis M Seles	7^7	6					M Hingis M Seles	6	6
		J Capriati J Dokić	6	6					J Capriati J Dokić	3	3
		Y Basuki C Vis	2	3												M Hingis M Seles	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo C Schneider	4	2											16	K Clijsters L Courtois	2	4
		L Horn I Majoli	6	6					L Horn I Majoli	6	5	1
		J Kostanić I Tulyaganova	2	3				16	K Clijsters L Courtois	3	7	6
	16	K Clijsters L Courtois	6	6																			M Hingis M Seles	6	7
	11	N Pratt M Shaughnessy	6	7																		11	N Pratt M Shaughnessy	0	5
		N de Villiers A Ellwood	2	5				11	N Pratt M Shaughnessy	6	6
		A Canepa M Matevžič	6	6					A Canepa M Matevžič	1	2
		A Glass B Lamade	1	3											11	N Pratt M Shaughnessy	1	7^9	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	7^7											5	M Pierce S Testud	6	6^7	4
		B Rittner P Schnyder	4	6^3					A Frazier K Schlukebir	0	6	4
		R Dragomir S Farina Elia	5	4				5	M Pierce S Testud	6	4	6
	5	M Pierce S Testud	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Kournikova B Schett	6	6
		D Buth T Hergold	1	2				3	A Kournikova B Schett	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya N Ostrovskaya	2	6^3					E deLone A Molik	2	2
		E deLone A Molik	6	7^7											3	A Kournikova B Schett	2	6	6
		A Bachmann E Dyrberg	4	6	5											S Asagoe Y Yoshida	6	3	3
		Y Basting K Srebotnik	6	4	7				Y Basting K Srebotnik	6	6^5	2
		S Asagoe Y Yoshida	6	6					S Asagoe Y Yoshida	3	7^7	6
	15	S Jeyaseelan K Habšudová	4	2																		3	A Kournikova B Schett	6	1	1
	12	T Križan I Selyutina	6	4	6																	WC	S Williams V Williams	3	6	6
		G León García G Riera	0	6	3			12	T Križan I Selyutina	4	4
		Å Carlsson M Maleeva	6	6					Å Carlsson M Maleeva	6	6
		D Hantuchová L Pleming	1	4												Å Carlsson M Maleeva	1	6	4
	WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6											WC	S Williams V Williams	6	4	6
		R Kolbovic N Vaidyanathan	1	3				WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		K Grant M Maruska	0	1				8	E Callens A-G Sidot	4	2
	8	E Callens A-G Sidot	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Davenport C Morariu	4	6	6
		T Musgrave B Stewart	6	0	1			7	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
		T Garbin J Husárová	6	6					T Garbin J Husárová	1	3
		E Martincová P Rampre	4	1											7	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
		M Díaz Oliva M Vento	2	4												T Garbin J Husárová	2	4
		P Mandula P Wartusch	6	6					P Mandula P Wartusch	5	6	6
		G Casoni H Nagyová	6	6					G Casoni J Husárová	7	3	2
	10	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	2																		7	L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
	13	K Po M Serna	6	6																		4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	3	2
		S Načuk T Pisnik	2	3				13	K Po M Serna	6^1	6	6
		N Li T Li	2	6	2				R Hiraki S Noorlander	7^7	2	4
		R Hiraki S Noorlander	6	3	6										13	K Po M Serna	6	3	4
		A Hopmans S Plischke	1	5											4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	1	6	6
	WC	E Dominikovic J Henin	6	7				WC	E Dominikovic J Henin	4	2
		R M Andres C Martínez Granados	4	1				4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	C Black E Likhovtseva	1	6	6
		E Bes M Tu	6	4	3			6	C Black E Likhovtseva	6^5	7	5
		R McQuillan L McShea	3	6	6				R McQuillan L McShea	7^7	5	7
		N Dechy É Loit	6	3	4											R McQuillan L McShea	5	6	4
		J Lee W Prakusya	6^3	7	6										9	A Fusai R Grande	7	4	6
		A Jidkova T Poutchek	7^7	5	3				J Lee W Prakusya	6	1	1
		L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	4	2				9	A Fusai R Grande	1	6	6
	9	A Fusai R Grande	6	6																		9	A Fusai R Grande	5	3
	14	K Boogert M Oremans	0	7	6																	2	N Arendt A Sugiyama	7	6
	WC	K-A Guse C Wheeler	6	5	4			14	K Boogert M Oremans	6	0	7
	WC	A Grahame A Jensen	4	1					L Osterloh A Stevenson	3	6	5
		L Osterloh A Stevenson	6	6											14	K Boogert M Oremans	2	6	3
		K Marosi-Aracama L Woodroffe	6	6											2	N Arendt A Sugiyama	6	4	6
		N Petrova V Razzano	4	4					K Marosi-Aracama L Woodroffe	2	7^8	3
		S Appelmans M Grzybowska	0	1				2	N Arendt A Sugiyama	6	6^6	6
	2	N Arendt A Sugiyama	6	6

External links

• 2001 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation