2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles

The 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles is a tennis competition within the 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 31 December 2000 through 6 January 2001.

Doubles
2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
2000 Champions	Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova
Champions	Giulia Casoni Janette Husárová
Runners-up	Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy
Final score	7–6 (11–9), 7–5

Julie Halard-Decugis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Giulia Casoni and Janette Husárová won in the final 7–6 (11–9), 7–5 against Katie Schlukebir and Meghann Shaughnessy.

Seeds

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

1. Cătălina Cristea / Irina Selyutina (Quarterfinals)
2. Åsa Carlsson / Silvia Farina Elia (Quarterfinals)
3. Katie Schlukebir / Meghann Shaughnessy (Final)
4. Patty Schnyder / Magüi Serna (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	C Cristea I Selyutina	6	1	6
		R McQuillan L McShea	4	6	3			1	C Cristea I Selyutina	4	65
		S Načuk T Pisnik	5	77	0				I Majoli S Plischke	6	77
		I Majoli S Plischke	7	64	6											I Majoli S Plischke	6	3	3
	3	K Schlukebir M Shaughnessy	6	3	6										3	K Schlukebir M Shaughnessy	1	6	6
		N de Villiers A Ellwood	2	6	1			3	K Schlukebir M Shaughnessy	4	6	6
		H Nagyová B Rippner	2	6	4				S Jeyaseelan R Kolbovic	6	3	2
		S Jeyaseelan R Kolbovic	6	2	6																	3	Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy	69	5
	Q	E Bovina L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6																			Giulia Casoni Janette Husárová	711	7
		S Cacic A Jidkova	1	1				Q	E Bovina L Krasnoroutskaya	64	7	67
		B Rittner P Tarabini	4	64				4	P Schnyder M Serna	77	5	79
	4	P Schnyder M Serna	6	77											4	P Schnyder M Serna	4	4
	WC	E Dominikovic A Stevenson	3	2												G Casoni J Husárová	6	6
		G Casoni J Husárová	6	6					G Casoni J Husárová	6	6
		A Glass B Lamade	5	4				2	Å Carlsson S Farina Elia	4	3
	2	Å Carlsson S Farina Elia	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

• NB: The first two rounds used the pro set format.

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	1	Trudi Musgrave   Bryanne Stewart	8
		Kelly Liggan   María Vento	1
								1	Trudi Musgrave   Bryanne Stewart	2
									Elena Bovina   Lina Krasnoroutskaya	8
	WC	Kerry-Anne Guse   Christina Wheeler	7
		Elena Bovina   Lina Krasnoroutskaya	9
																Elena Bovina   Lina Krasnoroutskaya	2	6	6
															2	Janet Lee   Wynne Prakusya	6	3	0
		Gréta Arn   Amanda Grahame	8
		Jana Kandarr   Virginie Razzano	3
									Gréta Arn   Amanda Grahame	3
								2	Janet Lee   Wynne Prakusya	8
		Tina Hergold   Maja Matevžič	4
	2	Janet Lee   Wynne Prakusya	8

References

• 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Doubles Draw

Coordinates: 27°52′18″S 153°21′01″E / 27.8717°S 153.3504°E / -27.8717; 153.3504 (Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre)