2001 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles
# 2001 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

The 2001 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the twelfth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Anne-Gaëlle Sidot were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year.

Elena Likhovtseva and Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Květa Hrdličková and Barbara Rittner in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Elena Likhovtseva / Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
* Kim Clijsters / Jelena Dokic (semifinals)
* Henrieta Nagyová / Barbara Schett (withdrew)
* Karina Habšudová / Elena Tatarkova (quarterfinals)

## 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

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | E Likhovtseva N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Henke V Razzano | 3 | 4 | | 1 | E Likhovtseva N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Montalvo M Serna | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | S Farina Elia M Oremans | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia M Oremans | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | E Likhovtseva N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | N de Villiers E Martincová | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | M Marrero F Schiavone | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N de Villiers E Martincová | 7 | 6 | | | N de Villiers E Martincová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson L Courtois | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Likhovtseva N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| | A Bachmann P Mandula | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 4 | 2 |
| | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 6 | 3 | 7 | | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova I Tulyaganova | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | K Habšudová E Tatarkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Habšudová E Tatarkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Hrdličková B Rittner | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Müller S Talaja | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters J Dokic | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Matevžič C Torrens Valero | 5 | 6 | 3 | | M Müller S Talaja | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová A Glass | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | K Clijsters J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Clijsters J Dokic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
