Cara Black and Alexandra Fusai were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Black with Sandrine Testud and Fusai with Rita Grande.
Black and Testud lost in the semifinals to Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Barbara Schett.
Fusai and Grande won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–3 against Gagliardi and Schett.
Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Cara Black / Sandrine Testud (semifinals) Liezel Horn / Paola Suárez (semifinals) Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (champions) Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
Draw
Qualifying
Seeds Amanda Augustus / Amy Jensen (second round) Haruka Inoue / Maiko Inoue (Qualifiers)
Qualifiers Haruka Inoue / Maiko Inoue
Draw NB: The first two rounds used the pro set format.
External links 2001 ASB Classic Doubles draw