Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Halard-Decugis retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2000 season.[1]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Toyota Princess Cup | |
| Champions |  Cara Black Liezel Huber |
| Runners-up |  Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
| Score | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 (1WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Sugiyama teamed up with Kim Clijsters and lost in the final to Cara Black and Liezel Huber, with a score of 6–1, 6–3.[2] It was the first ever participation for Black and Huber as a team, as well as their first title.[3]
Seeds
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Kim Clijsters / 
Ai Sugiyama (final)
Cara Black / 
Liezel Huber (champions)
Alexandra Fusai / 
Rita Grande (semifinals)
Martina Navratilova / 
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Díaz Oliva C Torrens Valero
| 2 | 0 | 1 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Morigami M Saeki
| 1 | 77 | 6 | WC | A Morigami M Saeki
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Asagoe Y Yoshida
| 6 | 64 | 4 | 1 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  A Fusai R Grande
| 7 | 6 | 3 | A Fusai R Grande
| 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Molik N Pratt
| 5 | 2 | 3 | A Fusai R Grande
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Dominikovic M Weingärtner
| 3 | 6 | 6 | E Dominikovic M Weingärtner
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 L Krasnoroutskaya M Tu
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Lee R McQuillan
| 63 | 7 | 7 | 2 | C Black L Huber
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Fujiwara M-r Jeon
| 77 | 5 | 5 | J Lee R McQuillan
| 4 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
R Hiraki I Tulyaganova
| 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 3 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario
| 7 | 5 | 6 | J Lee R McQuillan
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R de los Ríos J Kruger
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | C Black L Huber
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E deLone A Ellwood
| 6 | 3 | 5 | R de los Ríos J Kruger
| 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Inoue M Inoue
| 4 | 1 | 2 | C Black L Huber
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Black L Huber
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Berkrot, Bill (16 November 2000). "Halard-Decugis decides to retire". New York City: The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "TOKYO PRINCESS CUP JAPAN (WTA-D) 2001". X Scores. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Armstrong, Kevin (7 May 2009). "Q&A with doubles star Liezel Huber". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 September 2019.