Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ferreira with Grant Stafford and Leach with David Macpherson.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge | |
| 2000 Champions |  Ellis Ferreira  Rick Leach |
| Champions |  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Runners-up | Rick Leach  David Macpherson |
| Score | 6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Ferreira and Stafford lost in the semifinals to Leach and Macpherson.
Leach and Macpherson lost in the final 6–3, 7–6(9–7) against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Rick Leach / 
David Macpherson (final)- Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (semifinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Grant Stafford (semifinals)
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Leach D Macpherson
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Coetzee B Haygarth
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | R Leach D Macpherson
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  J Knowle L Manta
| 6 | 6 | Q | J Knowle L Manta
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | D Flach A Janasik
| 3 | 3 | 1 | R Leach D Macpherson
| 77 | 2 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | E Ferreira G Stafford
| 7 | 6 | 3 | E Ferreira G Stafford
| 65 | 6 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Jensen M Jensen
| 5 | 2 | 3 | E Ferreira G Stafford
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Braasch J Knippschild
| 6 | 69 | 4 | C Haggard J Siemerink
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Haggard J Siemerink
| 4 | 711 | 6 | 1 | Rick Leach David Macpherson
| 3 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 T Shimada E Taino
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
| 6 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Gaudenzi S Roitman
| 4 | 0 | T Shimada E Taino
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Goldstein A Roddick
| 4 | 4 | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Etlis M Rodríguez
| 7 | 6 | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan
| 5 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Kilderry P Tramacchi
| 5 | 4 | G Etlis M Rodríguez
| 7 | 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Thomas J Waite
| 4 | 3 | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan
| 5 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Bryan M Bryan
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||