2001 Toyota Princess Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2001 Toyota Princess Cup
Champions Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
Runners-up Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Final score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw16 (1WC/1Q)
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2000  · Toyota Princess Cup ·  2002  

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]

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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

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (final)
  2. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber (champions)
  3. Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66
Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva
Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero
2 0 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66
WC Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami
Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki
1 776WC Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami
Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki
1 4
Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
6644 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
64 6
3 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
763 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
4 63
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
5 2 3 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Dominikovic
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
3 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Dominikovic
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
2 5
Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
62 3 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
1 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
63772 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66
Q Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
Flag of South Korea.svg M-r Jeon
775 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
4 677
Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova
5 71 4 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
63 64
4 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
75 6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
1 3
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg R de los Ríos
Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger
2 672 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66
Flag of the United States.svg E deLone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood
63 5 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg R de los Ríos
Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger
0 4
Flag of Japan.svg H Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg M Inoue
4 1 2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66

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References

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  3. Armstrong, Kevin (7 May 2009). "Q&A with doubles star Liezel Huber". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 21 September 2019.