2001 Toyota Princess Cup – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
2001 Toyota Princess Cup
Final
Champions	Cara Black; Liezel Huber
Runners-up	Kim Clijsters; Ai Sugiyama
Score	6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	16 (1WC/1Q)
Seeds	4
Events
Singles	Doubles

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]

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

Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (final)
Cara Black / Liezel Huber (champions)
Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (semifinals)
Martina Navratilova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

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

^ 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.

External links

[1] 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.

[2] "TOKYO PRINCESS CUP JAPAN (WTA-D) 2001". X Scores. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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

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