Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Rick Leach and David Macpherson won in the final 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) against Paul Hanley and Nathan Healey.
Seeds The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.
Draw
Final
Top half
Bottom half
External links 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Men's Doubles Draw