Paul Haarhuis and Sjeng Schalken were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Byron Black and Thomas Shimada won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 against John-Laffnie de Jager and Robbie Koenig.

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Byron Black / Thomas Shimada (champions)
2. Scott Humphries / Jim Thomas (first round)
3. John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig (final)
4. Petr Luxa / Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Black T Shimada	6	77
		K Braasch L Burgsmüller	2	65				1	B Black T Shimada	77	6
	WC	A Ilie M Kratochvil	0	77	6			WC	A Ilie M Kratochvil	65	4
		P Hanley N Healey	6	65	1										1	B Black T Shimada	w/o
	4	P Luxa R Štěpánek	6	6												J Gimelstob M Russell
	WC	R Xu S-X Zeng	4	3				4	P Luxa R Štěpánek	3	4
		J Landsberg J Waite	6	5	5				J Gimelstob M Russell	6	6
		J Gimelstob M Russell	1	7	7																	1	Byron Black Thomas Shimada	6	3	7
		I Heuberger R Schüttler	3	4																		3	John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig	2	6	5
	WC	Á Calatrava F Clavet	6	6				WC	Á Calatrava F Clavet	4	3
		H-T Lee C Mamiit	3	6	3			3	J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	6
	3	J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	2	6										3	J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	6
		N Godwin M Merklein	2	2												G Bastl A Sá	4	2
		G Bastl A Sá	6	6					G Bastl A Sá	6	6
	WC	J Hui A Ross	6	65	77			WC	J Hui A Ross	1	2
	2	S Humphries J Thomas	4	77	63

• 2001 Heineken Open Shanghai Doubles Draw