Martin Damm and Dominik Hrbatý were the defending champions but only Hrbatý competed that year with Jeff Tarango.

Hrbatý and Tarango lost in the first round to Mosé Navarra and Vincenzo Santopadre.

Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 6–4, 7–6^(8–6) against Daniel Nestor and Sandon Stolle.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	6	6
		Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	2	3
								1	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	4	66
								5	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	78
		Lucas Arnold Cyril Suk	62	3
	5	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	77	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	6
		J-M Gambill S Humphries	3	2				1	D Nestor S Stolle	79	6
		W Black K Ullyett	6	4	2				T Shimada M Wakefield	67	4
		T Shimada M Wakefield	4	6	6										1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	77
		T Carbonell M Hill	3	4												B Bryan M Bryan	2	61
		P Albano D Macpherson	6	6					P Albano D Macpherson	3	6	1
		B Bryan M Bryan	2	6	6				B Bryan M Bryan	6	4	6
	8	J Björkman R Federer	6	3	0																	1	D Nestor S Stolle	6	6
	3	J Eagle A Florent	4	77	2																		P Pála P Vízner	2	3
	WC	A Clément S Grosjean	6	63	6			WC	A Clément S Grosjean	3	5
	WC	D Bracciali F Luzzi	1	0r					G Etlis A Olhovskiy	6	7
		G Etlis A Olhovskiy	6	2												G Etlis A Olhovskiy	5	4
	Q	J C Ferrero A Vinciguerra	2	4												P Pála P Vízner	7	6
		P Pála P Vízner	6	6					P Pála P Vízner	4	6	6
	WC	T Johansson M Norman	3	2				LL	M Hood S Prieto	6	4	3
	LL	M Hood S Prieto	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	W Arthurs N Zimonjić	77	3	65
	Q	S Aspelin M-K Goellner	65	6	77			Q	S Aspelin M-K Goellner	2	65
		L Arnold C Suk	6	6					L Arnold C Suk	6	77
	WC	G Galimberti E Grossi	4	3												L Arnold C Suk	6	6
		M Knowles A O'Brien	4	6	0										4	E Ferreira D Johnson	4	4
		J Oncins D Orsanic	6	2	6				J Oncins D Orsanic	2	6	5
		C Haggard T Vanhoudt	3	5				4	E Ferreira D Johnson	6	4	7
	4	E Ferreira D Johnson	6	7																			L Arnold C Suk	62	3
	5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6																		5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	77	6
		D Adams M García	2	4				5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	2	6
	WC	M Navarra V Santopadre	6	6				WC	M Navarra V Santopadre	3	6	1
		D Hrbatý J Tarango	4	4											5	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	3	77	6
		M Bhupathi L Paes	6	65	5										WC	A Agassi L Hewitt	6	63	1
	WC	A Agassi L Hewitt	2	77	7			WC	A Agassi L Hewitt	6	64	6
		A Kratzmann F Santoro	4	4				2	J Novák D Rikl	4	77	4
	2	J Novák D Rikl	6	6

• 2001 Rome Masters Men's Doubles Draw