2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup explained

The 2001 Touchtel ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the year-end doubles championships and was part of the 2001 ATP Tour. The tournament was held at the KSLTA Tennis Centre in Bangalore in India from 28 January through 3 February 2002.

The tournament had been scheduled to be played between 7 November – 11 November 2001 but was cancelled for security reasons.^[1] The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) made up for the cancellation by rescheduling the tournament as the ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup and holding it early in the 2002 season.^[2]

Champions

Men's doubles

Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach defeated Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner 6 - 7^{(6 - 8)}, 7 - 6^{(7 - 2)}, 6 - 4, 6 - 4

• It was Ferreira's 3rd title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was Leach's 3rd title of the year and the 26th of her career.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: atptennis.com. ATP World Doubles Championship in India Cancelled. 2001-11-18. 2008-09-04.
2. News: Associated Press (AP) . ATP sets Double Challenge Cup for Jan. 29-Feb. 2 in Bangalore . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104033755/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-49565357.html. dead. 2012-11-04. 2002-01-16. 2008-11-03.