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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
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Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Halard-Decugis retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2000 season.

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. It was the first ever participation for Black and Huber as a team, as well as their first title.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	7	6			WC	A Morigami M Saeki	1	4
		S Asagoe Y Yoshida	6	6	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	6	7	7																	2	C Black L Huber	6	6
	Q	R Fujiwara M-r Jeon	7	5	5				J Lee R McQuillan	4	6	7
		R Hiraki I Tulyaganova	5	7	1			4	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	6
	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

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.

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)

• Toyota Princess Cup
• 2001 WTA Tour