These page shows the results of the III Beach Volleyball World Championships, held from August 1 to August 4, 2001 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It was the third official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987-1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, and the second to be organized in Europe.
Men's competition
Final Ranking (Top Sixteen)
- A total number of 48 participating couples
| Rank | Name Athletes | Seed |
|---|---|---|
 |  Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde (ARG) | 4 |
 |  José Loiola and Ricardo Santos (BRA) | 10 |
 |  Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud (NOR) | 6 |
| 4. |  Rob Heidger and Chip McCaw (USA) | 18 |
| 5. | Tande Ramos and Emanuel Rego (BRA) | 2 |
 Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga (SUI) | 5 | |
| Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana (USA) | 11 | |
| Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers (USA) | 23 | |
| 9. |  Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm (AUT) | 1 |
| Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong (USA) | 5 | |
| Zé Marco de Melo and Rogério Ferreira (BRA) | 7 | |
 Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev (RUS) | 14 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner (AUS) | 15 | |
 Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann (GER) | 20 | |
| Dmitry Karasev and Pavel Zaitsev (RUS) | 22 | |
 João Brenha and Miguel Maia (POR) | 27 |
Women's competition
- A total number of 47 participating couples
Final Ranking (Top Sixteen)
| Rank | Name Athletes | Seed |
|---|---|---|
| | Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar (BRA) | 1 |
| | Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires (BRA) | 3 |
| |  Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková (CZE) | 12 |
| 4. | Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs (USA) | 2 |
| 5. | Cláudia Oliveira and Jackie Silva (BRA) | 8 |
 Rong Chi and Xiong Zi (CHN) | 11 | |
 Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi (ITA) | 15 | |
| Danalee Bragado and Ali Wood (USA) | 21 | |
| 9. | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst (AUS) | 4 |
| Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (USA) | 6 | |
 Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea (CUB) | 7 | |
| Dianne DeNecochea and Liz Masakayan (USA) | 14 | |
| Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta (ITA) | 18 | |
| Angela Clarke and Kylie Gerlic (AUS) | 19 | |
 Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri (GRE) | 22 | |
 Mayra García and Hilda Gaxiola (MEX) | 39 |