2002 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2002 Italian Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	28 (2WC/1Q/1LL)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2002 Italian Open (tennis)

Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–4 in the final. It was the 13th title for Ruano Pascual and the 21st title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair during the season, after their wins in Bogotá and Acapulco.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
3. Els Callens / Anna Kournikova (second round, withdrew due to a thigh strain on Kournikova)
4. Sandrine Testud / Roberta Vinci (semifinals)
5. Nicole Arendt / Liezel Huber (first round)
6. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
7. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (final)
8. Silvia Farina Elia / Barbara Schett (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	3
	7	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6	3	6
								7	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3	4
								2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6
	4	Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci	1	6	4
	2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	2	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
		H Nagyová S Reeves	4	5				WC	Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	3	2
	WC	Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	6	7											1	C Black E Likhovtseva	7	6
		T Tanasugarn E Tatarkova	7	3	6										8	S Farina Elia B Schett	5	4
		K Grant A Spears	5	6	3				T Tanasugarn E Tatarkova	7	3	3
		ME Salerni I Selyutina	4	1				8	S Farina Elia B Schett	5	6	6
	8	S Farina Elia B Schett	6	6																		1	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	6	3
																						7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	3	6
								3	E Callens A Kournikova
	LL	T Panova T Poutchek	5	1					R Fujiwara A Sugiyama	w/o
		R Fujiwara A Sugiyama	7	6												R Fujiwara A Sugiyama	6	3	2
		E Dementieva J Husárová	6	6											7	C Martínez P Tarabini	2	6	6
		M Matevžič K Schlukebir	2	1					E Dementieva J Husárová	4	4
		S de Beer N de Villiers	2	4				7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
	7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	T Križan K Srebotnik	4	7	4
		M Oremans M Serna	6	5	6				M Oremans M Serna	66	1
		Å Svensson I Tulyaganova	6	5	3			Q	R de los Ríos L Osterloh	78	6
	Q	R de los Ríos L Osterloh	2	7	6										Q	R de los Ríos L Osterloh	3	1
		T Garbin L Montalvo	6	4	2										4	S Testud R Vinci	6	6
		R Grande P Schnyder	3	6	6				R Grande P Schnyder	64	2
								4	S Testud R Vinci	77	6
																						4	S Testud R Vinci	1	6	4
	5	N Arendt L Huber	2	4																		2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	6
		N Dechy M Tu	6	6					N Dechy M Tu	1	65
		M Marrero MJ Martínez	6	1	4			WC	M Navratilova N Zvereva	6	77
	WC	M Navratilova N Zvereva	1	6	6										WC	M Navratilova N Zvereva	3	4
		J Henin M Shaughnessy	4	6	6										2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		A Fusai C Vis	6	4	4				J Henin M Shaughnessy
								2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	w/o

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Tatiana Panova / Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
2. Alina Jidkova / Andreea Vanc (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Rossana de los Ríos / Lilia Osterloh

Lucky losers

1. Tatiana Panova / Tatiana Poutchek

Qualifying draw

	First round					Qualifying competition
	1	Tatiana Panova Tatiana Poutchek	97
	WC	Maria Elena Camerin Clarisa Fernández	83
						1	Tatiana Panova Tatiana Poutchek	66	3
							Rossana de los Ríos Lilia Osterloh	78	6
		Rossana de los Ríos Lilia Osterloh	915
	2	Alina Jidkova Andreea Vanc	813

References

• Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2016-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Official results archive (WTA)