Anne Kremer was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Marlene Weingärtner.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. It was their second Wimbledon doubles title together.
The 1997 Rexona Cup - Singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany. The 1997 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 28 through May 4, 1997, and was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Martina Hingis.
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.
The 1999 Lipton Championships women's singles was the women's singles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Venus Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defending her title by defeating her sister Serena in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4.
Jelena Dokic was the defending champion, but lost in third round to Anastasia Myskina.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was the Williams sisters' fourth major doubles title, and they completed the career Golden Slam in doubles with the win.
The 1999 Orange Prokom Open singles was the singles event of the second edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Poland. Henrieta Nagyová was the defending champion, and the sixth seed this year, but she retired 2–6, 1–4 down against Silvija Talaja.
The 1995 Challenge Bell was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Club Avantage Multi-Sports in Quebec City in Canada that was part of Tier III of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 3rd edition of the Challenge Bell, and was held from October 30 through November 5, 1995. First-seeded Brenda Schultz-McCarthy won the singles title.
The 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia doubles was the tennis doubles event of the seventeenth edition of the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Sugiyama did not compete this year. Likhovtseva competed with Amanda Coetzer, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
The 2000 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States of America. It was the 120th edition of the US Open and was held from 28 August through 10 September 2000.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández defeated the four-time defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. It was Davenport's first major title; she would go on to win a further two majors in doubles and three majors in singles, eventually becoming the world No. 1 in both disciplines.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final. It was the 5th US Open, 15th Grand Slam and 66th overall title for Fernández, and the 4th US Open, 15th Grand Slam and 60th overall title, in their respective careers.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 6–2 in the final.
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year.
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Rennae Stubbs.
Meredith McGrath and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. McGrath teamed up with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, while Sánchez Vicario teamed up with Jana Novotná and also lost in semifinals to Martina Hingis and Iva Majoli.
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