Doubles | |
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2002 ASB Bank Classic | |
Champions | Nicole Arendt Liezel Huber |
Runners-up | Květa Hrdličková Henrieta Nagyová |
Score | 7–5, 6–4 |
Draw | 16 (1WC/1Q) |
Seeds | 4 |
Alexandra Fusai and Rita Grande were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Grande chose to compete at Gold Coast during the same week.
Nicole Arendt and Liezel Huber won the title by defeating Květa Hrdličková and Henrieta Nagyová 7–5, 6–4 in the final. [1]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | N Arendt L Huber | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A Augustus J Embry | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | N Arendt L Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Husárová M Matevžič | 6 | 77 | J Husárová M Matevžič | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Jidkova A Vanc | 4 | 62 | 1 | N Arendt L Huber | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ME Salerni P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | T Panova T Poutchek | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Díaz Oliva J Pullin | 1 | 3 | 3 | ME Salerni P Tarabini | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R McQuillan T Musgrave | 6 | 3 | 66 | T Panova T Poutchek | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Panova T Poutchek | 4 | 6 | 78 | 1 | N Arendt L Huber | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Rodionova C Schneider | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | K Hrdličková H Nagyová | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Grant A Spears | 5 | 6 | 6 | K Grant A Spears | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Martínez B Schwartz | 3 | 3 | 4 | K Hrdličková H Nagyová | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Hrdličková H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | 4 | K Hrdličková H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Gagliardi M Tu | 6 | 7 | 2 | MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Cortez S Stephens | 4 | 5 | E Gagliardi M Tu | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Fernández A Frazier | 77 | 64 | 4 | 2 | MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues | 64 | 77 | 6 |
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YEAR: 2002 - CHAMPIONS: Nicole Arendt (USA)/ Liezel Huber (South Africa) - RUNNERS UP: Květa Hrdličková (Czech Republic)/ Henrieta Nagyová (Slovakia)