Women's doubles | |
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2002 Adidas International | |
Champions | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Runners-up | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
Score | Walkover |
Draw | 16 (2WC/1Q) |
Seeds | 4 |
Anna Kournikova and Barbara Schett were the defending champions, but played this year with different partners. Kournikova teamed up with Martina Hingis and reached the final before been forced to withdraw, while Schett teamed up with Silvia Farina Elia and lost in semifinals.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title by walkover, after Hingis had to withdraw due to a heat exhaustion and a minor thigh injury. [1] It was the 28th title for Raymond and the 32nd title for Stubbs in their respective doubles careers.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Križan K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Coetzer L McNeil | 6 | 4 | 2 | D Hantuchová A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Hantuchová A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | C Martínez C Vis | 7 | 2 | 1 | S Farina Elia B Schett | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Farina Elia B Schett | 5 | 6 | 6 | S Farina Elia B Schett | 60 | 79 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Serna Å Svensson | 65 | 6 | 77 | M Serna Å Svensson | 77 | 67 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Oremans S Testud | 77 | 3 | 63 | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | w | / | o | |||||||||||||||||||
ME Salerni P Tarabini | 1 | 4 | 4 | M Hingis A Kournikova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | H Nagyová I Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | Q | H Nagyová I Tulyaganova | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Lee W Prakusya | 4 | 2 | 4 | M Hingis A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | M Hingis A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | 4 | M Hingis A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | J Henin M Shaughnessy | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Molik A Stevenson | 2 | 0 | WC | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Henin M Shaughnessy | 77 | 6 | J Henin M Shaughnessy | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama | 64 | 2 |
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||
1 | Nicole Arendt Magdalena Maleeva | 3 | |||||||||
Dája Bedáňová Květa Hrdličková | 8 | ||||||||||
Dája Bedáňová Květa Hrdličková | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
2 | Henrieta Nagyová Iroda Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
Anastasia Myskina Tina Pisnik | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Henrieta Nagyová Iroda Tulyaganova | 8 |
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Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
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Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
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