2002 Adidas International – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2002 Adidas International
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Runners-up Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
ScoreWalkover
Details
Draw16 (2WC/1Q)
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2001  · Sydney International ·  2003  

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.

Contents

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.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (champions)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis (first round)
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova (final, withdrew)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
3 3 1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
64 6
Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
64 2 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
1 64
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
4 661 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
63 6
3 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
72 1 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
3 61
Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
5 66 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
60796
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
Flag of Sweden.svg Å Svensson
65677 Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
Flag of Sweden.svg Å Svensson
77673
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
Flag of France.svg S Testud
773 631 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
w / o
Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
1 4 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova
66Q Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova
4 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya
4 2 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
66
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
664 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
66
WC Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya
66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Henin
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
4 3
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson
2 0 WC Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg L Krasnoroutskaya
3 64
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Henin
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
776 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Henin
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
63 6
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
642

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová / Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova

Qualifying draw

First round Qualifying competition
        
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva
3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Hrdličková
8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Hrdličková
0 4
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova
66
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik
6
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova
8

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References

  1. "Hingis-Kournikova 2002 Doubles Record:". Quickfound. Retrieved 4 September 2016. Martina suffered from heat exhaustion and a minor thigh injury during her singles semifinal, so they withdrew from the doubles final. Martina won the singles final.