| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2002 Challenge Bell | |
| Champions |  Samantha Reeves  Jessica Steck |
| Runners-up |  María Emilia Salerni  Fabiola Zuluaga |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Samantha Reeves and Adriana Serra Zanetti were the defending champions, but Serra Zanetti decided not to participate this year.
Reeves partnered with Jessica Steck and successfully defended her title, defeating María Emilia Salerni and Fabiola Zuluaga 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.
Émilie Loit / 
Rossana Neffa-de los Ríos (first round)
Anastasia Rodionova / 
Marlene Weingärtner (first round) Samantha Reeves / Jessica Steck (champions) Andrea Glass / 
Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | É Loit R Neffa-de los Ríos | 2 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Freye A Rösch | 6 | 79 | K Freye A Rösch | 66 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Drake M Marois | 6 | 6 | M Drake M Marois | 78 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Liggan  J Mens | 2 | 2 | K Freye A Rösch | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Reeves J Steck | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Reeves J Steck | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Grant M-È Pelletier | 3 | 3 | 3 | S Reeves J Steck | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Granville J Hopkins | 6 | 7 | L Granville J Hopkins | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Nejedly I Plesu | 2 | 5 | 3 | S Reeves J Steck | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Ionesco  A Kremer | 1 | 2 | ME Salerni F Zuluaga | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ME Salerni F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | ME Salerni F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | G Arn  M-G Mikaelian | 0 | 6 | 62 | 4 | A Glass M Maleeva | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Glass M Maleeva | 6 | 3 | 77 | ME Salerni F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Jidkova J Trail | 6 | 6 | E Schmidt A van Exel | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Hyndman B Rippner | 0 | 2 | A Jidkova J Trail | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Schmidt A van Exel | 6 | 6 | E Schmidt A van Exel | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Rodionova M Weingärtner | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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