2002 Pacific Life Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2002 Pacific Life Open
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Runners-up Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
Score75, 60
Details
Draw32 (2WC/1Q/2LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2001  · Indian Wells Masters ·  2003  

Nicole Arendt and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Arendt with Liezel Huber and Sugiyama with Elena Tatarkova.

Contents

Sugiyama and Tatarkova lost in the second round to Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová.

Arendt and Huber lost in the quarterfinals to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.

Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won in the final 75, 60 against Dementieva and Husárová.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (champions)
  2. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova (withdrew due to an injury on Kournikova)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt / Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama / Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova (second round)
  8. Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan / Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  9. Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po-Messerli / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
76 
  Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
5 0  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg I Selyutina
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
3 2  1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
3 61 LL Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi
Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti
3 1  
LL Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi
Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti
64 61 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
67   Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
3 3  
  Flag of Hungary.svg P Mandula
Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch
3 5    Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
66 
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
2 5  8 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
4 1  
8 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
67 1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
9 Flag of the United States.svg K Po-Messerli
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
67665 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
1 4  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Henin
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
791 3 9 Flag of the United States.svg K Po-Messerli
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
5 4    Flag of South Africa.svg S de Beer
Flag of South Africa.svg N de Villiers
0 3  
  Flag of South Africa.svg S de Beer
Flag of South Africa.svg N de Villiers
76 9 Flag of the United States.svg K Po-Messerli
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
0 1  
WC Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova
63 65 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
66 
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva
Flag of Sweden.svg Å Svensson
3 64 WC Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova
5 3  
LL Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg T Poutchek
4 60 5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
76 
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
63 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
1 2  6 Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
64 6
  Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg N Zvereva
4 5  WC Flag of the United States.svg M Middleton
Flag of the United States.svg B Rippner
3 61
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Middleton
Flag of the United States.svg B Rippner
67 6 Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
1 774
  Flag of Argentina.svg L Montalvo
Flag of Argentina.svg M E Salerni
5 63 3 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
6646
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova
73 6  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova
1 5  
  Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
3 3  3 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
67 
3 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
66 3 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
3 2  
7 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
66   Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
66 
  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
Flag of Spain.svg M J Martínez
3 3  7 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
4 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
66   Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
66 
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Hrdličková
3 4    Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
776 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Bedáňová
Flag of Russia.svg E Bovina
76   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Bedáňová
Flag of Russia.svg E Bovina
630  
Q Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
5 1    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Bedáňová
Flag of Russia.svg E Bovina
74 6
  Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
4 3  2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
5 63
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
66 

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki / Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi (qualified)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki / Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First round Second round Qualifying competition
           
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg T Poutchek
8
Flag of South Africa.svg K Grant
Flag of the United States.svg S Reeves
4
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg T Poutchek
8
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Irvin
Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson
6
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Irvin
Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson
97
Flag of the United States.svg E deLone
Flag of the United States.svg K Schlukebir
84
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg L Bacheva
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg T Poutchek
4 4
2 Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
66
Flag of Slovenia.svg M Matevžič
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik
4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi
Flag of Italy.svg Ad Serra Zanetti
8
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi
Flag of Italy.svg Ad Serra Zanetti
1
2 Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Dominikovic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg V Webb
4
2 Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
8

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