Doubles | |
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2002 Swisscom Challenge | |
Champions | Elena Bovina Justine Henin |
Runners-up | Jelena Dokic Nadia Petrova |
Score | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Draw | 16 (1WC/1Q) |
Seeds | 4 |
Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions, but Raymond did not compete this year. Davenport teamed up with Chanda Rubin and lost in quarterfinals to tournament winners Elena Bovina and Justine Henin.
Bovina and Henin won the title by defeating Jelena Dokic and Nadia Petrova 6–2, 7–6(7–2) in the final. It was the 6th title for Bovina and the 2nd title for Henin in their respective doubles careers.
This tournament saw an unusual event, as all seeded pairs were eliminated in their first match.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
L Davenport C Rubin | 6 | 6 | L Davenport C Rubin | 66 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Tarabini C Vis | 1 | 2 | E Bovina J Henin | 78 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Bovina J Henin | 6 | 6 | E Bovina J Henin | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | N Arendt L Huber | 6 | 63 | 3 | K Clijsters D Hantuchová | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Clijsters D Hantuchová | 1 | 77 | 6 | K Clijsters D Hantuchová | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Kulikovskaya T Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | Q | E Kulikovskaya T Perebiynis | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
T Križan K Srebotnik | 4 | 4 | E Bovina J Henin | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Schnyder Å Svensson | 4 | 6 | 4 | J Dokic N Petrova | 2 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Lee W Prakusya | 6 | 4 | 6 | J Lee W Prakusya | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Casanova E Gagliardi | 2 | 6 | 78 | WC | M Casanova E Gagliardi | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | C Martínez A Sugiyama | 6 | 1 | 66 | J Lee W Prakusya | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Dokic N Petrova | 6 | 7 | J Dokic N Petrova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Farina Elia R Vinci | 4 | 5 | J Dokic N Petrova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Po-Messerli N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 | K Po-Messerli N Zvereva | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | E Dementieva J Husárová | 6 | 3 | 4 |
First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||
1 | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Perebiynis | 8 | |||||||||
WC | Serena Bergomi Daniela Casanova | 4 | |||||||||
1 | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
2 | Vanessa Henke Angelika Rösch | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Adriana Barna Anca Barna | 86 | ||||||||||
2 | Vanessa Henke Angelika Rösch | 98 |
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