Alina Jidkova and Tatiana Perebiynis were the defending champions, but none entered this year. Perebiynis opted to rest in order to compete at Indian Wells the following week.
Nicole Pratt and Bryanne Stewart were the defending champions, but Pratt chose not to participate, and only Stewart competed that year.
Stewart partnered with Alina Jidkova, but lost in the first round to Maret Ani and Séverine Brémond.
Els Callens and Meilen Tu were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year. Callens partnered with Shinobu Asagoe, and lost in the first round to Eleni Daniilidou and Katarina Srebotnik. Tu partnered with Tina Križan, and lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Kirilenko and Maria Sharapova.
Daniela Hantuchová defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Indian Wells Masters. It was her first WTA Tour singles title.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Raymond with Lindsay Davenport and Stubbs with Elena Bovina.
Venus Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Miami Open. Williams saved eight championship points in the third set.
Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but only Sugiyama competed that year with Nicole Arendt.
Serena Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Miami Open. Serena became the second player in the Open Era, after Steffi Graf, to defeat the world's top-three ranked players at the same event; defeating world No. 3 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals, No. 2 Venus Williams in the semifinals, and No. 1 Capriati in the final. Serena did not lose a set during the tournament.
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but did not participate in this competition.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. While Shaughnessy did not compete this year due to a back injury, Petrova partnered with Alina Jidkova and lost in first round to Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
Liezel Huber and Magdalena Maleeva were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Huber teamed up with Ai Sugiyama and were eliminated in the quarterfinals, while Maleeva teamed up with Katarina Srebotnik and lost in the first round.
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2006 US Open.
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2003 French Open.
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2003 US Open.
Åsa Svensson and Meilen Tu were the defending champions, but Svensson was no longer active in the WTA Tour, having played her last professional match in October 2004. Tu partnered with Teryn Ashley and lost in first round to Yuliya Beygelzimer and Alina Jidkova.
Akiko Morigami and Saori Obata were the defending champions, but Obata decided to compete in Hyderabad that week. Morigami teamed up with Alina Jidkova and lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko and Patricia Tarabini.
Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaia were the defending champions, but Dementieva chose not to take part in 2004. Krasnoroutskaia paired up with Anca Barna, but lost in the first round.
The doubles Tournament at the 2004 Gaz de France Stars took place in late September to early October, 2004, on indoor hard courts in Hasselt, Belgium.
Alina Jidkova 
Tatiana Perebiynis 
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