2002 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2002 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Final
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual; Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Conchita Martínez; Patricia Tarabini
Score	6–3, 6–4
Events

Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–4 in the final. It was the 13th title for Ruano Pascual and the 21st title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair during the season, after their wins in Bogotá and Acapulco.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

2

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	3

7	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6	3	6
					7	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3	4

					2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6
4	Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci	1	6	4

2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	2	6

Top Half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	H Nagyová S Reeves	4	5		WC	Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	3	2
WC	Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	6	7							1	C Black E Likhovtseva	7	6
	T Tanasugarn E Tatarkova	7	3	6						8	S Farina Elia B Schett	5	4
	K Grant A Spears	5	6	3		T Tanasugarn E Tatarkova	7	3	3
	ME Salerni I Selyutina	4	1		8	S Farina Elia B Schett	5	6	6
8	S Farina Elia B Schett	6	6												1	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	6	3
															7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	3	6
					3	E Callens A Kournikova
LL	T Panova T Poutchek	5	1			R Fujiwara A Sugiyama	w/o
	R Fujiwara A Sugiyama	7	6								R Fujiwara A Sugiyama	6	3	2
	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	6							7	C Martínez P Tarabini	2	6	6
	M Matevžič Katie Schlukebir	2	1			E Dementieva J Husárová	4	4
	S de Beer N de Villiers	2	4		7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

6	T Križan K Srebotnik	4	7	4
	M Oremans M Serna	6	5	6		M Oremans M Serna	6⁶	1
	Å Svensson I Tulyaganova	6	5	3	Q	R de los Ríos L Osterloh	7⁸	6
Q	R de los Ríos L Osterloh	2	7	6					Q	R de los Ríos L Osterloh	3	1
	T Garbin L Montalvo	6	4	2					4	S Testud R Vinci	6	6
	R Grande P Schnyder	3	6	6		R Grande P Schnyder	6⁴	2
					4	S Testud R Vinci	7⁷	6
													4	S Testud R Vinci	1	6	4
5	N Arendt L Huber	2	4										2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	6
	N Dechy M Tu	6	6			N Dechy M Tu	1	6⁵
	M Marrero MJ Martínez	6	1	4	WC	M Navratilova N Zvereva	6	7⁷
WC	M Navratilova N Zvereva	1	6	6					WC	M Navratilova N Zvereva	3	4
	J Henin M Shaughnessy	4	6	6					2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	A Fusai C Vis	6	4	4		J Henin M Shaughnessy
					2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	w/o

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