2002 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2002 Italian Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
Final score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	28 (2WC/1Q/1LL)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

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 K 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

Qualifying[]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

1. Rossana de los Ríos / Lilia Osterloh

Lucky losers[]

1. Tatiana Panova / Tatiana Poutchek

Qualifying draw[]

	First round					Qualifying competition
	1	Tatiana Panova Tatiana Poutchek	97
	WC	Maria Elena Camerin Clarisa Fernández	83
						1	Tatiana Panova Tatiana Poutchek	66	3
							Rossana de los Ríos Lilia Osterloh	78	6
		Rossana de los Ríos Lilia Osterloh	915
	2	Alina Jidkova Andreea Vanc	813

References[]

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)