2002 RCA Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2002 RCA Championships
ChampionsThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Runners-upIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Final score7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Knowles with Daniel Nestor and MacPhie with Nenad Zimonjić.

MacPhie and Zimonjić lost in the semifinals to Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi.

Knowles and Nestor won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–4 against Bhupathi and Mirnyi.

Seeds[]

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (champions)
  2. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
  3. India Mahesh Bhupathi / Belarus Max Mirnyi (final)
  4. Australia Joshua Eagle / Australia Sandon Stolle (semifinals)
  5. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Jeff Tarango (second round)
  6. South Africa Robbie Koenig / Germany David Prinosil (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Brian MacPhie / Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić (semifinals)
  8. Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner (second round)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
          
1 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6 79  
4 Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle
4 67  
1 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
77 65 6
3 India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
64 77 4
3 India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
3 7 6
7 United States Brian MacPhie
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
6 5 3

Top half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 6  
WC Australia S Draper
Australia L Hewitt
7 5 6 WC Australia S Draper
Australia L Hewitt
3 3  
  Switzerland M Kratochvil
Spain A Martín
5 7 3 1 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 6  
  Germany N Kiefer
Romania A Pavel
3 7 4   Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
4 4  
  Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
6 5 6   Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
64 6 6
WC United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
2 4   5 South Africa E Ferreira
United States J Tarango
77 4 1
5 South Africa E Ferreira
United States J Tarango
6 6   1 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 79  
4 Australia J Eagle
Australia S Stolle
4 67  
4 Australia J Eagle
Australia S Stolle
3 6 6
  Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic P Luxa
77 67 6   Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic P Luxa
6 2 4
  Australia B Ellwood
Australia P Hanley
63 79 4 4 Australia J Eagle
Australia S Stolle
6 3 6
  Australia T Crichton
Australia T Perry
1 2   6 South Africa R Koenig
Germany D Prinosil
3 6 3
  Australia A Florent
Australia D Macpherson
6 6     Australia A Florent
Australia D Macpherson
3 62  
  South Africa W Ferreira
United States R Leach
65 6 65 6 South Africa R Koenig
Germany D Prinosil
6 77  
6 South Africa R Koenig
Germany D Prinosil
77 3 77

Bottom half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Czech Republic R Štěpánek
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 6  
ALT Sweden M Norman
Armenia S Sargsian
2 3   8 Czech Republic R Štěpánek
Czech Republic P Vízner
1 5  
  France M Llodra
France F Santoro
6 65 4   United States J Morrison
United States G Weiner
6 7  
  United States J Morrison
United States G Weiner
3 77 6   United States J Morrison
United States G Weiner
6 63 4
WC India P Amritraj
India S Amritraj
6 6   3 India M Bhupathi
Belarus M Mirnyi
4 77 6
  Austria S Koubek
Germany R Schüttler
4 4   WC India P Amritraj
India S Amritraj
2 3  
3 India M Bhupathi
Belarus M Mirnyi
6 6  
3 India M Bhupathi
Belarus M Mirnyi
3 7 6
7 United States B MacPhie
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Zimonjić
6 77   7 United States B MacPhie
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Zimonjić
6 5 3
  France A Clément
France S Grosjean
3 63   7 United States B MacPhie
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Zimonjić
77 6  
  United States D Bowen
Australia A Fisher
2 6 77   United States D Bowen
Australia A Fisher
63 4  
  Czech Republic O Fukárek
South Africa P Rosner
6 3 63 7 United States B MacPhie
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Zimonjić
7 6  
  Czech Republic L Friedl
Belgium T Vanhoudt
4 4   2 Sweden J Björkman
Australia T Woodbridge
5 3  
  Morocco Y El Aynaoui
Croatia I Ljubičić
6 6     Morocco Y El Aynaoui
Croatia I Ljubičić
     
2 Sweden J Björkman
Australia T Woodbridge
w/o    

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