2002 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2002 US Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	64 (7 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2002 US Open (tennis)

Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in third round to Kim Clijsters and Meghann Shaughnessy.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová 6–2, 6–1 in the final. It was the 1st doubles Grand Slam title and the 6th doubles title in the year for the pair. It was also the 16th doubles title overall for Ruano Pascual and the 24th doubles title overall for Suárez, in their respective careers.

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (third round)
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
3. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
4. Daniela Hantuchová / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
5. Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
6. Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová (final)
7. Els Callens / Roberta Vinci (first round)
8. Nicole Arendt / Liezel Huber (second round)
9. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
10. Silvia Farina Elia / Barbara Schett (first round)
11. Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (second round)
12. Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (first round)
13. Barbara Rittner / Magüi Serna (first round)
14. Dája Bedáňová / Elena Bovina (first round)
15. Kim Clijsters / Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
16. María Emilia Salerni / Åsa Svensson (third 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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Kim Clijsters Meghann Shaughnessy	4	3
	6	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová	6	6
								6	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová	7	6
								3	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	5	1
	3	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	6
		Corina Morariu Kimberly Po-Messerli	6	3	4
															6	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová	2	1
															2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6
		Nadia Petrova Nicole Pratt	6	6
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi Henrieta Nagyová	4	3
									Nadia Petrova Nicole Pratt	1	3
								2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6
	5	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	3	3
	2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		B Rippner K Schlukebir	1	0				1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		K Grant A Spears	2	6	6				K Grant A Spears	3	3
		P Mandula P Wartusch	6	2	3										1	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	5
		G Fokina C Wheeler	1	3											15	K Clijsters M Shaughnessy	6	7
		C Fernández P Tarabini	6	6					C Fernández P Tarabini	3	3
	WC	L Kalvaria G Lastra	2	1				15	K Clijsters M Shaughnessy	6	6
	15	K Clijsters M Shaughnessy	6	6																		15	K Clijsters M Shaughnessy	4	3
	11	J Lee W Prakusya	6	6^5	6																	6	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	6
		R McQuillan L McShea	3	7^7	4			11	J Lee W Prakusya	4	3
		A Molik F Schiavone	6^4	5					M Navratilova I Tulyaganova	6	6
		M Navratilova I Tulyaganova	7^7	7												M Navratilova I Tulyaganova	4	5
		R Grande P Schnyder	7	6											6	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	7
		A Rodionova M Weingärtner	5	3					R Grande P Schnyder	3	6^0
		Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	4	1				6	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	7^7
	6	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	WC	T Cochran K Schlukebir	4	3				3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6^3	6
		N Dechy M Tu	7^7	6					N Dechy M Tu	2	7^7	1
		M Marrero M Müller	6^4	1											3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	WC	T Ashley S Taylor	6	4	6										16	ME Salerni Å Svensson	3	0
		L Montalvo E Tatarkova	4	6	4			WC	T Ashley S Taylor	2	6	3
		C Barclay E Loit	2	4				16	ME Salerni Å Svensson	6	1	6
	16	ME Salerni Å Svensson	6	6																		3	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	6	6
	12	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	5	4																		C Morariu K Po-Messerli	6	3	4
		A Augustus J Embry	2	7	6				A Augustus J Embry	6	6^5	6^4
		L Bacheva E Bes	3	4					E Kulikovskaya E Sysoeva	1	7^7	7^7
		E Kulikovskaya E Sysoeva	6	6												E Kulikovskaya E Sysoeva	7	1	3
		A Jidkova T Musgrave	2	4												C Morariu K Po-Messerli	5	6	6
		C Morariu K Po-Messerli	6	6					C Morariu K Po-Messerli	6	6
		N de Villiers I Selyutina	6^4	6	3			8	N Arendt L Huber	1	1
	8	N Arendt L Huber	7^7	4	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	E Callens R Vinci	1	6	4
		C Dhenin M Matevzic	6	2	6				C Dhenin M Matevzic	6	7
		T Panova M Vento-Kabchi	3	6^4					J Henin C Martínez Granados	4	5
		J Henin C Martínez Granados	6	7^7												C Dhenin M Matevzic	2	2
		S Reeves B Schwartz	2	3												N Petrova N Pratt	6	6
	WC	M Irvin A Stevenson	6	6				WC	M Irvin A Stevenson	2	6^7
		N Petrova N Pratt	6	6					N Petrova N Pratt	6	7^9
	10	S Farina Elia B Schett	1	4																			N Petrova N Pratt	6	6
	14	D Bedáňová E Bovina	4	3																			E Gagliardi H Nagyová	4	3
		I Majoli C Martínez	6	6					I Majoli C Martínez	6	1	6
		S Asagoe N Miyagi	7^7	6					S Asagoe N Miyagi	2	6	2
		N Grandin J Wöhr	6^4	2												I Majoli C Martínez	6^6	4
		T Garbin A Widjaja	1	4												E Gagliardi H Nagyová	7^8	6
		E Gagliardi H Nagyová	6	6					E Gagliardi H Nagyová	6^6	7	7
		E deLone S Jeyaseelan	6	6					E deLone S Jeyaseelan	7^8	5	5
	4	D Hantuchová A Sánchez Vicario	2	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	M Hingis A Kournikova	7	5	6
		T Perebiynis T Poutchek	5	7	3			5	M Hingis A Kournikova	6	6
	WC	L Granville J Hopkins	6	6				WC	L Granville J Hopkins	1	2
		E Dominikovic J Steck	0	3											5	M Hingis A Kournikova	6	3	6
		M Saeki A Sugiyama	6^1	2												C Rubin N Zvereva	4	6	3
		C Rubin N Zvereva	7^7	6					C Rubin N Zvereva	6	6
		K Boogert M Oremans	0	6	6				K Boogert M Oremans	4	4
	9	T Križan S Srebotnik	6	2	3																	5	M Hingis A Kournikova	3	3
	13	B Rittner M Serna	1	6	3																	2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	WC	A Cargill A Harkleroad	6	4	6			WC	A Cargill A Harkleroad	6	6
		R de los Ríos S Kuznetsova	7^11	7^7					R de los Ríos S Kuznetsova	4	4
		A Glass K Hrdličková	6^9	6^4											WC	A Cargill A Harkleroad	4	2
		A Fusai C Vis	6	6											2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		R Hiraki J Kostanić	2	0					A Fusai C Vis	7	4	1
	WC	A Baker B Mattek	2	6^1				2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	5	6	6
	2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7^7

External links

• Official results archive (WTA)
• 2002 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation