2002 US Open – Women's doubles

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

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

Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (third round)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
Daniela Hantuchová / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová (final)
Els Callens / Roberta Vinci (first round)
Nicole Arendt / Liezel Huber (second round)
Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
Silvia Farina Elia / Barbara Schett (first round)
Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (second round)
Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (first round)
Barbara Rittner / Magüi Serna (first round)
Dája Bedáňová / Elena Bovina (first round)
Kim Clijsters / Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
María Emilia Salerni / Åsa Svensson (third round)

Draw

Key

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	6⁵	6									6	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	6
	R McQuillan L McShea	3	7⁷	4	11	J Lee W Prakusya	4	3
	A Molik F Schiavone	6⁴	5			M Navratilova I Tulyaganova	6	6
	M Navratilova I Tulyaganova	7⁷	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	6⁰
	Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	4	1		6	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	7⁷
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	6³	6
	N Dechy M Tu	7⁷	6			N Dechy M Tu	2	7⁷	1
	M Marrero M Müller	6⁴	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	6⁵	6⁴
	L Bacheva E Bes	3	4			E Kulikovskaya E Sysoeva	1	7⁷	7⁷
	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	6⁴	6	3	8	N Arendt L Huber	1	1
8	N Arendt L Huber	7⁷	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	6⁴			J Henin C Martínez Granados	4	5
	J Henin C Martínez Granados	6	7⁷								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	6⁷
	N Petrova N Pratt	6	6			N Petrova N Pratt	6	7⁹
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	7⁷	6			S Asagoe N Miyagi	2	6	2
	N Grandin J Wöhr	6⁴	2								I Majoli C Martínez	6⁶	4
	T Garbin A Widjaja	1	4								E Gagliardi H Nagyová	7⁸	6
	E Gagliardi H Nagyová	6	6			E Gagliardi H Nagyová	6⁶	7	7
	E deLone S Jeyaseelan	6	6			E deLone S Jeyaseelan	7⁸	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	6¹	2								C Rubin N Zvereva	4	6	3
	C Rubin N Zvereva	7⁷	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	7¹¹	7⁷			R de los Ríos S Kuznetsova	4	4
	A Glass K Hrdličková	6⁹	6⁴							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	6¹		2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	5	6	6
2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7⁷