2002 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

2002 Sparkassen Cup s USA Alexandra Stevenson USA Serena Williams SVK Janette Husárová ARG Paola Suárez 6–3, 7–5 16 4 singles doubles The 2002 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the thirteenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Elena Likhovtseva and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but Tauziat chose not to compete in 2002. Likhovtseva partnered with Natasha Zvereva but they were defeated in the semifinals. Unseeded American pairing Alexandra Stevenson and Serena Williams won the title, defeating Janette Husárová and Paola Suárez in the final, 6–3, 7–5. This title remains the only doubles title won by Serena Williams not partnered with older sister Venus. Seeds 30em SVK Janette Husárová / ARG Paola Suárez (final) BEL Kim Clijsters / FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (first round) ITA Rita Grande / USA Meghann Shaughnessy (first round) SLO Tina Križan / SLO Katarina Srebotnik (second round) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SVK Janette HusárováARG Paola Suárez 6 6   HUN Zsófia GubacsiITA Francesca Schiavone 4 1     RSA Nannie De VilliersCZE Eva Martincová 65 77 3   RUS Nadia PetrovaESP Magüi Serna 77 62 6 3 ITA Rita GrandeUSA Meghann Shaughnessy 4 2   RUS Elena LikhovtsevaBLR Natasha Zvereva 6 6   AUS Catherine BarclayGER Martina Müller 6 6   WC GER Anca BarnaGER Vanessa Henke 3 4   RUS Elena BovinaBEL Justine Henin 4 6 1 WC USA Alexandra StevensonUSA Serena Williams 6 3 6 Q CZE Iveta BenešováCZE Olga Blahotová 6 3 0 4 SLO Tina KrižanSLO Katarina Srebotnik 3 6 6   FRA Nathalie DechyGER Barbara Rittner 6 5 4   GRE Eleni DaniilidouNED Caroline Vis 1 7 6   GER Andrea GlassCZE Květa Hrdličková 6 6   2 BEL Kim ClijstersFR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 3 4   1 SVK J HusárováARG P Suárez 66 6 6   RUS N PetrovaESP M Serna 78 2 4 RUS E LikhovtsevaBLR N Zvereva 6 6   AUS Catherine BarclayGER M Müller 3 4   WC USA A StevensonUSA S Williams 6 6   4 SLO T KrižanSLO K Srebotnik 2 2     GRE E DaniilidouNED C Vis 6 4 6 GER A GlassCZE K Hrdličková 3 6 2 1 SVK J HusárováARG P Suárez 6 6   RUS E LikhovtsevaBLR N Zvereva 2 3   WC USA A StevensonUSA S Williams 6 6   GRE E DaniilidouNED C Vis 3 1   1 SVK J HusárováARG P Suárez 3 5 WC USA A StevensonUSA S Williams 6 7 External links 2002 Sparkassen Cup Draw Category:Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Category:21st century in Leipzig Category:2002 WTA Tour