2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships s JPN Shinobu AsagoeJPN Nana Miyagi RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 16 4 Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Liezel Huber and Rachel McQuillan were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year. Huber played in the Kremlin Cup at the same week. Shinobu Asagoe and Nana Miyagi won the title by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 2nd title for Asagoe and the 19th title for Miyagi in their respective doubles careers. Seeds 30em RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova / ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final) JPN Shinobu Asagoe / JPN Nana Miyagi (champions) AUS Evie Dominikovic / AUS Trudi Musgrave (first round) JPN Rika Hiraki / PAR 1990 Rossana Neffa-de los Ríos (semifinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 RUS S KuznetsovaESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 JPN A MorigamiJPN S Obata 2 4 CRO J KostanićIRL K Liggan 3 5 USA A AugustusCAN R Kolbovic 6 7 3 AUS E DominikovicAUS T Musgrave 3 4 FRA V RazzanoCRO S Talaja 6 6 WC RUS M KirilenkoRUS M Sharapova 4 77 3 LAT L DekmeijereSWE H Ejeson 6 64 6 Q JPN M AraiJPN S Okamoto 6 3 4 ESP M MarreroAUS A Molik 3 6 6 JPN A TakaseJPN R Tezuka 64 3 4 JPN R HirakiPAR 1990 R Neffa-de los Ríos 77 6 AUS L McSheaUSA K Schlukebir 77 4 6 USA A CargillCAN V Webb 64 6 4 JPN M SaekiJPN Y Yoshida 5 63 2 JPN S AsagoeJPN N Miyagi 7 77 1 RUS S KuznetsovaESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 3 6 USA A AugustusCAN R Kolbovic 4 6 3 FRA V RazzanoCRO S Talaja 6 6 LAT L DekmeijereSWE H Ejeson 2 1 ESP M MarreroAUS A Molik 3 4 4 JPN R HirakiPAR 1990 R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 6 AUS L McSheaUSA K Schlukebir 63 3 2 JPN S AsagoeJPN N Miyagi 77 6 1 RUS S KuznetsovaESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 FRA V RazzanoCRO S Talaja 4 1 4 JPN R HirakiPAR 1990 R Neffa-de los Ríos 65 65 2 JPN S AsagoeJPN N Miyagi 77 77 1 RUS S KuznetsovaESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 4 2 JPN S AsagoeJPN N Miyagi 6 4 6 External links WTA tournament draws Doubles Category:2002 in Japanese women's sport Category:2002 WTA Tour Category:Women's tennis tournaments in Japan