2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi
Runners-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score	6–4, 4–6, 6–4

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

Draw

Key

Draw

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	S Kuznetsova A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Morigami S Obata	2	4				1	S Kuznetsova A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	6
		J Kostanić K Liggan	3	5					A Augustus R Kolbovic	4	6	3
		A Augustus R Kolbovic	6	7											1	S Kuznetsova A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	3	E Dominikovic T Musgrave	3	4												V Razzano S Talaja	4	1
		V Razzano S Talaja	6	6					V Razzano S Talaja	6	6
	WC	M Kirilenko M Sharapova	4	77	3				L Dekmeijere H Ejeson	2	1
		L Dekmeijere H Ejeson	6	64	6																	1	S Kuznetsova A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	4
	Q	M Arai S Okamoto	6	3	4																	2	S Asagoe N Miyagi	6	4	6
		M Marrero A Molik	3	6	6				M Marrero A Molik	3	4
		A Takase R Tezuka	64	3				4	R Hiraki R de los Ríos	6	6
	4	R Hiraki R de los Ríos	77	6											4	R Hiraki R de los Ríos	65	65
		L McShea K Schlukebir	77	4	6										2	S Asagoe N Miyagi	77	77
		A Cargill V Webb	64	6	4				L McShea K Schlukebir	63	3
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	5	63				2	S Asagoe N Miyagi	77	6
	2	S Asagoe N Miyagi	7	77

References

• Tournament Profile (ITF)