2002 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

Doubles
2002 Swisscom Challenge
Final
ChampionsRussia Elena Bovina
Belgium Justine Henin
Runners-upFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic
Russia Nadia Petrova
Score6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw16 (1WC/1Q)
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions, but Raymond did not compete this year. Davenport teamed up with Chanda Rubin and lost in quarterfinals to tournament winners Elena Bovina and Justine Henin.

Bovina and Henin won the title by defeating Jelena Dokic and Nadia Petrova 6–2, 7–6(7–2) in the final. It was the 6th title for Bovina and the 2nd title for Henin in their respective doubles careers.

This tournament saw an unusual event, as all seeded pairs were eliminated in their first match.

Seeds

  1. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (first round)
  2. Russia Elena Dementieva / Slovakia Janette Husárová (first round)
  3. Spain Conchita Martínez / Japan Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  4. United States Nicole Arendt / South Africa Liezel Huber (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
4 4
United States L Davenport
United States C Rubin
6 6 United States L Davenport
United States C Rubin
66 5
Argentina P Tarabini
Netherlands C Vis
1 2 Russia E Bovina
Belgium J Henin
78 7
Russia E Bovina
Belgium J Henin
6 6 Russia E Bovina
Belgium J Henin
6 6
4 United States N Arendt
South Africa L Huber
6 63 3 Belgium K Clijsters
Slovakia D Hantuchová
2 1
Belgium K Clijsters
Slovakia D Hantuchová
1 77 6 Belgium K Clijsters
Slovakia D Hantuchová
5 6 6
Q Russia E Kulikovskaya
Ukraine T Perebiynis
6 6 Q Russia E Kulikovskaya
Ukraine T Perebiynis
7 3 4
Slovenia T Križan
Slovenia K Srebotnik
4 4 Russia E Bovina
Belgium J Henin
6 77
Switzerland P Schnyder
Sweden Å Svensson
4 6 4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Russia N Petrova
2 62
Chinese Taipei J Lee
Indonesia W Prakusya
6 4 6 Chinese Taipei J Lee
Indonesia W Prakusya
6 7
WC Switzerland M Casanova
Switzerland E Gagliardi
2 6 78 WC Switzerland M Casanova
Switzerland E Gagliardi
4 5
3 Spain C Martínez
Japan A Sugiyama
6 1 66 Chinese Taipei J Lee
Indonesia W Prakusya
1 2
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Russia N Petrova
6 7 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Russia N Petrova
6 6
Italy S Farina Elia
Italy R Vinci
4 5 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Russia N Petrova
6 6
United States K Po-Messerli
Belarus N Zvereva
4 6 6 United States K Po-Messerli
Belarus N Zvereva
4 3
2 Russia E Dementieva
Slovakia J Husárová
6 3 4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya / Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis (qualified)
  2. Germany Vanessa Henke / Germany Angelika Rösch (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya / Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis

Qualifying draw

First round Qualifying competition
        
1 Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
8
WC Switzerland Serena Bergomi
Switzerland Daniela Casanova
4
1 Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
6 6
2 Germany Vanessa Henke
Germany Angelika Rösch
2 3
  Germany Adriana Barna
Germany Anca Barna
86
2 Germany Vanessa Henke
Germany Angelika Rösch
98

References

  • Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official results archive (WTA)
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