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2002 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2002 Sparkassen Cup
Final
ChampionsUnited States Alexandra Stevenson
United States Serena Williams
Runners-upSlovakia Janette Husárová
Argentina Paola Suárez
Score6–3, 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Slovakia Janette Husárová
Argentina Paola Suárez
6 6  
Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Italy Francesca Schiavone
4 1   1 Slovakia J Husárová
Argentina P Suárez
66 6 6
  South Africa Nannie De Villiers
Czech Republic Eva Martincová
65 77 3   Russia N Petrova
Spain M Serna
78 2 4
  Russia Nadia Petrova
Spain Magüi Serna
77 62 6 1 Slovakia J Husárová
Argentina P Suárez
6 6  
3 Italy Rita Grande
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
4 2 Russia E Likhovtseva
Belarus N Zvereva
2 3  
  Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6 6 Russia E Likhovtseva
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6  
  Australia Catherine Barclay
Germany Martina Müller
6 6   Australia Catherine Barclay
Germany M Müller
3 4  
WC Germany Anca Barna
Germany Vanessa Henke
3 4   1 Slovakia J Husárová
Argentina P Suárez
3 5
Russia Elena Bovina
Belgium Justine Henin
4 6 1 WC United States A Stevenson
United States S Williams
6 7
WC United States Alexandra Stevenson
United States Serena Williams
6 3 6 WC United States A Stevenson
United States S Williams
6 6  
Q Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
6 3 0 4 Slovenia T Križan
Slovenia K Srebotnik
2 2  
4 Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
3 6 6 WC United States A Stevenson
United States S Williams
6 6  
  France Nathalie Dechy
Germany Barbara Rittner
6 5 4 Greece E Daniilidou
Netherlands C Vis
3 1  
  Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Netherlands Caroline Vis
1 7 6   Greece E Daniilidou
Netherlands C Vis
6 4 6
  Germany Andrea Glass
Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková
6 6   Germany A Glass
Czech Republic K Hrdličková
3 6 2
2 Belgium Kim Clijsters
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic
3 4  
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