2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

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.

Women's doubles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsJapan Shinobu Asagoe
Japan Nana Miyagi
Runners-upRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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

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Draw

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Draw

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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 Neffa-de los Ríos
6 6
4   R Hiraki
  R Neffa-de los Ríos
77 6 4   R Hiraki
  R Neffa-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
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