2002 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

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.

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