2002 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

Doubles
2002 Open Gaz de France
Champions	Nathalie Dechy Meilen Tu
Runners-up	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
Score	Walkover

Virginie Razzano and Iva Majoli were the defending champions but only Razzano competed that year with Émilie Loit.

Loit and Razzano lost in the first round to Jelena Dokić and Magdalena Maleeva.

Nathalie Dechy and Meilen Tu won the final on a walkover when Janette Husárová and Elena Dementieva were forced to withdraw when Dementieva developed bronchitis.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Daniela Hantuchová / Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)
2. Květa Hrdličková / Henrieta Nagyová (withdrew, right wrist injury Nagyová)
3. Barbara Schett / Magüi Serna (first round)
4. Jelena Dokić / Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	D Hantuchová E Likhovtseva	4	6	6
		D Bedáňová E Bovina	6	4	1			1	D Hantuchová E Likhovtseva	0	5
		E Bes M Marrero	4	3					E Dementieva J Husárová	6	7
		E Dementieva J Husárová	6	6												E Dementieva J Husárová	6	6
	3	B Schett M Serna	4	4												T Garbin F Schiavone	1	4
		C Dhenin T Poutchek	6	6					C Dhenin T Poutchek	2	6	2
		T Garbin F Schiavone	6	6					T Garbin F Schiavone	6	3	6
	WC	S Cohen-Aloro S Foretz	2	2																			Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
	Q	M Palaveršić-Coopersmith M Vento-Kabchi	1	5																			Nathalie Dechy Meilen Tu	w/o
		S Reeves M Weingärtner	6	7					S Reeves M Weingärtner	64	2
		É Loit V Razzano	1	4				4	J Dokić M Maleeva	77	6
	4	J Dokić M Maleeva	6	6											4	J Dokić M Maleeva	4	64
		M Oremans P Schnyder	6	6												N Dechy M Tu	6	77
		K Grant A Spears	0	2					M Oremans P Schnyder	65	4
		N Dechy M Tu	6	77					N Dechy M Tu	77	6
	LL	E Daniilidou C Schneider	4	64

External links

• 2002 Open Gaz de France Doubles Draw