2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champions	Shinobu Asagoe; Nana Miyagi
Runners-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events

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.

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

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