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
Champions	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi
Runners-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Draw	16
Seeds	4

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

1. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Final)
2. Shinobu Asagoe / Nana Miyagi (Champions)
3. Evie Dominikovic / Trudi Musgrave (First round)
4. Rika Hiraki / Rossana Neffa-de los Ríos (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

Draw

	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	7^7	3				L Dekmeijere H Ejeson	2	1
		L Dekmeijere H Ejeson	6	6^4	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	6^4	3				4	R Hiraki R Neffa-de los Ríos	6	6
	4	R Hiraki R Neffa-de los Ríos	7^7	6											4	R Hiraki R Neffa-de los Ríos	6^5	6^5
		L McShea K Schlukebir	7^7	4	6										2	S Asagoe N Miyagi	7^7	7^7
		A Cargill V Webb	6^4	6	4				L McShea K Schlukebir	6^3	3
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	5	6^3				2	S Asagoe N Miyagi	7^7	6
	2	S Asagoe N Miyagi	7	7^7

External link

• WTA tournament draws