2002 Kroger St. Jude International – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2002 Kroger St. Jude International
Champions	Ai Sugiyama Elena Tatarkova
Runners-up	Melissa Middleton Brie Rippner
Score	6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Main article: 2002 Kroger St. Jude International

Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil were the defending champions, but McNeil did not compete this year. Coetzer teamed up with Jessica Steck and lost in first round to sisters Adriana Serra Zanetti and Antonella Serra Zanetti.

Ai Sugiyama and Elena Tatarkova won the title by defeating Melissa Middleton and Brie Rippner 6–4, 2–6, 6–0 in the final.

Seeds

1. Ai Sugiyama / Elena Tatarkova (champions)
2. Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (semifinals)
3. Nannie de Villiers / Irina Selyutina (first round)
4. Rika Hiraki / Nana Miyagi (first round)

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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Sugiyama E Tatarkova	6	4	6
	Q	J Craybas J Hopkins	1	6	1			1	A Sugiyama E Tatarkova	6	6
		A Coetzer J Steck	1	4					Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	1	2
		Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	6	6											1	A Sugiyama E Tatarkova	6	6
	4	R Hiraki N Miyagi	4	4												M Irvin A Stevenson	4	4
		E deLone K Schlukebir	6	6					E deLone K Schlukebir	4	4
		A Jidkova B Stewart	6	2	4				M Irvin A Stevenson	6	6
		M Irvin A Stevenson	1	6	6																	1	A Sugiyama E Tatarkova	6	2	6
	WC	M Lučić MÈ Pelletier	4	65																			M Middleton B Rippner	4	6	0
		M Middleton B Rippner	6	77					M Middleton B Rippner	6	77
		A Glass S Reeves	77	6					A Glass S Reeves	2	62
	3	N de Villiers I Selyutina	63	3												M Middleton B Rippner	6	69	6
		S Asagoe S Krivencheva	3	4											2	J Lee W Prakusya	4	711	3
		A Hopmans T Perebiynis	6	6					A Hopmans T Perebiynis	3	7	2
		C Barclay C Wheeler	6	5	3			2	J Lee W Prakusya	6	5	6
	2	J Lee W Prakusya	3	7	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Official results archive (WTA)