# 2002 French Open – Men's doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but did not participate together. Paes played with Tomáš Cibulec but they lost in the semifinals to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Bhupathi partnered with Max Mirnyi but they lost in semifinals to Paul Haarhuis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Haarhuis and Kafelnikov went on to win the title, defeating Knowles and Nestor 7–5, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

    01. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (second round)
    02. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (final)
    03. Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
    04. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
    05. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
    06. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
    07. Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)
    08. Ellis Ferreira / Jeff Tarango (first round)
    09. David Prinosil / David Rikl (third round)
    10. Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek (first round)
    11. Joshua Eagle / Sandon Stolle (second round)
    12. Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (first round)
    13. Rick Leach / Brian MacPhie (second round)
    14. Tomáš Cibulec / Leander Paes (semifinals)
    15. Julien Boutter / Sjeng Schalken (first round)
    16. Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro (second round)

## Main 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1 | 7$^8$ | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | Tomáš Cibulec Leander Paes | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tomáš Cibulec Leander Paes | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | 14 | Tomáš Cibulec Leander Paes | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 2 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle M Kohlmann | 2 | 2 | | 1 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Carrasco Á López Morón | 2 | 3 | | | L Arnold Ker G Etlis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker G Etlis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker G Etlis | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Crichton T Perry | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Braasch A Olhovskiy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | T Crichton T Perry | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Boutter S Schalken | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | 1 | 7$^8$ | 8 |
| 11 | J Eagle S Stolle | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | J Erlich D Melo | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 11 | J Eagle S Stolle | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hill D Vacek | 4 | 2 | | | B Black J Coetzee | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black J Coetzee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Black J Coetzee | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Blake S Humphries | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J-F Bachelot N Coutelot | 4 | 2 | | | J Blake S Humphries | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Merklein E Taino | 2 | 3 | | 6 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Koenig T Shimada | 5 | 6$^5$ | | 3 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bastl A Portas | 6 | 6 | | | G Bastl A Portas | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rosner G Weiner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Rudman D Škoch | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | F Čermák O Fukárek | 7$^8$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F Čermák O Fukárek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | F Čermák O Fukárek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kitinov J Landsberg | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | R Leach B MacPhie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Leach B MacPhie | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | P Pála P Vízner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Damm C Suk | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | D Adams A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | D Adams A Pavel | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Orsanic M Rodríguez | 4 | 6 | 4 | | D Hrbatý A Sá | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý A Sá | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | D Hrbatý A Sá | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | T Ascione É Prodon | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | M Damm C Suk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | W Ferreira J-M Gambill | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Aspelin A Kratzmann | 2 | 4 | | 7 | M Damm C Suk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Damm C Suk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Patience J Varlet | 1 | 4 | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Thomas T Vanhoudt | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Thomas T Vanhoudt | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knippschild R Schüttler | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | A Dupuis P-H Mathieu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | D Prinosil D Rikl | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Barnard J-L de Jager | 6 | 4 | 4 | WC | A Dupuis P-H Mathieu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard G Trifu | 1 | 5 | | 9 | D Prinosil D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | D Prinosil D Rikl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 14 | T Cibulec L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | T Cibulec L Paes | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | M Bertolini C Brandi | 0 | 2 | | 14 | T Cibulec L Paes | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fish J Morrison | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | M Fish J Morrison | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Carraz N Mahut | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | 14 | T Cibulec L Paes | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Balcells E Massa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Friedl P Luxa | 3 | 4 | | | J Balcells E Massa | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Gasquet J-W Tsonga | 4 | 4 | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | E Ferreira J Tarango | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Schneiter S Roitman | 6 | 7 | | A Schneiter S Roitman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro L Zovko | 4 | 4 | | S Huss M Wakefield | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Huss M Wakefield | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Schneiter S Roitman | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | M García L Lobo | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | W Arthurs P Hanley | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Arthurs P Hanley | 7$^8$ | 7 | | W Arthurs P Hanley | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Benneteau A Di Pasquale | 6 | 6 | WC | J Benneteau A Di Pasquale | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Novák R Štěpánek | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | W Arthurs P Hanley | 6$^1$ | 2 |
| 16 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | B Ellwood N Healey | 1 | 6$^4$ | 16 | M Llodra F Santoro | 5 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hood S Prieto | 6 | 6 | | M Hood S Prieto | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Florent D Macpherson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Hood S Prieto | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Kerr G Silcock | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Godwin V Voltchkov | 5 | 2 | | J Kerr G Silcock | 7 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bowen A Fisher | 3 | 6$^2$ | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |