# 2002 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–4 in the final. It was the 13th title for Ruano Pascual and the 21st title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair during the season, after their wins in Bogotá and Acapulco.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
* Els Callens / Anna Kournikova (second round, withdrew due to a thigh strain on Kournikova)
* Sandrine Testud / Roberta Vinci (semifinals)
* Nicole Arendt / Liezel Huber (first round)
* Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
* Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (final)
* Silvia Farina Elia / Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová S Reeves | 4 | 5 | | WC | Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn E Tatarkova | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Farina Elia B Schett | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | K Grant A Spears | 5 | 6 | 3 | | T Tanasugarn E Tatarkova | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Salerni I Selyutina | 4 | 1 | | 8 | S Farina Elia B Schett | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Farina Elia B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | E Callens A Kournikova | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Panova T Poutchek | 5 | 1 | | | R Fujiwara A Sugiyama | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Fujiwara A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Dementieva J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič K Schlukebir | 2 | 1 | | | E Dementieva J Husárová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S de Beer N de Villiers | 2 | 4 | | 7 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans M Serna | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Oremans M Serna | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Svensson I Tulyaganova | 6 | 5 | 3 | Q | R de los Ríos L Osterloh | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R de los Ríos L Osterloh | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | Q | R de los Ríos L Osterloh | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin L Montalvo | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 4 | S Testud R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Grande P Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Grande P Schnyder | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Testud R Vinci | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Testud R Vinci | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | N Arendt L Huber | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | N Dechy M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy M Tu | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero MJ Martínez | 6 | 1 | 4 | WC | M Navratilova N Zvereva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Navratilova N Zvereva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | WC | M Navratilova N Zvereva | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Henin M Shaughnessy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Fusai C Vis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | J Henin M Shaughnessy | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tatiana Panova / Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
* Alina Jidkova / Andreea Vanc (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Rossana de los Ríos / Lilia Osterloh

### Lucky losers

* Tatiana Panova / Tatiana Poutchek

### Qualifying draw

| First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tatiana Panova Tatiana Poutchek | 9$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Maria Elena Camerin Clarisa Fernández | 8$^3$ | | | | |
| WC | Maria Elena Camerin Clarisa Fernández | 8$^3$ | 1 | Tatiana Panova Tatiana Poutchek | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | | | | Rossana de los Ríos Lilia Osterloh | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | Rossana de los Ríos Lilia Osterloh | 9$^{15}$ | | Rossana de los Ríos Lilia Osterloh | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 2 | Alina Jidkova Andreea Vanc | 8$^{13}$ | | | | |