Rika Hiraki and Naoko Kijimuta were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Alexia Dechaume-Balleret and Kijimuta with Nana Miyagi.
Rika Hiraki (Japanese: 平木 理化 , born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese female tennis player.
Rika Hiraki and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Amy Frazier and Miyagi with Rachel McQuillan.
Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo won the tournament in 2009, but Dechy retired from tennis later in the year and Santangelo chose to not participate this year.
Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová won in the final 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] against Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Vania King.
Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo were the defending champions, but Dechy retired from tennis before being able to defend the title, and Santangelo chose not to participate this year.
Mara Santangelo (born 28 June 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
 She retired from the sport on 28 January 2011.
Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo were the defending champions, but Dechy retired in 2009 and Santangelo chose not to compete this year.
Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together.
 HirakI played with Paul Kilderry and lost in the third round, while Bhupathi teamed up with Rennae Stubbs and lost in the second round.
Kerry-Anne Guse and Kristine Radford won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Rika Hiraki and Sung-Hee Park.
Alexandra Fusai and Kerry-Anne Guse were the defending champions but only Guse competed that year with Rika Hiraki.

Question: Do Rika Hiraki and Mara Santangelo come from the same country?
Answer: no