2002 WTA Brasil Open – Doubles

Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil were the defending champions, but none competed this year.

Doubles
2002 WTA Brasil Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Émilie Loit Rossana de los Ríos
Final score	6–4, 6–1

Main article: 2002 WTA Brasil Open

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Émilie Loit and Rossana de los Ríos 6–4, 6–1 in the final. It was the 17th title for Ruano Pascual and the 25th title for Suárez in their respective careers. It was also the 7th title for the pair during this season.

Seeds

1. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Champions)
2. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (Quarterfinals)
3. Nathalie Dechy / Janette Husárová (First Round)
4. Meghann Shaughnessy / Iroda Tulyaganova (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	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7	6
		I Majoli H Nagyová	5	0				1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		L Montalvo E Tatarkova	6	6					L Montalvo E Tatarkova	2	0
		A Glass P Schnyder	3	4											1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	w/o
	3	N Dechy J Husárová	2	3												E Daniilidou J Dokic
		T Panova T Poutchek	6	6					T Panova T Poutchek	2	3
		A Myskina A Rodionova	5	4					E Daniilidou J Dokic	6	6
		E Daniilidou J Dokic	7	6																		1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		T Garbin K Marosi	1	5																			É Loit R de los Ríos	4	1
		ME Salerni Å Svensson	6	7					ME Salerni Å Svensson	7	2	3
	WC	B Colósio V Menga	2	1				4	M Shaughnessy I Tulyaganova	5	6	6
	4	M Shaughnessy I Tulyaganova	6	6											4	M Shaughnessy I Tulyaganova	5	6	5
		É Loit R de los Ríos	6	4	6											É Loit R de los Ríos	7	2	7
		C Dhenin M Matevžič	4	6	3				É Loit R de los Ríos	6	6
	Q	MF Alves C Tiene	0	2				2	T Križan K Srebotnik	1	3
	2	T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Vanessa Henke / Brie Rippner (First Round)
2. Mariana Díaz Oliva / Marie-Ève Pelletier (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

1. Maria Fernanda Alves / Carla Tiene

Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Competition
	1	Vanessa Henke Brie Rippner	6
		Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene	8
							Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene	6	3	7^7
						2	Mariana Díaz Oliva Marie-Ève Pelletier	2	6	6^5
	WC	Marcela Evangelista Letícia Sobral	3
	2	Mariana Díaz Oliva Marie-Ève Pelletier	8

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws (ITF)
• Main and Qualifying Draws (WTA)