2002 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles
# 2002 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

The 2002 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the thirteenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Elena Likhovtseva and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but Tauziat chose not to compete in 2002. Likhovtseva partnered with Natasha Zvereva but they were defeated in the semifinals.

Unseeded American pairing Alexandra Stevenson and Serena Williams won the title, defeating Janette Husárová and Paola Suárez in the final, 6–3, 7–5. This title remains the only doubles title won by Serena Williams not partnered with older sister Venus.

## Seeds

* Janette Husárová / Paola Suárez (final)
* Kim Clijsters / Jelena Dokic (first round)
* Rita Grande / Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (second 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Janette Husárová Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsófia Gubacsi Francesca Schiavone | 4 | 1 | | 1 | J Husárová P Suárez | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nannie De Villiers Eva Martincová | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 3 | | N Petrova M Serna | $7^8$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nadia Petrova Magüi Serna | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Husárová P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Rita Grande Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva N Zvereva | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Elena Likhovtseva Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | E Likhovtseva N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catherine Barclay Martina Müller | 6 | 6 | | | Catherine Barclay M Müller | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anca Barna Vanessa Henke | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Husárová P Suárez | 3 | 5 |
| | Elena Bovina Justine Henin | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Stevenson S Williams | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Alexandra Stevenson Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | A Stevenson S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Iveta Benešová Olga Blahotová | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Stevenson S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Dechy Barbara Rittner | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | E Daniilidou C Vis | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Eleni Daniilidou Caroline Vis | 1 | 7 | 6 | | E Daniilidou C Vis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Glass Květa Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | | | A Glass K Hrdličková | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters Jelena Dokic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
