Elena Bovina and Justine Henin-Hardenne were the defending champions but none competed this year, as both players decided to priorize the singles competition.

Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama won the title by defeating Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez 7–6(7–3), 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Belgium Kim Clijsters / Japan Ai Sugiyama (champions)
  2. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (final)
  3. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  4. Zimbabwe Cara Black / South Africa Liezel Huber (semifinals)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • SR = Special ranking
  • SE = Special exempt
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
  • CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
  • NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Draw

First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Belgium K Clijsters Japan A Sugiyama366
Russia N Petrova United States M Shaughnessy6441Belgium K Clijsters Japan A Sugiyama466
Italy R Grande Slovenia M Matevžič6462Russia E Likhovtseva Spain C Martínez631
Russia E Likhovtseva Spain C Martínez77261Belgium K Clijsters Japan A Sugiyama66
3United States L Raymond Australia R Stubbs466Australia A Molik Spain M Serna42
Austria B Schett Switzerland P Schnyder6343United States L Raymond Australia R Stubbs563
WCSwitzerland T Bacsinszky Ukraine J Vakulenko2663Australia A Molik Spain M Serna777
Australia A Molik Spain M Serna62771Belgium K Clijsters Japan A Sugiyama776
AltUkraine T Perebiynis Croatia S Talaja662Spain V Ruano Pascual Argentina P Suárez632
France É Loit Australia N Pratt34AltUkraine T Perebiynis Croatia S Talaja621
Russia E Dementieva Russia V Zvonareva4644Zimbabwe C Black South Africa L Huber466
4Zimbabwe C Black South Africa L Huber6774Zimbabwe C Black South Africa L Huber6362
WCFrance A Mauresmo France M Pierce2Spain V Ruano Pascual Argentina P Suárez1677
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic Slovenia K Srebotnikw/oFederal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic Slovenia K Srebotnik71014
QCanada S Jeyaseelan Thailand T Tanasugarn042Spain V Ruano Pascual Argentina P Suárez6866
2Spain V Ruano Pascual Argentina P Suárez66

Qualifiers

Qualifying seeds

  1. France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / France Caroline Dhenin (qualifying competition)
  2. Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan / Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualified)

Qualifiers

  1. Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan / Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

Qualifying draw

Qualifying competition
1France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro France Caroline Dhenin4
2Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn8

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