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 |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
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 edit
Virginia Ruano Pascual / 
Paola Suárez (champions)
Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Dechy / 
Janette Husárová (first round)
Meghann Shaughnessy / 
Iroda Tulyaganova (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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
Draw edit
| 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 edit
Seeds edit
Vanessa Henke / Brie Rippner (first round)- Mariana Díaz Oliva /
Marie-Ève Pelletier (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers edit
Draw edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||
| 1 | Vanessa Henke Brie Rippner
| 6 | |||||||||
| Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene
| 8 | ||||||||||
| Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene
| 6 | 3 | 77 | ||||||||
| 2 | Mariana Díaz Oliva Marie-Ève Pelletier
| 2 | 6 | 65 | |||||||
| WC | Marcela Evangelista Letícia Sobral
| 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Mariana Díaz Oliva Marie-Ève Pelletier
| 8 | |||||||||