See main article: 2002 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open.
Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis were the defending champions, but Basuki did not compete this year. Vis teamed up with Alexandra Fusai and lost in quarterfinals to tournament winners Barbara Rittner and María Vento-Kabchi.
Barbara Rittner and María Vento-Kabchi won the title by defeating Sandrine Testud and Roberta Vinci 6–3, 6–2 in the final.[1]