Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions, but Tauziat did not compete in this edition. Sánchez Vicario teamed up with Daniela Hantuchová and lost in first round to Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title, defeating Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 in the final. It was the 32nd title for Raymond and the 36th title for Stubbs in their respective careers. It was also the 6th title for the pair during this season, including other 2 Tier I wins in Tokyo and Indian Wells.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers Rika Hiraki / Nana Miyagi
Qualifying draw
References Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)