At the Kirkland Tennis Tournament outside Seattle in Washington, USA, with a prize fund of $50,000, Luxembourg's 29 year-old Mandy Minella won the doubles championships with playing partner Stephanie Foretz of France, seeded #1.
In the final they defeated the Dutch pairing of Lesley KERKHOVE and Arantxa RUS, 6-4, 4-6 (10-4). Earlier in the tournament they defeated 4th seeds Antonia LOTTNER (GER) / Despina PAPAMICHAIL (GRE), 6-4, 7-6 (semi-final); Julia BOSERUP (USA) / Nicole GIBBS (USA) in the quarter-final 6-4, 1-6, 14-12; Alexa GUARACHI (CHI) / Danielle LAO (USA), 6-1, 6-4 (1st round).
