Women's tennis circuit
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2002 tennis season. The WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-V Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships.
New tournaments created for the 2002 season included the
Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium; a new green clay event, the
Sarasota Clay Court Classic , in Sarasota, U.S.; and the
Nordea Nordic Light Open held in Espoo, Finland. Another new tournament was created to be held in Aarhus, Denmark, but was later cancelled. Also, the
French Community Championships moved cities from Knokke-Heist to Brussels, and the
Kroger St. Jude Championship was moved from Oklahoma City, U.S. to a new location in Memphis.
Season summary
Serena Williams was the outright player of the year, ascending to No. 1 for the first time in July and holding it for the rest of that season. She missed the
Australian Open due to injury, having won her second, third and fourth Grand Slam singles titles at the
French Open ,
Wimbledon , and the
US Open , beating her sister
Venus in all three finals. This would lead to her non-calendar Grand Slam (dubbed the "Serena Slam") which she would complete at the Australian Open the following year. Her win–loss record for the year was 56–5. Venus also ascended to the No. 1 ranking in February, and finished the season at No. 2.
Jennifer Capriati defended her Australian Open title to win her third Grand Slam title, after the two she won in 2001.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and
Paola Suárez were the doubles team of the year, and finished the season as the top 2 on the individual rankings. Their titles at the French Open and the U.S. Open represented their second and third Slam titles together. The Williams sisters won their fifth Grand Slam doubles title together at Wimbledon, and
Martina Hingis and
Anna Kournikova won their second doubles title together at the Australian Open, with it being Hingis' 9th overall.
Former No. 1
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario announced her retirement at the end of the season, although she returned in 2004 to play doubles tournaments.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2002 WTA Tour schedule.
Key
Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV and V events
Team events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
31 Dec
Hopman Cup
Perth , Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
Spain 2–1
United States
Round robin losers (Group A)
Australia Switzerland Argentina
Round robin losers (Group B)
Italy Belgium France
Brisbane International
Gold Coast , Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 7–5, 6–2
Justine Henin
Nadia Petrova
Dája Bedáňová
Ai Sugiyama
Silvia Farina Elia
Tina Pisnik
Anca Barna
Justine Henin
Meghann Shaughnessy 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Miriam Oremans
Åsa Svensson
ASB Bank Classic
Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anna Smashnova 6–2, 6–2
Tatiana Panova
Anna Kournikova
Silvija Talaja
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Anne Kremer
Tatiana Poutchek
Nicole Arendt
Liezel Huber 7–5, 6–4
Květa Hrdličková
Henrieta Nagyová
7 Jan
Sydney International
Sydney , Australia Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3
Meghann Shaughnessy
Serena Williams
Kim Clijsters
Alexandra Stevenson
Amélie Mauresmo
Justine Henin
Sandrine Testud
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs Walkover
Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
Tasmanian International
Hobart , Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Martina Suchá 7–6(9–7) , 6–1
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Amy Frazier
Nicole Pratt
Rita Grande
Janette Husárová
Meilen Tu
Alina Jidkova
Tathiana Garbin
Rita Grande 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Catherine Barclay
Christina Wheeler
Canberra Women's Classic
Canberra , Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anna Smashnova 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Lilia Osterloh
Amanda Grahame
Patty Schnyder
Nathalie Dechy
Émilie Loit
Petra Mandula
Nannie de Villiers
Irina Selyutina 6–2, 6–3
Samantha Reeves
Adriana Serra Zanetti
14 Jan 21 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,818,613 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 6–2
Martina Hingis
Kim Clijsters
Monica Seles
Amélie Mauresmo
Justine Henin
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Venus Williams
Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova 6–2, 6–7(4–7) , 6–1
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Daniela Hantuchová
Kevin Ullyett
Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–2
Gastón Etlis
Paola Suárez
28 Jan
Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,224,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Martina Hingis 7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–3
Monica Seles
Silvia Farina Elia
Anna Kournikova
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Sandrine Testud
Alexandra Stevenson
Anne Kremer
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–1
Els Callens
Roberta Vinci
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Feb
Open GDF Suez Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams Walkover
Jelena Dokić
Amélie Mauresmo
Monica Seles
Silvia Farina Elia
Francesca Schiavone
Elena Dementieva
Justine Henin
Nathalie Dechy
Meilen Tu Walkover
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová
11 Feb
Diamond Games
Antwerp , Belgium Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Justine Henin
Amélie Mauresmo
Patty Schnyder
Silvia Farina Elia
Dája Bedáňová
Eva Dyrberg
Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva
Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 6–3
Nathalie Dechy
Meilen Tu
Qatar Open
Doha , Qatar Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Monica Seles 7–6(8–6) , 6–3
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Alicia Molik
Janette Husárová
Nicole Pratt
Tathiana Garbin
Maja Matevžič
Anastasia Myskina
Janette Husárová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3
Alexandra Fusai
Caroline Vis
18 Feb
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Sandrine Testud
Venus Williams
Monica Seles
Anastasia Myskina
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tina Pisnik
Ángeles Montolio
Barbara Rittner
María Vento-Kabchi 6–3, 6–2
Sandrine Testud
Roberta Vinci
U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships
Memphis , United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lisa Raymond 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
Alexandra Stevenson
Alina Jidkova
Ai Sugiyama
Jana Nejedly
Silvija Talaja
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Jill Craybas
Ai Sugiyama
Elena Tatarkova 6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Melissa Middleton
Brie Rippner
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá , Colombia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/29Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Fabiola Zuluaga 6–1, 6–4
Katarina Srebotnik
Cristina Torrens Valero
Catalina Castaño
Rossana de los Ríos
Paola Suárez
Céline Beigbeder
María Emilia Salerni
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–1
Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
25 Feb
State Farm Women's Tennis Classic
Scottsdale , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Jennifer Capriati
Nathalie Dechy
Martina Hingis
Barbara Schett
Francesca Schiavone
Nicole Pratt
Dája Bedáňová
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
Mexican Open
Acapulco , Mexico Tier III event Clay – $200,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Katarina Srebotnik 6–7(1–7) , 6–4, 6–2
Paola Suárez
Elena Dementieva
Anna Kournikova
Émilie Loit
Amanda Coetzer
Cristina Torrens Valero
Janette Husárová
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 7–5, 6–1
Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Mar 11 Mar
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells , United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–4
Martina Hingis
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Monica Seles
Anna Smashnova
Lisa Raymond
Amanda Coetzer
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–0
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová
18 Mar 25 Mar
NASDAQ-100 Open
Key Biscayne , United States Tier I event Hard – $2,860,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Jennifer Capriati
Monica Seles
Venus Williams
Tatiana Panova
Kim Clijsters
Martina Hingis
Elena Dementieva
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–3
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Apr
Porto Open
Porto , Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Ángeles Montolio 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Magüi Serna
Maja Matevžič
Zsófia Gubacsi
Eleni Daniilidou
Jelena Kostanić
Ľudmila Cervanová
Cara Black
Cara Black
Irina Selyutina 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Kristie Boogert
Magüi Serna
Sarasota Clay Court Classic
Sarasota , United States Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 (green) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Jelena Dokić 6–2, 6–2
Tatiana Panova
Virginie Razzano
Meghann Shaughnessy
Patty Schnyder
Paola Suárez
Janette Husárová
Anastasia Myskina
Jelena Dokić
Elena Likhovtseva 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–3
Els Callens
Conchita Martínez
8 Apr
Bausch & Lomb Championships
Amelia Island , United States Tier II event Clay – $585,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Justine Henin
Anne Kremer
Jelena Dokić
Paola Suárez
Sandrine Testud
Elena Dementieva
Silvia Farina Elia
Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2
María Emilia Salerni
Åsa Svensson
Estoril Open
Oeiras , Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Magüi Serna 6–4, 6–2
Anca Barna
Dinara Safina
Elena Bovina
Ángeles Montolio
Maja Matevžič
Tina Pisnik
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Elena Bovina
Zsófia Gubacsi 6–3, 6–1
Barbara Rittner
María Vento-Kabchi
15 Apr
Family Circle Cup
Charleston , United States Tier I event Clay – $1,224,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Iva Majoli 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Patty Schnyder
Jennifer Capriati
Sandrine Testud
Anastasia Myskina
Serena Williams
Amanda Coetzer
Stéphanie Foretz
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Alexandra Fusai
Caroline Vis
Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest , Hungary Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Martina Müller 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Myriam Casanova
Tatiana Poutchek
Eleni Daniilidou
Martina Suchá
Cara Black
Rita Kuti-Kis
Lubomira Bacheva
Catherine Barclay
Émilie Loit 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Elena Bovina
Zsófia Gubacsi
22 Apr
Fed Cup: First Round
Brussels , Belgium, Clay (i)
Milan , Italy, Clay
Bratislava , Slovakia, Clay
Buenos Aires , Argentina, Clay
Charlotte , United States, Clay
Bol, Croatia , Clay
Almería , Spain, Clay
Dresden , Germany, Clay
First round winners
Belgium 3–1
Italy 5–0
Slovakia 3–2
France 3–2
Austria 3–2
Croatia 3–2
Spain 4–1
Germany 3–2
First round losers
Australia
Sweden
Switzerland
Argentina
United States
Czech Republic
Hungary
Russia
29 Apr
Betty Barclay Cup
Hamburg , Germany Tier II event Clay – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Venus Williams
Martina Hingis
Jelena Dokić
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Daniela Hantuchová
Justine Henin
Barbara Schett
Martina Hingis
Barbara Schett 6–1, 6–1
Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Croatian Bol Ladies Open
Bol , Croatia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Åsa Svensson 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Iva Majoli
Tathiana Garbin
Libuše Průšová
Elena Dementieva
Tina Pisnik
Vera Zvonareva
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Tathiana Garbin
Angelique Widjaja 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Elena Bovina
Henrieta Nagyová
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 May
Eurocard German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,224,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Justine Henin 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
Serena Williams
Jennifer Capriati
Anna Smashnova
Sandrine Testud
Nathalie Dechy
Amélie Mauresmo
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová 0–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
J&S Cup
Warsaw , Poland Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Elena Bovina 6–3, 6–1
Henrieta Nagyová
Vera Zvonareva
Silvija Talaja
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Selima Sfar
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ľudmila Cervanová
Jelena Kostanić
Henrieta Nagyová 6–1, 6–1
Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Silvija Talaja
13 May
Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,224,000 – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Justine Henin
Kim Clijsters
Jennifer Capriati
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Sandrine Testud
Anastasia Myskina
Amélie Mauresmo
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–3, 6–4
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
20 May
Open de España
Madrid , Spain Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Monica Seles 6–4, 6–2
Chanda Rubin
Paola Suárez
Fabiola Zuluaga
Anna Smashnova
Clarisa Fernández
Émilie Loit
Magüi Serna
Martina Navratilova
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3
Rossana de los Ríos
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg , France Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Silvia Farina Elia 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Jelena Dokić
Meghann Shaughnessy
Magdalena Maleeva
Jelena Kostanić
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Barbara Schwartz
Lisa Raymond
Jennifer Hopkins
Jelena Kostanić 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Caroline Dhenin
Maja Matevžič
27 May 3 Jun
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $4,664,160 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3
Venus Williams
Jennifer Capriati
Clarisa Fernández
Jelena Dokić
Mary Pierce
Paola Suárez
Monica Seles
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–2
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Wayne Black
Cara Black 6–3, 6–3
Mark Knowles
Elena Bovina
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
10 Jun
DFS Classic
Birmingham , Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Jelena Dokić 6–2, 6–3
Anastasia Myskina
Lisa Raymond
Nicole Pratt
Eleni Daniilidou
Clarisa Fernández
Magdalena Maleeva
Anne Kremer
Shinobu Asagoe
Els Callens 6–4, 6–3
Kimberly Po-Messerli
Nathalie Tauziat
Wien Energie Grand Prix
Vienna , Austria Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Anna Smashnova 6–4, 6–1
Iroda Tulyaganova
Patricia Wartusch
Petra Mandula
Cristina Torrens Valero
Patty Schnyder
Barbara Schett
Iva Majoli
Petra Mandula
Patricia Wartusch 6–2, 6–4
Barbara Schwartz
Jasmin Wöhr
Tashkent Open
Tashkent , Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian 6–4, 6–4
Tatiana Poutchek
Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci
Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Maria Elena Camerin
Tatiana Perebiynis
Lioudmila Skavronskaia
Tatiana Perebiynis
Tatiana Poutchek 7–5, 6–2
Mia Buric
Galina Fokina
17 Jun
Britannic Asset Management Champ's
Eastbourne , Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Chanda Rubin 6–1, 6–3
Anastasia Myskina
Dája Bedáňová
Daniela Hantuchová
Meghann Shaughnessy
Silvia Farina Elia
Amy Frazier
Anne Kremer
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 30S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Eleni Daniilidou 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Elena Dementieva
Tina Pisnik
Justine Henin
Kim Clijsters
Magdalena Maleeva
Amélie Mauresmo
Elena Bovina
Catherine Barclay
Martina Müller 6–4, 7–5
Bianka Lamade
Magdalena Maleeva
24 Jun 1 Jul
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $4,448,330 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Venus Williams
Justine Henin
Amélie Mauresmo
Elena Likhovtseva
Monica Seles
Jennifer Capriati
Daniela Hantuchová
Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Mahesh Bhupathi
Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Kevin Ullyett
Daniela Hantuchová
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
8 Jul
French Community Championships
Brussels , Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/29Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Myriam Casanova 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Émilie Loit
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Magüi Serna
Barbara Schwartz
Martina Müller
Barbara Schett
Barbara Schwartz
Jasmin Wöhr 6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Tathiana Garbin
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Casablanca , Morocco Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Patricia Wartusch 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Klára Koukalová
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Gisela Dulko
Maria Elena Camerin
Ľudmila Cervanová
Petra Mandula
Zsófia Gubacsi
Petra Mandula
Patricia Wartusch 6–2, 6–1
Gisela Dulko
Conchita Martínez Granados
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo , Italy Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/27Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–7(6–8) , 6–1, 6–3
Vera Zvonareva
Paola Suárez
Henrieta Nagyová
Céline Beigbeder
Ekaterina Sysoeva
Lubomira Bacheva
Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ekaterina Sysoeva 6–4, 6–3
Lubomira Bacheva
Angelika Rösch
15 Jul
Fed Cup: Quarterfinal
Bologna , Italy, Clay
Bratislava , Slovakia, Carpet (i)
Pörtschach , Austria, Clay
Capdepera , Spain, Clay
Quarterfinal winners
Italy 4–1
Slovakia 4–1
Austria 4–1
Spain 5–0
Quarterfinal losers
Belgium
France
Croatia
Germany
22 Jul
Bank of the West Classic
Stanford , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 6–3, 6–3
Kim Clijsters
Lisa Raymond
Lindsay Davenport
Anna Kournikova
Monica Seles
Jelena Janković
Jelena Dokić
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–1
Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez
Idea Prokom Open
Sopot , Poland Tier III event Clay – $300,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Dinara Safina 6–3, 4–0 retired
Henrieta Nagyová
Tathiana Garbin
Vera Zvonareva
Barbara Rittner
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Magüi Serna
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–2
Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ekaterina Sysoeva
29 Jul
Acura Classic
San Diego , United States Tier II event Hard – $775,000 – 56S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–2
Jelena Dokić
Lindsay Davenport
Anna Kournikova
Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
Anna Smashnova
Jennifer Capriati
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová 6–2, 6–4
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Aug
JPMorgan Chase Open
Manhattan Beach , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 56S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Chanda Rubin 5–7, 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Lindsay Davenport
Jelena Dokić
Ai Sugiyama
Serena Williams
Rita Grande
Eleni Daniilidou
Jennifer Capriati
Kim Clijsters
Jelena Dokić 6–3, 6–3
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
Nordea Nordic Light Open
Espoo , Finland Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova 0–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Denisa Chládková
Patricia Wartusch
Martina Suchá
Åsa Svensson
Petra Mandula
Patty Schnyder
Gala León García
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3
Eva Bes-Ostariz
María José Martínez Sánchez
12 Aug
Rogers AT&T Cup
Montreal , Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,224,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–1
Jennifer Capriati
Daniela Hantuchová
Jelena Dokić
Fabiola Zuluaga
Barbara Schett
Martina Hingis
Justine Henin
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama
19 Aug
Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 7–5, 6–0
Lindsay Davenport
Daniela Hantuchová
Anastasia Myskina
Laura Granville
Patty Schnyder
Martina Hingis
Amélie Mauresmo
Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Tathiana Garbin
Janette Husárová
26 Aug 2 Sep
U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,261,690 – 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3
Venus Williams
Lindsay Davenport
Amélie Mauresmo
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Bovina
Jennifer Capriati
Monica Seles
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–1
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová
Mike Bryan
Lisa Raymond 7–6(11–9) , 7–6(7–1)
Bob Bryan
Katarina Srebotnik
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 Sep
Brasil Open
Bahia , Brasil Tier II event Hard – $650,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anastasia Myskina 6–3, 0–6, 6–2
Eleni Daniilidou
Jelena Dokić
Monica Seles
Amanda Coetzer
Maja Matevžič
Patty Schnyder
Henrieta Nagyová
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–1
Émilie Loit
Rossana de los Ríos
SVW Polo Open
Shanghai , China Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Anna Smashnova 6–2, 6–3
Anna Kournikova
Angelique Widjaja
Ai Sugiyama
Miho Saeki
Clarisa Fernández
Jelena Kostanić
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Anna Kournikova
Janet Lee 7–5, 6–3
Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama
Big Island Championships
Waikoloa , United States Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/22Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Cara Black 7–6(7–1) , 6–4
Lisa Raymond
Gala León García
Els Callens
Jill Craybas
Elena Likhovtseva
Samantha Reeves
Conchita Martínez
Meilen Tu
María Vento-Kabchi 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Nannie de Villiers
Irina Selyutina
16 Sep
Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Kim Clijsters
Amy Frazier
Jelena Dokić
Nicole Pratt
Tatiana Panova
Elena Likhovtseva
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–4
Petra Mandula
Patricia Wartusch
Bell Challenge
Quebec City , Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Elena Bovina 6–3, 6–4
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian
Silvia Farina Elia
Anastasia Rodionova
Alexandra Stevenson
Magdalena Maleeva
Marlene Weingärtner
Angelika Rösch
Samantha Reeves
Jessica Steck 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
María Emilia Salerni
Fabiola Zuluaga
23 Sep
Sparkassen Cup
Leipzig , Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2
Anastasia Myskina
Justine Henin
Kim Clijsters
Janette Husárová
Daniela Hantuchová
Barbara Rittner
Meghann Shaughnessy
Alexandra Stevenson
Serena Williams 6–3, 7–5
Janette Husárová
Paola Suárez
Wismilak International
Bali , Indonesia Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Conchita Martínez
Sarah Taylor
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Rossana de los Ríos
Marta Marrero
Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Saori Obata
Cara Black
Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–2, 6–3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
30 Sep
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,224,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Magdalena Maleeva 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Lindsay Davenport
Amélie Mauresmo
Amanda Coetzer
Nathalie Dechy
Maja Matevžič
Nadia Petrova
Elena Bovina
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova
AIG Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Jill Craybas 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Silvija Talaja
Sarah Taylor
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Ai Sugiyama
Yuka Yoshida
Jelena Kostanić
Alicia Molik
Shinobu Asagoe
Nana Miyagi 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Oct
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt , Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $625,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Dementieva
Amélie Mauresmo
Alexandra Stevenson
Myriam Casanova
Tatiana Panova
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–4
Meghann Shaughnessy
Paola Suárez
14 Oct
Swisscom Challenge
Zürich , Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,224,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Patty Schnyder 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(10–8) , 6–3
Lindsay Davenport
Conchita Martínez
Justine Henin
Alexandra Stevenson
Daniela Hantuchová
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Kim Clijsters
Elena Bovina
Justine Henin 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova
VUB Open
Bratislava , Slovakia Tier V event Hard (i) – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Maja Matevžič 6–0, 6–1
Iveta Benešová
Nathalie Dechy
Rita Grande
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Eva Fislová
Émilie Loit
Rossana de los Ríos
Maja Matevžič
Henrieta Nagyová 6–4, 6–0
Nathalie Dechy
Meilen Tu
21 Oct
Generali Ladies Linz
Linz , Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Justine Henin 6–3, 6–0
Alexandra Stevenson
Daniela Hantuchová
Chanda Rubin
Jennifer Capriati
Anna Smashnova
Silvia Farina Elia
Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova 6–3, 6–2
Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama
SEAT Open Luxembourg
Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $225,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–1, 6–2
Magdalena Maleeva
Virginie Razzano
Katarina Srebotnik
Laura Granville
Janette Husárová
Tina Pisnik
Elena Bovina
Kim Clijsters
Janette Husárová 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Květa Peschke
Barbara Rittner
28 Oct
Fed Cup: Final
Las Palmas , Spain, Hard (i)
Slovakia 2–1
Spain
Italy 1–3
Austria 2–3
November
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Nov
WTA Tour Championships
Los Angeles , United States Year-end Championship Hard (i) – $3,000,000 – 16S/8D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–3
Serena Williams
Jennifer Capriati
Venus Williams
Jelena Dokić
Magdalena Maleeva
Justine Henin
Monica Seles
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
Volvo Women's Open
Pattaya , Thailand Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/28Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Angelique Widjaja 6–2, 6–4
Cho Yoon-jeong
Tatiana Panova
Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Shinobu Asagoe
Silvija Talaja
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Kelly Liggan
Renata Voráčová 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Tatiana Panova
Rankings
Below are the 2002 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:
Singles
Singles Year-end Ranking
[1]
No
Player Name
Nation
Points
2001
Change
1
Serena Williams
USA
6,080
6
+5
2
Venus Williams
USA
5,140
3
+1
3
Jennifer Capriati
USA
3,796
2
-1
4
Kim Clijsters
BEL
3,557
5
+1
5
Justine Henin
BEL
3,218
7
+2
6
Amélie Mauresmo
FRA
3,068
9
+3
7
Monica Seles
USA
2,952
10
+3
8
Daniela Hantuchová
SVK
2,668
38
+30
9
Jelena Dokić
YUG
2,506
8
-1
10
Martina Hingis
SUI
2,348
4
-6
11
Anastasia Myskina
RUS
1,908
59
+48
12
Lindsay Davenport
USA
1,795
1
-11
13
Chanda Rubin
USA
1,752
54
+41
14
Magdalena Maleeva
BUL
1,701
16
+2
15
Patty Schnyder
SUI
1,644
37
+22
16
Anna Smashnova
ISR
1,617
87
+71
17
Silvia Farina Elia
ITA
1,596
14
-3
18
Alexandra Stevenson
USA
1,444
60
+42
19
Elena Dementieva
RUS
1,426
15
-4
20
Nathalie Dechy
FRA
1,295
44
+24
Number 1 ranking
Holder
Date gained
Date forfeited
Lindsay Davenport (
USA )
Year-End 2001
13 January 2002
Jennifer Capriati (
USA )
14 January 2002
24 February 2002
Venus Williams (
USA )
25 February 2002
17 March 2002
Jennifer Capriati (
USA )
18 March 2002
21 April 2002
Venus Williams (
USA )
22 April 2002
19 May 2002
Jennifer Capriati (
USA )
20 May 2002
9 June 2002
Venus Williams (
USA )
10 June 2002
7 July 2002
Serena Williams (
USA )
8 July 2002
Year-End 2002
Doubles
Doubles Year-end Ranking
[2]
No
Player Name
Nation
Points
2001
Change
1
Paola Suárez
ARG
3,863
6
+5
2
Virginia Ruano Pascual
ESP
3,822
8
+6
3
Lisa Raymond
USA
3,360
1
-2
4
Rennae Stubbs
AUS
3,304
4
=
5
Janette Husárová
SVK
3,107
28
+23
6
Elena Dementieva
RUS
2,765
98
+92
7
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
ESP
2,256
11
+4
8
Daniela Hantuchová
SVK
2,344
56
+48
9
Cara Black
ZIM
2,085
3
-6
10
Elena Likhovtseva
RUS
2,043
4
-6
11
Anna Kournikova
RUS
1,992
26
+15
12
Ai Sugiyama
JPN
1,912
9
-3
13
Rika Fujiwara
JPN
1,725
135
+122
14
Jelena Dokić
YUG
1,615
12
-2
15
Martina Hingis
SUI
1,504
30
+15
16
Conchita Martínez
ESP
1,372
19
+3
17
Meghann Shaughnessy
USA
1,371
14
-3
18
Liezel Huber
RSA
1,302
21
+3
19
Nicole Arendt
USA
1,232
10
-9
20
Kimberly Po-Messerli
USA
1,153
7
-13
Number 1 ranking
Holder
Date gained
Date forfeited
Lisa Raymond (
USA )
Year-End 2001
8 September 2002
Paola Suárez (
ARG )
9 September 2002
Year-End 2002
Statistics
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
Serena Williams – Scottsdale, Miami, Rome, French Open , Wimbledon , U.S. Open , Tokyo Princess Cup and Leipzig (8)
Venus Williams – Gold Coast, Paris, Antwerp, Amelia Island, Stanford, San Diego and New Haven (7)
Kim Clijsters – Hamburg, Filderstadt, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships (4)
Anna Smashnova – Auckland, Canberra, Vienna and Shanghai (4)
Elena Bovina – Warsaw and Quebec City (2)
Jelena Dokić – Sarasota and Birmingham (2)
Justine Henin – Berlin and Linz (2)
Martina Hingis – Sydney and Tokyo Pan Pacific (2)
Svetlana Kuznetsova – Espoo and Bali (2)
Amélie Mauresmo – Dubai and Montreal (2)
Chanda Rubin – Eastbourne and Los Angeles (2)
Monica Seles – Doha and Madrid (2)
Cara Black – Waikoloa (1)
Jennifer Capriati – Australian Open (1)
Myriam Casanova – Brussels (1)
Jill Craybas – Tokyo Japan Open (1)
Eleni Daniilidou – 's-Hertogenbosch (1)
Mariana Díaz Oliva – Palermo (1)
Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg (1)
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian – Tashkent (1)
Daniela Hantuchová – Indian Wells (1)
Iva Majoli – Charleston (1)
Magdalena Maleeva – Moscow (1)
Maja Matevžič – Bratislava (1)
Ángeles Montolio – Porto (1)
Martina Müller – Budapest (1)
Anastasia Myskina – Bahia (1)
Lisa Raymond – Memphis (1)
Dinara Safina – Sopot (1)
Patty Schnyder – Zurich (1)
Magüi Serna – Estoril (1)
Katarina Srebotnik – Acapulco (1)
Martina Suchá – Hobart (1)
Åsa Svensson – Bol (1)
Patricia Wartusch – Casablanca (1)
Angelique Widjaja – Pattaya City (1)
Fabiola Zuluaga – Bogotá (1)
The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
United States – 22 (Gold Coast, Australian Open , Paris, Antwerp, Doha, Memphis, Scottsdale, Miami, Amelia Island, Rome, Madrid, French Open , Eastbourne, Wimbledon , Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, New Haven, U.S. Open , Tokyo Princess Cup, Leipzig and Tokyo Japan Open)
Belgium – 6 (Hamburg, Berlin, Filderstadt, Linz, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships )
Russia – 6 (Warsaw, Sopot, Espoo, Bahia, Quebec City and Bali)
Switzerland – 5 (Sydney, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Tashkent, Brussels and Zurich)
Israel – 4 (Auckland, Canberra, Vienna and Shanghai)
Spain – 2 (Porto and Estoril)
France – 2 (Dubai and Montreal)
Slovenia – 2 (Acapulco and Bratislava)
Slovakia – 2 (Hobart and Indian Wells)
FR Yugoslavia – 2 (Sarasota and Birmingham)
Argentina – 1 (Palermo)
Austria – 1 (Casablanca)
Bulgaria – 1 (Moscow)
Colombia – 1 (Bogotá)
Croatia – 1 (Charleston)
Germany – 1 (Budapest)
Greece – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch)
Indonesia – 1 (Pattaya City)
Italy – 1 (Strasbourg)
Sweden – 1 (Bol)
Zimbabwe – 1 (Waikoloa)
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