2002 WTA Tour

































































2002 WTA Tour

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Serena Williams won eight titles, including three Grand Slams, to finish the year at No. 1 in the singles ranking.

Details
Duration December 31, 2001
- November 11, 2002
Edition 32nd
Tournaments 64
Categories
Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
WTA Tier I (9)
WTA Tier II (17)
WTA Tier III (17)
WTA Tier IV (9)
WTA Tier V (7)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles
United States Serena Williams (8)
Most tournament finals
United States Venus Williams (11)
Prize money leader
United States Serena Williams
($3,935,668)
Points leader
United States Serena Williams (6,080)
Awards
Player of the year
United States Serena Williams
Doubles Team of the year
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Most improved
player of the year

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Newcomer of the year
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Comeback
player of the year

United States Corina Morariu

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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.




Contents






  • 1 Season summary


  • 2 Schedule


    • 2.1 January


    • 2.2 February


    • 2.3 March


    • 2.4 April


    • 2.5 May


    • 2.6 June


    • 2.7 July


    • 2.8 August


    • 2.9 September


    • 2.10 October


    • 2.11 November




  • 3 Rankings


    • 3.1 Singles


      • 3.1.1 Number 1 ranking




    • 3.2 Doubles


      • 3.2.1 Number 1 ranking






  • 4 Statistics


  • 5 See also


  • 6 External links


  • 7 References





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 won her second, third and fourth Grand Slam singles titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. 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 Williams 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. Serena Williams and Venus Williams 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
$170,000 - Hard - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Venus Williams
7–5, 6–2

Belgium Justine Henin

Russia Nadia Petrova
Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová

Japan Ai Sugiyama
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Germany Anca Barna

Belgium Justine Henin
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–1, 7–6(8–6)

Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Sweden Åsa Svensson

ASB Bank Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Israel Anna Smashnova
6–2, 6–2

Russia Tatiana Panova

Russia Anna Kournikova
Croatia Silvija Talaja

Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Luxembourg Anne Kremer
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek

United States Nicole Arendt
South Africa Liezel Huber
7–5, 6–4

Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
7 Jan
Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis
6–2, 6–3

United States Meghann Shaughnessy

United States Serena Williams
Belgium Kim Clijsters

United States Alexandra Stevenson
France Amélie Mauresmo
Belgium Justine Henin
France Sandrine Testud

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Walkover

Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova

Tasmanian International
Hobart, Australia
Tier V event
$110,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Slovakia Martina Suchá
7–6(9–7), 6–1

Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues

United States Amy Frazier
Australia Nicole Pratt

Italy Rita Grande
Slovakia Janette Husárová
United States Meilen Tu
Russia Alina Jidkova

Italy Tathiana Garbin
Italy Rita Grande
6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Christina Wheeler

Canberra Women's Classic
Canberra, Australia
Tier V event
$110,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Israel Anna Smashnova
7–5, 7–6(7–2)

Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

United States Lilia Osterloh
Australia Amanda Grahame

Switzerland Patty Schnyder
France Nathalie Dechy
France Émilie Loit
Hungary Petra Mandula

South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–2, 6–3

United States Samantha Reeves
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
14 Jan
21 Jan

Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$3,818,613 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles

United States Jennifer Capriati
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2

Switzerland Martina Hingis

Belgium Kim Clijsters
United States Monica Seles

France Amélie Mauresmo
Belgium Justine Henin
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
United States Venus Williams

Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–1

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
6–3, 6–2

Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Paola Suárez
28 Jan
Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier I event
$1,224,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3

United States Monica Seles

Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Russia Anna Kournikova

Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
France Sandrine Testud
United States Alexandra Stevenson
Luxembourg Anne Kremer

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–1

Belgium Els Callens
Italy Roberta Vinci


February







































































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Feb
Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Venus Williams
Walkover

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

France Amélie Mauresmo
United States Monica Seles

Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Russia Elena Dementieva
Belgium Justine Henin

France Nathalie Dechy
United States Meilen Tu
Walkover

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
11 Feb
Diamond Games
Antwerp, Belgium
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Venus Williams
6–3, 5–7, 6–3

Belgium Justine Henin

France Amélie Mauresmo
Switzerland Patty Schnyder

Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová
Denmark Eva Dyrberg
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva

Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3

France Nathalie Dechy
United States Meilen Tu

Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
Tier III event
$170,000 - Hard - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Monica Seles
7–6(8–6), 6–3

Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

Australia Alicia Molik
Slovakia Janette Husárová

Australia Nicole Pratt
Italy Tathiana Garbin
Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Russia Anastasia Myskina

Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–3

France Alexandra Fusai
Netherlands Caroline Vis
18 Feb
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

France Amélie Mauresmo
6–4, 7–6(7–3)

France Sandrine Testud

United States Venus Williams
United States Monica Seles

Russia Anastasia Myskina
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Spain Ángeles Montolio

Germany Barbara Rittner
Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
6–3, 6–2

France Sandrine Testud
Italy Roberta Vinci

U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships
Memphis, United States
Tier III event
$170,000 - Hard (i) - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Lisa Raymond
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)

United States Alexandra Stevenson

Russia Alina Jidkova
Japan Ai Sugiyama

Canada Jana Nejedly
Croatia Silvija Talaja
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
United States Jill Craybas

Japan Ai Sugiyama
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 2–6, 6–0

United States Melissa Middleton
United States Brie Rippner

Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
Tier III event
$170,000 - Clay - 30S/29Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga
6–1, 6–4

Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik

Spain Cristina Torrens Valero
Colombia Catalina Castaño

Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
Argentina Paola Suárez
France Céline Beigbeder
Argentina María Emilia Salerni

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–1

Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
25 Feb
State Farm Women's Tennis Classic
Scottsdale, United States
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Serena Williams
6–2, 4–6, 6–4

United States Jennifer Capriati

France Nathalie Dechy
Switzerland Martina Hingis

Austria Barbara Schett
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Australia Nicole Pratt
Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)

Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva

Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
Tier III event
$200,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2

Argentina Paola Suárez

Russia Elena Dementieva
Russia Anna Kournikova

France Émilie Loit
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Spain Cristina Torrens Valero
Slovakia Janette Husárová

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
7–5, 6–1

Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik


March



































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Mar
11 Mar

Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, United States
Tier I event
$2,100,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D
Singles - Doubles

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
6–3, 6–4

Switzerland Martina Hingis

Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi
United States Monica Seles

Israel Anna Smashnova
United States Lisa Raymond
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–0

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
18 Mar
25 Mar

NASDAQ-100 Open
Miami, United States
Tier I event
$2,860,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D
Singles - Doubles

United States Serena Williams
7–5, 7–6(7–4)

United States Jennifer Capriati

United States Monica Seles
United States Venus Williams

Russia Tatiana Panova
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Elena Dementieva

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez


April















































































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Apr
Porto Open
Porto, Portugal
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Clay - 32S/28Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Spain Ángeles Montolio
6–1, 2–6, 7–5

Spain Magüi Serna

Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi

Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová
Zimbabwe Cara Black

Zimbabwe Cara Black
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
7–6(8–6), 6–4

Netherlands Kristie Boogert
Spain Magüi Serna

Sarasota Open
Sarasota, United States
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Clay (Green) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
6–2, 6–2

Russia Tatiana Panova

France Virginie Razzano
United States Meghann Shaughnessy

Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Argentina Paola Suárez
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Russia Anastasia Myskina

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3

Belgium Els Callens
Spain Conchita Martínez
8 Apr
Bausch & Lomb Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Tier II event
$585,000 - Clay (Green) - 56S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Venus Williams
2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)

Belgium Justine Henin

Luxembourg Anne Kremer
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

Argentina Paola Suárez
France Sandrine Testud
Russia Elena Dementieva
Italy Silvia Farina Elia

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–2

Argentina María Emilia Salerni
Sweden Åsa Svensson

Estoril Open
Estoril, Portugal
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Spain Magüi Serna
6–4, 6–2

Germany Anca Barna

Russia Dinara Safina
Russia Elena Bovina

Spain Ángeles Montolio
Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino

Russia Elena Bovina
Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
6–3, 6–1

Germany Barbara Rittner
Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
15 Apr
Family Circle Cup
Charleston, United States
Tier I event
$1,224,000 - Clay (Green) - 56S/32Q/28D
Singles - Doubles

Croatia Iva Majoli
7–6(7–5), 6–4

Switzerland Patty Schnyder

United States Jennifer Capriati
France Sandrine Testud

Russia Anastasia Myskina
United States Serena Williams
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
France Stéphanie Foretz

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)

France Alexandra Fusai
Netherlands Caroline Vis

Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
Tier V event
$110,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Germany Martina Müller
6–2, 3–6, 6–4

Switzerland Myriam Casanova

Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
Greece Eleni Daniilidou

Slovakia Martina Suchá
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis
Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva

Australia Catherine Barclay
France Émilie Loit
4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Russia Elena Bovina
Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
22 April
Fed Cup: First Round
Brussels, Belgium, Clay (i)
Milan, Italy, Clay
Bratislava, Slovakia, Clay
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Clay
Charlotte, NC, USA, 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
$585,000 - Clay - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Belgium Kim Clijsters
1–6, 6–3, 6–4

United States Venus Williams

Switzerland Martina Hingis
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Belgium Justine Henin
Austria Barbara Schett

Switzerland Martina Hingis
Austria Barbara Schett
6–1, 6–1

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Croatian Bol Ladies Open
Bol, Croatia
Tier III event
$170,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Sweden Åsa Svensson
6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Croatia Iva Majoli

Italy Tathiana Garbin
Czech Republic Libuše Průšová

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva

Italy Tathiana Garbin
Indonesia Angelique Widjaja
7–5, 3–6, 6–4

Russia Elena Bovina
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová


May





















































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 May
Eurocard German Open
Berlin, Germany
Tier I event
$1,224,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28D
Singles - Doubles

Belgium Justine Henin
6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)

United States Serena Williams

United States Jennifer Capriati
Israel Anna Smashnova

France Sandrine Testud
France Nathalie Dechy
France Amélie Mauresmo
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

J&S Cup
Warsaw, Poland
Tier III event
$170,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Russia Elena Bovina
6–3, 6–1

Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová

Russia Vera Zvonareva
Croatia Silvija Talaja

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Tunisia Selima Sfar
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová

Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
6–1, 6–1

Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Croatia Silvija Talaja
13 May
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Tier I event
$1,224,000 - Clay - 56S/48Q/28D
Singles - Doubles

United States Serena Williams
7–6(8–6), 6–4

Belgium Justine Henin

Belgium Kim Clijsters
United States Jennifer Capriati

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
France Sandrine Testud
Russia Anastasia Myskina
France Amélie Mauresmo

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–3, 6–4

Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
20 May
Open de España
Madrid, Spain
Tier III event
$170,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Monica Seles
6–4, 6–2

United States Chanda Rubin

Argentina Paola Suárez
Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga

Israel Anna Smashnova
Argentina Clarisa Fernández
France Émilie Loit
Spain Magüi Serna

United States Martina Navratilova
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–3

Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Tier III event
$170,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Italy Silvia Farina Elia
6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva

Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Austria Barbara Schwartz
United States Lisa Raymond

United States Jennifer Hopkins
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
0–6, 6–4, 6–4

France Caroline Dhenin
Slovenia Maja Matevžič
27 May
3 Jun

French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$4,664,160 - Clay - 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles

United States Serena Williams
7–5, 6–3

United States Venus Williams

United States Jennifer Capriati
Argentina Clarisa Fernández

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
France Mary Pierce
Argentina Paola Suárez
United States Monica Seles

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–2

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs

Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Cara Black
6–3, 6–3

The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Russia Elena Bovina


June




















































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
10 Jun
DFS Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tier III event
$170,000 - Grass - 56S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
6–2, 6–3

Russia Anastasia Myskina

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Nicole Pratt

Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Argentina Clarisa Fernández
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Luxembourg Anne Kremer

Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Belgium Els Callens
6–4, 6–3

United States Kimberly Po-Messerli
France Nathalie Tauziat

Wien Energie Grand Prix
Vienna, Austria
Tier III event
$170,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Israel Anna Smashnova
6–4, 6–1

Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova

Austria Patricia Wartusch
Hungary Petra Mandula

Spain Cristina Torrens Valero
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Austria Barbara Schett
Croatia Iva Majoli

Hungary Petra Mandula
Austria Patricia Wartusch
6–2, 6–4

Austria Barbara Schwartz
Germany Jasmin Wöhr

Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Switzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian
6–4, 6–4

Belarus Tatiana Poutchek

Italy Tathiana Garbin
Italy Roberta Vinci

Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Russia Lioudmila Skavronskaia

Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
7–5, 6–2

Germany Mia Buric
Russia Galina Fokina
17 Jun
Britannic Asset Management Champ's
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Tier II event
$585,000 - Grass - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Chanda Rubin
6–1, 6–3

Russia Anastasia Myskina

Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
United States Amy Frazier
Luxembourg Anne Kremer

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–2

Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva

Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Tier III event
$170,000 - Grass - 30S/16D
Singles - Doubles

Greece Eleni Daniilidou
3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Russia Elena Dementieva

Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Belgium Justine Henin

Belgium Kim Clijsters
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
France Amélie Mauresmo
Russia Elena Bovina

Australia Catherine Barclay
Germany Martina Müller
6–4, 7–5

Germany Bianka Lamade
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
24 Jun
1 Jul

Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
$4,448,330 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles

United States Serena Williams
7–6(7–4), 6–3

United States Venus Williams

Belgium Justine Henin
France Amélie Mauresmo

Russia Elena Likhovtseva
United States Monica Seles
United States Jennifer Capriati
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6–2, 7–5

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez

India Mahesh Bhupathi
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–2, 1–6, 6–1

Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová


July
























































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
8 Jul
French Community Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Clay - 32S/29Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Switzerland Myriam Casanova
4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

France Émilie Loit
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual

Spain Magüi Serna
Austria Barbara Schwartz
Germany Martina Müller
Austria Barbara Schett

Austria Barbara Schwartz
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 0–6, 6–4

Italy Tathiana Garbin
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Casablanca, Morocco
Tier V event
$110,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Austria Patricia Wartusch
5–7, 6–3, 6–3

Czech Republic Klára Koukalová

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Argentina Gisela Dulko

Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová
Hungary Petra Mandula
Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi

Hungary Petra Mandula
Austria Patricia Wartusch
6–2, 6–1

Argentina Gisela Dulko
Spain Conchita Martínez Granados

Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Tier V event
$110,000 - Clay - 32S/27Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3

Russia Vera Zvonareva

Argentina Paola Suárez
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová

France Céline Beigbeder
Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva
Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya

Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–4, 6–3

Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Germany Angelika Rösch
22 April
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
$585,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Venus Williams
6–3, 6–3

Belgium Kim Clijsters

United States Lisa Raymond
United States Lindsay Davenport

Russia Anna Kournikova
United States Monica Seles
Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–1

Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Conchita Martínez

Idea Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
Tier III event
$300,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Russia Dinara Safina
6–3, 4–0 retired

Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová

Italy Tathiana Garbin
Russia Vera Zvonareva

Germany Barbara Rittner
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Spain Magüi Serna

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–2

Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva
29 Jul
Acura Classic
San Diego, United States
Tier II event
$775,000 - Hard - 56S/16Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Venus Williams
6–2, 6–2

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

United States Lindsay Davenport
Russia Anna Kournikova

Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Israel Anna Smashnova
United States Jennifer Capriati

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–4

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama


August










































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Aug
JPMorgan Chase Open
Los Angeles, United States
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard - 56S/16Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Chanda Rubin
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

United States Lindsay Davenport

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Japan Ai Sugiyama

United States Serena Williams
Italy Rita Grande
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
United States Jennifer Capriati

Belgium Kim Clijsters
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
6–3, 6–3

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama

Nordea Nordic Light Open
Espoo, Finland
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
0–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)

Czech Republic Denisa Chládková

Austria Patricia Wartusch
Slovakia Martina Suchá

Sweden Åsa Svensson
Hungary Petra Mandula
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Spain Gala León García

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

Spain Eva Bes-Ostariz
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
12 Aug
Rogers AT&T Cup
Montreal, Canada
Tier I event
$1,224,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D
Singles - Doubles

France Amélie Mauresmo
6–4, 6–1

United States Jennifer Capriati

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga
Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Belgium Justine Henin

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama
19 Aug
Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven, United States
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Venus Williams
7–5, 6–0

United States Lindsay Davenport

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Russia Anastasia Myskina

United States Laura Granville
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Switzerland Martina Hingis
France Amélie Mauresmo

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 1–6, 7–5

Italy Tathiana Garbin
Slovakia Janette Husárová
26 Aug
2 Sep

U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$6,261,690 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles

United States Serena Williams
6–4, 6–3

United States Venus Williams

United States Lindsay Davenport
France Amélie Mauresmo

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Russia Elena Bovina
United States Jennifer Capriati
United States Monica Seles

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–1

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová

United States Mike Bryan
United States Lisa Raymond
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1)

United States Bob Bryan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik


September


















































































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 Sep
Brasil Open
Bahia, Brasil
Tier II event
$650,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Russia Anastasia Myskina
6–3, 0–6, 6–2

Greece Eleni Daniilidou

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
United States Monica Seles

South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–1

France Émilie Loit
Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos

SVW Polo Open
Shanghai, China
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Israel Anna Smashnova
6–2, 6–3

Russia Anna Kournikova

Indonesia Angelique Widjaja
Japan Ai Sugiyama

Japan Miho Saeki
Argentina Clarisa Fernández
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti

Russia Anna Kournikova
Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
7–5, 6–3

Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama

Big Island Championships
Waikoloa, United States
Tier IV event
$140,000 - Hard - 32S/22Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Zimbabwe Cara Black
7–6(7–1), 6–4

United States Lisa Raymond

Spain Gala León García
Belgium Els Callens

United States Jill Craybas
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
United States Samantha Reeves
Spain Conchita Martínez

United States Meilen Tu
Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
1–6, 6–2, 6–3

South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
16 Sep
Toyota Princess Cup
Tokyo, Japan
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Serena Williams
2–6, 6–3, 6–3

Belgium Kim Clijsters

United States Amy Frazier
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

Australia Nicole Pratt
Russia Tatiana Panova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–4

Hungary Petra Mandula
Austria Patricia Wartusch

Bell Challenge
Quebec City, Canada
Tier III event
$170,000 - Carpet (i) - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Russia Elena Bovina
6–3, 6–4

Switzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian

Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Russia Anastasia Rodionova

United States Alexandra Stevenson
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Germany Marlene Weingärtner
Germany Angelika Rösch

United States Samantha Reeves
South Africa Jessica Steck
4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Argentina María Emilia Salerni
Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga
23 Sep
Sparkassen Cup
Leipzig, Germany
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Serena Williams
6–3, 6–2

Russia Anastasia Myskina

Belgium Justine Henin
Belgium Kim Clijsters

Slovakia Janette Husárová
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Germany Barbara Rittner
United States Meghann Shaughnessy

United States Alexandra Stevenson
United States Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5

Slovakia Janette Husárová
Argentina Paola Suárez

Wismilak International
Bali, Indonesia
Tier III event
$225,000 - Hard - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5

Spain Conchita Martínez

United States Sarah Taylor
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
Spain Marta Marrero
Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Japan Saori Obata

Zimbabwe Cara Black
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–2, 6–3

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
30 Sep
Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Tier I event
$1,224,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

United States Lindsay Davenport

France Amélie Mauresmo
South Africa Amanda Coetzer

France Nathalie Dechy
Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Russia Nadia Petrova
Russia Elena Bovina

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova

AIG Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier III event
$170,000 - Hard - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

United States Jill Craybas
2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Croatia Silvija Talaja

United States Sarah Taylor
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

Japan Ai Sugiyama
Japan Yuka Yoshida
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Australia Alicia Molik

Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Japan Nana Miyagi
6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario


October













































































Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Oct
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt, Germany
Tier II event
$625,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Belgium Kim Clijsters
4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

Russia Elena Dementieva
France Amélie Mauresmo

United States Alexandra Stevenson
Switzerland Myriam Casanova
Russia Tatiana Panova
United States Lindsay Davenport

United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–4

United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Argentina Paola Suárez
14 Oct
Swisscom Challenge
Zürich, Switzerland
Tier I event
$1,224,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Switzerland Patty Schnyder
6–7(5–7), 7–6(10–8), 6–3

United States Lindsay Davenport

Spain Conchita Martínez
Belgium Justine Henin

United States Alexandra Stevenson
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Belgium Kim Clijsters

Russia Elena Bovina
Belgium Justine Henin
6–2, 7–6(7–2)

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova

VUB Open
Bratislava, Slovakia
Tier V event
$110,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Slovenia Maja Matevžič
6–0, 6–1

Czech Republic Iveta Benešová

France Nathalie Dechy
Italy Rita Grande

Slovakia Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Slovakia Eva Fislová
France Émilie Loit
Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos

Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
6–4, 6–0

France Nathalie Dechy
United States Meilen Tu
21 Oct
Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
Tier II event
$585,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Belgium Justine Henin
6–3, 6–0

United States Alexandra Stevenson

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
United States Chanda Rubin

United States Jennifer Capriati
Israel Anna Smashnova
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova
6–3, 6–2

Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama

SEAT Open Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Tier III event
$225,000 - Hard (i) - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Belgium Kim Clijsters
6–1, 6–2

Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva

France Virginie Razzano
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik

United States Laura Granville
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Russia Elena Bovina

Belgium Kim Clijsters
Slovakia Janette Husárová
4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Germany Barbara Rittner
28 Oct
Fed Cup: Final
Gran Canaria, 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
$3,000,000 - Hard - 16S/8D
Singles - Doubles

Belgium Kim Clijsters
7–5, 6–3

United States Serena Williams

United States Jennifer Capriati
United States Venus Williams

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Belgium Justine Henin
United States Monica Seles

Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva

Volvo Women's Open
Pattaya City, Thailand
Tier V event
$110,000 - Hard - 32S/28Q/16D
Singles - Doubles

Indonesia Angelique Widjaja
6–2, 6–4

South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong

Russia Tatiana Panova
Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya

Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Croatia Silvija Talaja
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
7–5, 7–6(9–7)

Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Russia 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


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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:




  • United States Serena Williams - Scottsdale, Miami, Rome, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Tokyo Princess Cup and Leipzig (8)


  • United States Venus Williams - Gold Coast, Paris, Antwerp, Amelia Island, Stanford, San Diego and New Haven (7)


  • Belgium Kim Clijsters - Hamburg, Filderstadt, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships (4)


  • Israel Anna Smashnova - Auckland, Canberra, Vienna and Shanghai (4)


  • Russia Elena Bovina - Warsaw and Quebec City (2)


  • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić - Sarasota and Birmingham (2)


  • Belgium Justine Henin - Berlin and Linz (2)


  • Switzerland Martina Hingis - Sydney and Tokyo Pan Pacific (2)


  • Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova - Espoo and Bali (2)


  • France Amélie Mauresmo - Dubai and Montreal (2)


  • United States Chanda Rubin - Eastbourne and Los Angeles (2)


  • United States Monica Seles - Doha and Madrid (2)


  • Zimbabwe Cara Black - Waikoloa (1)


  • United States Jennifer Capriati - Australian Open (1)


  • Switzerland Myriam Casanova - Brussels (1)


  • United States Jill Craybas - Tokyo Japan Open (1)


  • Greece Eleni Daniilidou - 's-Hertogenbosch (1)


  • Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva - Palermo (1)


  • Italy Silvia Farina Elia - Strasbourg (1)


  • Switzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian - Tashkent (1)


  • Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová - Indian Wells (1)


  • Croatia Iva Majoli - Charleston (1)


  • Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva - Moscow (1)


  • Slovenia Maja Matevžič - Bratislava (1)


  • Spain Ángeles Montolio - Porto (1)


  • Germany Martina Müller - Budapest (1)


  • Russia Anastasia Myskina - Bahia (1)


  • United States Lisa Raymond - Memphis (1)


  • Russia Dinara Safina - Sopot (1)


  • Switzerland Patty Schnyder - Zurich (1)


  • Spain Magüi Serna - Estoril (1)


  • Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik - Acapulco (1)


  • Slovakia Martina Suchá - Hobart (1)


  • Sweden Åsa Svensson - Bol (1)


  • Austria Patricia Wartusch - Casablanca (1)


  • Indonesia Angelique Widjaja - Pattaya City (1)


  • Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga - Bogotá (1)


The following players won their first title:




  • Slovakia Martina Suchá - Hobart


  • Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová - Indian Wells


  • Spain Magüi Serna - Estoril


  • Germany Martina Müller - Budapest


  • Russia Elena Bovina - Warsaw


  • Switzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian - Tashkent


  • Greece Eleni Daniilidou - 's-Hertogenbosch


  • Switzerland Myriam Casanova - Brussels


  • Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva - Palermo


  • Russia Dinara Safina - Sopot


  • Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova - Espoo


  • Zimbabwe Cara Black - Waikoloa


  • United States Jill Craybas - Tokyo Japan Open


  • Slovenia Maja Matevžič - Bratislava


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)



See also



  • 2002 ATP Tour

  • WTA Tour

  • List of female tennis players

  • List of tennis tournaments



External links


  • Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website


References





  1. ^ Schröder, Liz (2002-11-11). "Sanex WTA Rankings - Singles Ranking For: 11 November 2002" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-07-23..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Schröder, Liz (2002-11-11). "Sanex WTA Rankings - Doubles Ranking For: 11 November 2002" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2012-07-23.











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