2002 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2002 Italian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upBelgium Justine Henin
Score7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Draw56 (4WC/12Q/2LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2001 · Italian Open · 2003 →
Main article: 2002 Italian Open (tennis)

Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Italian Open. It was her third title of the season (and the 14th of her career), and her first clay court title.

Jelena Dokic was the defending champion, but lost in third round to Anastasia Myskina.

Seeds

[edit]

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Venus Williams (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
  2. United States Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
  3. Belgium Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  4. United States Serena Williams (champion)
  5. Belgium Justine Henin (final)
  6. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (third round)
  7. France Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  8. France Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
  9. Italy Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
  10. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
  11. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  12. Russia Elena Dementieva (first round)
  13. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round)
  14. Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova (second round)
  15. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
  16. Russia Tatiana Panova (third round)

Draw

[edit]

Key

[edit]

Finals

[edit]
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Q Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 3 4
5 Belgium Justine Henin 6 6
5 Belgium Justine Henin 7 6
3 Belgium Kim Clijsters 5 2
3 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6
8 France Sandrine Testud 1 3
5 Belgium Justine Henin 66 4
4 United States Serena Williams 78 6
Russia Anastasia Myskina 3 4
4 United States Serena Williams 6 6
4 United States Serena Williams 6 3 7
2 United States Jennifer Capriati 2 6 5
7 France Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 4
2 United States Jennifer Capriati 6 3 6

Top half

[edit]

Section 1

[edit]
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL United States L Osterloh 1 6 1
Q Spain M Marrero 3 3 WC Russia A Kournikova 6 4 6
WC Russia A Kournikova 6 6 WC Russia A Kournikova 3 2
Spain Á Montolio 64 3 Q Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6
Q Spain V Ruano Pascual 77 6 Q Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 3 77
WC Italy T Garbin 3 2 14 Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova 2 6 62
14 Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova 6 6 Q Spain V Ruano Pascual 3 4
10 United States M Shaughnessy 3 3 5 Belgium J Henin 6 6
Q Sweden Å Svensson 6 6 Q Sweden Å Svensson 1 0
Argentina P Suárez 3 1 Luxembourg A Kremer 6 6
Luxembourg A Kremer 6 6 Luxembourg A Kremer 2 4
Italy F Schiavone 4 6 6 5 Belgium J Henin 6 6
Colombia F Zuluaga 6 1 4 Italy F Schiavone 65 2
5 Belgium J Henin 77 6

Section 2

[edit]
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
Russia E Likhovtseva 7 4 6 Russia E Likhovtseva 3 2
Q Zimbabwe C Black 5 6 4 3 Belgium K Clijsters 6 66 6
WC Italy An Serra Zanetti 6 4 0 16 Russia T Panova 3 78 1
Slovakia H Nagyová 1 6 6 Slovakia H Nagyová 0 2r
Q United States J Hopkins 6 4 0 16 Russia T Panova 6 5
16 Russia T Panova 4 6 6 3 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
9 Italy S Farina Elia 6 6 8 France S Testud 1 3
Q Belgium E Callens 0 4 9 Italy S Farina Elia 6 6
Q United States M Tu 3 5 Austria B Schett 2 4
Austria B Schett 6 7 9 Italy S Farina Elia 6 2 3
Q Ukraine J Vakulenko 7 6 8 France S Testud 3 6 6
Switzerland E Gagliardi 5 0 Q Ukraine J Vakulenko 1 1
8 France S Testud 6 6

Bottom half

[edit]

Section 3

[edit]
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 3 6
Israel A Smashnova 6 6 Israel A Smashnova 3 6 1
Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 1 2 6 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic 7 4 3
Spain M Serna 6 6 Russia A Myskina 5 6 6
WC Italy ME Camerin 3 4 Spain M Serna 2 77 2
Russia A Myskina 6 6 Russia A Myskina 6 64 6
11 Slovakia D Hantuchová 4 4 Russia A Myskina 3 4
15 Thailand T Tanasugarn 0 2 4 United States S Williams 6 6
Q Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6 Q Czech Republic D Chládková 6 4 7
Spain G León García 6 1 64 Spain C Martínez 4 6 5
Spain C Martínez 0 6 77 Q Czech Republic D Chládková 1 2
Q Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 4 1 4 United States S Williams 6 6
Italy R Grande 2 6 6 Italy R Grande 0 3
4 United States S Williams 6 6

Section 4

[edit]
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 France A Mauresmo 6 7
Spain C Torrens Valero 3 4 France N Dechy 1 5
France N Dechy 6 6 7 France A Mauresmo 6 6
Slovakia M Suchá 0 64 Japan A Sugiyama 0 2
Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 77 Bulgaria M Maleeva 63 5
Japan A Sugiyama 6 7 Japan A Sugiyama 77 7
12 Russia E Dementieva 4 5 7 France A Mauresmo 2 6 4
13 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6 2 United States J Capriati 6 3 6
Slovakia J Husárová 2 3 13 Switzerland P Schnyder 3 6 2
France M Pierce 6 5 6 France M Pierce 6 1 6
Q Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 3 7 4 France M Pierce 0 0
Q Argentina C Fernández 6 1 67 2 United States J Capriati 6 6
LL Slovenia M Matevžič 4 6 79 LL Slovenia M Matevžič 2 1
2 United States J Capriati 6 6

Qualifying

[edit]

Seeds

[edit]
  1. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
  2. Zimbabwe Cara Black (qualified)
  3. United States Meilen Tu (qualified)
  4. Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos (first round)
  5. Sweden Åsa Svensson (qualified)
  6. Slovenia Maja Matevžič (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. United States Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian (qualified)
  9. Belarus Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition)
  10. United States Chanda Rubin (first round)
  11. Spain Marta Marrero (qualified)
  12. United States Jennifer Hopkins (qualified)
  13. Russia Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition)
  14. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (qualified)
  15. United States Samantha Reeves (qualifying competition)
  16. Denmark Eva Dyrberg (qualifying competition)
  17. Czech Republic Denisa Chládková (qualified)
  18. Netherlands Miriam Oremans (first round)
  19. United States Jill Craybas (qualifying competition)
  20. Spain Eva Bes (first round)
  21. Germany Jana Kandarr (first round)
  22. Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina (first round)
  23. Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition)
  24. Argentina Clarisa Fernández (qualified)

Qualifiers

[edit]
  1. Belgium Els Callens
  2. Zimbabwe Cara Black
  3. United States Meilen Tu
  4. Ukraine Julia Vakulenko
  5. Sweden Åsa Svensson
  6. Czech Republic Klára Koukalová
  7. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
  8. Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
  9. Czech Republic Denisa Chládková
  10. Argentina Clarisa Fernández
  11. Spain Marta Marrero
  12. United States Jennifer Hopkins

Lucky losers

[edit]
  1. Slovenia Maja Matevžič
  2. United States Lilia Osterloh

Qualifying draw

[edit]

First qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
1 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 5 7 1
Belgium Els Callens 7 5 6 Belgium Els Callens 5 6 6
South Africa Liezel Huber 5 5 23 Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 7 3 3
23 Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 7 7

Second qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
2 Zimbabwe Cara Black 6 6
WC Italy Silvia Disderi 1 1 2 Zimbabwe Cara Black 6 6
United States Brie Rippner 6 6 United States Brie Rippner 4 2
18 Netherlands Miriam Oremans 0 2

Third qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
3 United States Meilen Tu 7 6
Italy Gloria Pizzichini 5 1 3 United States Meilen Tu 6 6
WC Italy Laura Dell'Angelo 1 1 19 United States Jill Craybas 2 0
19 United States Jill Craybas 6 6

Fourth qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
4 Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos 4 3
Ukraine Julia Vakulenko 6 6 Ukraine Julia Vakulenko 6 0 6
Japan Rika Fujiwara 0 5 16 Denmark Eva Dyrberg 4 6 0
16 Denmark Eva Dyrberg 6 7

Fifth qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
5 Sweden Åsa Svensson 6 6
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez 2 3 5 Sweden Åsa Svensson 2 6 7
Czech Republic Libuše Průšová 6 6 Czech Republic Libuše Průšová 6 3 5
22 Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 4 3

Sixth qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
6 Slovenia Maja Matevžič 3 6 6
Argentina María Emilia Salerni 6 4 4 6 Slovenia Maja Matevžič 1 3
Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 2 6 6 Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 6 6
20 Spain Eva Bes 6 4 4

Seventh qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
7 United States Lilia Osterloh 6 4 6
WC Estonia Maret Ani 3 6 4 7 United States Lilia Osterloh 1 2
Canada Maureen Drake 4 6 0 14 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 6
14 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 3 6

Eighth qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
8 Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 6 6
WC Italy Elisa Balsamo 2 0 8 Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 63 6 6
Canada Jana Nejedly 2 4 15 United States Samantha Reeves 77 3 2
15 United States Samantha Reeves 6 6

Ninth qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
9 Belarus Tatiana Poutchek 6 6
Italy Roberta Vinci 3 4 9 Belarus Tatiana Poutchek 7 2 0
Colombia Catalina Castaño 63 3 17 Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 5 6 6
17 Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 77 6

Tenth qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
10 United States Chanda Rubin 3 4
Italy Nathalie Viérin 6 6 Italy Nathalie Viérin 63 4
France Alexandra Fusai 4 4 24 Argentina Clarisa Fernández 77 6
24 Argentina Clarisa Fernández 6 6

Eleventh qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
11 Spain Marta Marrero 6 6
Italy Valentina Sassi 1 1 11 Spain Marta Marrero 6 6
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova 6 63 7 Ukraine Elena Tatarkova 1 4
21 Germany Jana Kandarr 2 77 5

Twelfth qualifier

[edit]
First round Qualifying competition
12 United States Jennifer Hopkins 6 6
WC Italy Elena Vianello 1 2 12 United States Jennifer Hopkins 77 1 6
WC Romania Raluca Sandu 6 4 1 13 Russia Alina Jidkova 65 6 4
13 Russia Alina Jidkova 4 6 6
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002_Italian_Open_–_Women%27s_singles&oldid=1161783948"