2002 WTA Tour
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association for the 2002 tennis season. The WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tier I-V Events, the Fed Cup 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
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 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
February
March
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 |  Ángeles Montolio 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 | Magüi Serna |  Maja Matevžič Zsófia Gubacsi |  Eleni Daniilidou  Jelena Kostanić  Ľudmila Cervanová Cara Black |
| 1 Apr | Porto Open Porto, Portugal Tier IV event $140,000 - Clay - 32S/28Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Cara Black  Irina Selyutina7–6, 6–4 |  Kristie Boogert Magüi Serna | Maja Matevžič Zsófia Gubacsi | Eleni Daniilidou Jelena Kostanić Ľudmila Cervanová Cara Black |
| 1 Apr | Sarasota Open Sarasota, United States Tier IV event $140,000 - Clay - 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 |
| 1 Apr | Sarasota Open Sarasota, United States Tier IV event $140,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Jelena Dokić Elena Likhovtseva 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |  Els Callens Conchita Martínez | Virginie Razzano Meghann Shaughnessy | Patty Schnyder Paola Suárez Janette Husárová Anastasia Myskina |
| 8 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $585,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Venus Williams 2–6, 7–5, 7–6 | Justine Henin |  Anne Kremer Jelena Dokić | Paola Suárez Sandrine Testud Elena Dementieva Silvia Farina Elia |
| 8 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $585,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2 | María Emilia Salerni  Åsa Svensson | Anne Kremer Jelena Dokić | Paola Suárez Sandrine Testud Elena Dementieva Silvia Farina Elia |
| 8 Apr | Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal Tier IV event $140,000 - Clay - 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 |
| 8 Apr | Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal Tier IV event $140,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Elena Bovina Zsófia Gubacsi 6–3, 6–1 | Barbara Rittner  María Vento-Kabchi | Dinara Safina Elena Bovina | Ángeles Montolio Maja Matevžič Tina Pisnik Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
| 15 Apr | Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I event $1,224,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Iva Majoli 7–6, 6–4 | Patty Schnyder | Jennifer Capriati Sandrine Testud | Anastasia Myskina Serena Williams  Amanda Coetzer Stéphanie Foretz |
| 15 Apr | Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I event $1,224,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles | Lisa Raymond  Rennae Stubbs6–4, 3–6, 7–6 | Alexandra Fusai Caroline Vis | Jennifer Capriati Sandrine Testud | Anastasia Myskina Serena Williams Amanda Coetzer Stéphanie Foretz |
| 15 Apr | Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier V event $110,000 - Clay - 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 |
| 15 Apr | Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier V event $110,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Catherine Barclay Émilie Loit 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Elena Bovina Zsófia Gubacsi | Tatiana Poutchek Eleni Daniilidou | Martina Suchá Cara Black Rita Kuti-Kis Lubomira Bacheva |
| 22 Apr | Fed Cup: First Round Brussels, Belgium, Clay 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 3–1 5–0 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–1 3–2 | First Round losers | ||
| 29 Apr | Betty Barclay Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event $585,000 - Clay - 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 |
| 29 Apr | Betty Barclay Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event $585,000 - Clay - 28S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Martina Hingis Barbara Schett 6–1, 6–1 | Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Martina Hingis Jelena Dokić | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Daniela Hantuchová Justine Henin Barbara Schett |
| 29 Apr | Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier III event $170,000 - Clay - 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 |
| 29 Apr | Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier III event $170,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Tathiana Garbin  Angelique Widjaja7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | Elena Bovina Henrieta Nagyová | Tathiana Garbin Libuše Průšová | Elena Dementieva Tina Pisnik Vera Zvonareva Mariana Díaz Oliva |
May
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 | Jelena Dokić 6–2, 6–3 | Anastasia Myskina | Lisa Raymond Nicole Pratt | Eleni Daniilidou Clarisa Fernández Magdalena Maleeva Anne Kremer |
| 10 Jun | DFS Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom Tier III event $170,000 - Grass - 56S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |  Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens6–4, 6–3 | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat | Lisa Raymond Nicole Pratt | Eleni Daniilidou Clarisa Fernández Magdalena Maleeva Anne Kremer |
| 10 Jun | Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Tier III event $170,000 - Clay - 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 |
| 10 Jun | Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Tier III event $170,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch 6–2, 6–4 | Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr | Patricia Wartusch Petra Mandula | Cristina Torrens Valero Patty Schnyder Barbara Schett Iva Majoli |
| 10 Jun | Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event $140,000 - Hard - 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 |
| 10 Jun | Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event $140,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Tatiana Perebiynis Tatiana Poutchek 7–5, 6–2 | Mia Buric Galina Fokina | Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci | Nadejda Ostrovskaya Maria Elena Camerin Tatiana Perebiynis Lioudmila Skavronskaia |
| 17 Jun | Britannic Asset Management Champ's Eastbourne, United Kingdom Tier II event $585,000 - Grass - 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 |
| 17 Jun | Britannic Asset Management Champ's Eastbourne, United Kingdom Tier II event $585,000 - Grass - 28S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | Dája Bedáňová Daniela Hantuchová | Meghann Shaughnessy Silvia Farina Elia Amy Frazier Anne Kremer |
| 17 Jun | Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event $170,000 - Grass - 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 |
| 17 Jun | Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event $170,000 - Grass - 30S/16D Singles - Doubles | Catherine Barclay Martina Müller 6–4, 7–5 | Bianka Lamade Magdalena Maleeva | Tina Pisnik Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters Magdalena Maleeva Amélie Mauresmo Elena Bovina |
| 24 Jun 1 Jul | Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $4,448,330 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Serena Williams 7–6, 6–3 | Venus Williams | Justine Henin Amélie Mauresmo | Elena Likhovtseva Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati Daniela Hantuchová |
| 24 Jun 1 Jul | Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $4,448,330 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles | Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | Justine Henin Amélie Mauresmo | Elena Likhovtseva Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati Daniela Hantuchová |
| 24 Jun 1 Jul | Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $4,448,330 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles |  Mahesh Bhupathi Elena Likhovtseva6–2, 1–6, 6–1 | Kevin Ullyett Daniela Hantuchová | Justine Henin Amélie Mauresmo | Elena Likhovtseva Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati Daniela Hantuchová |
July
August
September
October
November
Rankings
Below are the 2002 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:Singles
Number 1 ranking
Doubles
Number 1 ranking
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
- Venus Williams - Gold Coast, Paris, Antwerp, Amelia Island, Stanford, San Diego and New Haven
- Kim Clijsters - Hamburg, Filderstadt, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships
- Anna Smashnova - Auckland, Canberra, Vienna and Shanghai
- Elena Bovina - Warsaw and Quebec City
- Jelena Dokić - Sarasota and Birmingham
- Justine Henin - Berlin and Linz
- Martina Hingis - Sydney and Tokyo Pan Pacific
- Svetlana Kuznetsova - Espoo and Bali
- Amélie Mauresmo - Dubai and Montreal
- Chanda Rubin - Eastbourne and Los Angeles
- Monica Seles - Doha and Madrid
- Cara Black - Waikoloa
- Jennifer Capriati - Australian Open
- Myriam Casanova - Brussels
- Jill Craybas - Tokyo Japan Open
- Eleni Daniilidou - 's-Hertogenbosch
- Mariana Díaz Oliva - Palermo
- Silvia Farina Elia - Strasbourg
- Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian - Tashkent
- Daniela Hantuchová - Indian Wells
- Iva Majoli - Charleston
- Magdalena Maleeva - Moscow
- Maja Matevžič - Bratislava
- Ángeles Montolio - Porto
- Martina Müller - Budapest
- Anastasia Myskina - Bahia
- Lisa Raymond - Memphis
- Dinara Safina - Sopot
- Patty Schnyder - Zurich
- Magüi Serna - Estoril
- Katarina Srebotnik - Acapulco
- Martina Suchá - Hobart
- Åsa Svensson - Bol
- Patricia Wartusch - Casablanca
- Angelique Widjaja - Pattaya City
- Fabiola Zuluaga - Bogotá
- Martina Suchá - Hobart
- Daniela Hantuchová - Indian Wells
- Magüi Serna - Estoril
- Martina Müller - Budapest
- Elena Bovina - Warsaw
- Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian - Tashkent
- Eleni Daniilidou - 's-Hertogenbosch
- Myriam Casanova - Brussels
- Mariana Díaz Oliva - Palermo
- Dinara Safina - Sopot
- Svetlana Kuznetsova - Espoo
- Cara Black - Waikoloa
- Jill Craybas - Tokyo Japan Open
- Maja Matevžič - Bratislava
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