2002 WTA Tour explained

2002 WTA Tour
Duration:	December 29, 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)
Most Tournament Titles:	Serena Williams (8)
Most Tournament Finals:	Venus Williams (11)
Prize Money Leader:	Serena Williams ($3,935,668)
Points Leader:	Serena Williams (6,080)
Player Of The Year:	Serena Williams
Doubles Team Of The Year:	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Most Improved Player Of The Year:	Daniela Hantuchová
Newcomer Of The Year:	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Comeback Player Of The Year:	Corina Morariu
Previous:	2001
Next:	2003

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)	2–1
		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
		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		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
		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
		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		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		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		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		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		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
		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
		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		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
		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		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		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
		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		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
		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		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
		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 3–1 5–0 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–1 3–2	First round losers
29 Apr		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
		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		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
		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		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
		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		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		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		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
		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		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		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
		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
		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 4–1 4–1 4–1 5–0	Quarterfinal losers
22 Jul		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
		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		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		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
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3	Eva Bes-Ostariz María José Martínez Sánchez
12 Aug		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		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		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		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		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
		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		Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2	Anastasia Myskina	Justine Henin Kim Clijsters
	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		Magdalena Maleeva 5–7, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Lindsay Davenport	Amélie Mauresmo Amanda Coetzer
	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová 2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(9–7)	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova
		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		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		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
		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)	2–1		1–3 2–3

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Nov		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
		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		6,080	6	+5
2	Venus Williams		5,140	3	+1
3	Jennifer Capriati		3,796	2	align="center"	-1
4	Kim Clijsters	Belgium	3,557	5	+1
5	Justine Henin	Belgium	3,218	7	+2
6	Amélie Mauresmo	France	3,068	9	+3
7	Monica Seles		2,952	10	+3
8	Daniela Hantuchová	Slovakia	2,668	38	+30
9	Jelena Dokić		2,506	8	align="center"	-1
10	Martina Hingis		2,348	4	align="center"	-6
11	Anastasia Myskina	Russian Federation	1,908	59	+48
12	Lindsay Davenport		1,795	1	align="center"	-11
13	Chanda Rubin		1,752	54	+41
14	Magdalena Maleeva		1,701	16	+2
15	Patty Schnyder		1,644	37	+22
16	Anna Smashnova	Israel	1,617	87	+71
17	Silvia Farina Elia	Italy	1,596	14	align="center"	-3
18	Alexandra Stevenson		1,444	60	+42
19	Elena Dementieva	Russian Federation	1,426	15	align="center"	-4
20	Nathalie Dechy	France	1,295	44	+24

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
	Year-End 2001	13 January 2002
	14 January 2002	24 February 2002
	25 February 2002	17 March 2002
	18 March 2002	21 April 2002
	22 April 2002	19 May 2002
	20 May 2002	9 June 2002
	10 June 2002	7 July 2002
	8 July 2002	Year-End 2002

Doubles

Doubles Year-end Ranking^[2]
No	Player Name	Nation	Points	2001	Change
1	Paola Suárez	Argentina	3,863	6	+5
2	Virginia Ruano Pascual	Spain	3,822	8	+6
3	Lisa Raymond		3,360	1	align="center"	-2
4	Rennae Stubbs	Australia	3,304	4	=
5	Janette Husárová	Slovakia	3,107	28	+23
6	Elena Dementieva	Russian Federation	2,765	98	+92
7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Spain	2,256	11	+4
8	Daniela Hantuchová	Slovakia	2,344	56	+48
9	Cara Black		2,085	3	align="center"	-6
10	Elena Likhovtseva	Russian Federation	2,043	4	align="center"	-6
11	Anna Kournikova	Russian Federation	1,992	26	+15
12	Ai Sugiyama	Japan	1,912	9	align="center"	-3
13	Rika Fujiwara	Japan	1,725	135	+122
14	Jelena Dokić		1,615	12	align="center"	-2
15	Martina Hingis		1,504	30	+15
16	Conchita Martínez	Spain	1,372	19	+3
17	Meghann Shaughnessy		1,371	14	align="center"	-3
18	Liezel Huber		1,302	21	+3
19	Nicole Arendt		1,232	10	align="center"	-9
20	Kimberly Po-Messerli		1,153	7	align="center"	-13

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
	Year-End 2001	8 September 2002
	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:

• 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

Titles won by nation:

• – 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)
• – 6 (Hamburg, Berlin, Filderstadt, Linz, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships)
• – 6 (Warsaw, Sopot, Espoo, Bahia, Quebec City and Bali)
• – 5 (Sydney, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Tashkent, Brussels and Zurich)
• – 4 (Auckland, Canberra, Vienna and Shanghai)
• – 2 (Porto and Estoril)
• – 2 (Dubai and Montreal)
• – 2 (Acapulco and Bratislava)
• – 2 (Hobart and Indian Wells)
• – 2 (Sarasota and Birmingham)
• – 1 (Palermo)
• – 1 (Casablanca)
• – 1 (Moscow)
• – 1 (Bogotá)
• – 1 (Charleston)
• – 1 (Budapest)
• – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch)
• – 1 (Pattaya City)
• – 1 (Strasbourg)
• – 1 (Bol)
• – 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sanex WTA rankings – Singles Ranking For: 11 November 2002. WTA. 2012-07-23. Liz. Schröder. 2002-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614042117/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2002.pdf. 2012-06-14. dead.
2. Web site: Sanex WTA rankings – Doubles Ranking For: 11 November 2002. WTA. 2012-07-23. Liz. Schröder. 2002-11-11.