2002 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2002 Australian Open
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–2

Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 4–6 7–6^(9–7) 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2002 Australian Open.

This tournament also marks the Grand Slam debut for future Grand Slam champions Svetlana Kuznetsova and Samantha Stosur who lost in the second and first round respectively.

Finals

See also:

2002 Australian Open – Men's Singles

In a repeat of the previous year's final, three-time former champion Hingis won the first set 6–4 having led 5–1 at one stage. Hingis then took a 4–0 lead in the second set, and held 3 championship points, but Capriati fought back to take it into a tiebreaker, which Hingis had another championship point at 7–6 in the tiebreak, but Capriati saved it and eventually won the tiebreaker 9–7. Hingis then broke Capriati's serve in the third set to lead 2–1, but defending champion Capriati won the next five games to complete a 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–2 victory, and in doing so gained the record for most match points saved in a Grand Slam final.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jennifer Capriati is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Jennifer Capriati (Champion)
2. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
3. Martina Hingis (Final)
4. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
5. Serena Williams (withdrew)
6. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
7. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
8. Monica Seles (Semifinals)
9. Sandrine Testud (First Round)
10. Meghann Shaughnessy (Third Round)
11. Silvia Farina Elia (Third Round)
12. Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
13. Magdalena Maleeva (Fourth Round)
14. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)
15. Amanda Coetzer (Fourth Round)
16. Iroda Tulyaganova (Third Round)
17. Barbara Schett (Third Round)
18. Lisa Raymond (Third Round)
19. Ángeles Montolio (First Round)
20. Rita Grande (Fourth Round)
21. Dája Bedáňová (Second Round)
22. Henrieta Nagyová (First Round)
23. Magüi Serna (Third Round)
24. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
25. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third Round)
26. Cristina Torrens Valero (First Round)
27. Paola Suárez (First Round)
28. Anne Kremer (Second Round)
29. Tatiana Panova (Second Round)
30. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
31. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
32. Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round)
33. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (First Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	7	Amélie Mauresmo	2	2
								1	Jennifer Capriati	7	3	6
								4	Kim Clijsters	5	6	1
	4	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	6	Justine Henin	2	3
															1	Jennifer Capriati	4	7^9	6
															3	Martina Hingis	6	6^7	2
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	2	3
	3	Martina Hingis	6	6
								3	Martina Hingis	4	6	6
								8	Monica Seles	6	1	4
	8	Monica Seles	6^4	6	6
	2	Venus Williams	7^7	2	3

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	J Capriati	6	6
		S Talaja	4	1				1	J Capriati	6	6
		M Tu	7^7	6					M Tu	1	3
		J Kruger	6^2	0											1	J Capriati	6	3	6
		R Kuti-Kis	6	6^2	4											E Daniilidou	2	6	1
		E Daniilidou	4	7^7	6				E Daniilidou	6	4	6
		A Molik	6	3	8			29	T Panova	2	6	0
	29	T Panova	1	6	10																	1	J Capriati	6	7^11
	20	R Grande	7^7	6																		20	R Grande	3	6^9
	Q	C Fernández	6^4	4				20	R Grande	7^7	7
	Q	G Pizzichini	3	3				Q	K Boogert	6^4	5
	Q	K Boogert	6	6											20	R Grande	6	5	6
	Q	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6										16	I Tulyaganova	3	7	4
	WC	Y-j Cho	3	6	4			Q	S Kuznetsova	4	1
	Q	ME Salerni	3	4				16	I Tulyaganova	6	6
	16	I Tulyaganova	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	M Shaughnessy	6^5	6	7
		A Stevenson	7^7	2	5			10	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	WC	B Stewart	6	6				WC	B Stewart	2	0
		J Nejedly	4	4											10	M Shaughnessy	2	6	3
	Q	An Serra Zanetti	6	2	7											M Weingärtner	6	3	6
		E Bovina	2	6	5			Q	An Serra Zanetti	4	2
		M Weingärtner	6	6					M Weingärtner	6	6
	19	Á Montolio	3	3																			M Weingärtner	0	6	5
	25	T Tanasugarn	6	6																		7	A Mauresmo	6	4	7
		S Sfar	4	3				25	T Tanasugarn	2	6	6
		P Mandula	6	6					P Mandula	6	2	2
		A Barna	4	4											25	T Tanasugarn	6^3	1
		K Srebotnik	6	6											7	A Mauresmo	7^7	6
		A Smashnova	2	2					K Srebotnik	5	3
		J Lee	1	0				7	A Mauresmo	7	6
	7	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	WC	C Wheeler	2	1				4	K Clijsters	6	6
		B Schwartz	6	6					B Schwartz	1	1
	Q	E Dyrberg	1	4											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	3											WC	C Watson	1	2
	WC	C Watson	6	6				WC	C Watson	3	7	6
		E Gagliardi	6	6^7	8				E Gagliardi	6	5	2
	30	E Likhovtseva	1	7^9	6																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	24	A Sugiyama	6^7	6	6																		J Husárová	0	2
		R McQuillan	7^9	3	3			24	A Sugiyama	7^7	6
		T Pisnik	6	4	9				T Pisnik	6^2	0
	WC	M Bartoli	3	6	7										24	A Sugiyama	2	3
		J Husárová	6	6												J Husárová	6	6
	LL	P Nola	1	0					J Husárová	6	6
		I Majoli	6	7					I Majoli	4	3
	14	A Sánchez Vicario	4	5

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	E Dementieva	6	6
		A Jidkova	3	2				12	E Dementieva	6	6
		W Prakusya	7^7	2	2				A Myskina	4	2
		A Myskina	6^3	6	6										12	E Dementieva	6	6
		S Obata	5	4											23	M Serna	1	2
		ME Camerin	7	6					ME Camerin	3	3
	WC	A Grahame	3	3				23	M Serna	6	6
	23	M Serna	6	6																		12	E Dementieva	0	3
	27	P Suárez	3	4																		6	J Henin	6	6
		M Müller	6	6					M Müller	1	2
		Z Gubacsi	7^8	2	3				N Pratt	6	6
		N Pratt	6^6	6	6											N Pratt	4	0
		M Marrero	6	6											6	J Henin	6	6
		A Gerši	4	2					M Marrero	3	6	1
		A Kournikova	2	5				6	J Henin	6	3	6
	6	J Henin	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	33	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	3	0r.
		C Martínez	3	6	2				C Martínez	4	1
		A Svensson	6	6					A Svensson	6	6
		E Dominikovic	3	2												A Svensson	0	4
		M Suchá	1	6	6											M Suchá	6	6
		G León García	6	2	4				M Suchá	6	7
		M Díaz-Oliva	7	6					M Díaz-Oliva	1	5
	26	C Torrens Valero	5	4																			M Suchá	1	5
	22	H Nagyová	5	4																			Ad Serra Zanetti	6	7
		A Frazier	7	6					A Frazier	3	6^5
		Ad Serra Zanetti	6	2	7				Ad Serra Zanetti	6	7^7
		V Ruano Pascual	2	6	5											Ad Serra Zanetti	6	4	6
		I Selyutina	2	6	2										11	S Farina Elia	2	6	4
		J Hopkins	6	0	6				J Hopkins	2	0
		L Osterloh	4	6	4			11	S Farina Elia	6	6
	11	S Farina Elia	6	3	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Oremans	1	1				15	A Coetzer	6	6
	Q	E Tatarkova	3	2					R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	1
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	6	6											15	A Coetzer	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	6	6											17	B Schett	3	3
		J Kandarr	0	1					N Llagostera Vives	2	6	2
		A Glass	2	4				17	B Schett	6	1	6
	17	B Schett	6	6																		15	A Coetzer	1	0
	28	A Kremer	6	6																		3	M Hingis	6	6
		D Chládková	3	4				28	A Kremer	1	4
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	6	6
		E Bes	3	4												B Rittner	1	0
	Q	G Arn	6	4	6										3	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	S Stosur	2	6	2			Q	G Arn	1	2
		V Razzano	2	2				3	M Hingis	6	6
	3	M Hingis	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	M Seles	6	6
		P Schnyder	1	2				8	M Seles	6	6
		C Black	7	6					C Black	1	1
		É Loit	5	3											8	M Seles	6	6
		S Reeves	0	7^8	3										31	F Schiavone	4	4
	Q	J Kostanić	6	6^6	6			Q	J Kostanić	1	2
		A Kapros	6	3	6			31	F Schiavone	6	6
	31	F Schiavone	4	6	8																	8	M Seles	4
	21	D Bedáňová	6	6																			A Medina Garrigues	2	r
		T Poutchek	1	2				21	D Bedáňová	4	2
	Q	B Mouhtassine	2	6	1				A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	4	6											A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		C Beigbeder	7	5	2											N Dechy	3	2
		B Lamade	5	7	6				B Lamade	3	7^7	1
		N Dechy	7	4	6				N Dechy	6	6^4	6
	9	S Testud	5	6	3

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	M Maleeva	6	6
		M-G Mikaelian	3	4				13	M Maleeva	6	7
		K Hrdličková	4	6	6				K Hrdličková	4	5
		S Asagoe	6	3	2										13	M Maleeva	7	6
	WC	M Pierce	0	r.											18	L Raymond	5	1
		J Craybas	4						J Craybas	3	3
		S Noorlander	0	1				18	L Raymond	6	6
	18	L Raymond	6	6																		13	M Maleeva	0	3
	32	D Hantuchová	6	6																		2	V Williams	6	6
		M Matevžič	3	1				32	D Hantuchová	6	6
		M Irvin	0	3					T Garbin	0	2
		T Garbin	6	6											32	D Hantuchová	6	0	4
		K Brandi	6	4	6										2	V Williams	3	6	6
		Ľ Cervanová	3	6	0				K Brandi	3	4
	Q	A Cargill	2	2				2	V Williams	6	6
	2	V Williams	6	6

External links

• 2002 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw