2002 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2002 French Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Final score	7–5, 6–3

Jennifer Capriati was the defending champion, but she lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals, in what was a rematch of a match from last year's French Open.

Williams then defeated her sister, Venus, to win her first French Open title. This was also her first step towards completing "The Serena Slam".

This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva competed in the main draw.^[1] She drew Serena Williams in the fourth round, and was defeated.

Seeds

Jennifer Capriati (Semifinals)
Venus Williams (Final)
Serena Williams (Champion)
Kim Clijsters (Third Round)
Justine Henin (First Round)
Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
Jelena Dokić (Quarterfinals)
Sandrine Testud (First Round)
Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth Round)
Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth Round)
Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth Round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (First Round)
Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
Iroda Tulyaganova (Third Round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)
Barbara Schett (Second Round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third Round)
Tatiana Panova (Third Round)
Anastasia Myskina (First Round)
Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
Anna Smashnova (First Round)
Magdalena Maleeva (First Round)
Anne Kremer (Third Round)
Lisa Raymond (First Round)
Dája Bedáňová (First Round)
Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
Alexandra Stevenson (First Round)
Iva Majoli (Second Round)
Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
Rita Grande (Third Round)
Cristina Torrens Valero (Second Round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2002 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Jennifer Capriati	6	4	6
7	Jelena Dokić	4	6	1
					1	Jennifer Capriati	6	6²	2

					3	Serena Williams	3	7⁷	6
3	Serena Williams	6	6

WC	Mary Pierce	1	1
										3	Serena Williams	7	6
										2	Venus Williams	5	3
	Paola Suárez	6	6⁵	1
	Clarisa Fernández	2	7⁷	6
						Clarisa Fernández	1	4

					2	Venus Williams	6	6
6	Monica Seles	4	3

2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

1	J Capriati	6	6
	M Irvin	3	4		1	J Capriati	6	6
	A Frazier	6	6			A Frazier	4	3
	M Tu	4	0						1	J Capriati	6	6
	A Widjaja	2	7	6						E Dominikovic	3	1
	J Craybas	6	5	1		A Widjaja	6⁴	4
	E Dominikovic	6	6			E Dominikovic	7⁷	6
28	A Stevenson	3	2										1	J Capriati	6	6
20	P Schnyder	6	6										20	P Schnyder	4	4
Q	M Sequera	3	2		20	P Schnyder	6	6
	T Garbin	7⁷	6			T Garbin	3	2
	S Talaja	6⁵	4						20	P Schnyder	7	7⁸
	A Kournikova	4	3						14	I Tulyaganova	5	6⁶
WC	C Wheeler	6	6		WC	C Wheeler	1	4
	E Dyrberg	6⁸	3		14	I Tulyaganova	6	6
14	I Tulyaganova	7¹⁰	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

12	M Shaughnessy	6⁸	3
Q	C Martínez Granados	7¹⁰	6		Q	C Martínez Granados	1	0
	K Srebotnik	6	6			K Srebotnik	6	6
	G León García	3	4								K Srebotnik	6	6
	É Loit	6	3	7							É Loit	0	1
	A Molik	2	6	5		É Loit	2	7⁷	6
Q	S Asagoe	3	6	7	Q	S Asagoe	6	6³	2
19	A Myskina	6	2	5											K Srebotnik	6³	2
30	A Coetzer	2	2											7	J Dokić	7⁷	6
	M Müller	6	6			M Müller	5	4
PR	F Zuluaga	2	4			E Likhovtseva	7	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6								E Likhovtseva	2	3
	C Martínez	6	6							7	J Dokić	6	6
	ME Camerin	3	3			C Martínez	6	6⁷	2
	E Gagliardi	4	2		7	J Dokić	3	7⁹	6
7	J Dokić	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

3	S Williams	6	6
	M Suchá	3	0		3	S Williams	6	6
	M Oremans	0	3		Q	D Randriantefy	2	3
Q	D Randriantefy	6	6							3	S Williams	6	6
	J Husárová	6	3	7							J Husárová	1	3
WC	A Fusai	2	6	5		J Husárová	6	1	6
WC	M Bartoli	3	6	5	26	A Sugiyama	2	6	2
26	A Sugiyama	6	4	7											3	S Williams	4	6	6
21	A Smashnova	4	2												Q	V Zvonareva	6	0	1
	F Schiavone	6	6			F Schiavone	3	7⁷	6
Q	R Kuti-Kis	6	1	0		M-G Mikaelian	6	6⁴	3
	M-G Mikaelian	4	6	6							F Schiavone	2	7⁷	5
	M Matevžič	4	6⁷							Q	V Zvonareva	6	6⁴	7
Q	V Zvonareva	6	7⁹		Q	V Zvonareva	6	6
	M Marrero	6	6			M Marrero	2	1
15	A Sánchez Vicario	0	1

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

9	S Farina Elia	3	6	6
	E Bovina	6	2	4	9	S Farina Elia	7⁸	6
	T Pisnik	2	6	6		T Pisnik	6⁶	4
	K Hrdličková	6	3	4						9	S Farina Elia	6	7⁷
WC	L Andretto	3	0							17	T Tanasugarn	0	6¹
	J Kandarr	6	6			J Kandarr	4	6	3
	D Chládková	3	2		17	T Tanasugarn	6	1	6
17	T Tanasugarn	6	6											9	S Farina Elia	1	2
32	C Torrens Valero	6	6											WC	M Pierce	6	6
PR	M Grzybowska	2	1		32	C Torrens Valero	3	1
WC	M Pierce	7	7		WC	M Pierce	6	6
	I Selyutina	5	5							WC	M Pierce	6	6
	H Nagyová	3	6	4						Q	A Kapros	3	0
	V Razzano	6	1	6		V Razzano	7⁷	6¹	2
Q	A Kapros	4	6	6	Q	A Kapros	6³	7⁷	6
5	J Henin	6	1	0

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

8	S Testud	6	5	1
	P Suárez	2	7	6		P Suárez	6	6
Q	M Goloviznina	2	7	5	Q	M Goloviznina	4	4
	B Schwartz	6	5	2^r							P Suárez	6	4	7
	J Hopkins	6³	4							27	N Dechy	4	6	5
Q	I Benešová	7⁷	6		Q	I Benešová	6	1	4
Q	N Llagostera Vives	1	6	0	27	N Dechy	4	6	6
27	N Dechy	6	3	6												P Suárez	6	2	6
24	L Raymond	4	3												10	A Mauresmo	2	6	4
	E Bes	6	6			E Bes	6	1	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6			V Ruano Pascual	3	6	0
	S Foretz	2	4								E Bes	1	1
	N Pratt	2	7	6						10	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Serna	6	5	1		N Pratt	2	1
WC	C Pin	4	1		10	A Mauresmo	6	6
10	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

13	E Dementieva	7	6
	A Gerši	5	3		13	E Dementieva	7	6
	S Sfar	0	2			Å Svensson	5	3
	Å Svensson	6	6						13	E Dementieva	6	6
	R Neffa-de los Ríos	6	6							R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	0
	G Arn	3	4			R Neffa-de los Ríos	6	6
WC	A-G Sidot	6	6		WC	A-G Sidot	3	1
22	M Maleeva	2	4										13	E Dementieva	6	2	3
25	D Bedáňová	6	3	2										C Fernández	3	6	6
	J Kostanić	2	6	6		J Kostanić	3	4
Q	L Bacheva	5	1			C Fernández	6	6
	C Fernández	7	6							C Fernández	6	6
	E Daniilidou	6	6						4	K Clijsters	4	0
	C Beigbeder	3	1			E Daniilidou	6⁴	6⁷
	T Poutchek	6	3	6	4	K Clijsters	7⁷	7⁹
4	K Clijsters	3	6	8

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

6	M Seles	6⁴	6	6
	Á Montolio	7⁷	3	0	6	M Seles	6	6
	B Rittner	6	4	6		B Rittner	4	1
	P Mandula	3	6	0						6	M Seles	6	6
	L Osterloh	4	4								Ľ Cervanová	2	2
	Ľ Cervanová	6	6			Ľ Cervanová	4	6	6
	K Brandi	4	3		29	I Majoli	6	3	0
29	I Majoli	6	6											6	M Seles	6	7
18	T Panova	6	4	6										11	D Hantuchová	4	5
	S Noorlander	1	6	2	18	T Panova	6	6
Q	M Lučić	6	6		Q	M Lučić	1	1
WC	S Cohen-Aloro	3	3							18	T Panova	3	1
	J Nejedly	1	2							11	D Hantuchová	6	6
	A Serra Zanetti	6	6			A Serra Zanetti	3	1
	C Black	2	3		11	D Hantuchová	6	6
11	D Hantuchová	6	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

16	B Schett	6	2	6
	M Weingärtner	2	6	0	16	B Schett	7	3	5
	Y-j Cho	3	0			C Rubin	5	6	7
	C Rubin	6	6								C Rubin	6	6
	S Reeves	6	6							23	A Kremer	1	0
	Z Gubacsi	1	1			S Reeves	6³	1
	J Lee	1	6⁵		23	A Kremer	7⁷	6
23	A Kremer	6	7⁷												C Rubin	3	2
31	R Grande	6	6											2	V Williams	6	6
	M Díaz-Oliva	4	4		31	R Grande	6	7
	S Obata	6	2	0		A Jidkova	0	5
	A Jidkova	0	6	6						31	R Grande	1	4
	W Prakusya	1	7	6						2	V Williams	6	6
	A Barna	6	5	1		W Prakusya	0	1
	B Lamade	3	3		2	V Williams	6	6
2	V Williams	6	6

References

↑ Welcome to this Vera Zvonareva webpage!

External links

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

French Open Women's Singles drawsheets

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