2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2002 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Final score	7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated in the final by her sister Serena, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3. Serena claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time after winning this tournament. It was her third different Grand Slam title, her first Wimbledon title and her second consecutive in the "Serena Slam".^[1]

Seeds

1. Venus Williams (Final)
2. Serena Williams (Champion)
3. Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
4. Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
5. Kim Clijsters (Second Round)
6. Justine Henin (Semifinals)
7. Jelena Dokić (Fourth Round)
8. Sandrine Testud (Second Round)
9. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
10. Silvia Farina Elia (Third Round)
11. Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
12. Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
13. Meghann Shaughnessy (Second Round)
14. Iroda Tulyaganova (Second Round)
15. Anna Smashnova (First Round)
16. Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
17. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
18. Anastasia Myskina (Third Round)
19. Magdalena Maleeva (Fourth Round)
20. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Fourth Round)
21. Tatiana Panova (Third Round)
22. Anne Kremer (Second Round)
23. Iva Majoli (Third Round)
24. Alexandra Stevenson (First Round)
25. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
26. Dája Bedáňová (Third Round)
27. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
28. Paola Suárez (First Round)
29. Barbara Schett (Second Round)
30. Clarisa Fernández (Second Round)
31. Nicole Pratt (First Round)
32. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Venus Williams	6	6
		Elena Likhovtseva	2	0
								1	Venus Williams	6	6
								6	Justine Henin	3	2
	4	Monica Seles	5	6^4
	6	Justine Henin	7	7^7
															1	Venus Williams	6^4	3
															2	Serena Williams	7^7	6
	9	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
	3	Jennifer Capriati	3	2
								9	Amélie Mauresmo	2	1
								2	Serena Williams	6	6
	11	Daniela Hantuchová	3	2
	2	Serena Williams	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	V Williams	6	6
	WC	J O'Donoghue	1	1				1	V Williams	6	6
		A Rösch	2	4					V Ruano Pascual	3	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											1	V Williams	5	6	6
		M Drake	6	6												M Drake	7	2	1
		M-G Mikaelian	3	3					M Drake	6	6
		J Craybas	6	5	7				J Craybas	2	2
	28	P Suárez	4	7	5																	1	V Williams	6	6
	17	P Schnyder	3	7^7	7																	16	L Raymond	1	2
	Q	T Perebiynis	6	6^3	5			17	P Schnyder	1	3
		C Beigbeder	1	0					C Martínez	6	6
		C Martínez	6	6												C Martínez	6	3	2
		W Prakusya	6	6											16	L Raymond	2	6	6
		J Nejedly	0	2					W Prakusya	6	2	4
		K Srebotnik	4	2				16	L Raymond	1	6	6
	16	L Raymond	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	S Farina Elia	7	4	6
		A Frazier	5	6	4			10	S Farina Elia	6	6
		J Hopkins	0	7	3				B Rittner	3	2
		B Rittner	6	5	6										10	S Farina Elia	6^2	4
	WC	H Collin	1	7^7	2										19	M Maleeva	7^7	6
		E Gagliardi	6	6^1	6				E Gagliardi	4	3
	WC	R Viollet	1	0				19	M Maleeva	6	6
	19	M Maleeva	6	6																		19	M Maleeva	3	4
	32	A Coetzer	6	6																			E Likhovtseva	6	6
		Z Gubacsi	3	2				32	A Coetzer	7	4	2
	Q	M Vento-Kabchi	4	4				WC	E Baltacha	5	6	6
	WC	E Baltacha	6	6											WC	E Baltacha	4	6^2
	Q	R Vinci	3	2												E Likhovtseva	6	7^7
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	7^7	6
		S Reeves	2	6^5				5	K Clijsters	6^5	2
	5	K Clijsters	6	7^7

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	M Seles	6	6
		E Bes	0	0				4	M Seles	6	6
		A Gerši	3	5					R Neffa-de los Ríos	4	0
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	6	7											4	M Seles	4	6	6
		V Razzano	6	7^7											27	A Sugiyama	6	1	4
	WC	A Keothavong	3	6^5					V Razzano	2	1
	Q	Z Ondrášková	1	2				27	A Sugiyama	6	6
	27	A Sugiyama	6	6																		4	M Seles	6	6
	20	T Tanasugarn	5	6	6																	20	T Tanasugarn	2	2
	Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	4	4			20	T Tanasugarn	6	6
		T Garbin	6^4	3					J Kandarr	3	4
		J Kandarr	7^7	6											20	T Tanasugarn	2	6	6
		M Irvin	6^0	2												M Tu	6	3	0
		M Tu	7^7	6					M Tu	7^7	7
		A Widjaja	6	6					A Widjaja	6^2	5
	15	A Smashnova	3	2

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	E Dementieva	6	6
		B Lamade	4	3				12	E Dementieva	6	7
		J Lee	4	4					É Loit	1	5
		É Loit	6	6											12	E Dementieva	7	6
		V Zvonareva	6	6											23	I Majoli	5	2
	Q	An Serra Zanetti	3	2					V Zvonareva	6^5	2
		T Pisnik	3	4				23	I Majoli	7^7	6
	23	I Majoli	6	6																		12	E Dementieva	6^4	6^5
	29	B Schett	6	6																		6	J Henin	7^7	7^7
		C Black	2	2				29	B Schett	3	6	3
	Q	M Casanova	7	6				Q	M Casanova	6	3	6
		H Nagyová	5	4											Q	M Casanova	4	4
		M Müller	3	5											6	J Henin	6	6
		D Chládková	6	7					D Chládková	2	5
	PR	B Rippner	2	7^7	1			6	J Henin	6	7
	6	J Henin	6	6^4	6

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	S Testud	6^3	6	6
		A Barna	7^7	4	1			8	S Testud	3	4
		A Molik	4	6	6			PR	M Pierce	6	6
	PR	M Pierce	6	4	8										PR	M Pierce	6	4	1
	WC	N Zvereva	6	3	2										Q	L Granville	3	6	6
		M Weingärtner	4	6	6				M Weingärtner	3	4
	Q	L Granville	7	7				Q	L Granville	6	6
	31	N Pratt	5	5																		Q	L Granville	2	2
	18	A Myskina	2	6	7																	9	A Mauresmo	6	6
		E Dyrberg	6	1	5			18	A Myskina	6	6
		G Arn	6	6					G Arn	4	3
		I Selyutina	4	3											18	A Myskina	4	2
		M Serna	1	3											9	A Mauresmo	6	6
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	4	2
	Q	I Benešová	1	7^7	2			9	A Mauresmo	6	6
	9	A Mauresmo	6	6^0	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	WC	L Ahl	2	2				13	M Shaughnessy	5	3
		M Oremans	6	6					M Oremans	7	6
	Q	A Fusai	3	4												M Oremans	6^5	4
		J Kostanić	2	3												E Daniilidou	7^7	6
		E Daniilidou	6	6					E Daniilidou	6	6
		S Obata	6	6					S Obata	2	2
	24	A Stevenson	1	3																			E Daniilidou	1	6	1
	26	D Bedáňová	6	6																		3	J Capriati	6	3	6
		S Noorlander	1	2				26	D Bedáňová	6	6
		S Sfar	6	6					S Sfar	3	2
		K Brandi	3	3											26	D Bedáňová	4	2
		A Jidkova	0	6^5											3	J Capriati	6	6
		M Marrero	6	7^7					M Marrero	2	1
		J Husárová	1	4				3	J Capriati	6	6
	3	J Capriati	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	J Dokić	7^7	6
	Q	E Tatarkova	6^4	4				7	J Dokić	6	4	8
		K Hrdličková	3	6	6				K Hrdličková	0	6	6
		S Foretz	6	4	3										7	J Dokić	7	6
		T Poutchek	6	6											25	N Dechy	5	2
		Á Montolio	4	3					T Poutchek	3	2
		M Díaz-Oliva	2	3				25	N Dechy	6	6
	25	N Dechy	6	6																		7	J Dokić	4	5
	22	A Kremer	6	6																		11	D Hantuchová	6	7
		G León García	4	4				22	A Kremer	6	1	2
		M Matevžič	6^4	6	6				M Matevžič	2	6	6
	WC	J Pullin	7^7	1	4											M Matevžič	4	4
		M Suchá	6	6											11	D Hantuchová	6	6
		L Osterloh	2	1					M Suchá	2	6	3
		C Torrens Valero	3	2				11	D Hantuchová	6	4	6
	11	D Hantuchová	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	I Tulyaganova	2	6	6
		S Talaja	6	2	4			14	I Tulyaganova	3	1
		Å Svensson	3	2					C Rubin	6	6
		C Rubin	6	6												C Rubin	6	6
		Ad Serra Zanetti	6^4	6^3											21	T Panova	4	1
		E Bovina	7^7	7^7					E Bovina	7^7	3	2
		A Kournikova	1	6	4			21	T Panova	6^2	6	6
	21	T Panova	6	4	6																		C Rubin	3	3
	30	C Fernández	6	6																		2	S Williams	6	6
		Ľ Cervanová	3	3				30	C Fernández	6	3	4
	Q	E Callens	3	6	6			Q	E Callens	2	6	6
		B Schwartz	6	4	2										Q	E Callens	6^5	6^2
		P Mandula	4	3											2	S Williams	7^7	7^7
		F Schiavone	6	6					F Schiavone	3	3
		E Dominikovic	1	1				2	S Williams	6	6
	2	S Williams	6	6

References

1. "WTA – Players – Stats". WTA.

External links

• 2002 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw