2002 US Open – Women's Singles

2002 US Open
Champion   Serena Williams
Runner-up   Venus Williams
Final score   6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Main article: 2002 US Open (tennis)

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but she was defeated by her sister Serena in the final, 6–4, 6–2. This was Serena's third consecutive Grand Slam title.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Serena Williams (Champion)
  2. Venus Williams (Final)
  3. Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
  4. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
  5. Jelena Dokić (Second Round)
  6. Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
  7. Kim Clijsters (Fourth Round)
  8. Justine Henin (Fourth Round)
  9. Martina Hingis (Fourth Round)
  10. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
  11. Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
  12. Elena Dementieva (Second Round)
  13. Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth Round)
  14. Chanda Rubin (Fourth Round)
  15. Anastasia Myskina (Third Round)
  16. Magdalena Maleeva (Third Round)
  1. Anna Smashnova (Second Round)
  2. Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
  3. Anne Kremer (First Round)
  4. Dája Bedáňová (Fourth Round)
  5. Lisa Raymond (Third Round)
  6. Tatiana Panova (Third Round)
  7. Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
  8. Iva Majoli (Third Round)
  9. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)
  10. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
  11. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Second Round)
  12. Eleni Daniilidou (First Round)
  13. Barbara Schett (Second Round)
  14. Meghann Shaughnessy (Third Round)
  15. Alexandra Stevenson (First Round)
  16. Paola Suárez (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Serena Williams 6 6    
11   Daniela Hantuchová 2 2    
  1   Serena Williams 6 7    
  4   Lindsay Davenport 3 5    
4   Lindsay Davenport 3 6 6
      Elena Bovina 6 0 2  
    1   Serena Williams 6 6  
  2   Venus Williams 4 3  
  10   Amélie Mauresmo 3 6 7  
3   Jennifer Capriati 6 3 5  
  10   Amélie Mauresmo 3 7 4
  2   Venus Williams 6 5 6  
6   Monica Seles 2 3  
  2   Venus Williams 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1   S Williams 6 6    
WC   C Morariu 2 3       1   S Williams 6 6    
    R Grande 65 1         D Safina 0 1    
    D Safina 7 6         1   S Williams 6 6    
    I Tulyaganova 6 6         26   N Dechy 1 1    
    A Serra Zanetti 0 0           I Tulyaganova 1 6 61
    M Matevžič 3 64     26   N Dechy 6 3 7  
26   N Dechy 6 7         1   S Williams 6 6  
20   D Bedáňová 6 6         20   D Bedáňová 1 1  
    A Jidkova 1 3       20   D Bedáňová 7 2 6  
WC   A Baker 6 2 63       E Likhovtseva 62 6 3  
    E Likhovtseva 4 6 7       20   D Bedáňová 6 3 6
Q   D Chládková 6 6         15   A Myskina 3 6 2  
    M Tu 0 4       Q   D Chládková 6 5 1
    M Marrero 6 4 0   15   A Myskina 3 7 6  
15   A Myskina 4 6 6  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
11   D Hantuchová 6 6    
    N Pratt 2 1       11   D Hantuchová 6 6    
    M Díaz-Oliva 5 1         V Razzano 3 2    
    V Razzano 7 6         11   D Hantuchová 6 6    
    K Srebotnik 6 6         23   I Majoli 3 1    
    L Granville 3 4           K Srebotnik 4 4  
WC   A Harkleroad 3 2     23   I Majoli 6 6    
23   I Majoli 6 6         11   D Hantuchová 6 3 7
27   T Tanasugarn 6 64 6       8   J Henin 1 6 64
    B Rittner 4 7 2     27   T Tanasugarn 4 2    
WC   B Bielik 6 6     WC   B Bielik 6 6    
Q   R Voráčová 4 4         WC   B Bielik 5 1  
    C Black 6 68 6       8   J Henin 7 6    
Q   ME Salerni 3 6 4         C Black 3 2  
    S Reeves 1 2     8   J Henin 6 6    
8   J Henin 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
4   L Davenport 6 6    
    E Dyrberg 2 1       4   L Davenport 6 6    
    P Mandula 4 6 6       P Mandula 4 2    
    M Oremans 6 4 2       4   L Davenport 6 6    
    R Neffa de los Ríos 6 6         Q   M Bartoli 3 1    
    L Cervanová 1 4           R Neffa de los Ríos 6 2 2
Q   M Bartoli 6 6     Q   M Bartoli 3 6 6  
25   A Sánchez Vicario 3 1         4   L Davenport 6 6  
19   A Kremer 63 2         13   S Farina Elia 3 1  
Q   S Kuznetsova 7 6       Q   S Kuznetsova 2 6 6  
    J Husárová 6 7         J Husárová 6 3 2  
Q   M Geznenge 0 5         Q   S Kuznetsova 2 3  
    T Garbin 0 6 1       13   S Farina Elia 6 6    
    E Callens 6 2 6         E Callens 2 2  
Q   B Rippner 1 4     13   S Farina Elia 6 6    
13   S Farina Elia 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
12   E Dementieva 6 6    
    S Obata 2 3       12   E Dementieva 67 3    
    F Schiavone 3 6 6       F Schiavone 7 6    
Q   A Cargill 6 1 1           F Schiavone 3 6 6  
WC   S Taylor 3 6 2       22   T Panova 6 4 3  
Q   F Zuluaga 6 4 6     Q   F Zuluaga 7 5 4
    L Osterloh 1 1     22   T Panova 5 7 6  
22   T Panova 6 6             F Schiavone 64 4  
31   A Stevenson 4 7 3           E Bovina 7 6  
    S Foretz 6 5 6         S Foretz 7 6    
    A Kournikova 3 0         A Widjaja 5 1    
    A Widjaja 6 6             S Foretz 2 7 5
    C Fernández 65 66             E Bovina 6 5 7  
    E Bovina 7 7           E Bovina 6 6  
    G Arn 2 2     5   J Dokić 3 2    
5   J Dokić 6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
7   K Clijsters 6 6    
    C Martínez Granados 1 0       7   K Clijsters 6 7    
    G Leon Garcia 4 3     WC   M Washington 1 61    
WC   M Washington 6 6         7   K Clijsters 1 7 6  
    E Gagliardi 3 3             V Zvonareva 6 5 4  
    V Zvonareva 6 6           V Zvonareva 6 6  
    H Nagyová 7 4 7       H Nagyová 1 0    
28   E Daniilidou 5 6 5       7   K Clijsters 6 3 5
23   P Schnyder 7 5 6       10   A Mauresmo 4 6 7
    N Petrova 66 7 2     23   P Schnyder 6 6    
    Gerši 1 7 0       M Suchá 3 3    
    M Suchá 6 5 6       23   P Schnyder 1 4  
    C Torrens Valero 7 6         10   A Mauresmo 6 6    
    A Roesch 61 3           C Torrens Valero 63 2  
Q   I Benešová 3 2     10   A Mauresmo 7 6    
10   A Mauresmo 6 6    

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
16   M Maleeva 6 3 7  
    K Hrdličková 3 6 5     16   M Maleeva 4 6 7  
    S Asagoe 4 69         É Loit 6 3 5  
    É Loit 6 7         16   M Maleeva 6 2 2  
    A Frazier 6 6             A Frazier 3 6 6  
    V Ruano Pascual 3 3           A Frazier 6 6  
Q   MR Jeon 3 3     18   A Sugiyama 4 2    
18   A Sugiyama 6 6             A Frazier 1 3  
30   M Shaughnessy 6 6         3   J Capriati 6 6  
    W Prakusya 3 4       30   M Shaughnessy 6 6    
    M Weingärtner 1 2         C Martínez 3 2    
    C Martínez 6 6         30   M Shaughnessy 2 2  
    T Pisnik 6 6         3   J Capriati 6 6    
    S Cacic 2 2           T Pisnik 4 2  
Q   B Mattek 0 0     3   J Capriati 6 6    
3   J Capriati 6 6    

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
6   M Seles 6 6    
    Z Gubacsi 3 3       6   M Seles 1 7 6  
    S Talaja 4 6 2       B Schwartz 6 65 2  
    B Schwartz 6 4 6       6   M Seles 6 5 6  
Q   YJ Cho 6 6         Q   YJ Cho 1 7 3  
    M Serna 3 4       Q   YJ Cho 6 6  
    M Pierce 63 3     32   P Suárez 4 4    
32   P Suárez 7 6         6   M Seles 6 6  
17   A Smashnova 7 6         9/WC   M Hingis 4 2  
    M-G Mikaelian 61 4       17   A Smashnova 2 4    
    T Poutchek 63 67         A Coetzer 6 6    
    A Coetzer 7 7             A Coetzer 3 4  
    Á Montolio 6 2 4       9/WC   M Hingis 6 6    
Q   A Serra Zanetti 1 6 6     Q   A Serra Zanetti 4 1  
    M Irvin 3 7 4   9/WC   M Hingis 6 6    
9/WC   M Hingis 6 5 6  

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
14   C Rubin 6 6    
    J Craybas 1 3       14   C Rubin 6 6    
    A Anca 6 6         A Anca 4 1    
WC   A Podkolzina 1 2         14   C Rubin 7 6    
    M Casanova 6 6         21   L Raymond 62 4    
    J Kostanić 4 3           M Casanova 4 2  
    J Hopkins 4 3     21   L Raymond 6 6    
21   L Raymond 6 6         14   C Rubin 2 6 5
29   B Schett 6 6         2   V Williams 6 4 7
    A Svensson 3 2       29   B Schett 7 2 5  
Q   M Ani 2 2         M Müller 5 6 7  
    M Müller 6 6             M Müller 1 2  
    A Molik 6 6         2   V Williams 6 6    
    P Wartusch 4 0           A Molik 1 2  
Q   M Lučić 0 0     2   V Williams 6 6    
2   V Williams 6 6    

See also

References