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

Main article: 2002 Australian Open

Defending champion Jennifer Capriati successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title, and her third and last major singles title overall. Capriati saved four championship points en route to the title.

This tournament marked the major debuts of future world No. 2 and two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who lost to Iroda Tulyaganova in the second round, and future world No. 4 and US Open champion Samantha Stosur, who lost in the first round to Gréta Arn.

The final

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 three championship points, but Capriati fought back to take the set into a tiebreaker. There Hingis held another championship point at 7–6, but Capriati saved it and eventually won the tiebreaker and set 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^(9-7), 6-2 victory. In doing so she gained the record for the most championship points saved in a major 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

Main article: 2002 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	79	6
															3	Martina Hingis	6	67	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	64	6	6
	2	Venus Williams	77	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	77	6					M Tu	1	3
		J Kruger	62	0											1	J Capriati	6	3	6
		R Kuti-Kis	6	62	4											E Daniilidou	2	6	1
		E Daniilidou	4	77	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	711
	20	R Grande	77	6																		20	R Grande	3	69
	Q	C Fernández	64	4				20	R Grande	77	7
	Q	G Pizzichini	3	3				Q	K Boogert	64	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	65	6	7
		A Stevenson	77	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	63	1
		K Srebotnik	6	6											7	A Mauresmo	77	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	67	8				E Gagliardi	6	5	2
	30	E Likhovtseva	1	79	6																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	24	A Sugiyama	67	6	6																		J Husárová	0	2
		R McQuillan	79	3	3			24	A Sugiyama	77	6
		T Pisnik	6	4	9				T Pisnik	62	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	77	2	2				A Myskina	4	2
		A Myskina	63	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	78	2	3				N Pratt	6	6
		N Pratt	66	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	65
		Ad Serra Zanetti	6	2	7				Ad Serra Zanetti	6	77
		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	78	3										31	F Schiavone	4	4
	Q	J Kostanić	6	66	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	77	1
		N Dechy	7	4	6				N Dechy	6	64	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	0r												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 – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2001 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2002 French Open – Women's singles