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2002 Australian Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2002 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Jennifer Capriati
Runner-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Defending champion Jennifer Capriati defeated 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 was Hingis' third consecutive defeat in an Australian Open final after three consecutive victories.

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

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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, once at 5-3, and twice at 6–5, 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 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

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

  1. United States Jennifer Capriati (champion)
  2. United States Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  3. Switzerland Martina Hingis (final)
  4. Belgium Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  5. United States Serena Williams (withdrew)
  6. Belgium Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
  7. France Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Monica Seles (semifinals)
  9. France Sandrine Testud (first round)
  10. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
  11. Italy Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
  12. Russia Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
  13. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
  14. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
  15. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
  16. Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova (third round)
  17. Austria Barbara Schett (third round)
  18. United States Lisa Raymond (third round)
  19. Spain Ángeles Montolio (first round)
  20. Italy Rita Grande (fourth round)
  21. Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová (second round)
  22. Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
  23. Spain Magüi Serna (third round)
  24. Japan Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  25. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
  26. Spain Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
  27. Argentina Paola Suárez (first round)
  28. Luxembourg Anne Kremer (second round)
  29. Russia Tatiana Panova (second round)
  30. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  31. Italy Francesca Schiavone (third round)
  32. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
  33. Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 United States Jennifer Capriati 6 6
7 France Amélie Mauresmo 2 2
1 United States Jennifer Capriati 7 3 6
4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 5 6 1
4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6
6 Belgium Justine Henin 2 3
1 United States Jennifer Capriati 4 79 6
3 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 67 2
  Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 2 3
3 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6
3 Switzerland Martina Hingis 4 6 6
8 United States Monica Seles 6 1 4
8 United States Monica Seles 64 6 6
2 United States Venus Williams 77 2 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States J Capriati 6 6
Croatia S Talaja 4 1 1 United States J Capriati 6 6
United States M Tu 77 6 United States M Tu 1 3
South Africa J Kruger 62 0 1 United States J Capriati 6 3 6
Hungary R Kuti-Kis 6 62 4 Greece E Daniilidou 2 6 1
Greece E Daniilidou 4 77 6 Greece E Daniilidou 6 4 6
Australia A Molik 6 3 8 29 Russia T Panova 2 6 0
29 Russia T Panova 1 6 10 1 United States J Capriati 6 711
20 Italy R Grande 77 6 20 Italy R Grande 3 69
Q Argentina C Fernández 64 4 20 Italy R Grande 77 7
Q Italy G Pizzichini 3 3 Q Netherlands K Boogert 64 5
Q Netherlands K Boogert 6 6 20 Italy R Grande 6 5 6
Q Russia S Kuznetsova 6 2 6 16 Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova 3 7 4
WC South Korea Y-j Cho 3 6 4 Q Russia S Kuznetsova 4 1
Q Argentina ME Salerni 3 4 16 Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova 6 6
16 Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States M Shaughnessy 65 6 7
United States A Stevenson 77 2 5 10 United States M Shaughnessy 6 6
WC Australia B Stewart 6 6 WC Australia B Stewart 2 0
Canada J Nejedly 4 4 10 United States M Shaughnessy 2 6 3
Q Italy An Serra Zanetti 6 2 7 Germany M Weingärtner 6 3 6
Russia E Bovina 2 6 5 Q Italy An Serra Zanetti 4 2
Germany M Weingärtner 6 6 Germany M Weingärtner 6 6
19 Spain Á Montolio 3 3 Germany M Weingärtner 0 6 5
25 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6 7 France A Mauresmo 6 4 7
Tunisia S Sfar 4 3 25 Thailand T Tanasugarn 2 6 6
Hungary P Mandula 6 6 Hungary P Mandula 6 2 2
Germany A Barna 4 4 25 Thailand T Tanasugarn 63 1
Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6 7 France A Mauresmo 77 6
Israel A Smashnova 2 2 Slovenia K Srebotnik 5 3
Chinese Taipei J Lee 1 0 7 France A Mauresmo 7 6
7 France A Mauresmo 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
WC Australia C Wheeler 2 1 4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
Austria B Schwartz 6 6 Austria B Schwartz 1 1
Q Denmark E Dyrberg 1 4 4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 3 WC Australia C Watson 1 2
WC Australia C Watson 6 6 WC Australia C Watson 3 7 6
Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 67 8 Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 5 2
30 Russia E Likhovtseva 1 79 6 4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
24 Japan A Sugiyama 67 6 6 Slovakia J Husárová 0 2
Australia R McQuillan 79 3 3 24 Japan A Sugiyama 77 6
Slovenia T Pisnik 6 4 9 Slovenia T Pisnik 62 0
WC France M Bartoli 3 6 7 24 Japan A Sugiyama 2 3
Slovakia J Husárová 6 6 Slovakia J Husárová 6 6
LL New Zealand P Nola 1 0 Slovakia J Husárová 6 6
Croatia I Majoli 6 7 Croatia I Majoli 4 3
14 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 4 5

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Russia E Dementieva 6 6
Russia A Jidkova 3 2 12 Russia E Dementieva 6 6
Indonesia W Prakusya 77 2 2 Russia A Myskina 4 2
Russia A Myskina 63 6 6 12 Russia E Dementieva 6 6
Japan S Obata 5 4 23 Spain M Serna 1 2
Italy ME Camerin 7 6 Italy ME Camerin 3 3
WC Australia A Grahame 3 3 23 Spain M Serna 6 6
23 Spain M Serna 6 6 12 Russia E Dementieva 0 3
27 Argentina P Suárez 3 4 6 Belgium J Henin 6 6
Germany M Müller 6 6 Germany M Müller 1 2
Hungary Z Gubacsi 78 2 3 Australia N Pratt 6 6
Australia N Pratt 66 6 6 Australia N Pratt 4 0
Spain M Marrero 6 6 6 Belgium J Henin 6 6
Czech Republic A Gerši 4 2 Spain M Marrero 3 6 1
Russia A Kournikova 2 5 6 Belgium J Henin 6 3 6
6 Belgium J Henin 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
33 Russia L Krasnoroutskaya 6 3 0r
Spain C Martínez 3 6 2 Spain C Martínez 4 1
Sweden A Svensson 6 6 Sweden A Svensson 6 6
Australia E Dominikovic 3 2 Sweden A Svensson 0 4
Slovakia M Suchá 1 6 6 Slovakia M Suchá 6 6
Spain G León García 6 2 4 Slovakia M Suchá 6 7
Argentina M Díaz Oliva 7 6 Argentina M Díaz Oliva 1 5
26 Spain C Torrens Valero 5 4 Slovakia M Suchá 1 5
22 Slovakia H Nagyová 5 4 Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 6 7
United States A Frazier 7 6 United States A Frazier 3 65
Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 6 2 7 Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 6 77
Spain V Ruano Pascual 2 6 5 Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 6 4 6
Kazakhstan I Selyutina 2 6 2 11 Italy S Farina Elia 2 6 4
United States J Hopkins 6 0 6 United States J Hopkins 2 0
United States L Osterloh 4 6 4 11 Italy S Farina Elia 6 6
11 Italy S Farina Elia 6 3 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6
Netherlands M Oremans 1 1 15 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6
Q Ukraine E Tatarkova 3 2 Paraguay R Neffa-de los Ríos 3 1
Paraguay R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 6 15 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6
Spain N Llagostera Vives 6 6 17 Austria B Schett 3 3
Germany J Kandarr 0 1 Spain N Llagostera Vives 2 6 2
Germany A Glass 2 4 17 Austria B Schett 6 1 6
17 Austria B Schett 6 6 15 South Africa A Coetzer 1 0
28 Luxembourg A Kremer 6 6 3 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
Czech Republic D Chládková 3 4 28 Luxembourg A Kremer 1 4
Germany B Rittner 6 6 Germany B Rittner 6 6
Spain E Bes 3 4 Germany B Rittner 1 0
Q Germany G Arn 6 4 6 3 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
WC Australia S Stosur 2 6 2 Q Germany G Arn 1 2
France V Razzano 2 2 3 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
3 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States M Seles 6 6
Switzerland P Schnyder 1 2 8 United States M Seles 6 6
Zimbabwe C Black 7 6 Zimbabwe C Black 1 1
France É Loit 5 3 8 United States M Seles 6 6
United States S Reeves 0 78 3 31 Italy F Schiavone 4 4
Q Croatia J Kostanić 6 66 6 Q Croatia J Kostanić 1 2
Hungary A Kapros 6 3 6 31 Italy F Schiavone 6 6
31 Italy F Schiavone 4 6 8 8 United States M Seles 4
21 Czech Republic D Bedáňová 6 6 Spain A Medina Garrigues 2 r
Belarus T Poutchek 1 2 21 Czech Republic D Bedáňová 4 2
Q Morocco B Mouhtassine 2 6 1 Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 6
Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 4 6 Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 6
France C Beigbeder 7 5 2 France N Dechy 3 2
Germany B Lamade 5 7 6 Germany B Lamade 3 77 1
France N Dechy 7 4 6 France N Dechy 6 64 6
9 France S Testud 5 6 3

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 3 4 13 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 7
Czech Republic K Hrdličková 4 6 6 Czech Republic K Hrdličková 4 5
Japan S Asagoe 6 3 2 13 Bulgaria M Maleeva 7 6
WC France M Pierce 0r 18 United States L Raymond 5 1
United States J Craybas 4 United States J Craybas 3 3
Netherlands S Noorlander 0 1 18 United States L Raymond 6 6
18 United States L Raymond 6 6 13 Bulgaria M Maleeva 0 3
32 Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 6 2 United States V Williams 6 6
Slovenia M Matevžič 3 1 32 Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 6
United States M Irvin 0 3 Italy T Garbin 0 2
Italy T Garbin 6 6 32 Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 0 4
United States K Brandi 6 4 6 2 United States V Williams 3 6 6
Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 3 6 0 United States K Brandi 3 4
Q United States A Cargill 2 2 2 United States V Williams 6 6
2 United States V Williams 6 6
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