2002 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2002 French Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
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. She drew Serena Williams in the fourth round, and was defeated.

Seeds

1. Jennifer Capriati (Semifinals)
2. Venus Williams (Final)
3. Serena Williams (Champion)
4. Kim Clijsters (Third Round)
5. Justine Henin (First Round)
6. Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
7. Jelena Dokić (Quarterfinals)
8. Sandrine Testud (First Round)
9. Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth Round)
10. Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth Round)
11. Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth Round)
12. Meghann Shaughnessy (First Round)
13. Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
14. Iroda Tulyaganova (Third Round)
15. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)
16. Barbara Schett (Second Round)

17. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third Round)
18. Tatiana Panova (Third Round)
19. Anastasia Myskina (First Round)
20. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
21. Anna Smashnova (First Round)
22. Magdalena Maleeva (First Round)
23. Anne Kremer (Third Round)
24. Lisa Raymond (First Round)
25. Dája Bedáňová (First Round)
26. Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
27. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
28. Alexandra Stevenson (First Round)
29. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
30. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
31. Rita Grande (Third Round)
32. Cristina Torrens Valero (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	2r											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

External links

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