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2002 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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Singles
2002 WTA Tour Championships
Final
ChampionBelgium Kim Clijsters
Runner-upUnited States Serena Williams
Score7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kim Clijsters defeated the defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2002 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals singles title, fourth title of the season, and tenth career singles title.

Seeds

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  1. United States Serena Williams (final)
  2. United States Venus Williams (semifinals, retired)
  3. United States Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
  4. Belgium Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
  5. Belgium Kim Clijsters (champion)
  6. United States Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
  7. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  8. Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)

Note:

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6  
Israel Anna Smashnova 2 2   1 United States Serena Williams 77 6  
  Russia Anastasia Myskina 3 4   8 Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić 61 0  
8 Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić 6 6   1 United States Serena Williams 2 6 6
3 United States Jennifer Capriati 7 6   3 United States Jennifer Capriati 6 4 4
  Italy Silvia Farina Elia 5 1   3 United States Jennifer Capriati 6 4 6
  Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6 7     Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 2 6 1
7 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 2 5   1 United States Serena Williams 5 3  
5 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6   5 Belgium Kim Clijsters 7 6  
  United States Chanda Rubin 1 2   5 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6  
  Russia Elena Dementieva 3 3   4 Belgium Justine Henin 2 1  
4 Belgium Justine Henin 6 6   5 Belgium Kim Clijsters 5    
6 United States Monica Seles 3 78 6 2 United States Venus Williams 0r  
  United States Lindsay Davenport 6 66 3 6 United States Monica Seles 5 4  
  Switzerland Patty Schnyder 2 67   2 United States Venus Williams 7 6  
2 United States Venus Williams 6 79  

See also

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References

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