2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2002 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Events

Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated in the final by her sister Serena, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3. Serena claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time after winning this tournament. It was her third different Grand Slam title, her first Wimbledon title and her second consecutive in the "Serena Slam".^[1]

Seeds

2

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

1	Venus Williams	6	6

	Elena Likhovtseva	2	0
				1	Venus Williams	6	6

				6	Justine Henin	3	2
4	Monica Seles	5	6⁴

6	Justine Henin	7	7⁷
								1	Venus Williams	6⁴	3

								2	Serena Williams	7⁷	6
9	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6

3	Jennifer Capriati	3	2
				9	Amélie Mauresmo	2	1

				2	Serena Williams	6	6
11	Daniela Hantuchová	3	2

2	Serena Williams	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

1	V Williams	6	6
WC	J O'Donoghue	1	1		1	V Williams	6	6
	A Rösch	2	4			V Ruano Pascual	3	1
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6							1	V Williams	5	6	6
	M Drake	6	6								M Drake	7	2	1
	M-G Mikaelian	3	3			M Drake	6	6
	J Craybas	6	5	7		J Craybas	2	2
28	P Suárez	4	7	5											1	V Williams	6	6
17	P Schnyder	3	7⁷	7											16	L Raymond	1	2
Q	T Perebiynis	6	6³	5	17	P Schnyder	1	3
	C Beigbeder	1	0			C Martínez	6	6
	C Martínez	6	6								C Martínez	6	3	2
	W Prakusya	6	6							16	L Raymond	2	6	6
	J Nejedly	0	2			W Prakusya	6	2	4
	K Srebotnik	4	2		16	L Raymond	1	6	6
16	L Raymond	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

10	S Farina Elia	7	4	6
	A Frazier	5	6	4	10	S Farina Elia	6	6
	J Hopkins	0	7	3		B Rittner	3	2
	B Rittner	6	5	6						10	S Farina Elia	6²	4
WC	H Collin	1	7⁷	2						19	M Maleeva	7⁷	6
	E Gagliardi	6	6¹	6		E Gagliardi	4	3
WC	R Viollet	1	0		19	M Maleeva	6	6
19	M Maleeva	6	6											19	M Maleeva	3	4
32	A Coetzer	6	6												E Likhovtseva	6	6
	Z Gubacsi	3	2		32	A Coetzer	7	4	2
Q	M Vento-Kabchi	4	4		WC	E Baltacha	5	6	6
WC	E Baltacha	6	6							WC	E Baltacha	4	6²
Q	R Vinci	3	2								E Likhovtseva	6	7⁷
	E Likhovtseva	6	6			E Likhovtseva	7⁷	6
	S Reeves	2	6⁵		5	K Clijsters	6⁵	2
5	K Clijsters	6	7⁷

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

4	M Seles	6	6
	E Bes	0	0		4	M Seles	6	6
	A Gerši	3	5			R Neffa-de los Ríos	4	0
	R Neffa-de los Ríos	6	7						4	M Seles	4	6	6
	V Razzano	6	7⁷						27	A Sugiyama	6	1	4
WC	A Keothavong	3	6⁵			V Razzano	2	1
Q	Z Ondrášková	1	2		27	A Sugiyama	6	6
27	A Sugiyama	6	6											4	M Seles	6	6
20	T Tanasugarn	5	6	6										20	T Tanasugarn	2	2
Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	4	4	20	T Tanasugarn	6	6
	T Garbin	6⁴	3			J Kandarr	3	4
	J Kandarr	7⁷	6						20	T Tanasugarn	2	6	6
	M Irvin	6⁰	2							M Tu	6	3	0
	M Tu	7⁷	6			M Tu	7⁷	7
	A Widjaja	6	6			A Widjaja	6²	5
15	A Smashnova	3	2

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

12	E Dementieva	6	6
	B Lamade	4	3		12	E Dementieva	6	7
	J Lee	4	4			É Loit	1	5
	É Loit	6	6							12	E Dementieva	7	6
	V Zvonareva	6	6							23	I Majoli	5	2
Q	An Serra Zanetti	3	2			V Zvonareva	6⁵	2
	T Pisnik	3	4		23	I Majoli	7⁷	6
23	I Majoli	6	6											12	E Dementieva	6⁴	6⁵
29	B Schett	6	6											6	J Henin	7⁷	7⁷
	C Black	2	2		29	B Schett	3	6	3
Q	M Casanova	7	6		Q	M Casanova	6	3	6
	H Nagyová	5	4							Q	M Casanova	4	4
	M Müller	3	5							6	J Henin	6	6
	D Chládková	6	7			D Chládková	2	5
PR	B Rippner	2	7⁷	1	6	J Henin	6	7
6	J Henin	6	6⁴	6

Section 5

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

8	S Testud	6³	6	6
	A Barna	7⁷	4	1	8	S Testud	3	4
	A Molik	4	6	6	PR	M Pierce	6	6
PR	M Pierce	6	4	8					PR	M Pierce	6	4	1
WC	N Zvereva	6	3	2					Q	L Granville	3	6	6
	M Weingärtner	4	6	6		M Weingärtner	3	4
Q	L Granville	7	7		Q	L Granville	6	6
31	N Pratt	5	5											Q	L Granville	2	2
18	A Myskina	2	6	7										9	A Mauresmo	6	6
	E Dyrberg	6	1	5	18	A Myskina	6	6
	G Arn	6	6			G Arn	4	3
	I Selyutina	4	3						18	A Myskina	4	2
	M Serna	1	3						9	A Mauresmo	6	6
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	4	2
Q	I Benešová	1	7⁷	2	9	A Mauresmo	6	6
9	A Mauresmo	6	6⁰	6

Section 6

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

13	M Shaughnessy	6	6
WC	L Ahl	2	2	13	M Shaughnessy	5	3
	M Oremans	6	6		M Oremans	7	6
Q	A Fusai	3	4						M Oremans	6⁵	4
	J Kostanić	2	3						E Daniilidou	7⁷	6
	E Daniilidou	6	6		E Daniilidou	6	6
	S Obata	6	6		S Obata	2	2
24	A Stevenson	1	3										E Daniilidou	1	6	1
26	D Bedáňová	6	6									3	J Capriati	6	3	6
	S Noorlander	1	2	26	D Bedáňová	6	6
	S Sfar	6	6		S Sfar	3	2
	K Brandi	3	3					26	D Bedáňová	4	2
	A Jidkova	0	6⁵					3	J Capriati	6	6
	M Marrero	6	7⁷		M Marrero	2	1
	J Husárová	1	4	3	J Capriati	6	6
3	J Capriati	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

7	J Dokić	7⁷	6
Q	E Tatarkova	6⁴	4		7	J Dokić	6	4	8
	K Hrdličková	3	6	6		K Hrdličková	0	6	6
	S Foretz	6	4	3						7	J Dokić	7	6
	T Poutchek	6	6							25	N Dechy	5	2
	Á Montolio	4	3			T Poutchek	3	2
	M Díaz-Oliva	2	3		25	N Dechy	6	6
25	N Dechy	6	6											7	J Dokić	4	5
22	A Kremer	6	6											11	D Hantuchová	6	7
	G León García	4	4		22	A Kremer	6	1	2
	M Matevžič	6⁴	6	6		M Matevžič	2	6	6
WC	J Pullin	7⁷	1	4							M Matevžič	4	4
	M Suchá	6	6							11	D Hantuchová	6	6
	L Osterloh	2	1			M Suchá	2	6	3
	C Torrens Valero	3	2		11	D Hantuchová	6	4	6
11	D Hantuchová	6	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

14	I Tulyaganova	2	6	6
	S Talaja	6	2	4	14	I Tulyaganova	3	1
	Å Svensson	3	2			C Rubin	6	6
	C Rubin	6	6								C Rubin	6	6
	Ad Serra Zanetti	6⁴	6³							21	T Panova	4	1
	E Bovina	7⁷	7⁷			E Bovina	7⁷	3	2
	A Kournikova	1	6	4	21	T Panova	6²	6	6
21	T Panova	6	4	6											C Rubin	3	3
30	C Fernández	6	6											2	S Williams	6	6
	Ľ Cervanová	3	3		30	C Fernández	6	3	4
Q	E Callens	3	6	6	Q	E Callens	2	6	6
	B Schwartz	6	4	2						Q	E Callens	6⁵	6²
	P Mandula	4	3							2	S Williams	7⁷	7⁷
	F Schiavone	6	6			F Schiavone	3	3
	E Dominikovic	1	1		2	S Williams	6	6
2	S Williams	6	6