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2002 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

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2002 Sparkassen Cup
Date23–29 September
Edition13th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$585,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Champions
Singles
United States Serena Williams
Doubles
United States Serena Williams
United States Alexandra Stevenson
← 2001 · Sparkassen Cup · 2003 →

The 2002 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 September until 29 September 2002. First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $93,000 first-prize money.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Serena Williams 1 1
 FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 4 2
 BEL Justine Henin 7 3
 BEL Kim Clijsters 8 4
 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 11 5
 RUS Anastasia Myskina 12 6
 ITA Silvia Farina Elia 14 7
 BUL Magdalena Maleeva 17 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of 16 September 2002.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SVK Janette Husárová  ARG Paola Suárez 6 1
 BEL Kim Clijsters  FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 42 2
 ITA Rita Grande  USA Meghann Shaughnessy 62 3
 SLO Tina Križan  SLO Katarina Srebotnik 64 4
  • 1 Rankings as of 16 September 2002.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Singles

Doubles