2002 ITF Women's Circuit

The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2002, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also two four-week circuits worth $40,000 each in prize money and two four-week development circuits (both held in India) each worth $20,000.

The ITF world champions in 2002 were Serena Williams (senior singles), Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (senior doubles), Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (junior singles) and Elke Clijsters (junior doubles).[1]

Tournament breakdown by region

Region Number of events Total prize money
Africa 10 $115,000
Asia 43 $670,000
Europe 168 $3,030,000
North America* 64 $1,690,000
Oceania 12 $225,000
South America 9 $105,000
Total 306 $5,835,000

*Includes figures for Central America and the Caribbean

Singles titles by nation

Rank Nation Titles won
1. United States United States 23
2. Czech Republic Czech Republic 18
= Spain Spain 18
= Germany Germany 18
5. France France 14
= India India 14
7. Italy Italy 13
= Ukraine Ukraine 13
9. Russia Russia 12
10. Argentina Argentina 11
11. China China 10
12. Croatia Croatia 9
= United Kingdom Great Britain 9
= Hungary Hungary 9
= Romania Romania 9
16. Australia Australia 8
= Belgium Belgium 8
= Japan Japan 8
19. Austria Austria 7
= Slovakia Slovakia 7

This list displays only the top 20 nations in terms of singles titles wins.

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