2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Women's Singles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Jill Craybas
Runner-up Silvija Talaja
Final score2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw30 (4Q / 2WC)
Seeds8
Main article: 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

Unseeded Jill Craybas won the title by defeating Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 1st title for Craybas in her singles career.

Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
  2. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Semifinals)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second round)
  4. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Second round)
  5. Cara Black (First round)
  6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Second round)
  7. Virginia Ruano Pascual (Second round)
  8. Jelena Kostanić (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Silvija Talaja 6 6
Sarah Taylor 3 4
  Silvija Talaja 6 4 4
Jill Craybas 2 6 6
Jill Craybas 6 4 6
2 Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 6 4

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 A Sugiyama 6 7
A Morigami 6 6 A Morigami 3 5
R de los Ríos 4 2 1 A Sugiyama 6 65 3
S Asagoe 4 6 0 S Talaja 3 77 6
S Talaja 6 3 6 S Talaja 6 6
Q J-h Kim 0 1 7 V Ruano Pascual 2 3
7 V Ruano Pascual 6 6 S Talaja 6 6
3 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 S Taylor 3 4
Q M Kirilenko 3 2 3 A Sánchez Vicario 3 63
S Taylor 6 6 S Taylor 6 77
E Dominikovic 2 2 S Taylor 6 6
A Cargill 6 77 WC Y Yoshida 4 2
Q K-m Chang 3 62 A Cargill 77 5 4
WC Y Yoshida 6 6 WC Y Yoshida 65 7 6
5 C Black 2 1

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 J Kostanić 6 77
S Obata 4 63 8 J Kostanić 5 6 6
M Marrero 6 6 M Marrero 7 0 2
Q S Okamoto 3 3 8 J Kostanić 2 1
J Craybas 79 6 J Craybas 6 6
M Saeki 67 0 J Craybas 6 4 6
WC M Sharapova 6 64 4 4 E Gagliardi 3 6 3
4 E Gagliardi 2 77 6 J Craybas 6 4 6
6 S Kuznetsova 7 6 2 T Tanasugarn 4 6 4
V Razzano 5 2 6 S Kuznetsova 63 2
V Webb 0 5 A Molik 77 6
A Molik 6 7 A Molik 4 6 1
K Liggan 6 4 6 2 T Tanasugarn 6 1 6
R Fujiwara 3 6 2 K Liggan 2 6 61
2 T Tanasugarn 6 1 77

References
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