2002 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Jennifer Capriati successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2002 Australian Open. This was Capriati's second Australian Open title, and her third and final Grand Slam singles title. Capriati saved four match points in the final against Hingis to win the title.

Women's Singles
2002 Australian Open
Champion Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up Martina Hingis
Final score4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32

Future world No. 2 and two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova made her Grand Slam debut here, where she lost to Iroda Tulyaganova in the second round. Also, future world No. 4 and 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur made her Grand Slam debut, losing in the first round to Greta Arn.

Finals

In a repeat of the previous year's final, three-time former champion Hingis won the first set 6–4 having led 5–1 at one stage. Hingis then took a 4–0 lead in the second set, and held 3 championship points, but Capriati fought back to take it into a tiebreaker, which Hingis had another championship point at 7–6 in the tiebreak, but Capriati saved it and eventually won the tiebreaker 9–7. Hingis then broke Capriati's serve in the third set to lead 2–1, but defending champion Capriati won the next five games to complete a 4–6, 7-6(9-7), 6-2 victory and in doing so gained the record for most match points saved in a Grand Slam final.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jennifer Capriati is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Jennifer Capriati (Champion)
  2. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
  3. Martina Hingis (Final)
  4. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
  5. Serena Williams (withdrew)
  6. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
  7. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
  8. Monica Seles (Semifinals)
  9. Sandrine Testud (First Round)
  10. Meghann Shaughnessy (Third Round)
  11. Silvia Farina Elia (Third Round)
  12. Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
  13. Magdalena Maleeva (Fourth Round)
  14. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)
  15. Amanda Coetzer (Fourth Round)
  16. Iroda Tulyaganova (Third Round)
  17. Barbara Schett (Third Round)
  18. Lisa Raymond (Third Round)
  19. Ángeles Montolio (First Round)
  20. Rita Grande (Fourth Round)
  21. Dája Bedáňová (Second Round)
  22. Henrieta Nagyová (First Round)
  23. Magüi Serna (Third Round)
  24. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
  25. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third Round)
  26. Cristina Torrens Valero (First Round)
  27. Paola Suárez (First Round)
  28. Anne Kremer (Second Round)
  29. Tatiana Panova (Second Round)
  30. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
  31. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
  32. Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round)
  33. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (First Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2002 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Jennifer Capriati 6 6
7 Amélie Mauresmo 2 2
1 Jennifer Capriati 7 3 6
4 Kim Clijsters 5 6 1
4 Kim Clijsters 6 6
6 Justine Henin 2 3
1 Jennifer Capriati 4 79 6
3 Martina Hingis 6 67 2
  Adriana Serra Zanetti 2 3
3 Martina Hingis 6 6
3 Martina Hingis 4 6 6
8 Monica Seles 6 1 4
8 Monica Seles 64 6 6
2 Venus Williams 77 2 3

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 J Capriati 6 6
S Talaja 4 1 1 J Capriati 6 6
M Tu 77 6 M Tu 1 3
J Kruger 62 0 1 J Capriati 6 3 6
R Kuti-Kis 6 62 4 E Daniilidou 2 6 1
E Daniilidou 4 77 6 E Daniilidou 6 4 6
A Molik 6 3 8 29 T Panova 2 6 0
29 T Panova 1 6 10 1 J Capriati 6 711
20 R Grande 77 6 20 R Grande 3 69
Q C Fernández 64 4 20 R Grande 77 7
Q G Pizzichini 3 3 Q K Boogert 64 5
Q K Boogert 6 6 20 R Grande 6 5 6
Q S Kuznetsova 6 2 6 16 I Tulyaganova 3 7 4
WC Y-j Cho 3 6 4 Q S Kuznetsova 4 1
Q ME Salerni 3 4 16 I Tulyaganova 6 6
16 I Tulyaganova 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 M Shaughnessy 65 6 7
A Stevenson 77 2 5 10 M Shaughnessy 6 6
WC B Stewart 6 6 WC B Stewart 2 0
J Nejedly 4 4 10 M Shaughnessy 2 6 3
Q An Serra Zanetti 6 2 7 M Weingärtner 6 3 6
E Bovina 2 6 5 Q An Serra Zanetti 4 2
M Weingärtner 6 6 M Weingärtner 6 6
19 Á Montolio 3 3 M Weingärtner 0 6 5
25 T Tanasugarn 6 6 7 A Mauresmo 6 4 7
S Sfar 4 3 25 T Tanasugarn 2 6 6
P Mandula 6 6 P Mandula 6 2 2
A Barna 4 4 25 T Tanasugarn 63 1
K Srebotnik 6 6 7 A Mauresmo 77 6
A Smashnova 2 2 K Srebotnik 5 3
J Lee 1 0 7 A Mauresmo 7 6
7 A Mauresmo 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 K Clijsters 6 6
WC C Wheeler 2 1 4 K Clijsters 6 6
B Schwartz 6 6 B Schwartz 1 1
Q E Dyrberg 1 4 4 K Clijsters 6 6
MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 3 WC C Watson 1 2
WC C Watson 6 6 WC C Watson 3 7 6
E Gagliardi 6 67 8 E Gagliardi 6 5 2
30 E Likhovtseva 1 79 6 4 K Clijsters 6 6
24 A Sugiyama 67 6 6 J Husárová 0 2
R McQuillan 79 3 3 24 A Sugiyama 77 6
T Pisnik 6 4 9 T Pisnik 62 0
WC M Bartoli 3 6 7 24 A Sugiyama 2 3
J Husárová 6 6 J Husárová 6 6
LL P Nola 1 0 J Husárová 6 6
I Majoli 6 7 I Majoli 4 3
14 A Sánchez Vicario 4 5

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 E Dementieva 6 6
A Jidkova 3 2 12 E Dementieva 6 6
W Prakusya 77 2 2 A Myskina 4 2
A Myskina 63 6 6 12 E Dementieva 6 6
S Obata 5 4 23 M Serna 1 2
ME Camerin 7 6 ME Camerin 3 3
WC A Grahame 3 3 23 M Serna 6 6
23 M Serna 6 6 12 E Dementieva 0 3
27 P Suárez 3 4 6 J Henin 6 6
M Müller 6 6 M Müller 1 2
Z Gubacsi 78 2 3 N Pratt 6 6
N Pratt 66 6 6 N Pratt 4 0
M Marrero 6 6 6 J Henin 6 6
A Gerši 4 2 M Marrero 3 6 1
A Kournikova 2 5 6 J Henin 6 3 6
6 J Henin 6 7

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
33 L Krasnoroutskaya 6 3 0r.
C Martínez 3 6 2 C Martínez 4 1
A Svensson 6 6 A Svensson 6 6
E Dominikovic 3 2 A Svensson 0 4
M Suchá 1 6 6 M Suchá 6 6
G León García 6 2 4 M Suchá 6 7
M Díaz Oliva 7 6 M Díaz Oliva 1 5
26 C Torrens Valero 5 4 M Suchá 1 5
22 H Nagyová 5 4 Ad Serra Zanetti 6 7
A Frazier 7 6 A Frazier 3 65
Ad Serra Zanetti 6 2 7 Ad Serra Zanetti 6 77
V Ruano Pascual 2 6 5 Ad Serra Zanetti 6 4 6
I Selyutina 2 6 2 11 S Farina Elia 2 6 4
J Hopkins 6 0 6 J Hopkins 2 0
L Osterloh 4 6 4 11 S Farina Elia 6 6
11 S Farina Elia 6 3 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 A Coetzer 6 6
M Oremans 1 1 15 A Coetzer 6 6
Q E Tatarkova 3 2 R Neffa-de los Ríos 3 1
R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 6 15 A Coetzer 6 6
N Llagostera Vives 6 6 17 B Schett 3 3
J Kandarr 0 1 N Llagostera Vives 2 6 2
A Glass 2 4 17 B Schett 6 1 6
17 B Schett 6 6 15 A Coetzer 1 0
28 A Kremer 6 6 3 M Hingis 6 6
D Chládková 3 4 28 A Kremer 1 4
B Rittner 6 6 B Rittner 6 6
E Bes 3 4 B Rittner 1 0
Q G Arn 6 4 6 3 M Hingis 6 6
WC S Stosur 2 6 2 Q G Arn 1 2
V Razzano 2 2 3 M Hingis 6 6
3 M Hingis 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 M Seles 6 6
P Schnyder 1 2 8 M Seles 6 6
C Black 7 6 C Black 1 1
É Loit 5 3 8 M Seles 6 6
S Reeves 0 78 3 31 F Schiavone 4 4
Q J Kostanić 6 66 6 Q J Kostanić 1 2
A Kapros 6 3 6 31 F Schiavone 6 6
31 F Schiavone 4 6 8 8 M Seles 4
21 D Bedáňová 6 6 A Medina Garrigues 2 r
T Poutchek 1 2 21 D Bedáňová 4 2
Q B Mouhtassine 2 6 1 A Medina Garrigues 6 6
A Medina Garrigues 6 4 6 A Medina Garrigues 6 6
C Beigbeder 7 5 2 N Dechy 3 2
B Lamade 5 7 6 B Lamade 3 77 1
N Dechy 7 4 6 N Dechy 6 64 6
9 S Testud 5 6 3

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 M Maleeva 6 6
M-G Mikaelian 3 4 13 M Maleeva 6 7
K Hrdličková 4 6 6 K Hrdličková 4 5
S Asagoe 6 3 2 13 M Maleeva 7 6
WC M Pierce 0r 18 L Raymond 5 1
J Craybas 4 J Craybas 3 3
S Noorlander 0 1 18 L Raymond 6 6
18 L Raymond 6 6 13 M Maleeva 0 3
32 D Hantuchová 6 6 2 V Williams 6 6
M Matevžič 3 1 32 D Hantuchová 6 6
M Irvin 0 3 T Garbin 0 2
T Garbin 6 6 32 D Hantuchová 6 0 4
K Brandi 6 4 6 2 V Williams 3 6 6
Ľ Cervanová 3 6 0 K Brandi 3 4
Q A Cargill 2 2 2 V Williams 6 6
2 V Williams 6 6
Preceded by
2001 US Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
2002 French Open – Women's Singles
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