2002 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Venus Williams 7–5, 6–2.

Singles
2002 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Final
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upBelgium Justine Henin
Score7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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It was the 1st title in the season for Williams and the 22nd of her career.

Seeds edit

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

  1.   Venus Williams (champion)
  2.   Justine Henin (final)
  3.   Sandrine Testud (first round)
  4.   Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
  5.   Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
  6.   Rita Grande (first round)
  7.   Dája Bedáňová (semifinals)
  8.   Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1   Venus Williams 77 6
  Nadia Petrova 61 5r
1   Venus Williams 7 6
2   Justine Henin 5 2
7   Dája Bedáňová 2 2
2   Justine Henin 6 6

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   V Williams 6 6
Q   K Koukalová 4 6 2   P Schnyder 0 4
  P Schnyder 6 3 6 1   V Williams 6 6
  A Myskina 6 6 8   A Sugiyama 2 4
WC   S Stosur 2 0   A Myskina 5 3
  M Weingärtner 0 6 2 8   A Sugiyama 7 6
8   A Sugiyama 6 4 6 1   V Williams 77 6
4   M Shaughnessy 6 6   N Petrova 61 5r
Q   N Llagostera Vives 2 2 4   M Shaughnessy 4 6 3
  N Petrova 6 6   N Petrova 6 4 6
  C Torrens Valero 2 1   N Petrova 77 7
  I Selyutina 2 4 5   S Farina Elia 64 5
Q   Y-j Cho 6 6 Q   Y-j Cho 65 6 3
  É Loit 2 6 3 5   S Farina Elia 77 4 6
5   S Farina Elia 6 4 6

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   D Bedáňová 6 6
WC   C Wheeler 4 4 7   D Bedáňová 3 7 6
  J Kruger 4 6 6   J Kruger 6 5 2
  I Majoli 6 4 3 7   D Bedáňová 6 3
  E Likhovtseva 6 1 6   T Pisnik 1 0r
  A Stevenson 2 6 4   E Likhovtseva 3 4
  T Pisnik 6 7   T Pisnik 6 6
3   S Testud 4 5 7   D Bedáňová 2 2
6   R Grande 3 6 2 2   J Henin 6 6
Q   A Barna 6 1 6 Q   A Barna 6 2 6
  N Pratt 6 6   N Pratt 3 6 1
  L Osterloh 2 1 Q   A Barna 2 1
  B Lamade 1 5 2   J Henin 6 6
  D Hantuchová 6 7   D Hantuchová 6 0 3
2   J Henin 1 6 6

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