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2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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

Women's singles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jill Craybas
Runner-upCroatia Silvija Talaja
Score2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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 edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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