2002 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2002 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and her third and last major singles title overall. Capriati saved four championship points en route to the title. This was Hingis' third consecutive defeat in an Australian Open final after three consecutive victories.

This tournament marked the major debuts of future world No. 2 and two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who lost to Iroda Tulyaganova in the second round, and future world No. 4 and US Open champion Samantha Stosur, who lost in the first round to Gréta Arn.

The final

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 three championship points, once at 5-3, and twice at 6–5, but Capriati fought back to take the set into a tiebreaker. There Hingis held another championship point at 7–6, 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. In doing so she gained the record for the most championship points saved in a major final.

Seeds

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

Jennifer Capriati (champion)
Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
Martina Hingis (final)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
Serena Williams (withdrew)
Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
Monica Seles (semifinals)
Sandrine Testud (first round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
Iroda Tulyaganova (third round)
Barbara Schett (third round)
Lisa Raymond (third round)
Ángeles Montolio (first round)
Rita Grande (fourth round)
Dája Bedáňová (second round)
Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
Magüi Serna (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
Paola Suárez (first round)
Anne Kremer (second round)
Tatiana Panova (second round)
Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
Francesca Schiavone (third round)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)

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	0^r
	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	0^r							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

External links

2002 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2001 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2002 French Open – Women's singles