2002 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Venus Williams. The score was 6–3, 6–3.[1][2][3]

Singles
2002 Bank of the West Classic
Final
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upBelgium Kim Clijsters
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw28 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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

  1.   Venus Williams (champion)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  3.   Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
  4.   Kim Clijsters (final)
  5.   Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals)
  6.   Justine Henin (first round)
  7.   Dája Bedáňová (second round)
  8.   Anna Smashnova (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Venus Williams 6 6
  Lisa Raymond 3 0
1   Venus Williams 6 6
4   Kim Clijsters 3 3
4   Kim Clijsters 4 6 6
2   Lindsay Davenport 6 4 2

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   V Williams 6 6
  M Shaughnessy 77 6   M Shaughnessy 4 1
Q   M Lučić 65 3 1   V Williams 6 6
  MG Mikaelian 1 6 3   A Kournikova 3 4
Q   W Prakusya 6 3 6 Q   W Prakusya 5 4
  A Kournikova 6 6   A Kournikova 7 6
8   A Smashnova 3 2 1   V Williams 6 6
  L Raymond 3 0
3   M Seles 6 3 6
  J Husárová 4 6 4   T Tanasugarn 4 6 1
  T Tanasugarn 6 4 6 3   M Seles 4 2
  A Sugiyama 4 77 1   L Raymond 6 6
  L Raymond 6 63 6   L Raymond 6 6
Q   M Irvin 6 4 6 Q   M Irvin 1 4
6   J Henin 3 6 1

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   D Bedáňová 6 6
  T Panova 3 4 7   D Bedáňová 68 6 3
LL   S Taylor 1 1 WC   J Janković 710 2 6
WC   J Janković 6 6 WC   J Janković 5 3
  A Stevenson 65 4 4   K Clijsters 7 6
  M Tu 77 6   M Tu 5 2
4   K Clijsters 7 6
4   K Clijsters 4 6 6
5   J Dokic 6 7 2   L Davenport 6 4 2
  A Frazier 3 5 5   J Dokic 1 6 6
WC   L Granville 3 3 WC   C Martínez 6 0 1
WC   C Martínez 6 6 5   J Dokic 2 2
  R Grande 5 2 2   L Davenport 6 6
Q   A Kremer 7 6 Q   A Kremer 3 0
2   L Davenport 6 6

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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

  1.   Anne Kremer (qualified)
  2.   Marissa Irvin (qualified)
  3.   Jennifer Hopkins (second round)
  4.   Jill Craybas (second round)
  5.   Gréta Arn (second round)
  6.   Wynne Prakusya (qualified)
  7.   Sarah Taylor (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8.   Janet Lee (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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  1.   Sarah Taylor

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1/WC   Anne Kremer 6 6
  Brie Rippner 1 2
  Ansley Cargill 4 5
  Brie Rippner 6 7
1/WC   Anne Kremer 6 6
8   Janet Lee 0 2
WC   Patricia Tarabini
WC   Jessyca Arthur w/o
WC   Jessyca Arthur 3 0
8   Janet Lee 6 6
  Melissa Torres Sandoval 2 2
8   Janet Lee 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Marissa Irvin 6 6
  Jane Chi 2 3
  Leslie Cavanaugh 0 1
  Jane Chi 6 6
2   Marissa Irvin 6 6
7   Sarah Taylor 1 3
  Abigail Spears 3 65
  Lindsay Lee-Waters 6 77
  Lindsay Lee-Waters 5 5
7   Sarah Taylor 7 7
WC   Iwalani McCalla 0 1
7   Sarah Taylor 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Jennifer Hopkins 6 1 65
  María Vento-Kabchi 2 6 77
WC   Megan Falcon 6 2 2
  María Vento-Kabchi 4 6 6
  María Vento-Kabchi 5 67
6   Wynne Prakusya 7 79
  Vanessa Henke 6 7
  Kim Grant 0 5
  Vanessa Henke 1 3
6   Wynne Prakusya 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Jill Craybas 4 1
  Kristina Brandi 6 6
  Amanda Augustus 0 1
  Kristina Brandi 6 6
  Kristina Brandi 4 64
  Mirjana Lučić 6 77
  Mirjana Lučić 6 6
  Teryn Ashley 4 4
  Mirjana Lučić 6 6
5   Gréta Arn 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "Williams outguns Clijsters". BBC Sport. 28 July 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ Abdollahi, Ali (30 July 2002). "Venus Williams powers past Clijsters to win Bank of the West". Los Altos Town Crier. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ Wu, Jimmy (1 August 2002). "Cashing in at Bank of the West". The Stanford Daily. p. 9. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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