2002 Italian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Italian Open. It was her third title of the season (and the 14th of her career), and her first clay court title.

Women's singles
2002 Italian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Justine Henin
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Draw	56 (4WC/12Q/2LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2002 Italian Open (tennis)

Jelena Dokic was the defending champion, but lost in third round to Anastasia Myskina.

Seeds

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

1. Venus Williams (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
2. Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
3. Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
4. Serena Williams (champion)
5. Justine Henin (final)
6. Jelena Dokic (third round)
7. Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
8. Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
9. Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
10. Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
11. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
12. Elena Dementieva (first round)
13. Patty Schnyder (second round)
14. Iroda Tulyaganova (second round)
15. Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
16. Tatiana Panova (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Q	Virginia Ruano Pascual	3	4
	5	Justine Henin	6	6
								5	Justine Henin	7	6
								3	Kim Clijsters	5	2
	3	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	8	Sandrine Testud	1	3
															5	Justine Henin	66	4
															4	Serena Williams	78	6
		Anastasia Myskina	3	4
	4	Serena Williams	6	6
								4	Serena Williams	6	3	7
								2	Jennifer Capriati	2	6	5
	7	Amélie Mauresmo	2	6	4
	2	Jennifer Capriati	6	3	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	L Osterloh	1	6	1
	Q	M Marrero	3	3				WC	A Kournikova	6	4	6
	WC	A Kournikova	6	6											WC	A Kournikova	3	2
		Á Montolio	64	3											Q	V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	Q	V Ruano Pascual	77	6				Q	V Ruano Pascual	6	3	77
	WC	T Garbin	3	2				14	I Tulyaganova	2	6	62
	14	I Tulyaganova	6	6																		Q	V Ruano Pascual	3	4
	10	M Shaughnessy	3	3																		5	J Henin	6	6
	Q	Å Svensson	6	6				Q	Å Svensson	1	0
		P Suárez	3	1					A Kremer	6	6
		A Kremer	6	6												A Kremer	2	4
		F Schiavone	4	6	6										5	J Henin	6	6
		F Zuluaga	6	1	4				F Schiavone	65	2
								5	J Henin	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	K Clijsters	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	7	4	6				E Likhovtseva	3	2
	Q	C Black	5	6	4										3	K Clijsters	6	66	6
	WC	An Serra Zanetti	6	4	0										16	T Panova	3	78	1
		H Nagyová	1	6	6				H Nagyová	0	2r
	Q	J Hopkins	6	4	0			16	T Panova	6	5
	16	T Panova	4	6	6																	3	K Clijsters	6	6
	9	S Farina Elia	6	6																		8	S Testud	1	3
	Q	E Callens	0	4				9	S Farina Elia	6	6
	Q	M Tu	3	5					B Schett	2	4
		B Schett	6	7											9	S Farina Elia	6	2	3
	Q	J Vakulenko	7	6											8	S Testud	3	6	6
		E Gagliardi	5	0				Q	J Vakulenko	1	1
								8	S Testud	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	J Dokic	6	3	6
		A Smashnova	6	6					A Smashnova	3	6	1
		Ad Serra Zanetti	1	2											6	J Dokic	7	4	3
		M Serna	6	6												A Myskina	5	6	6
	WC	ME Camerin	3	4					M Serna	2	77	2
		A Myskina	6	6					A Myskina	6	64	6
	11	D Hantuchová	4	4																			A Myskina	3	4
	15	T Tanasugarn	0	2																		4	S Williams	6	6
	Q	D Chládková	6	6				Q	D Chládková	6	4	7
		G León García	6	1	64				C Martínez	4	6	5
		C Martínez	0	6	77										Q	D Chládková	1	2
	Q	K Koukalová	6	4	1										4	S Williams	6	6
		R Grande	2	6	6				R Grande	0	3
								4	S Williams	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Mauresmo	6	7
		C Torrens Valero	3	4					N Dechy	1	5
		N Dechy	6	6											7	A Mauresmo	6	6
		M Suchá	0	64												A Sugiyama	0	2
		M Maleeva	6	77					M Maleeva	63	5
		A Sugiyama	6	7					A Sugiyama	77	7
	12	E Dementieva	4	5																		7	A Mauresmo	2	6	4
	13	P Schnyder	6	6																		2	J Capriati	6	3	6
		J Husárová	2	3				13	P Schnyder	3	6	2
		M Pierce	6	5	6				M Pierce	6	1	6
	Q	M-G Mikaelian	3	7	4											M Pierce	0	0
	Q	C Fernández	6	1	67										2	J Capriati	6	6
	LL	M Matevžič	4	6	79			LL	M Matevžič	2	1
								2	J Capriati	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
2. Cara Black (qualified)
3. Meilen Tu (qualified)
4. Rossana de los Ríos (first round)
5. Åsa Svensson (qualified)
6. Maja Matevžič (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian (qualified)
9. Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition)
10. Chanda Rubin (first round)
11. Marta Marrero (qualified)
12. Jennifer Hopkins (qualified)
13. Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition)
14. Virginia Ruano Pascual (qualified)
15. Samantha Reeves (qualifying competition)
16. Eva Dyrberg (qualifying competition)
17. Denisa Chládková (qualified)
18. Miriam Oremans (first round)
19. Jill Craybas (qualifying competition)
20. Eva Bes (first round)
21. Jana Kandarr (first round)
22. Irina Selyutina (first round)
23. Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition)
24. Clarisa Fernández (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Els Callens
2. Cara Black
3. Meilen Tu
4. Julia Vakulenko
5. Åsa Svensson
6. Klára Koukalová
7. Virginia Ruano Pascual
8. Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
9. Denisa Chládková
10. Clarisa Fernández
11. Marta Marrero
12. Jennifer Hopkins

Lucky losers

1. Maja Matevžič
2. Lilia Osterloh

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Katarina Srebotnik	5	7	1
		Els Callens	7	5	6				Els Callens	5	6	6
		Liezel Huber	5	5				23	Mariana Díaz Oliva	7	3	3
	23	Mariana Díaz Oliva	7	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Cara Black	6	6
	WC	Silvia Disderi	1	1				2	Cara Black	6	6
		Brie Rippner	6	6					Brie Rippner	4	2
	18	Miriam Oremans	0	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Meilen Tu	7	6
		Gloria Pizzichini	5	1				3	Meilen Tu	6	6
	WC	Laura Dell'Angelo	1	1				19	Jill Craybas	2	0
	19	Jill Craybas	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Rossana de los Ríos	4	3
		Julia Vakulenko	6	6					Julia Vakulenko	6	0	6
		Rika Fujiwara	0	5				16	Eva Dyrberg	4	6	0
	16	Eva Dyrberg	6	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Åsa Svensson	6	6
		María José Martínez Sánchez	2	3				5	Åsa Svensson	2	6	7
		Libuše Průšová	6	6					Libuše Průšová	6	3	5
	22	Irina Selyutina	4	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Maja Matevžič	3	6	6
		María Emilia Salerni	6	4	4			6	Maja Matevžič	1	3
		Klára Koukalová	2	6	6				Klára Koukalová	6	6
	20	Eva Bes	6	4	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Lilia Osterloh	6	4	6
	WC	Maret Ani	3	6	4			7	Lilia Osterloh	1	2
		Maureen Drake	4	6	0			14	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	6
	14	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	3	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	6	6
	WC	Elisa Balsamo	2	0				8	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	63	6	6
		Jana Nejedly	2	4				15	Samantha Reeves	77	3	2
	15	Samantha Reeves	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Tatiana Poutchek	6	6
		Roberta Vinci	3	4				9	Tatiana Poutchek	7	2	0
		Catalina Castaño	63	3				17	Denisa Chládková	5	6	6
	17	Denisa Chládková	77	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Chanda Rubin	3	4
		Nathalie Viérin	6	6					Nathalie Viérin	63	4
		Alexandra Fusai	4	4				24	Clarisa Fernández	77	6
	24	Clarisa Fernández	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Marta Marrero	6	6
		Valentina Sassi	1	1				11	Marta Marrero	6	6
		Elena Tatarkova	6	63	7				Elena Tatarkova	1	4
	21	Jana Kandarr	2	77	5

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Jennifer Hopkins	6	6
	WC	Elena Vianello	1	2				12	Jennifer Hopkins	77	1	6
	WC	Raluca Sandu	6	4	1			13	Alina Jidkova	65	6	4
	13	Alina Jidkova	4	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2016-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Official results archive (WTA)