2002 Australian Open – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
2002 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Jennifer Capriati
Runner-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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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

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

  1.   Jennifer Capriati (champion)
  2.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  3.   Martina Hingis (final)
  4.   Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  5.   Serena Williams (withdrew)
  6.   Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
  7.   Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  8.   Monica Seles (semifinals)
  9.   Sandrine Testud (first round)
  10.   Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
  11.   Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
  12.   Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
  13.   Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
  14.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
  15.   Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
  16.   Iroda Tulyaganova (third round)
  17.   Barbara Schett (third round)
  18.   Lisa Raymond (third round)
  19.   Ángeles Montolio (first round)
  20.   Rita Grande (fourth round)
  21.   Dája Bedáňová (second round)
  22.   Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
  23.   Magüi Serna (third round)
  24.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  25.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
  26.   Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
  27.   Paola Suárez (first round)
  28.   Anne Kremer (second round)
  29.   Tatiana Panova (second round)
  30.   Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  31.   Francesca Schiavone (third round)
  32.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
  33.   Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
33   L Krasnoroutskaya 6 3 0r
  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

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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

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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

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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 0r 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
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