2002 US Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated the two-time defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 US Open. It was her second US Open singles title, her fourth major singles title overall, the third component of her first "Serena Slam" (a non-calendar year Grand Slam and career Grand Slam), and her second consecutive major title won without losing a set.

Women's singles
2002 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
Score6–4, 6–3
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 marked the final major appearance for four-time major champion and former world No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, who lost to Marion Bartoli in the first round. It was also the final US Open appearance of two-time champion Monica Seles, who lost to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. It was also the first major appearance for future world No. 1 and three-time major finalist Dinara Safina, who lost in the second round to Serena Williams.

Seeds

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  1.   Serena Williams (champion)
  2.   Venus Williams (final)
  3.   Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
  4.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  5.   Jelena Dokić (second round)
  6.   Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
  7.   Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
  8.   Justine Henin (fourth round)
  9.   Martina Hingis (fourth round)
  10.   Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  11.   Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
  12.   Elena Dementieva (second round)
  13.   Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round)
  14.   Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
  15.   Anastasia Myskina (third round)
  16.   Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
  17.   Anna Smashnova (second round)
  18.   Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  19.   Anne Kremer (first round)
  20.   Dája Bedáňová (fourth round)
  21.   Lisa Raymond (third round)
  22.   Tatiana Panova (third round)
  23.   Patty Schnyder (third round)
  24.   Iva Majoli (third round)
  25.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round)
  26.   Nathalie Dechy (third round)
  27.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
  28.   Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
  29.   Barbara Schett (second round)
  30.   Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
  31.   Alexandra Stevenson (first round)
  32.   Paola Suárez (second round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Serena Williams 6 6  
11   Daniela Hantuchová 2 2  
1   Serena Williams 6 7  
4   Lindsay Davenport 3 5  
4   Lindsay Davenport 3 6 6
    Elena Bovina 6 0 2
1   Serena Williams 6 6  
2   Venus Williams 4 3  
10   Amélie Mauresmo 4 77 6
3   Jennifer Capriati 6 65 3
10   Amélie Mauresmo 3 7 4
2   Venus Williams 6 5 6
6   Monica Seles 2 3  
2   Venus Williams 6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Williams 6 6  
WC   C Morariu 2 3   1   S Williams 6 6  
    R Grande 65 1       D Safina 0 1  
    D Safina 77 6   1   S Williams 6 6  
    I Tulyaganova 6 6   26   N Dechy 1 1  
    Ad Serra Zanetti 0 0       I Tulyaganova 1 6 61
    M Matevžič 3 64   26   N Dechy 6 3 77
26   N Dechy 6 77   1   S Williams 6 6  
20   D Bedáňová 6 6   20   D Bedáňová 1 1  
    A Jidkova 1 3   20   D Bedáňová 77 2 6
WC   A Baker 6 2 63     E Likhovtseva 62 6 3
    E Likhovtseva 4 6 77 20   D Bedáňová 6 3 6
Q   D Chládková 6 6   15   A Myskina 3 6 2
    M Tu 0 4   Q   D Chládková 6 5 1
    M Marrero 6 4 0 15   A Myskina 3 7 6
15   A Myskina 4 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   D Hantuchová 6 6  
    N Pratt 2 1   11   D Hantuchová 6 6  
    M Díaz Oliva 5 1       V Razzano 3 2  
    V Razzano 7 6   11   D Hantuchová 6 6  
    K Srebotnik 6 6   24   I Majoli 3 1  
    L Granville 3 4       K Srebotnik 4 4  
WC   A Harkleroad 3 2   24   I Majoli 6 6  
24   I Majoli 6 6   11   D Hantuchová 6 3 77
27   T Tanasugarn 6 64 6 8   J Henin 1 6 64
    B Rittner 4 77 2 27   T Tanasugarn 4 2  
WC   B Bielik 6 6   WC   B Bielik 6 6  
Q   R Voráčová 4 4   WC   B Bielik 5 1  
    C Black 6 68 6 8   J Henin 7 6  
Q   ME Salerni 3 710 4     C Black 3 2  
    S Reeves 1 2   8   J Henin 6 6  
8   J Henin 6 6  

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   L Davenport 6 6  
    E Dyrberg 2 1   4   L Davenport 6 6  
    P Mandula 4 6 6     P Mandula 4 2  
    M Oremans 6 4 2 4   L Davenport 6 6  
    R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 6   Q   M Bartoli 3 1  
    L Cervanová 1 4       R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 2 2
Q   M Bartoli 6 6   Q   M Bartoli 3 6 6
25   A Sánchez Vicario 3 1   4   L Davenport 6 6  
19   A Kremer 63 2   13   S Farina Elia 3 1  
Q   S Kuznetsova 77 6   Q   S Kuznetsova 2 6 6
    J Husárová 6 7       J Husárová 6 3 2
Q   M Geznenge 0 5   Q   S Kuznetsova 2 3  
    T Garbin 0 6 1 13   S Farina Elia 6 6  
    E Callens 6 2 6     E Callens 2 2  
Q   B Rippner 1 4   13   S Farina Elia 6 6  
13   S Farina Elia 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   E Dementieva 6 6  
    S Obata 2 3   12   E Dementieva 67 3  
    F Schiavone 3 6 6     F Schiavone 79 6  
Q   A Cargill 6 1 1     F Schiavone 3 6 6
WC   S Taylor 3 6 2 22   T Panova 6 4 3
Q   F Zuluaga 6 4 6 Q   F Zuluaga 7 5 4
    L Osterloh 1 1   22   T Panova 5 7 6
22   T Panova 6 6       F Schiavone 64 4  
31   A Stevenson 4 7 3     E Bovina 77 6  
    S Foretz 6 5 6     S Foretz 7 6  
    A Kournikova 3 0       A Widjaja 5 1  
    A Widjaja 6 6       S Foretz 2 7 5
    C Fernández 65 66       E Bovina 6 5 7
    E Bovina 77 78       E Bovina 6 6  
    G Arn 2 2   5   J Dokić 3 2  
5   J Dokić 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   K Clijsters 6 6  
    C Martínez Granados 1 0   7   K Clijsters 6 77  
    G León García 4 3   WC   M Washington 1 61  
WC   M Washington 6 6   7   K Clijsters 1 7 6
    E Gagliardi 3 3       V Zvonareva 6 5 4
    V Zvonareva 6 6       V Zvonareva 6 6  
    H Nagyová 7 4 7     H Nagyová 1 0  
28   E Daniilidou 5 6 5 7   K Clijsters 6 3 5
23   P Schnyder 78 5 6 10   A Mauresmo 4 6 7
PR   N Petrova 66 7 2 23   P Schnyder 6 6  
    A Gerši 1 7 0     M Suchá 3 3  
    M Suchá 6 5 6 23   P Schnyder 1 4  
    C Torrens Valero 77 6   10   A Mauresmo 6 6  
    A Rösch 61 3       C Torrens Valero 63 2  
Q   I Benešová 3 2   10   A Mauresmo 77 6  
10   A Mauresmo 6 6  

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   M Maleeva 6 3 7
    K Hrdličková 3 6 5 16   M Maleeva 4 6 7
    S Asagoe 4 69       É Loit 6 3 5
    É Loit 6 711   16   M Maleeva 6 2 2
    A Frazier 6 6       A Frazier 3 6 6
    V Ruano Pascual 3 3       A Frazier 6 6  
Q   M-r Jeon 3 3   18   A Sugiyama 4 2  
18   A Sugiyama 6 6       A Frazier 1 3  
30   M Shaughnessy 6 6   3   J Capriati 6 6  
    W Prakusya 3 4   30   M Shaughnessy 6 6  
    M Weingärtner 1 2       C Martínez 3 2  
    C Martínez 6 6   30   M Shaughnessy 2 2  
    T Pisnik 6 6   3   J Capriati 6 6  
PR   S Cacic 2 2       T Pisnik 4 2  
Q   B Mattek 0 0   3   J Capriati 6 6  
3   J Capriati 6 6  

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M Seles 6 6  
    Z Gubacsi 3 3   6   M Seles 1 77 6
    S Talaja 4 6 2     B Schwartz 6 65 2
    B Schwartz 6 4 6 6   M Seles 6 5 6
Q   Y-j Cho 6 6   Q   Y-j Cho 1 7 3
    M Serna 3 4   Q   Y-j Cho 6 6  
    M Pierce 63 3   32   P Suárez 4 4  
32   P Suárez 77 6   6   M Seles 6 6  
17   A Smashnova 77 6   9/WC   M Hingis 4 2  
    M-G Mikaelian 61 4   17   A Smashnova 2 4  
    T Poutchek 63 67       A Coetzer 6 6  
    A Coetzer 77 79       A Coetzer 3 4  
    Á Montolio 6 2 4 9/WC   M Hingis 6 6  
Q   An Serra Zanetti 1 6 6 Q   An Serra Zanetti 4 1  
    M Irvin 3 7 4 9/WC   M Hingis 6 6  
9/WC   M Hingis 6 5 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   C Rubin 6 6  
    J Craybas 1 3   14   C Rubin 6 6  
    A Barna 6 6       A Barna 4 1  
WC   A Podkolzina 1 2   14   C Rubin 77 6  
    M Casanova 6 6   21   L Raymond 62 4  
    J Kostanić 4 3       M Casanova 4 2  
    J Hopkins 4 3   21   L Raymond 6 6  
21   L Raymond 6 6   14   C Rubin 2 6 5
29   B Schett 6 6   2   V Williams 6 4 7
    A Svensson 3 2   29   B Schett 7 2 5
Q   M Ani 2 2       M Müller 5 6 7
    M Müller 6 6       M Müller 1 2  
    A Molik 6 6   2   V Williams 6 6  
    P Wartusch 4 0       A Molik 1 2  
Q   M Lučić 0 0   2   V Williams 6 6  
2   V Williams 6 6  

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Withdrawals

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References

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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by