2002 US Open – Women's singles

January 2025 2002 US Open USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3 128 32 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 2002 US Open (tennis) 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 and fourth major singles title overall. It was also the third component of her first "Serena Slam" (a non-calendar year Grand Slam) and her second consecutive major title won without losing a set during the tournament. This marked the final major appearance of 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 30em USA Serena Williams (champion) USA Venus Williams (final) USA Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) AUS Jelena Dokić (second round) USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals) BEL Kim Clijsters (fourth round) BEL Justine Henin (fourth round) SUI Martina Hingis (fourth round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (second round) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round) USA Chanda Rubin (fourth round) RUS Anastasia Myskina (third round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (third round) ISR Anna Smashnova (second round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) LUX Anne Kremer (first round) CZE Dája Bedáňová (fourth round) USA Lisa Raymond (third round) RUS Tatiana Panova (third round) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) CRO Iva Majoli (third round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round) THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round) GRE Eleni Daniilidou (first round) AUT Barbara Schett (second round) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (third round) USA Alexandra Stevenson (first round) ARG Paola Suárez (second round) Qualifying 2002 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6   11 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 2 2   4 USA Lindsay Davenport 3 6 6   RUS Elena Bovina 6 0 2 10 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 4 77 6 3 USA Jennifer Capriati 6 65 3 6 USA Monica Seles 2 3   2 USA Venus Williams 6 6   1 USA Serena Williams 6 7   4 USA Lindsay Davenport 3 5   10 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 3 7 4 2 USA Venus Williams 6 5 6 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6   2 USA Venus Williams 4 3   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA S Williams 6 6   WC USA C Morariu 2 3     ITA R Grande 65 1     RUS D Safina 77 6     UZB I Tulyaganova 6 6     ITA Ad Serra Zanetti 0 0     SLO M Matevžič 3 64   26 FRA N Dechy 6 77   20 CZE D Bedáňová 6 6     RUS A Jidkova 1 3   WC USA A Baker 6 2 63   RUS E Likhovtseva 4 6 77 Q CZE D Chládková 6 6     USA M Tu 0 4     ESP M Marrero 6 4 0 15 RUS A Myskina 4 6 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6     RUS D Safina 0 1     UZB I Tulyaganova 1 6 61 26 FRA N Dechy 6 3 77 20 CZE D Bedáňová 77 2 6   RUS E Likhovtseva 62 6 3 Q CZE D Chládková 6 5 1 15 RUS A Myskina 3 7 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6   26 FRA N Dechy 1 1   20 CZE D Bedáňová 6 3 6 15 RUS A Myskina 3 6 2 1 USA S Williams 6 6   20 CZE D Bedáňová 1 1   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     AUS N Pratt 2 1     ARG M Díaz Oliva 5 1     FRA V Razzano 7 6     SLO K Srebotnik 6 6     USA L Granville 3 4   WC USA A Harkleroad 3 2   24 CRO I Majoli 6 6   27 THA T Tanasugarn 6 64 6   GER B Rittner 4 77 2 WC USA B Bielik 6 6   Q CZE R Voráčová 4 4     ZIM C Black 6 68 6 Q ARG ME Salerni 3 710 4   USA S Reeves 1 2   8 BEL J Henin 6 6   11 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     FRA V Razzano 3 2     SLO K Srebotnik 4 4   24 CRO I Majoli 6 6   27 THA T Tanasugarn 4 2   WC USA B Bielik 6 6     ZIM C Black 3 2   8 BEL J Henin 6 6   11 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6   24 CRO I Majoli 3 1   WC USA B Bielik 5 1   8 BEL J Henin 7 6   11 SVK D Hantuchová 6 3 77 8 BEL J Henin 1 6 64 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA L Davenport 6 6     DEN E Dyrberg 2 1     HUN P Mandula 4 6 6   NED M Oremans 6 4 2   PAR 1990 R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 6     SVK L Cervanová 1 4   Q FRA M Bartoli 6 6   25 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 1   19 LUX A Kremer 63 2   Q RUS S Kuznetsova 77 6     SVK J Husárová 6 7   Q BUL M Geznenge 0 5     ITA T Garbin 0 6 1   BEL E Callens 6 2 6 Q USA B Rippner 1 4   13 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6   4 USA L Davenport 6 6     HUN P Mandula 4 2     PAR 1990 R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 2 2 Q FRA M Bartoli 3 6 6 Q RUS S Kuznetsova 2 6 6   SVK J Husárová 6 3 2   BEL E Callens 2 2   13 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6   4 USA L Davenport 6 6   Q FRA M Bartoli 3 1   Q RUS S Kuznetsova 2 3   13 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6   4 USA L Davenport 6 6   13 ITA S Farina Elia 3 1   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 RUS E Dementieva 6 6     JPN S Obata 2 3     ITA F Schiavone 3 6 6 Q USA A Cargill 6 1 1 WC USA S Taylor 3 6 2 Q COL F Zuluaga 6 4 6   USA L Osterloh 1 1   22 RUS T Panova 6 6   31 USA A Stevenson 4 7 3   FRA S Foretz 6 5 6   RUS A Kournikova 3 0     INA A Widjaja 6 6     ARG C Fernández 65 66     RUS E Bovina 77 78     GER G Arn 2 2   5 FR Yugoslavia J Dokić 6 6   12 RUS E Dementieva 67 3     ITA F Schiavone 79 6   Q COL F Zuluaga 7 5 4 22 RUS T Panova 5 7 6   FRA S Foretz 7 6     INA A Widjaja 5 1     RUS E Bovina 6 6   5 FR Yugoslavia J Dokić 3 2     ITA F Schiavone 3 6 6 22 RUS T Panova 6 4 3   FRA S Foretz 2 7 5   RUS E Bovina 6 5 7   ITA F Schiavone 64 4     RUS E Bovina 77 6   Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 BEL K Clijsters 6 6     ESP C Martínez Granados 1 0     ESP G León García 4 3   WC USA M Washington 6 6     SUI E Gagliardi 3 3     RUS V Zvonareva 6 6     SVK H Nagyová 7 4 7 28 GRE E Daniilidou 5 6 5 23 SUI P Schnyder 78 5 6 PR RUS N Petrova 66 7 2   CZE A Gerši 1 7 0   SVK M Suchá 6 5 6   ESP C Torrens Valero 77 6     GER A Rösch 61 3   Q CZE I Benešová 3 2   10 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   7 BEL K Clijsters 6 77   WC USA M Washington 1 61     RUS V Zvonareva 6 6     SVK H Nagyová 1 0   23 SUI P Schnyder 6 6     SVK M Suchá 3 3     ESP C Torrens Valero 63 2   10 FRA A Mauresmo 77 6   7 BEL K Clijsters 1 7 6   RUS V Zvonareva 6 5 4 23 SUI P Schnyder 1 4   10 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   7 BEL K Clijsters 6 3 5 10 FRA A Mauresmo 4 6 7 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 BUL M Maleeva 6 3 7   CZE K Hrdličková 3 6 5   JPN S Asagoe 4 69     FRA É Loit 6 711     USA A Frazier 6 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 3 3   Q KOR 1997 M-r Jeon 3 3   18 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6   30 USA M Shaughnessy 6 6     INA W Prakusya 3 4     GER M Weingärtner 1 2     ESP C Martínez 6 6     SLO T Pisnik 6 6   PR USA S Cacic 2 2   Q USA B Mattek 0 0   3 USA J Capriati 6 6   16 BUL M Maleeva 4 6 7   FRA É Loit 6 3 5   USA A Frazier 6 6   18 JPN A Sugiyama 4 2   30 USA M Shaughnessy 6 6     ESP C Martínez 3 2     SLO T Pisnik 4 2   3 USA J Capriati 6 6   16 BUL M Maleeva 6 2 2   USA A Frazier 3 6 6 30 USA M Shaughnessy 2 2   3 USA J Capriati 6 6     USA A Frazier 1 3   3 USA J Capriati 6 6   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA M Seles 6 6     HUN Z Gubacsi 3 3     CRO S Talaja 4 6 2   AUT B Schwartz 6 4 6 Q KOR Y-j Cho 6 6     ESP M Serna 3 4     FRA M Pierce 63 3   32 ARG P Suárez 77 6   17 ISR A Smashnova 77 6     SUI M-G Mikaelian 61 4     BLR 1995 T Poutchek 63 67     RSA A Coetzer 77 79     ESP Á Montolio 6 2 4 Q ITA An Serra Zanetti 1 6 6   USA M Irvin 3 7 4 9/WC SUI M Hingis 6 5 6 6 USA M Seles 1 77 6   AUT B Schwartz 6 65 2 Q KOR Y-j Cho 6 6   32 ARG P Suárez 4 4   17 ISR A Smashnova 2 4     RSA A Coetzer 6 6   Q ITA An Serra Zanetti 4 1   9/WC SUI M Hingis 6 6   6 USA M Seles 6 5 6 Q KOR Y-j Cho 1 7 3   RSA A Coetzer 3 4   9/WC SUI M Hingis 6 6   6 USA M Seles 6 6   9/WC SUI M Hingis 4 2   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 USA C Rubin 6 6     USA J Craybas 1 3     GER A Barna 6 6   WC USA A Podkolzina 1 2     SUI M Casanova 6 6     CRO J Kostanić 4 3     USA J Hopkins 4 3   21 USA L Raymond 6 6   29 AUT B Schett 6 6     SWE A Svensson 3 2   Q EST M Ani 2 2     GER M Müller 6 6     AUS A Molik 6 6     AUT P Wartusch 4 0   Q CRO M Lučić 0 0   2 USA V Williams 6 6   14 USA C Rubin 6 6     GER A Barna 4 1     SUI M Casanova 4 2   21 USA L Raymond 6 6   29 AUT B Schett 7 2 5   GER M Müller 5 6 7   AUS A Molik 1 2   2 USA V Williams 6 6   14 USA C Rubin 77 6   21 USA L Raymond 62 4     GER M Müller 1 2   2 USA V Williams 6 6   14 USA C Rubin 2 6 5 2 USA V Williams 6 4 7 Other entry information Wild cards 30em USA Ally Baker USA Bea Bielik USA Ashley Harkleroad SUI Martina Hingis USA Corina Morariu USA Alexandra Podkolzina USA Sarah Taylor USA Mashona Washington Protected ranking 30em USA Sandra Cacic RUS Nadia Petrova Qualifiers 2002 US Open – Women's singles qualifying 30em EST Maret Ani FRA Marion Bartoli CZE Iveta Benešová USA Ansley Cargill CZE Denisa Chládková KOR 1997 Cho Yoon-jeong BUL Maria Geznenge KOR 1997 Jeon Mi-ra RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova CRO Mirjana Lučić USA Bethanie Mattek USA Brie Rippner ARG María Emilia Salerni CZE Renata Voráčová ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti COL Fabiola Zuluaga Withdrawals 30em ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues → replaced by JPN Saori Obata FRA Sandrine Testud → replaced by CZE Adriana Gerši References External links 2002 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam women's singles 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2003 Australian Open – Women's singles Category:2002 US Open (tennis) Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:2002 in women's tennis Category:2002 in American women's sports