2002 French Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 French Open. It was her first French Open title, second major singles title overall, and her first step towards completing her first "Serena Slam", a non-calendar year Grand Slam and career Grand Slam.

Women's singles
2002 French Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
Score7–5, 6–3
Details
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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Jennifer Capriati was the defending champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals.

This marked the first major in which future world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva competed in the main draw.[1] She lost to Serena Williams in the fourth round.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Jennifer Capriati 6 4 6
7   Jelena Dokić 4 6 1
1   Jennifer Capriati 6 62 2
3   Serena Williams 3 77 6
3   Serena Williams 6 6
WC   Mary Pierce 1 1
3   Serena Williams 7 6
2   Venus Williams 5 3
    Paola Suárez 6 65 1
    Clarisa Fernández 2 77 6
    Clarisa Fernández 1 4
2   Venus Williams 6 6
6   Monica Seles 4 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   J Capriati 6 6
  M Irvin 3 4 1   J Capriati 6 6
  A Frazier 6 6   A Frazier 4 3
  M Tu 4 0 1   J Capriati 6 6
  A Widjaja 2 7 6   E Dominikovic 3 1
  J Craybas 6 5 1   A Widjaja 64 4
  E Dominikovic 6 6   E Dominikovic 77 6
28   A Stevenson 3 2 1   J Capriati 6 6
20   P Schnyder 6 6 20   P Schnyder 4 4
Q   M Sequera 3 2 20   P Schnyder 6 6
  T Garbin 77 6   T Garbin 3 2
  S Talaja 65 4 20   P Schnyder 7 78
  A Kournikova 4 3 14   I Tulyaganova 5 66
WC   C Wheeler 6 6 WC   C Wheeler 1 4
  E Dyrberg 68 3 14   I Tulyaganova 6 6
14   I Tulyaganova 710 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M Shaughnessy 68 3
Q   C Martínez Granados 710 6 Q   C Martínez Granados 1 0
  K Srebotnik 6 6   K Srebotnik 6 6
  G León García 3 4   K Srebotnik 6 6
  É Loit 6 3 7   É Loit 0 1
  A Molik 2 6 5   É Loit 2 77 6
Q   S Asagoe 3 6 7 Q   S Asagoe 6 63 2
19   A Myskina 6 2 5   K Srebotnik 63 2
30   A Coetzer 2 2 7   J Dokić 77 6
  M Müller 6 6   M Müller 5 4
PR   F Zuluaga 2 4   E Likhovtseva 7 6
  E Likhovtseva 6 6   E Likhovtseva 2 3
  C Martínez 6 6 7   J Dokić 6 6
  ME Camerin 3 3   C Martínez 6 67 2
  E Gagliardi 4 2 7   J Dokić 3 79 6
7   J Dokić 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   S Williams 6 6
  M Suchá 3 0 3   S Williams 6 6
  M Oremans 0 3 Q   D Randriantefy 2 3
Q   D Randriantefy 6 6 3   S Williams 6 6
  J Husárová 6 3 7   J Husárová 1 3
WC   A Fusai 2 6 5   J Husárová 6 1 6
WC   M Bartoli 3 6 5 26   A Sugiyama 2 6 2
26   A Sugiyama 6 4 7 3   S Williams 4 6 6
21   A Smashnova 4 2 Q   V Zvonareva 6 0 1
  F Schiavone 6 6   F Schiavone 3 77 6
Q   R Kuti-Kis 6 1 0   M-G Mikaelian 6 64 3
  M-G Mikaelian 4 6 6   F Schiavone 2 77 5
  M Matevžič 4 67 Q   V Zvonareva 6 64 7
Q   V Zvonareva 6 79 Q   V Zvonareva 6 6
  M Marrero 6 6   M Marrero 2 1
15   A Sánchez Vicario 0 1

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   S Farina Elia 3 6 6
  E Bovina 6 2 4 9   S Farina Elia 78 6
  T Pisnik 2 6 6   T Pisnik 66 4
  K Hrdličková 6 3 4 9   S Farina Elia 6 77
WC   L Andretto 3 0 17   T Tanasugarn 0 61
  J Kandarr 6 6   J Kandarr 4 6 3
  D Chládková 3 2 17   T Tanasugarn 6 1 6
17   T Tanasugarn 6 6 9   S Farina Elia 1 2
32   C Torrens Valero 6 6 WC   M Pierce 6 6
PR   M Grzybowska 2 1 32   C Torrens Valero 3 1
WC   M Pierce 7 7 WC   M Pierce 6 6
  I Selyutina 5 5 WC   M Pierce 6 6
  H Nagyová 3 6 4 Q   A Kapros 3 0
  V Razzano 6 1 6   V Razzano 77 61 2
Q   A Kapros 4 6 6 Q   A Kapros 63 77 6
5   J Henin 6 1 0

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   S Testud 6 5 1
  P Suárez 2 7 6   P Suárez 6 6
Q   M Goloviznina 2 7 5 Q   M Goloviznina 4 4
  B Schwartz 6 5 2r   P Suárez 6 4 7
  J Hopkins 63 4 27   N Dechy 4 6 5
Q   I Benešová 77 6 Q   I Benešová 6 1 4
Q   N Llagostera Vives 1 6 0 27   N Dechy 4 6 6
27   N Dechy 6 3 6   P Suárez 6 2 6
24   L Raymond 4 3 10   A Mauresmo 2 6 4
  E Bes 6 6   E Bes 6 1 6
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6   V Ruano Pascual 3 6 0
  S Foretz 2 4   E Bes 1 1
  N Pratt 2 7 6 10   A Mauresmo 6 6
  M Serna 6 5 1   N Pratt 2 1
WC   C Pin 4 1 10   A Mauresmo 6 6
10   A Mauresmo 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   E Dementieva 7 6
  A Gerši 5 3 13   E Dementieva 7 6
  S Sfar 0 2   Å Svensson 5 3
  Å Svensson 6 6 13   E Dementieva 6 6
  R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 6   R Neffa-de los Ríos 3 0
  G Arn 3 4   R Neffa-de los Ríos 6 6
WC   A-G Sidot 6 6 WC   A-G Sidot 3 1
22   M Maleeva 2 4 13   E Dementieva 6 2 3
25   D Bedáňová 6 3 2   C Fernández 3 6 6
  J Kostanić 2 6 6   J Kostanić 3 4
Q   L Bacheva 5 1   C Fernández 6 6
  C Fernández 7 6   C Fernández 6 6
  E Daniilidou 6 6 4   K Clijsters 4 0
  C Beigbeder 3 1   E Daniilidou 64 67
  T Poutchek 6 3 6 4   K Clijsters 77 79
4   K Clijsters 3 6 8

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M Seles 64 6 6
  Á Montolio 77 3 0 6   M Seles 6 6
  B Rittner 6 4 6   B Rittner 4 1
  P Mandula 3 6 0 6   M Seles 6 6
  L Osterloh 4 4   Ľ Cervanová 2 2
  Ľ Cervanová 6 6   Ľ Cervanová 4 6 6
  K Brandi 4 3 29   I Majoli 6 3 0
29   I Majoli 6 6 6   M Seles 6 7
18   T Panova 6 4 6 11   D Hantuchová 4 5
  S Noorlander 1 6 2 18   T Panova 6 6
Q   M Lučić 6 6 Q   M Lučić 1 1
WC   S Cohen-Aloro 3 3 18   T Panova 3 1
  J Nejedly 1 2 11   D Hantuchová 6 6
  A Serra Zanetti 6 6   A Serra Zanetti 3 1
  C Black 2 3 11   D Hantuchová 6 6
11   D Hantuchová 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   B Schett 6 2 6
  M Weingärtner 2 6 0 16   B Schett 7 3 5
  Y-j Cho 3 0   C Rubin 5 6 7
  C Rubin 6 6   C Rubin 6 6
  S Reeves 6 6 23   A Kremer 1 0
  Z Gubacsi 1 1   S Reeves 63 1
  J Lee 1 65 23   A Kremer 77 6
23   A Kremer 6 77   C Rubin 3 2
31   R Grande 6 6 2   V Williams 6 6
  M Díaz Oliva 4 4 31   R Grande 6 7
  S Obata 6 2 0   A Jidkova 0 5
  A Jidkova 0 6 6 31   R Grande 1 4
  W Prakusya 1 7 6 2   V Williams 6 6
  A Barna 6 5 1   W Prakusya 0 1
  B Lamade 3 3 2   V Williams 6 6
2   V Williams 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to this Vera Zvonareva webpage!". Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
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