Kim Clijsters defeated the defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2002 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals singles title, fourth title of the season, and tenth career singles title.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2002 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Kim Clijsters |
| Runner-up |  Serena Williams |
| Score | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
Serena Williams (final)- Venus Williams (semifinals, retired)
- Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
Justine Henin (quarterfinals)- Kim Clijsters (champion)
- Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
Note:
Amélie Mauresmo had qualified but pulled out due to right knee injury.
Martina Hingis had qualified but pulled out due to left ankle injury.
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serena Williams
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Anna Smashnova
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Serena Williams
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Anastasia Myskina
| 3 | 4 | 8 |  Jelena Dokić
| 61 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jelena Dokić
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Serena Williams
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jennifer Capriati
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Jennifer Capriati
| 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Silvia Farina Elia
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Jennifer Capriati
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Magdalena Maleeva
| 6 | 7 | Magdalena Maleeva
| 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Daniela Hantuchová
| 2 | 5 | 1 | Serena Williams
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kim Clijsters
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Kim Clijsters
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chanda Rubin
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Kim Clijsters
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elena Dementieva
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Justine Henin
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Justine Henin
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Kim Clijsters
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monica Seles
| 3 | 78 | 6 | 2 | Venus Williams
| 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsay Davenport
| 6 | 66 | 3 | 6 | Monica Seles
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Patty Schnyder
| 2 | 67 | 2 | Venus Williams
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Venus Williams
| 6 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||