# 2002 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Venus Williams. The score was 6–3, 6–3.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
* Kim Clijsters (final)
* Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals)
* Justine Henin (first round)
* Dája Bedáňová (second round)
* Anna Smashnova (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 0 | | 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Kim Clijsters | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kim Clijsters | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Kim Clijsters | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | MG Mikaelian | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | W Prakusya | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | W Prakusya | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kournikova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Smashnova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Raymond | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Irvin | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Irvin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Henin | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 3 | 4 | 7 | D Bedáňová | 6$^8$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Taylor | 1 | 1 | WC | J Janković | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | J Janković | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Tu | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | J Dokic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 5 | 5 | J Dokic | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Granville | 3 | 3 | WC | C Martínez | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Dokic | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Kremer | 7 | 6 | Q | A Kremer | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

The first six seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Anne Kremer (qualified)
* Marissa Irvin (qualified)
* Jennifer Hopkins (second round)
* Jill Craybas (second round)
* Gréta Arn (second round)
* Wynne Prakusya (qualified)
* Sarah Taylor (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Janet Lee (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Anne Kremer
* Marissa Irvin
* Wynne Prakusya
* Mirjana Lučić

### Lucky loser

* Sarah Taylor

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1/WC | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Brie Rippner | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ansley Cargill | 4 | 5 | | Brie Rippner | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Brie Rippner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brie Rippner | 6 | 7 | | | | | 1/WC | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Janet Lee | 0 | 2 |
| WC | Patricia Tarabini | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Janet Lee | 0 | 2 |
| WC | Jessyca Arthur | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jessyca Arthur | w/o | | WC | Jessyca Arthur | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Melissa Torres Sandoval | 2 | 2 | 8 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 2 | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jane Chi | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Leslie Cavanaugh | 0 | 1 | | Jane Chi | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Sarah Taylor | 1 | 3 |
| | Abigail Spears | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | 7 | Sarah Taylor | 1 | 3 |
| | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Sarah Taylor | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Iwalani McCalla | 0 | 1 | 7 | Sarah Taylor | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 7 | Sarah Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 3 | Jennifer Hopkins | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | María Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Megan Falcon | 6 | 2 | 2 | | María Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | María Vento-Kabchi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María Vento-Kabchi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | María Vento-Kabchi | 5 | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wynne Prakusya | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wynne Prakusya | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| | Kim Grant | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Grant | 0 | 5 | | | Vanessa Henke | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Wynne Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | 4 | Jill Craybas | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Kristina Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Amanda Augustus | 0 | 1 | | Kristina Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Kristina Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Kristina Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | Kristina Brandi | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Teryn Ashley | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Teryn Ashley | 4 | 4 | | Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Gréta Arn | 1 | 1 | | | |