# 2002 Acura Classic – Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title by defeating Jelena Dokic 6–2, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (withdrew)
* Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Dokic (final)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Anastasia Myskina (third round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Dája Bedáňová (second round)
* Anna Smashnova (quarterfinals)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
* Chanda Rubin (third round)
* Anne Kremer (third round)
* Tatiana Panova (second 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kim Clijsters | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kim Clijsters | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/PR | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3/PR | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | 3/PR | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jelena Dokic | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Anna Smashnova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jelena Dokic | 2 | 2 |
| | Anna Kournikova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Kournikova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Anna Kournikova | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Jelena Dokic | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Jelena Dokic | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Jelena Dokic | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 1 | | | J Husárová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Arn | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | A Kremer | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | M Pierce | 6 | 3 | 4 | Q | G Arn | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | A Kremer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Clijsters | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | M Maleeva | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 7 | 2 | 0 | | N Dechy | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 2 | 1 | | | E Daniilidou | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3/PR | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 4 | 3 | | MG Mikaelian | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MG Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3/PR | L Davenport | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Taylor | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | C Rubin | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | A Coetzer | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/PR | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | 11 | D Bedáňová | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Prakusya | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | P Suárez | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 2 | 7 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | A Smashnova | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | M Irvin | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | A Smashnova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Smashnova | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | T Panova | 7 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | WC | C Martínez | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Martínez | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | C Martínez | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | J Hopkins | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 6 | J Dokic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 6 | | G León García | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | A Myskina | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | A Myskina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Dokic | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 13 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Black | 5 | 3 | | M Tu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Harkleroad | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | A Harkleroad | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |