# 2002 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open – Singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Amélie Mauresmo won the title by defeating Sandrine Testud 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (semifinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
* Sandrine Testud (final)
* Iroda Tulyaganova (first round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
* Ángeles Montolio (quarterfinals)
* Henrieta Nagyová (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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Sandrine Testud | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Sandrine Testud | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 4 | Sandrine Testud | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 2 | Monica Seles | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Sfar | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | A Kournikova | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | A Myskina | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 6$^3$ | 1 | | Q | J Kostanić | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H Nagyová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Testud | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | S Testud | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 6 | 4 | 5 | | R Grande | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | T Tanasugarn | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | T Panova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | I Tulyaganova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | B Rittner | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | T Pisnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R McQuillan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | T Pisnik | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 4 | 3 | | | E Gagliardi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Á Montolio | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 4 | 3 |
| Q | C Pin | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | J Husárová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Widjaja | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | Á Montolio | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Garbin | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | T Garbin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Jana Kandarr (first round)
* Maja Matevžič (first round)
* Åsa Svensson (qualifying competition)
* Tathiana Garbin (qualified)
* Jelena Kostanić (qualified)
* Kristie Boogert (first round)
* Sandra Kleinová (second round)
* Lenka Němečková (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Camille Pin
* Angelique Widjaja
* Jelena Kostanić
* Tathiana Garbin

### Qualifying draw
#### First 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 |
| 1 | Jana Kandarr | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Adriana Barna | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Adriana Barna | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | Adriana Barna | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Patricia Wartusch | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Julie Pullin | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | Patricia Wartusch | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Patricia Wartusch | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Wartusch | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Patricia Wartusch | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Camille Pin | 6 | 6 |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Camille Pin | 6 | 6 |
| | Camille Pin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Camille Pin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Camille Pin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Vanessa Webb | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| PR | Vanessa Webb | 6 | 6 | | PR | Vanessa Webb | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Kristie Boogert | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | 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 | Maja Matevžič | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelique Widjaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelique Widjaja | 6 | 6 | | | Angelique Widjaja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lucie Ahl | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Lucie Ahl | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Lucie Ahl | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Lorna Woodroffe | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lorna Woodroffe | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | Angelique Widjaja | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Roberta Vinci | 0 | 3 |
| | Kira Nagy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Roberta Vinci | 0 | 3 |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 2 | | | Kira Nagy | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | WC | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Lenka Němečková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| 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 | Åsa Svensson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katalin Marosi | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katalin Marosi | 5 | 2 | 3 | Åsa Svensson | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Nina Dübbers | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Nina Dübbers | 6 | 6 | | Nina Dübbers | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Iveta Benešová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Iveta Benešová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Åsa Svensson | 6$^8$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jelena Kostanić | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| WC | Abigail Spears | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jelena Kostanić | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| | Laurence Andretto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | 6 | 6 | | Laurence Andretto | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Jelena Kostanić | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Kim Grant | 3 | 0 | 5 | Jelena Kostanić | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | 1 | 3 | 4 | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Alexandra Fusai | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Fusai | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Alexandra Fusai | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | 4 | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | PR | Olga Barabanschikova | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| PR | Sandra Klösel | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | Olga Barabanschikova | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| PR | Olga Barabanschikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Olga Barabanschikova | 6 | 6 | PR | Olga Barabanschikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Sandra Kleinová | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | María Vento-Kabchi | 5 | 4 | 7 | Sandra Kleinová | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sandra Kleinová | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |