# 2002 Kroger St. Jude International – Women's singles

Monica Seles was the reigning champion but did not compete this year, as she decided to play in Dubai in the same week.
Lisa Raymond won the title by defeating Alexandra Stevenson 4–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Amanda Coetzer (second round)
* Lisa Raymond (champion)
* Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
* Alexandra Stevenson (final)
* Adriana Serra Zanetti (quarterfinals)
* Meilen Tu (withdrew)
* Jennifer Hopkins (second round)
* Marissa Irvin (first round)
* Irina Selyutina (second round, withdrew)

## 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | Alina Jidkova | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 6 | 4 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 6$^9$ |
| | | | | 2 | Lisa Raymond | 4 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ |
| 3 | Ai Sugiyama | 2 | 1 | 2 | Lisa Raymond | 4 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ |
| 2 | Lisa Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | A Coetzer | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Jidkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Reeves | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | A Jidkova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | J Nejedly | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | J Nejedly | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 4 | 4 | | 7 | J Hopkins | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Hopkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Jidkova | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | A Stevenson | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 |
| Q | V Zvonareva | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | A Stevenson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Cho | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Y-j Cho | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Taylor | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 4 | A Stevenson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Talaja | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | W Prakusya | 0 | 1 | | | S Talaja | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Pitts | 4 | 2 | | 9 | I Selyutina | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | I Selyutina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 5 | Ad Serra Zanetti | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Lučić | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Ad Serra Zanetti | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | An Serra Zanetti | 2 | 4 | | LL | E deLone | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Ad Serra Zanetti | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Asagoe | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Asagoe | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Obata | 6$^6$ | 4 | | 3 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Sugiyama | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | M Irvin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 |
| | A Kapros | 6 | 6 | | | A Kapros | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Craybas | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | J Craybas | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | MÈ Pelletier | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Gubacsi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Z Gubacsi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |