# 2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Anabel Medina Garrigues was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Mariana Díaz Oliva won the title by defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Paola Suárez (semifinals, retired)
* Henrieta Nagyová (semifinals)
* Åsa Svensson (second round)
* Gréta Arn (first round)
* Vera Zvonareva (final)
* Mariana Díaz Oliva (champion)
* Angelika Rösch (second round)
* Céline Beigbeder (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Paola Suárez | 5 | r | | | | | |
| 5 | Vera Zvonareva | 7 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vera Zvonareva | 7 | | 5 | Vera Zvonareva | 7$^8$ | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | 6 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | 6 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Henrieta Nagyová | 2 | 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 |
| 1 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Palaveršić | 2 | 2 | | 1 | P Suárez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | Z Ondrášková | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Serra Zanetti | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | P Suárez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | C Beigbeder | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | G Pizzichini | 6 | 6 | | WC | G Pizzichini | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 3 | 4 | | 8 | C Beigbeder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Beigbeder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Suárez | 5 | r |
| 4 | G Arn | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Zvonareva | 7 | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | | J Kandarr | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Sysoeva | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | E Sysoeva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Beygelzimer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Q | E Sysoeva | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Lamade | 6 | 6 | | | B Lamade | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 5 | V Zvonareva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dübbers | 3 | 5 | | 6 | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | | | T Perebiynis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Wheeler | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Bacheva | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | L Bacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 4 | 3 | | 3 | Å Svensson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Å Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | A Rösch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Nagyová | 2 | 3 |
| WC | N Viérin | 2 | 4 | | 7 | A Rösch | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Goloviznina | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | N Ostrovskaya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Ostrovskaya | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | N Ostrovskaya | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Fokina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Kulikovskaya | 6 | 6 | | | E Kulikovskaya | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 2 | 3 | | 2 | H Nagyová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |