# 2002 WTA Madrid Open – Singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Chanda Rubin.
Monica Seles won the title by defeating Rubin 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Monica Seles (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Anna Smashnova (quarterfinals)
* Iva Majoli (first round)
* Ai Sugiyama (first round)
* Rita Grande (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Monica Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Paola Suárez | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Paola Suárez | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Chanda Rubin | 4 | 2 |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 4 | 2 | | | Chanda Rubin | 4 | 2 |
| | Chanda Rubin | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lamade | 7 | 3 | 2 | | M Marrero | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Smashnova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 4 | 3 | | | A Molik | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Reeves | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | A Smashnova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Smashnova | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | P Schnyder | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Suárez | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | P Suárez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 7$^7$ | 0 | Q | D Safina | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Safina | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | P Suárez | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 2 | | | | | | | | Q | C Fernández | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | V Ruano Pascual | 1$^r$ | | | | M Irvin | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Fernández | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Q | C Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Sugiyama | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | R Grande | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | R Grande | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | V Webb | 4 | 3 | | | F Zuluaga | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | É Loit | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | É Loit | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 1 | 2 | | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | C Black | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 4 | 2 |
| 6/WC | I Majoli | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | C Rubin | 6 | 6 |
| | M Serna | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 7 | 6 | | | N Pratt | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Fusai | 5 | 2 | | | | | | M Serna | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | C Rubin | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2/WC | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | |