# 2002 Italian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Italian Open. It was her third title of the season (and the 14th of her career), and her first clay court title.
Jelena Dokic was the defending champion, but lost in third round to Anastasia Myskina.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Venus Williams (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
* Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
* Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
* Serena Williams (champion)
* Justine Henin (final)
* Jelena Dokic (third round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
* Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
* Elena Dementieva (first round)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Iroda Tulyaganova (second round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
* Tatiana Panova (third 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 |
| Q | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Justine Henin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Sandrine Testud | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sandrine Testud | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Justine Henin | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Serena Williams | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Serena Williams | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 4 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | LL | L Osterloh | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Marrero | 3 | 3 | | WC | A Kournikova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Kournikova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | Q | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Ruano Pascual | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Garbin | 3 | 2 | | 14 | I Tulyaganova | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Henin | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Å Svensson | 6 | 6 | | Q | Å Svensson | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 3 | 1 | | | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Kremer | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 6 | 1 | 4 | | F Schiavone | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Henin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 4 | 6 | | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Black | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | An Serra Zanetti | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | 16 | T Panova | 3 | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | H Nagyová | 0 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hopkins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | T Panova | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Panova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Testud | 1 | 3 |
| Q | E Callens | 0 | 4 | | 9 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 3 | 5 | | | B Schett | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | J Vakulenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Testud | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 5 | 0 | | Q | J Vakulenko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | J Dokic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | A Smashnova | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ad Serra Zanetti | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | J Dokic | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Myskina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | ME Camerin | 3 | 4 | | | M Serna | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | A Myskina | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Myskina | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | T Tanasugarn | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| Q | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Chládková | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | D Chládková | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Koukalová | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Grande | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 4 | | | N Dechy | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Maleeva | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 | | | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | E Dementieva | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | J Husárová | 2 | 3 | | 13 | P Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Pierce | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-G Mikaelian | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | M Pierce | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | C Fernández | 6 | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | M Matevžič | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | LL | M Matevžič | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
* Cara Black (qualified)
* Meilen Tu (qualified)
* Rossana de los Ríos (first round)
* Åsa Svensson (qualified)
* Maja Matevžič (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian (qualified)
* Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition)
* Chanda Rubin (first round)
* Marta Marrero (qualified)
* Jennifer Hopkins (qualified)
* Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual (qualified)
* Samantha Reeves (qualifying competition)
* Eva Dyrberg (qualifying competition)
* Denisa Chládková (qualified)
* Miriam Oremans (first round)
* Jill Craybas (qualifying competition)
* Eva Bes (first round)
* Jana Kandarr (first round)
* Irina Selyutina (first round)
* Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition)
* Clarisa Fernández (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Els Callens
* Cara Black
* Meilen Tu
* Julia Vakulenko
* Åsa Svensson
* Klára Koukalová
* Virginia Ruano Pascual
* Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
* Denisa Chládková
* Clarisa Fernández
* Marta Marrero
* Jennifer Hopkins

### Lucky losers

* Maja Matevžič
* Lilia Osterloh

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Katarina Srebotnik | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 7 | 5 | 6 | | Els Callens | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Liezel Huber | 5 | 5 | | 23 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Silvia Disderi | 1 | 1 | 2 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 |
| | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 | | Brie Rippner | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Miriam Oremans | 0 | 2 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Meilen Tu | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gloria Pizzichini | 5 | 1 | 3 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Laura Dell'Angelo | 1 | 1 | 19 | Jill Craybas | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Rossana de los Ríos | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Julia Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | Julia Vakulenko | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 0 | 5 | 16 | Eva Dyrberg | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Eva Dyrberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Åsa Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 2 | 3 | 5 | Åsa Svensson | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | Libuše Průšová | 6 | 6 | | Libuše Průšová | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Irina Selyutina | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Maja Matevžič | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | María Emilia Salerni | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Maja Matevžič | 1 | 3 |
| | Klára Koukalová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Klára Koukalová | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | Eva Bes | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Lilia Osterloh | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Maret Ani | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Lilia Osterloh | 1 | 2 |
| | Maureen Drake | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Elisa Balsamo | 2 | 0 | 8 | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Jana Nejedly | 2 | 4 | 15 | Samantha Reeves | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Samantha Reeves | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Roberta Vinci | 3 | 4 | 9 | Tatiana Poutchek | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| | Catalina Castaño | 6$^3$ | 3 | 17 | Denisa Chládková | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | Denisa Chládková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Tenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Chanda Rubin | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Viérin | 6 | 6 | | Nathalie Viérin | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | Alexandra Fusai | 4 | 4 | 24 | Clarisa Fernández | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 24 | Clarisa Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | Marta Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Valentina Sassi | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Marta Marrero | 6 | 6 |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | Elena Tatarkova | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Jana Kandarr | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |

#### Twelfth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 12 | Jennifer Hopkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Elena Vianello | 1 | 2 | | 12 | Jennifer Hopkins | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 |
| WC | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Alina Jidkova | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Alina Jidkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |