# 2002 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Patty Schnyder defeated the defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2002 Swisscom Challenge. It was her first title of the season, and the eighth title of her career.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Jennifer Capriati (second round)
* Lindsay Davenport (final)
* Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to an inflammation in her right knee)
* Justine Henin (semifinals)
* Jelena Dokic (second round)
* Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
* Anastasia Myskina (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Conchita Martínez | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | Patty Schnyder | 6$^5$ | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 3 |
| 4 | Justine Henin | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 3 |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | J Capriati | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Casanova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | C Martínez | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Q | A Stevenson | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | Q | A Stevenson | 7$^8$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 1 | 4 | 5 | J Dokic | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Martínez | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | LL | E Bovina | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Chládková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 7 | D Hantuchová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | E Dementieva | 6 | 7 | | E Dementieva | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Husárová | 6$^5$ | 1 | 7 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Hantuchová | 7$^7$ | 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 |
| 8 | A Myskina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Raymond | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | A Myskina | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | MG Mikaelian | 7 | 3 | 7 | WC | MG Mikaelian | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | WC | MG Mikaelian | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | J Henin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | A Smashnova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Henin | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ |
| 6 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | D Bedáňová | 5 | 2 | | 6 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 5 | 2 | | | A Coetzer | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Clijsters | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 4 | 2 | | | T Panova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
* Elena Bovina (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* (n/a)
* (n/a)
* Alexandra Stevenson (qualified)
* Janette Husárová (qualified)
* Katarina Srebotnik (qualifying competition)
* Vera Zvonareva (qualifying competition)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Anca Barna
* Janette Husárová
* Denisa Chládková
* Alexandra Stevenson

### Lucky loser

* Elena Bovina

### 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Eleni Daniilidou | 7$^8$ | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Åsa Svensson | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | Åsa Svensson | Åsa Svensson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | Anca Barna | Anca Barna | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Nina Dübbers | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | Anca Barna | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Zsófia Gubacsi | Zsófia Gubacsi | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Gréta Arn | Gréta Arn | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Gréta Arn | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 0 | 3 | | 8 | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Elena Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelena Kostanić | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Elena Bovina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Seda Noorlander | 7$^7$ | 7$^{16}$ | | | Seda Noorlander | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Aliénor Tricerri | 6$^5$ | 6$^{14}$ | | | | | | | 2 | Elena Bovina | 5 | 4 |
| WC | Sandra Martinović | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | Janette Husárová | 7 | 6 |
| | Libuše Průšová | 6 | 6 | | | Libuše Průšová | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Tatiana Perebiynis | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | 6 | Janette Husárová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Janette Husárová | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Daniela Casanova | 4 | 1 | 9 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Denisa Chládková | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Zuzana Ondrášková | Zuzana Ondrášková | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Serena Bergomi | 3 | 1 | | | | | 7 | Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 0 |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | Maureen Drake | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | Jana Kandarr | 0 | 3 | 7 | Katarina Srebotnik | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| 7 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anikó Kapros | 2 | 3 | | Alt | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Liezel Huber | Liezel Huber | 6 | 6 | | | Liezel Huber | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Roberta Vinci | Roberta Vinci | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Liezel Huber | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Angelika Rösch | Angelika Rösch | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | Alexandra Stevenson | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Jill Craybas | Jill Craybas | 2 | 6 | 5 | | Angelika Rösch | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Maria Geznenge | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |