2002 WTA Tour
| File:SWilliams-SYD-1.jpg Serena Williams finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won eight tournaments during the season, including three majors at the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open. She also won two Tier I events. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | December 29, 2001 – November 11, 2002 |
| Edition | 32nd |
| Tournaments | 64 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (17) WTA Tier III (17) WTA Tier IV (9) WTA Tier V (7) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | United States Serena Williams (8) |
| Most finals | United States Venus Williams (11) |
| Prize money leader | United States Serena Williams ($3,935,668) |
| Points leader | United States Serena Williams (6,080) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | United States Serena Williams |
| Doubles team of the year | Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Argentina Paola Suárez |
| Most improved player of the year | Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová |
| Newcomer of the year | Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| Comeback player of the year | United States Corina Morariu |
← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2002 tennis season. The WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-V Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships. New tournaments created for the 2002 season included the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium; a new green clay event, the Sarasota Clay Court Classic, in Sarasota, U.S.; and the Nordea Nordic Light Open held in Espoo, Finland. Another new tournament was created to be held in Aarhus, Denmark, but was later cancelled. Also, the French Community Championships moved cities from Knokke-Heist to Brussels, and the Kroger St. Jude Championship was moved from Oklahoma City, U.S. to a new location in Memphis.
Season summary
Serena Williams was the outright player of the year, ascending to No. 1 for the first time in July and holding it for the rest of that season. She missed the Australian Open due to injury, having won her second, third and fourth Grand Slam singles titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, beating her sister Venus in all three finals. This would lead to her non-calendar Grand Slam (dubbed the "Serena Slam") which she would complete at the Australian Open the following year. Her win–loss record for the year was 56–5. Venus also ascended to the No. 1 ranking in February, and finished the season at No. 2. Jennifer Capriati defended her Australian Open title to win her third Grand Slam title, after the two she won in 2001. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the doubles team of the year, and finished the season as the top 2 on the individual rankings. Their titles at the French Open and the U.S. Open represented their second and third Slam titles together. The Williams sisters won their fifth Grand Slam doubles title together at Wimbledon, and Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova won their second doubles title together at the Australian Open, with it being Hingis' 9th overall. Former No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario announced her retirement at the end of the season, although she returned in 2004 to play doubles tournaments.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2002 WTA Tour schedule.
- Key
| Grand Slam events |
| Year-end championships |
| Tier I events |
| Tier II events |
| Tier III events |
| Tier IV and V events |
| Team events |
January
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February
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March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 11 Mar |
Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–4 |
Switzerland Martina Hingis | Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi United States Monica Seles |
Israel Anna Smashnova United States Lisa Raymond South Africa Amanda Coetzer Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| United States Lisa Raymond Australia Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–0 |
Russia Elena Dementieva Slovakia Janette Husárová | ||||
| 18 Mar 25 Mar |
NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,860,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
United States Serena Williams 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
United States Jennifer Capriati | United States Monica Seles United States Venus Williams |
Russia Tatiana Panova Belgium Kim Clijsters Switzerland Martina Hingis Russia Elena Dementieva |
| United States Lisa Raymond Australia Rennae Stubbs 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Argentina Paola Suárez |
April
May
June
July
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August
September
October
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end Championship Hard (i) – $3,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles |
Belgium Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–3 |
United States Serena Williams | United States Jennifer Capriati United States Venus Williams |
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Belgium Justine Henin United States Monica Seles |
| Russia Elena Dementieva Slovakia Janette Husárová 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Elena Likhovtseva | ||||
| Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Indonesia Angelique Widjaja 6–2, 6–4 |
South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong | Russia Tatiana Panova Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti Japan Shinobu Asagoe Croatia Silvija Talaja Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn | |
| Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya Russia Tatiana Panova |
Rankings
Below are the 2002 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:
Singles
Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (USA) | Year-End 2001 | 13 January 2002 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati (USA) | 14 January 2002 | 24 February 2002 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (USA) | 25 February 2002 | 17 March 2002 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati (USA) | 18 March 2002 | 21 April 2002 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (USA) | 22 April 2002 | 19 May 2002 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati (USA) | 20 May 2002 | 9 June 2002 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (USA) | 10 June 2002 | 7 July 2002 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (USA) | 8 July 2002 | Year-End 2002 |
Doubles
Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond (USA) | Year-End 2001 | 8 September 2002 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez (ARG) | 9 September 2002 | Year-End 2002 |
Statistics
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
- United States Serena Williams – Scottsdale, Miami, Rome, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Tokyo Princess Cup and Leipzig (8)
- United States Venus Williams – Gold Coast, Paris, Antwerp, Amelia Island, Stanford, San Diego and New Haven (7)
- Belgium Kim Clijsters – Hamburg, Filderstadt, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships (4)
- Israel Anna Smashnova – Auckland, Canberra, Vienna and Shanghai (4)
- Russia Elena Bovina – Warsaw and Quebec City (2)
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić – Sarasota and Birmingham (2)
- Belgium Justine Henin – Berlin and Linz (2)
- Switzerland Martina Hingis – Sydney and Tokyo Pan Pacific (2)
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova – Espoo and Bali (2)
- France Amélie Mauresmo – Dubai and Montreal (2)
- United States Chanda Rubin – Eastbourne and Los Angeles (2)
- United States Monica Seles – Doha and Madrid (2)
- Zimbabwe Cara Black – Waikoloa (1)
- United States Jennifer Capriati – Australian Open (1)
- Switzerland Myriam Casanova – Brussels (1)
- United States Jill Craybas – Tokyo Japan Open (1)
- Greece Eleni Daniilidou – 's-Hertogenbosch (1)
- Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva – Palermo (1)
- Italy Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg (1)
- Switzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian – Tashkent (1)
- Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová – Indian Wells (1)
- Croatia Iva Majoli – Charleston (1)
- Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva – Moscow (1)
- Slovenia Maja Matevžič – Bratislava (1)
- Spain Ángeles Montolio – Porto (1)
- Germany Martina Müller – Budapest (1)
- Russia Anastasia Myskina – Bahia (1)
- United States Lisa Raymond – Memphis (1)
- Russia Dinara Safina – Sopot (1)
- Switzerland Patty Schnyder – Zurich (1)
- Spain Magüi Serna – Estoril (1)
- Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik – Acapulco (1)
- Slovakia Martina Suchá – Hobart (1)
- Sweden Åsa Svensson – Bol (1)
- Austria Patricia Wartusch – Casablanca (1)
- Indonesia Angelique Widjaja – Pattaya City (1)
- Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga – Bogotá (1)
The following players won their first title:
- Slovakia Martina Suchá – Hobart
- Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová – Indian Wells
- Spain Magüi Serna – Estoril
- Germany Martina Müller – Budapest
- Russia Elena Bovina – Warsaw
- Switzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian – Tashkent
- Greece Eleni Daniilidou – 's-Hertogenbosch
- Switzerland Myriam Casanova – Brussels
- Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva – Palermo
- Russia Dinara Safina – Sopot
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova – Espoo
- Zimbabwe Cara Black – Waikoloa
- United States Jill Craybas – Tokyo Japan Open
- Slovenia Maja Matevžič – Bratislava
Titles won by nation:
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States – 22 (Gold Coast, Australian Open, Paris, Antwerp, Doha, Memphis, Scottsdale, Miami, Amelia Island, Rome, Madrid, French Open, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, New Haven, U.S. Open, Tokyo Princess Cup, Leipzig and Tokyo Japan Open)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium – 6 (Hamburg, Berlin, Filderstadt, Linz, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia – 6 (Warsaw, Sopot, Espoo, Bahia, Quebec City and Bali)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – 5 (Sydney, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Tashkent, Brussels and Zurich)
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel – 4 (Auckland, Canberra, Vienna and Shanghai)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain – 2 (Porto and Estoril)
- File:Flag of France.svg France – 2 (Dubai and Montreal)
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia – 2 (Acapulco and Bratislava)
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia – 2 (Hobart and Indian Wells)
- File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg FR Yugoslavia – 2 (Sarasota and Birmingham)
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina – 1 (Palermo)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria – 1 (Casablanca)
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria – 1 (Moscow)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia – 1 (Bogotá)
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia – 1 (Charleston)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany – 1 (Budapest)
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch)
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia – 1 (Pattaya City)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy – 1 (Strasbourg)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden – 1 (Bol)
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe – 1 (Waikoloa)
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Schröder, Liz (2002-11-11). "Sanex WTA rankings – Singles Ranking For: 11 November 2002" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Schröder, Liz (2002-11-11). "Sanex WTA rankings – Doubles Ranking For: 11 November 2002" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2012-07-23.