2002 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

Singles
2002 Sparkassen Cup
Champion United States Serena Williams
Runner-up Russia Anastasia Myskina
Final score 6–3, 6–2

The 2002 Sparkassen Cup – Singles was the tennis singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion but lost in the semifinal to Anastasia Myskina.

World No.1 Serena Williams beat Anastasia Myskina 6–3, 6–2 in the final. Myskina would go on to win the title the following year.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Serena Williams (Champion)
  2. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (Second round)
  3. Belgium Justine Henin (Semifinals)
  4. Belgium Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
  5. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
  6. Russia Anastasia Myskina (Final)
  7. Italy Silvia Farina Elia (Second Round)
  8. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  United States Serena Williams 6 6  
3  Belgium Justine Henin 4 2  
  1  United States Serena Williams 6 6
  6  Russia Anastasia Myskina 3 2
4  Belgium Kim Clijsters 4 7 63
  6  Russia Anastasia Myskina 6 5 77  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States S Williams 6 3 6  
Q  Germany Anca Barna 6 6       Q  Germany A Barna 1 6 1  
WC  Czech Republic Elke Clijsters 4 2         1  United States S Williams 6 6    
   United States Alexandra Stevenson 6 4 6        Slovakia J Husárová 3 3    
Q  Czech Republic Denisa Chladkova 4 6 2      United States A Stevenson 6 62 66
   Slovakia Janette Husárová 3 6 6      Czech Republic J Husárová 1 77 78  
8  Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6 2 3       1  United States S Williams 6 6
      3  Belgium J Henin 4 2
    3  Belgium J Henin 64 77 6  
Q  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6 6       Q  Czech Republic I Benešová 77 65 2  
 Argentina Paolo Suárez 3 1         3  Belgium J Henin 6 7
 Croatia Iva Majoli 64 1       5  Slovakia D Hantuchová 4 5  
 Italy Rita Grande 77 6      Italy R Grande 4 6 63
 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6 3 3     5  Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 2 77  
7  Russia Daniela Hantuchová 4 6 6  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
7  Italy Silvia Farina Elia 6 62 6  
   Italy Francesca Schiavone 4 77 2     7  Italy S Farina Ellis 6 4 3  
   Greece Eleni Daniilidou 3 6 61     WC  Germany B Rittner 4 6 6  
WC  Germany Barbara Rittner 6 3 77       WC  Germany B Rittner 1 0    
WC  Germany Martina Müller 3 1       4  Belgium K Clijsters 6 6    
   Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6        Russia N Petrova 4 2
    4  Belgium K Clijsters 6 6  
      4  Belgium K Clijsters 4 7 63
6  Russia Anastasia Myskina 2 6 6       6  Russia A Myskina 6 5 73
   France Nathalie Dechy 6 1 3     6  Russia A Myskina 6 3 6  
   Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová 2 1r     Q  Czech Republic K Hrdličková 4 6 1  
Q  Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková 6 2 0       6  Russia A Myskina 6 7  
   Russia Elena Likhovtseva 3 6 2        United States M Shaughnessy 4 5    
Q  United States Meghann Shaughnessy 6 3 6      United States M Shaughnessy 6 6
    2  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 2 4  
 

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