WTA Championships 2002
| WTA Championships 2002 | |
| date | 11/6/2002 - 11/11/2002 |
| Edition | 32 |
| navigation | 2001 ◄ 2002 ► 2003 |
| WTA tour | |
|---|---|
| venue | Los Angeles United States
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| Tournament number | 808 |
| category | WTA Tour Championships |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 16E / 8D |
| Prize money | US $ 3,000,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
Serena Williams
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
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| Winner (singles) |
 Kim Clijsters
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| Winner (doubles) |
 Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
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| Tournament supervisor | Brenda Perry |
| As of October 9, 2013 | |
The 2002 WTA Championships (also known as the Home Depot Championships presented by Porsche ) were an indoor hard court tennis tournament for women in Los Angeles , United States . The tournament took place from November 6-11 , 2002 at the Staples Center .
Serena Williams in singles and the duo Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in doubles were the defending champions.
The individual winner was Kim Clijsters , who defeated Serena Williams 7: 5 and 6: 3. Jelena Dementjewa / Janette Husárová secured the double title against Cara Black / Jelena Lichowzewa with 4: 6, 6: 4 and 6: 3.
singles
qualification
The 16 best placed women of the WTA Tour qualified for this competition.
| WTA individual race on October 28, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Points | Tournaments | Qualification date |
| 1 |
Serena Williams
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5,596 | ||
| 2 |
Venus Williams
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4,844 | ||
| 3 |
Jennifer Capriati
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3,520 | ||
| 4th |
Justine Henin
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3.139 | ||
| 5 |
 Amélie Mauresmo
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3,068 | ||
| 6th |
Kim Clijsters
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2,841 | ||
| 7th |
Monica Seles
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2,796 | ||
| 8th |
Daniela Hantuchová
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2,718 | ||
| 9 |
;_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg){kind=small} Jelena Dokic
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2,564 | ||
| 10 |
 Martina Hingis
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2,348 | ||
| 11 |
Anastassija Myskina
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2.012 | ||
| 12 |
Lindsay Davenport
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1,728 | ||
| 13 |
 Silvia Farina Elia
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1,690 | ||
| 14th |
Chanda Ruby
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1,685 | ||
| 15th |
Patty Schnyder
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1,586 | ||
| 16 |
 Anna Smaschnowa
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1,565 | ||
| 17th |
 Magdalena Maleewa
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1,546 | ||
| 18th |
Jelena Dementjewa
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1,459 | ||
| 19th |
Alexandra Stevenson
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1,439 | ||
| 20th |
Nathalie Dechy
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1,326 | ||
| 21st |
 Ai Sugiyama
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1,243 | ||
| 22nd |
 Amanda Coetzer
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1,225 | ||
| 23 |
 Eleni Deniilidou
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1,203 | ||
| 24 |
 Anne Kremer
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1,186 | ||
| 25th |
Tatiana Panova
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1,168 | ||
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S. Williams
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Smashnowa
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2 | 2 | 1 | S. Williams
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Myskina
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3 | 4th | 8th | J. Dokic
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6 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | J. Dokic
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6th | 6th | 1 | S. Williams
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2 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J. Capriati
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7th | 6th | 3 | J. Capriati
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6th | 4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
| S. Farina Elia
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5 | 1 | 3 | J. Capriati
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6th | 4th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| M. Maleewa
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6th | 7th | M. Maleewa
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2 | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | D. Hantuchová
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2 | 5 | 1 | S. Williams
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5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | K. Clijsters
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6th | 6th | 5 | K. Clijsters
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| C. Ruby
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1 | 2 | 5 | K. Clijsters
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| J. Dementjewa
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3 | 3 | 4th | J. Henin
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2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | J. Henin
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6th | 6th | 5 | K. Clijsters
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | M. Seles
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3 | 7th | 6th | 2 | V. Williams
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0 | r | |||||||||||||||||
| L. Davenport
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6th | 6 6 | 3 | 6th | M. Seles
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| P. Schnyder
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2 | 6 7 | 2 | V. Williams
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | V. Williams
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
qualification
The 8 best placed double pairings of the WTA Tour qualified for this competition.
| WTA-Race in doubles on October 28, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | pairing | Points | Tournaments | Qualification date |
| 1 |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
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4.115 | ||
| 2 |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
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3,446 | ||
| 3 |
Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
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2,403 | ||
| 4th |
 Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa
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1.917 | ||
| 5 |
Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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1,778 | ||
| 6th |
Martina Hingis Anna Kurnikowa
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1,241 | ||
| 7th |
Nicole Arendt Liezel Huber
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1,118 | ||
| 8th |
Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama
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1,055 | ||
| 9 |
 Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya
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1,041 | ||
| 10 |
 Tina Krizan Katarina Srebotnik
|
989 | ||
| 11 |
 Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch
|
909 | ||
| 12 |
Nathalie Dechy Miles Tu
|
845 | ||
| 13 |
Serena Williams Venus Williams
|
780 | ||
| 14th |
Jelena Dokic Nadja Petrowa
|
709 | ||
| 15th |
Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci
|
686 | ||
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | V. Ruano Pascual P. Suarez
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4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| R. Fujiwara A. Sugiyama
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6th | 6th | R. Fujiwara A. Sugiyama
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6th | 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 3 | J. Dementjewa J. Husárová
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6th | 4th | 6th | 3 | J. Dementjewa J. Husárová
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4th | 7th | 6th | |||||||||
| OLD | T. Križan K. Srebotnik
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3 | 6th | 2 | 3 | J. Dementjewa J. Husárová
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4th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||
| N. Arendt L. Huber
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3 | 6 5 | 5 | C. Black J. Lichowzewa
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6th | 4th | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | C. Black J. Lichowzewa
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6th | 7th | 5 | C. Black J. Lichowzewa
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3 | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||
| L. Janet W. Prakusya
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3 | 1 | 2 | L. Raymond R. Stubbs
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6th | 3 | 6 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | L. Raymond R. Stubbs
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||
Web links
- WTA Championships 2002 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- WTA Championships 2002 (English) on the ITF homepage
- Official website WTA Championships (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Notes & Netcords: October 28, 2002 (PDF; 724 KB)