WTA Tour 2002

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WTA Tour 2002
Period: December 2001 - November 2002
Edition: 32
Number of tournaments: 64
Categories: Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
Tier I (9)
Tier II (17)
Tier III (17)
Tier IV&V (16)
successes
Most tournament victories: United StatesUnited States Serena Williams (8)
Most of the finals: United StatesUnited States Venus Williams (11)
Awards
Player of the year: United StatesUnited States Serena Williams
Double team of the year: SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
Newcomer of the year: SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Newcomer of the year: RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Returner of the year: United StatesUnited States Corina Morariu
The 2002 Grand Slam winners
Jennifer Capriati.JPG
Australian Open:
Jennifer Capriati
Serena Williams, 2002 Family Circle Cup.JPEG
French Open , Wimbledon Championships and US Open :
Serena Williams


The WTA Tour 2002 (officially: Sanex WTA Tour 2002 ) was the 32nd year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

The team competitions Hopman Cup and Fed Cup are not part of the WTA Tour. They are listed here as the top female players usually play these tournaments.

Tournament schedule

category
Grand Slam
Tour Championships
Tier I.
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Others
Hopman Cup
Fed Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32Q / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32Q = 32 pairings play the qualification
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
December 31 Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - $ 1,000,000 hard court
AustraliaAustralia 

SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Tommy Robredo
SpainSpain 
United StatesUnited States Monica Seles Jan-Michael Gambill
United StatesUnited States 
2: 1
Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Gold Coast , Australia Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
AustraliaAustralia 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin 7: 5, 6: 2
BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin Meghann Shaughnessy
United StatesUnited States 
NetherlandsNetherlands Miriam Oremans Åsa Carlsson
SwedenSweden 
6: 1, 7: 6 6
ASB Bank Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
New ZealandNew Zealand 

IsraelIsrael Anna Smaschnowa RussiaRussia Tatiana Panova 6: 2, 6: 2
United StatesUnited States Nicole Arendt Liezel Huber
South AfricaSouth Africa 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Hrdličková Henrieta Nagyová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
7: 5, 6: 4
07.01. adidas International Sydney , Australia Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
AustraliaAustralia 

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis United StatesUnited States Meghann Shaughnessy 6: 2, 6: 3
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis Anna Kurnikowa
RussiaRussia 
without a fight
ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart , Australia Tier V - 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q
AustraliaAustralia 

SlovakiaSlovakia Martina Suchá SpainSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues 7: 6 7 , 6: 1
ItalyItaly Tathiana Garbin Rita Grande
ItalyItaly 
AustraliaAustralia Catherine Barclay Christina Wheeler
AustraliaAustralia 
6: 2, 7: 6 3
Canberra Women's Classic Canberra , Australia Tier V - 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
AustraliaAustralia 

IsraelIsrael Anna Smaschnowa ThailandThailand Tamarine Tanasu yarn 7: 5, 7: 6 2
South AfricaSouth Africa Nannie De Villiers Irina Selyutina
KazakhstanKazakhstan 
United StatesUnited States Samantha Reeves Adriana Serra Zanetti
ItalyItaly 
6: 2, 6: 3
14.01. Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 3,942,915 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M
AustraliaAustralia 

United StatesUnited States Jennifer Capriati SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis 4: 6, 7: 6 7 , 6: 2
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis Anna Kurnikowa
RussiaRussia 
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
6: 2, 6: 7 4 , 6: 1
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Kevin Ullyett
ZimbabweZimbabwe 
ArgentinaArgentina Paola Suárez Gastón Etlis
ArgentinaArgentina 
6: 3, 6: 2
28.02. Toray Pan Pacific Open ( Indoor ) Tokyo , Japan Tier I - $ 1,224,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
JapanJapan 

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis United StatesUnited States Monica Seles 7: 6 6 , 4: 6, 6: 3
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
BelgiumBelgium Els Callens Roberta Vinci
ItalyItaly 
6: 1, 6: 1

February

Date 1 competition winner Final opponent Result
04.02. Open Gaz de France (Halle) Paris , France Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q
FranceFrance 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic without a fight
FranceFrance Nathalie Dechy Miles Tu
United StatesUnited States 
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
without a fight
02/11 Proximus Diamond Games (Hall) Antwerp , Belgium Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 14D
BelgiumBelgium 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3
BulgariaBulgaria Magdalena Maleewa Patty Schnyder
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
FranceFrance Nathalie Dechy Miles Tu
United StatesUnited States 
6: 3, 6: 7 3 , 6: 3
Qatar TotalFinaElf Open Doha , Qatar Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
QatarQatar 

United StatesUnited States Monica Seles ThailandThailand Tamarine Tanasu yarn 7: 6 6 , 6: 3
SlovakiaSlovakia Janette Husárová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
FranceFrance Alexandra Fusai Caroline Vis
NetherlandsNetherlands 
6: 3, 6: 3
02/18 Kroger St. Jude Memphis , United States Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond United StatesUnited States Alexandra Stevenson 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 9
JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama Olena Tatarkova
UkraineUkraine 
United StatesUnited States Melissa Middleton Brie Rippner
United StatesUnited States 
6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 0
Dubai Duty Free Women's Open Dubai , UAE Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 

FranceFrance Amélie Mauresmo FranceFrance Sandrine Testud 6: 4, 7: 6 3
GermanyGermany Barbara Rittner María Vento-Kabchi
Venezuela 1954Venezuela 
FranceFrance Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci
ItalyItaly 
6: 3, 6: 2
Copa Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 29Q / 16D / 4Q
ColombiaColombia 

ColombiaColombia Fabiola Zuluaga SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6: 1, 6: 4
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
SloveniaSlovenia Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
6: 2, 6: 1
25.02. Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco , Mexico Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
MexicoMexico 

SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik ArgentinaArgentina Paola Suarez 6: 7 1 , 6: 4, 6: 2
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
SloveniaSlovenia Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
7: 5, 6: 1
State Farm Women's Tennis Classic Scottsdale , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams United StatesUnited States Jennifer Capriati 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa
RussiaRussia 
6: 3, 5: 7, 7: 6 4

March

Date 1 competition winner Final opponent Result
04.03. Pacifik Life Open Indian Wells , United States Tier I - $ 2,100,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D / 8Q
United StatesUnited States 

SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis 6: 3, 6: 4
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
7: 5, 6: 0
18.03. NASDAQ-100 Open Miami , United States Tier I - $ 2,860,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D / 8Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams United StatesUnited States Jennifer Capriati 7: 5, 7: 6 4
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
7: 6 4 , 6: 7 4 , 6: 3

April

Date 1 competition winner Final opponent Result
04/01 Porto Open Porto , Portugal Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay (Red) - 32E / 28Q / 16D / 3Q
PortugalPortugal 

SpainSpain Ángeles Montolio SpainSpain Magüi Serna 6: 1, 2: 6, 7: 5
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Irina Selyutina
KazakhstanKazakhstan 
NetherlandsNetherlands Kristie Boogert Magüi Serna
SpainSpain 
7: 6 6 , 6: 4
Sarasota Open Sarasota , United States Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay (Green) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic RussiaRussia Tatiana Panova 6: 2, 6: 2
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić Jelena Lichowzewa
RussiaRussia 
BelgiumBelgium Els Callens Conchita Martínez
SpainSpain 
6: 7 5 , 6: 3, 6: 3
April 8th Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Clay (Green) - 56E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin 2: 6, 7: 5, 7: 6 5
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
ArgentinaArgentina María Emilia Salerni Åsa Svensson
SwedenSweden 
6: 4, 6: 2
Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
PortugalPortugal 

SpainSpain Magüi Serna GermanyGermany Anca Barna 6: 4, 6: 2
RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina Zsófia Gubacsi
HungaryHungary 
GermanyGermany Barbara Rittner María Vento-Kabchi
Venezuela 1954Venezuela 
6: 3, 6: 1
April 15 Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
HungaryHungary 

GermanyGermany Martina Muller SwitzerlandSwitzerland Myriam Casanova 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 4
AustraliaAustralia Catherine Barclay Émilie Loit
FranceFrance 
RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina Zsófia Gubacsi
HungaryHungary 
4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
Family Circle Cup Charleston , United States Tier I - $ 1,224,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder 7: 6 5 , 6: 4
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
FranceFrance Alexandra Fusai Caroline Vis
NetherlandsNetherlands 
6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6 4
04/29 Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol , Croatia Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
CroatiaCroatia 

SwedenSweden Åsa Svensson CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 1
ItalyItaly Tathiana Garbin Angelique Widjaja
IndonesiaIndonesia 
RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina Henrieta Nagyová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4
Betty Barclay Cup Hamburg , Germany Tier II - $ 585,000 Clay Court (red) - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q
GermanyGermany 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis Barbara Schett
AustriaAustria 
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
6: 1, 6: 1

May

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
06.05. J&S Cup Warsaw , Poland Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
PolandPoland 

RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina SlovakiaSlovakia Henrieta Nagyová 6: 3, 6: 1
CroatiaCroatia Jelena Kostanić Henrieta Nagyová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
RussiaRussia Yevgenia Kulikovskaya Silvija Talaya
CroatiaCroatia 
6: 1, 6: 1
Eurocard German Open Berlin , Germany Tier I - $ 1,224,000 Clay Court (red) - 56E / 32Q / 28D / 4Q
GermanyGermany 

BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 6: 2, 1: 6, 7: 6 5
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
0: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 2
13.05. Tennis Masters Roma Rome , Italy Tier I - $ 1,224,000 Clay Court (Red) - 56E / 48Q / 28D / 4Q
ItalyItaly 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin 7: 6 6 , 6: 4
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
ArgentinaArgentina 
6: 3, 6: 4
05/20 Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
FranceFrance 

ItalyItaly Silvia Farina Elia Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
United StatesUnited States Jennifer Hopkins Jelena Kostanić
CroatiaCroatia 
FranceFrance Caroline Dhenin Maja Matevžič
SloveniaSlovenia 
0: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
Open de España Madrid Madrid , Spain Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
SpainSpain 

United StatesUnited States Monica Seles United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby 6: 4, 6: 2
United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Natallja Swerawa
Belarus 1995Belarus 
Paraguay 1990Paraguay Rossana Neffa de los Ríos Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
6: 2, 6: 3
05/27 French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 5,011,256 Clay Court (Red) - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M
FranceFrance 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 7: 5, 6: 3
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
6: 4, 6: 2
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Wayne Black
ZimbabweZimbabwe 
RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina Mark Knowles
BahamasBahamas 
6: 3, 6: 3

June

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
10.06. Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 31Q / 16D / 4Q
UzbekistanUzbekistan 

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian Belarus 1995Belarus Tazzjana Putschak 6: 4, 6: 4
UkraineUkraine Tetjana Perebyjnis Tazzjana Putschak
Belarus 1995Belarus 
GermanyGermany Mia Buric Galina Fokina
RussiaRussia 
7: 5, 6: 2
Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna , Austria Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
AustriaAustria 

IsraelIsrael Anna Smaschnowa UzbekistanUzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova 6: 4, 6: 1
HungaryHungary Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch
AustriaAustria 
AustriaAustria Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr
GermanyGermany 
6: 2, 6: 4
DFS Classic Birmingham , UK Tier III - $ 170,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 

Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic RussiaRussia Anastassija Myskina 6: 2, 6: 3
JapanJapan Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens
BelgiumBelgium 
United StatesUnited States Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat
FranceFrance 
6: 4, 6: 3
17.06. Britannic Asset Championships Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 585,000 Turf - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 

United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby RussiaRussia Anastassija Myskina 6: 1, 6: 3
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa
RussiaRussia 
6: 7 5 , 7: 6 6 , 6: 2
Ordina Open ’s-Hertogenbosch , The Netherlands Tier III - $ 170,000 Turf - 28E / 16D
NetherlandsNetherlands 

GreeceGreece Eleni Daniilidou RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
AustraliaAustralia Catherine Barclay Martina Müller
GermanyGermany 
GermanyGermany Bianka Lamade Magdalena Maleewa
BulgariaBulgaria 
6: 4, 7: 5
June 24th Wimbledon Championships London , UK Grand Slam - $ 5,450,958 Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 16Q / 64M
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 7: 6 4 , 6: 3
United StatesUnited States Serena Williams Venus Williams
United StatesUnited States 
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
6: 2, 7: 5
RussiaRussia Jelena Lichowzewa Mahesh Bhupathi
IndiaIndia 
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Kevin Ullyett
ZimbabweZimbabwe 
6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 1

July

Date 1 competition winner Final opponent Result
08.07. Torneo Internazionale Palermo , Italy Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay (Red) - 32E / 26Q / 16D / 4Q
ItalyItaly 

ArgentinaArgentina Mariana Díaz-Oliva RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6: 7 6 , 6: 1, 6: 3
RussiaRussia Yevgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva
RussiaRussia 
BulgariaBulgaria Lubomira Bacheva Angelika Roesch
GermanyGermany 
6: 4, 6: 3
Championnats de la Communauté Française de Belgique Brussels , Belgium Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 29Q / 16D / 4Q
BelgiumBelgium 

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Myriam Casanova SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
AustriaAustria Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr
GermanyGermany 
ItalyItaly Tathiana Garbin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
6: 2, 0: 6, 6: 4
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Casablanca , Morocco Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
MoroccoMorocco 

AustriaAustria Patricia Wartusch Czech RepublicCzech Republic Klára Koukalová 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 3
HungaryHungary Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch
AustriaAustria 
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Conchita Martínez Granados
SpainSpain 
6: 2, 6: 1
07/22 Idea Prokom Open Sopot , Poland Tier III - $ 300,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
PolandPoland 

RussiaRussia Dinara Safina SlovakiaSlovakia Henrieta Nagyová 6: 3, 4: 0 task
RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
RussiaRussia Yevgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva
RussiaRussia 
6: 2, 6: 2
Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 26Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters 6: 3, 6: 3
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
SlovakiaSlovakia Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez
SpainSpain 
6: 1, 6: 1
07/29 Acura Classic San Diego , United States Tier II - $ 775,000 Hard Court - 48E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 6: 2, 6: 2
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
6: 2, 6: 4

August

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
08/05 JPMorgan Chase Open Manhattan Beach , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 48E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 5: 7, 7: 6 5 , 6: 3
BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters Jelena Dokic
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia 
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
6: 3, 6: 3
Nordea Nordic Light Open Espoo , Finland Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
FinlandFinland 

RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova Czech RepublicCzech Republic Denisa Chládková 0: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 2
RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
SpainSpain Eva Bes María José Martínez Sánchez
SpainSpain 
6: 3, 6: 7 5 , 6: 3
08/12 Rogers Cup AT&T Montreal , Canada Tier I - $ 1,224,000 Hard Court - 56E / 48Q / 28D / 4Q
CanadaCanada 

FranceFrance Amélie Mauresmo United StatesUnited States Jennifer Capriati 6: 4, 6: 1
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
JapanJapan Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
6: 4, 7: 6 4
08/19 Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 48Q / 16D / 4Q
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 7: 5, 6: 0
SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
ItalyItaly Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
6: 3, 1: 6, 7: 5
08/26 US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 7,129,000 Hard Court - 128E / 128Q / 64D / 32M
United StatesUnited States 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 6: 4, 6: 3
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
6: 2, 6: 1
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Bob Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
7: 6 9 , 7: 6 1

September

Date 1 competition winner Final opponent Result
09.09. SVW Polo Open Shanghai Shanghai , China Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 

IsraelIsrael Anna Smaschnowa RussiaRussia Anna Kurnikowa 6: 2, 6: 3
RussiaRussia Anna Kurnikowa Janet Lee
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
JapanJapan Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
7: 5, 6: 3
Brasil Open Costa do Sauípe , Brazil Tier II - $ 650,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
BrazilBrazil 

RussiaRussia Anastassija Myskina GreeceGreece Eleni Daniilidou 6: 3, 0: 6, 6: 2
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
FranceFrance Émilie Loit Rossana Neffa de los Ríos
Paraguay 1990Paraguay 
6: 4, 6: 1
Big Island Championships Waikoloa , United States Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 22Q / 16D / 2Q
United StatesUnited States 

ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond 7: 6 1 , 6: 4
United StatesUnited States Miles Tu María Vento-Kabchi
Venezuela 1954Venezuela 
South AfricaSouth Africa Nannie De Villiers Irina Selyutina
KazakhstanKazakhstan 
1: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
16.09. Challenge Bell (Hall) Québec , Canada Tier III - $ 170,000 Carpet - 30E / 22Q / 16D / 4Q
CanadaCanada 

RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian 6: 3, 6: 4
United StatesUnited States Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck
South AfricaSouth Africa 
ArgentinaArgentina María Emilia Salerni Fabiola Zuluaga
ColombiaColombia 
4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo , Japan Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
JapanJapan 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters 2: 6, 6.3, 6: 3
RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
HungaryHungary Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch
AustriaAustria 
6: 2, 6: 4
23.09. Sparkassen Cup (Halle) Leipzig , Germany Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 28Q / 16D / 4Q
GermanyGermany 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams RussiaRussia Anastassija Myskina 6: 3, 6: 2
United StatesUnited States Alexandra Stevenson Serena Williams
United StatesUnited States 
SlovakiaSlovakia Janette Husárová Paola Suárez
ArgentinaArgentina 
6: 3, 7: 5
Wismilak International Bali , Indonesia Tier III - $ 225,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
IndonesiaIndonesia 

RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova SpainSpain Conchita Martínez 3: 6, 7: 6 4 , 7: 5
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Virginia Ruano Pascual
SpainSpain 
RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
6: 2, 6: 3
30.09. AIG Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
JapanJapan 

United StatesUnited States Jill Craybas CroatiaCroatia Silvija Talaja 2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
JapanJapan Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi
JapanJapan 
RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4
Kremlin Cup (Hall) Moscow , Russia Tier I - $ 1,224,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
RussiaRussia 

BulgariaBulgaria Magdalena Maleewa United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 5: 7, 6: 3, 7: 6 4
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic Nadja Petrowa
RussiaRussia 
2: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 7

October

Date 1 competition winner Final opponent Result
07.10. Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Halle) Filderstadt , Germany Tier II - $ 625,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
GermanyGermany 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States Meghann Shaughnessy Paola Suárez
ArgentinaArgentina 
6: 2, 6: 4
14.10. Swisscom Challenge (Hall) Zurich , Switzerland Tier I - $ 1,224,000 hard court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 6.7 5 , 7: 6 8 , 6: 3
RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina Justine Henin
BelgiumBelgium 
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic Nadja Petrowa
RussiaRussia 
6: 2, 7: 6
VUB Open ( Indoor ) Bratislava , Slovakia Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q
SlovakiaSlovakia 

SloveniaSlovenia Maja Matevžič Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová 6-0, 6-1
SloveniaSlovenia Maja Matevžič Henrieta Nagyová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
FranceFrance Nathalie Dechy Miles Tu
United StatesUnited States 
6: 4, 6: 0
21.10. Generali Ladies Linz (Halle) Linz , Austria Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q
AustriaAustria 

BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin United StatesUnited States Alexandra Stevenson 6: 3, 6: 0
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic Nadja Petrowa
RussiaRussia 
JapanJapan Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
6: 3, 6: 2
Seat Open (Halle) Luxembourg , Luxembourg Tier III - $ 225,000 Carpet - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
LuxembourgLuxembourg 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters BulgariaBulgaria Magdalena Maleewa 6: 1, 6: 2
BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner
GermanyGermany 
4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
28.10. Fed Cup Final Gran Canaria , Spain , hard court
SpainSpain 
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia SpainSpain Spain 3: 1

November

Date 1 competition winner Final opponent Result
04.11. Volvo Women's Open Pattaya , Thailand Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 27Q / 16D / 3Q
ThailandThailand 

IndonesiaIndonesia Angelique Widjaja Korea SouthSouth Korea Cho Yoon-jeong 6: 2, 6: 4
IrelandIreland Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
RussiaRussia Lina Krasnoruzkaja Tatiana Panova
RussiaRussia 
7: 5, 7: 6 7
WTA Championships (Indoor) Los Angeles , United States Masters - $ 3,000,000 Hard Court - 16E / 8D
United StatesUnited States 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 7: 5, 6: 3
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa
RussiaRussia 
4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
1 The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).