Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were defending champions, and won in the final 6–4, 7–5, against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but Serena withdrew from the tournament and Venus didn't want to participate with another player.
The 1999 ASB Classic singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in New Zealand. Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Julie Halard-Decugis.
Tathiana Garbin and Rita Grande were the defending champions. Garbin did not participate, whilst Grande partnered Emmanuelle Gagliardi, losing in the first round.
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2002 French Open.
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2001 French Open.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy. The latter pair eventually won the title, by defeating Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 in the final.
Pauline Parmentier was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Elena Rybakina.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.
Amélie Mauresmo and Chanda Rubin were the defending champions, but Mauresmo chose not to participate this year. Rubin participated with Els Callens, but the pair lost in the final to Jelena Dokic and Nadia Petrova, 6–1, 6–4.
Sorana Cîrstea defeated Elise Mertens in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 İstanbul Cup. This was Cîrstea's first title since 2008, thus achieving the longest gap between titles in WTA history at 12 years, 6 months. Cîrstea did not drop a set throughout the tournament.
Veronika Martinek (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Flora Perfetti (second round)
Petra Langrová (qualifying competition)
Janette Husárová (first round)
Els Callens (qualified)
Nanne Dahlman (second round)
Barbara Schett (qualified)
Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
Tatiana Panova (first round)
Kim de Weille (second round)
Bettina Fulco (first round)
Meilen Tu (second round)
