| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 29 – October 21 |
| Edition | 12th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. [1]
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 29 – Feb 4 | $1,188,000 |
| Pacific Life Open | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 5 – 18 | $2,000,000 |
| Ericsson Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 19 – Apr 1 | $2,720,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Charleston | Clay (green) | Apr 16 – 22 | $1,200,000 |
| Eurocard German Open [3] | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 7 – 13 | $1,185,000 |
| Italian Open [4] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 14 – 20 | $1,200,000 |
| Rogers AT&T Cup | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 13 – 19 | $1,200,000 |
| Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 1 – 7 | $1,185,000 |
| Swisscom Challenge [5] | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 15 – 21 | $1,185,000 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | | | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 | | | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Indian Wells | | | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | | | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Miami | | | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | | | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Charleston | | | 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 | | | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Berlin | | | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | | | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Rome | | | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | | | 6–1, 6–1 |
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| Toronto | | | 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 | | | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Moscow | | | 6–3, 6–3 | | | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| Zürich | | | 6–3, 6–1 | | | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |