2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas
Runner-up Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja
Final score2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2001  · Japan Open ·  2003  

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

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Unseeded Jill Craybas won the title by defeating Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 1st title for Craybas in her singles career.

Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  4. Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)
  5. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual (second round)
  8. Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 66
Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Taylor 3 4
  Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 64 4
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas 2 66
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas 64 6
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 64

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 67
Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami 66 Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami 3 5
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg R de los Ríos 4 2 1 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 6653
Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe 4 60 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 3 776
Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 63 6 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 66
Q Flag of South Korea.svg J-h Kim 0 1 7 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 2 3
7 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 66 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 66
3 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66 Flag of the United States.svg S Taylor 3 4
Q Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 3 2 3 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 3 63
Flag of the United States.svg S Taylor 66 Flag of the United States.svg S Taylor 677
Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Dominikovic 2 2 Flag of the United States.svg S Taylor 66
Flag of the United States.svg A Cargill 677WC Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida 4 2
Q Flag of South Korea.svg K-m Chang 3 62 Flag of the United States.svg A Cargill 775 4
WC Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida 66WC Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida 6576
5 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black 2 1

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić 677
Flag of Japan.svg S Obata 4 638 Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić 5 66
Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 66 Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 70 2
Q Flag of Japan.svg S Okamoto 3 3 8 Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić 2 1
Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 796 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 66
Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki 670 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 64 6
WC Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova 6644 4 Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi 3 63
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi 2 776 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 64 6
6 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 762 Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 4 64
Flag of France.svg V Razzano 5 2 6 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 632
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg V Webb 0 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 776
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 4 61
Flag of Ireland.svg K Liggan 64 62 Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 61 6
Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara 3 62 Flag of Ireland.svg K Liggan 2 661
2 Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 61 77

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