| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2002 Canberra Women's Classic | |
| Champion |  Anna Smashnova |
| Runner-up |  Tamarine Tanasugarn |
| Final score | 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
| Draw | 32 (2WC/4Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but chose to compete at Sydney during the same week.
Anna Smashnova won the title by defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 7–6(7–2) in the final. [1] [2]
Tamarine Tanasugarn (final)
Francesca Schiavone (first round)
Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
Anne Kremer (first round)
Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Lilia Osterloh | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 5 | 62 | ||||||||||
| Anna Smashnova | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||
| Anna Smashnova | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Q |  Amanda Grahame | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 63 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  I Selyutina | 2 | 77 | 3 | 1 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 D Chládková | 6 | 6 | D Chládková | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ľ Cervanová | 3 | 2 | 1 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Matevžič | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | P Schnyder | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 E Daniilidou | 6 | 4 | 6 | E Daniilidou | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R de los Ríos | 4 | 4 | 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | 1 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Kremer | 67 | 3 | L Osterloh | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Reeves | 79 | 6 | S Reeves | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J Kandarr | 3 | 3 | L Osterloh | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | L Osterloh | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Craybas | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | N Dechy | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 J Nejedly | 6 | 3 | 5 | J Craybas | 6 | 68 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ad Serra Zanetti | 1 | 65 | 7 | N Dechy | 0 | 710 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Dechy | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Sfar | 3 | 2 | 5 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  P Wartusch | 7 | 4 | 2 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| É Loit | 5 | 6 | 6 | É Loit | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Obata | 1 | 3 | A Smashnova | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Stewart | 7 | 4 | 6 | WC | B Stewart | 63 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | C Torrens Valero | 5 | 6 | 1 | A Smashnova | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | I Majoli | 4 | 2 | Q | A Grahame | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | R McQuillan | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Rittner | 5 | 0r | Q | A Grahame | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Grahame | 7 | 2 | Q | A Grahame | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Ellwood | 0 | 3 |  P Mandula | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | E Dominikovic | 77 | 65 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Mandula | 6 | 77 | P Mandula | 63 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | F Schiavone | 1 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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