2002 ITF Women's Circuit

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The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2002, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also two four-week circuits worth $40,000 each in prize money and two four-week development circuits (both held in India) each worth $20,000.

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The ITF world champions in 2002 were Serena Williams (senior singles), Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (senior doubles), Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (junior singles) and Elke Clijsters (junior doubles). [1]

Tournament breakdown by region

RegionNumber of eventsTotal prize money
Africa10$115,000
Asia43$670,000
Europe168$3,030,000
North America*64$1,690,000
Oceania12$225,000
South America9$105,000
Total306$5,835,000

*Includes figures for Central America and the Caribbean

Singles titles by nation

RankNationTitles won
1. Flag of the United States.svg United States23
2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic18
= Flag of Spain.svg Spain18
= Flag of Germany.svg Germany18
5. Flag of France.svg France14
= Flag of India.svg India14
7. Flag of Italy.svg Italy13
= Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine13
9. Flag of Russia.svg Russia12
10. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina11
11. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China10
12. Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia9
= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain9
= Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary9
= Flag of Romania.svg Romania9
16. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia8
= Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium8
= Flag of Japan.svg Japan8
19. Flag of Austria.svg Austria7
= Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia7

This list displays only the top 20 nations in terms of singles titles wins.

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  1. "List of ITF World Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-04-07.