2002 WTA Brasil Open – Singles

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Singles
2002 WTA Brasil Open
Final
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina
Runner-up Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Score6–3, 0–6, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  2001  · WTA Brasil Open ·  2013  

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Eleni Daniilidou.

Contents

Anastasia Myskina won in the final, beating Daniilidou 6–3, 0–6, 6–2.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Jelena Dokić (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina (champion)
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli (second round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova (first round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  8. Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou (final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Jelena Dokić 2 4  
3 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 66 
3 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 60 6
8 Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou 3 62
8 Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou 67 
2/WC Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles 1 5  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinal
1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg J Dokić 776 
  Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek 4 661Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Casanova 634  
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Casanova 64 771 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg J Dokić 65 6
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová 1 1    Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 2 74
  Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 66   Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 63 6
  Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 4 64 7 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 2 63
7 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 60 61 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg J Dokić 2 4  
6 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 4 60 3 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 66 
  Flag of Slovenia.svg M Matevžič 61 6  Flag of Slovenia.svg M Matevžič 4 66
  Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 66   Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 64 1
WC Flag of Brazil.svg MF Alves 2 1    Flag of Slovenia.svg M Matevžič 5 1  
Q Flag of the United States.svg S Rao 66 3 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 76 
Q Flag of Germany.svg V Henke 2 3  Q Flag of the United States.svg S Rao 2 2  
3 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinal
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg M Suchá 1 4    Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 2 3  
  Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 62 4
  Flag of France.svg É Loit 4 768 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 2 66
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova 65 2   Flag of France.svg É Loit 62 5
Q Flag of Colombia.svg F Zuluaga 63 1 8 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 4 67
8 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 4 668 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 67 
5 Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 66 2/WC Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 1 5  
WC Flag of Brazil.svg C Tiene 2 1  5 Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 2 3  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Svensson 4 61   Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 64 6  Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 0 4  
  Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 66 2/WC Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 2 2    Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 5 1  
2/WC Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 76 

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