2002 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Girls' singles
Girls' singles
2002 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Vera Dushevina
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Final score	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw	64 (8 Q / 7 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Last updated February 28, 2022

Angelique Widjaja was the defending champion but did not complete in the Juniors this year.

Seeds

01. n/a

0 2.

Hsieh Su-wei (first round)

0 3.

Barbora Strýcová (second round)

0 4.

Eva Birnerová (third round)

0 5.

Petra Cetkovská (first round)

0 6.

Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)

0 7.

Maria Sharapova (final)

0 8.

Vera Dushevina (champion)

0 9.

Silvana Bauer (third round)

10.

Maria Kirilenko (semifinals)

11.

Andreja Klepač (second round)

12.

Anna Bastrikova (quarterfinals)

13.

Samantha Stosur (first round, retired)

14.

Ally Baker (third round)

15.

Cory Ann Avants (quarterfinals)

16.

Tatiana Golovin (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

16	Tatiana Golovin	6	7¹⁰

12	Anna Bastrikova	2	6⁸
					16	Tatiana Golovin	3	1

					8	Vera Dushevina	6	6
	Evgenia Linetskaya	1	6	1

8	Vera Dushevina	6	4	6
										8	Vera Dushevina	4	6	6

										7	Maria Sharapova	6	1	2
7	Maria Sharapova	6	6

15	Cory Ann Avants	0	2
					7	Maria Sharapova	6	3	6

					10	Maria Kirilenko	0	6	3
10	Maria Kirilenko	6	6

	Linda Smoleňáková	4	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

LL	Marina Tavares	2	2
	Amber Liu	6	6			A Liu	2	6	2
	Kelly Anderson	2	3			D Casanova	6	4	6
	Daniela Casanova	6	6								D Casanova	0	2
	Elke Clijsters	7⁷	1	0						16	T Golovin	6	6
WC	Anna Hawkins	6⁵	6	6	WC	A Hawkins	2	1
	Sania Mirza	4	1		16	T Golovin	6	6
16	Tatiana Golovin	6	6											16	T Golovin	6	7¹⁰
12	Anna Bastrikova	6	6											12	A Bastrikova	2	6⁸
WC	Melanie South	1	2		12	A Bastrikova	6	6
Q	Shiho Tanaka	6	6		Q	S Tanaka	3	0
	Aurelija Misevičiūtė	2	3							12	A Bastrikova	6	6
	Ivanna Israilova	3	6	6							I Israilova	4	2
WC	Alexandra Mueller	6	4	3		I Israilova	7⁷	4	6
	Andrea Hlaváčková	5	3		6	A-L Grönefeld	6⁴	6	1
6	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	7	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	Barbora Strýcová	6	5	6
	Zsuzsanna Babos	3	7	0	3	B Strýcová	3	4
Q	Iryna Kuryanovich	1	6⁵			E Linetskaya	6	6
	Evgenia Linetskaya	6	7⁷								E Linetskaya	6	6
Q	Rebecca Rankin	6³	3							14	A Baker	3	4
Q	Tiffany Welford	7⁷	6		Q	T Welford	1	6	1
	Oxana Lyubtsova	5	3		14	A Baker	6	4	6
14	Ally Baker	7	6												E Linetskaya	1	6	1
11	Andreja Klepač	7⁷	6											8	V Dushevina	6	4	6
	Mariana Correa	6⁵	1		11	A Klepač	3	3
	Kristína Czafiková	2	6	8		K Czafiková	6	6
WC	Hannah Grady	6	3	6							K Czafiková	2	3
	Elise Tamaëla	6⁵	7⁷	6						8	V Dushevina	6	6
Q	Yurika Sema	7⁷	6³	8	Q	Y Sema	2	2
	Sunitha Rao	3	4		8	V Dushevina	6	6
8	Vera Dushevina	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

7	Maria Sharapova	3	6	6
	Jarmila Gajdošová	6	2	2	7	M Sharapova	6	6
	Amany Khalifa	4	4		WC	K O'Brien	1	1
WC	Katie O'Brien	6	6						7	M Sharapova	7	6
LL	Darya Ivanov	5	6	4					9	S Bauer	5	3
	Jamea Jackson	7	4	6		J Jackson	6⁴	3
Q	Tarryn Terblanche	2	1		9	S Bauer	7⁷	6
9	Silvana Bauer	6	6											7	M Sharapova	6	6
15	Cory Ann Avants	7	6											15	CA Avants	0	2
LL	Marina Viliamovskaia	5	0		15	CA Avants	6	6
WC	Emily Webley-Smith	6	6		WC	E Webley-Smith	3	0
	Pichaya Laosirichon	2	2						15	CA Avants	4	6	6
	Petra Teller	2	7⁹	6					4	E Birnerová	6	4	3
	Katja Blocker	6	6⁷	8		K Blocker	4	2
Q	Emma Laine	5	6	7	4	E Birnerová	6	6
4	Eva Birnerová	7	1	9

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

5	Petra Cetkovská	2	7	1
	Carly Gullickson	6	5	6		C Gullickson	7⁹	6
	Tory Zawacki	6	1	6		T Zawacki	6⁷	0
WC	Francesca Flavell	2	6	2						C Gullickson	6	4	3
	Ana Ivanovic	6	6³	3					10	M Kirilenko	3	6	6
	Nika Ožegović	3	7⁷	6		N Ožegović	2	2
	Salome Devidze	3	0		10	M Kirilenko	6	6
10	Maria Kirilenko	6	6											10	M Kirilenko	6	6
13	Samantha Stosur	3	3^r												L Smoleňáková	4	4
	Romina Oprandi	6	4			R Oprandi	0	4
	Marta Domachowska	4	1			L Smoleňáková	6	6
	Linda Smoleňáková	6	6							L Smoleňáková	7¹¹	7
	Shadisha Robinson	6	6						Q	A Barnes	6⁹	5
	Anastasia Sourkova	1	4			S Robinson	1	3
Q	Alice Barnes	6	6		Q	A Barnes	6	6
2	Hsieh Su-wei	4	3

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References

↑ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"The Junior Championships, Wimbledon 2002". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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[girlss-1] "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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