| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Mexico |
| Dates | June 26 - 30 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | (in Tijuana host cities) |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Yumilka Ruíz (CUB) |
The 2002 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from Wednesday June 26 to Sunday June 30, 2002 in Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 211 | 1.208 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 |
| 2. |  Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 199 | 1.050 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 3. |  United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 270 | 0.951 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 |
| 4. |  Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 251 | 0.836 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 |
| Canada | 3 – 0 | United States | 25–18 25–20 25–21 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Puerto Rico | 25–23 25–18 25–14 |
| United States | 3 – 1 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 27–25 24–26 25–17 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–19 25–22 25–18 |
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 25–21 25–22 |
| Cuba | 3 – 2 | United States | 25–18 22–25 25–17 18–25 15–12 |
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dominican R. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 119 | 1.260 | 6 | 0 | 6.000 |
| 2. | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 149 | 0.986 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 |
| 3. |  Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 165 | 0.824 | 1 | 6 | 0.166 |
| Mexico | 3 – 1 | Argentina | 15–25 25–16 25–18 25–15 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–14 25–21 25–22 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 – 0 | Argentina | 25–23 25–22 25–17 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2002-06-29 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 2002-06-30 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 2002-06-29 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2003-06-30 – Tijuana | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Argentina | 3 – 1 | Puerto Rico | 26–24 10–25 25–13 26–24 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25–20 25–15 25–20 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 – 0 | Canada | 25–15 25–20 25–13 |
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | United States | 25–23 25–20 25–16 |
| Mexico | 0 – 3 | Canada | 21–25 22–25 16–25 |
| Cuba | 3 – 1 | Dominican Republic | 25–23 25–22 24–26 25–16 |
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