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| Host nation | Various |
| Dates | 5 June – 6 October 2002 |
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2002 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2002.
The USA won nine out of the 11 women's tournaments, but Brazil won six out of the ten men's tournaments.
There were two Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.
| Grand Slam |
| Open tournaments |
| Tournament [1] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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| Madrid Open [2] Madrid, Spain US$150,000 5–9 June 2002 |  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA)23-21, 21-14 |  Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) Tatiana Minello (BRA) |  Natalie Cook (AUS) Kerri Pottharst (AUS)21–10, 21–17 | Mônica Rodrigues (BRA) Alexandra Fonseca (BRA) |
| Gstaad Open [3] Gstaad, Switzerland US$150,000 18–22 June 2002 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) 21-17, 21-17 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) | Natalie Cook (AUS) Kerri Pottharst (AUS) 21–19, 21–15 | Mônica Rodrigues (BRA) Alexandra Fonseca (BRA) |
| Stavanger Open [4] Stavanger, Norway US$150,000 2–6 July 2002 | Holly McPeak (USA) Elaine Youngs (USA) 21-17, 16–21, 15-11 | Natalie Cook (AUS) Kerri Pottharst (AUS) | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) 11-21, 21–18, 15-13 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) |
| Montreal Open [5] Montreal, Canada US$150,000 09–13 July 2002 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) 21-18, 25-23 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) | Holly McPeak (USA) Elaine Youngs (USA) 21-16, 20–22, 15-12 | Natalie Cook (AUS) Kerri Pottharst (AUS) |
| Marseille Grand Slam [5] Marseille, France US$200,000 16-20 July 2002 | Holly McPeak (USA) Elaine Youngs (USA) 21-17, 21-12 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) | Natalie Cook (AUS) Kerri Pottharst (AUS) 21–13, 22-20 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) |
| Rhodes Open [6] Rhodes, Greece US$150,000 24–28 July 2002 | Holly McPeak (USA) Elaine Youngs (USA) 21-17, 21-16 | Natalie Cook (AUS) Kerri Pottharst (AUS) |  Effrosyni Sfyri (GRE) Vasso Karantasiou (GRE)21-17, 25-23 |  Marrit Leenstra (NED) Rebekka Kadijk (NED) |
| Klagenfurt Grand Slam [7] Klagenfurt, Austria US$200,000 31 July–3 August 2002 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) 21-19, 21-18 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) | Holly McPeak (USA) Elaine Youngs (USA) 21–17, 21-15 |  Ryo Tokuno (JPN) Chiaki Kusuhara (JPN) |
| Osaka Open [8] Osaka, Japan US$150,000 07–11 August 2002 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) 21-17, 14–21, 18-16 | Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) Tatiana Minello (BRA) | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) 18-21, 21–12, 15-8 | Marrit Leenstra (NED) Rebekka Kadijk (NED) |
| Maoming Open [9] Maoming, China US$150,000 14–18 August 2002 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) 12-21, 21–15, 19-17 | Holly McPeak (USA) Elaine Youngs (USA) | Natalie Cook (AUS) Kerri Pottharst (AUS) 21-17, 22-20 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) |
| Mallorca Open [10] Mallorca, Spain US$150,000 03–7 September 2002 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) 21-13, 17–21, 16-14 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) | Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) Tatiana Minello (BRA) 21-10, 21-19 |  Soňa Nováková (CZE) Eva Celbová-Ryšavá (CZE) |
| Vitória Open [11] Vitória, Brazil US$150,000 17–22 September 2002 | Holly McPeak (USA) Elaine Youngs (USA) 21-13, 19–21, 15-10 | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) | Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) Tatiana Minello (BRA) 21-17, 21-18 | Adriana Behar (BRA) Shelda Bede (BRA) |
| Tournament [1] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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| Berlin Open [12] Berlin, Germany US$150,000 12–16 June 2002 | Rogério "Pará" Ferreira (BRA) Harley Marques (BRA) 25-23, 19–21, 15-10 |  Mariano Baracetti (ARG) Martín Conde (ARG) |  Markus Dieckmann (GER) Jonas Reckermann (GER)21-12, 18–21, 15-10 |  John Child (CAN) Mark Heese (CAN) |
| Gstaad Open [13] Gstaad, Switzerland US$150,000 19–23 June 2002 | Mariano Baracetti (ARG) Martín Conde (ARG) 25-23, 19–21, 15-10 | Márcio Araújo (BRA) Benjamin Insfran (BRA) | Kevin Wong (USA) Stein Metzger (USA) 21-12, 18–21, 15-10 | Franco Neto (BRA) Roberto Lopes (BRA) |
| Stavanger Open [14] Stavanger, Norway US$150,000 3–7 July 2002 | Emanuel Rego (BRA) Tande Ramos (BRA) 22-20, 18–21, 19-17 | Ricardo Santos (BRA) José Loiola (BRA) |  Patrick Heuscher (SUI) Stefan Kobel (SUI)walkover | Rogério "Pará" Ferreira (BRA) Harley Marques (BRA) |
| Montreal Open [15] Montreal, Canada US$150,000 10–14 July 2002 | Ricardo Santos (BRA) José Loiola (BRA) 21-18, 24-22 | John Child (CAN) Mark Heese (CAN) | Kevin Wong (USA) Stein Metzger (USA) 21-15, 18–21, 15-13 | Mariano Baracetti (ARG) Martín Conde (ARG) |
| Marseille Grand Slam [16] Marseille, France US$200,000 17–21 July 2002 | Ricardo Santos (BRA) José Loiola (BRA) 19-21, 21–16, 15-9 |  Francisco Álvarez (CUB) Juan Rossell (CUB) | Emanuel Rego (BRA) Tande Ramos (BRA) 21-15, 26-24 | Mariano Baracetti (ARG) Martín Conde (ARG) |
| Espinho Open [17] Espinho, Portugal US$150,000 24–28 July 2002 | Kevin Wong (USA) Stein Metzger (USA) 17-21, 24–22, 15-12 | Márcio Araújo (BRA) Benjamin Insfran (BRA) | Ricardo Santos (BRA) José Loiola (BRA) 22-20, 21-10 | Mariano Baracetti (ARG) Martín Conde (ARG) |
| Klagenfurt Grand Slam [18] Klagenfurt, Austria US$200,000 1–4 August 2002 | Ricardo Santos (BRA) José Loiola (BRA) 21-16, 21-18 | Markus Egger (SUI) Sascha Heyer (SUI) |  Vegard Høidalen (NOR) Jørre Kjemperud (NOR)21-18, 21-14 | Márcio Araújo (BRA) Benjamin Insfran (BRA) |
| Cádiz Open [19] Cádiz, Spain US$150,000 07–11 August 2002 | Martin Laciga (SUI) Paul Laciga (SUI) 21-18, 21-17 | Jody Holden (CAN) Conrad Leinemann (CAN) | Emanuel Rego (BRA) Tande Ramos (BRA) 21-17, 21-18 | Mariano Baracetti (ARG) Martín Conde (ARG) |
| Mallorca Open [20] Mallorca, Spain US$150,000 04–8 September 2002 | Martin Laciga (SUI) Paul Laciga (SUI) 21-17, 27-25 | Márcio Araújo (BRA) Benjamin Insfran (BRA) | Emanuel Rego (BRA) Ricardo Santos (BRA) 21-15, 24-22 | Rogério "Pará" Ferreira (BRA) Harley Marques (BRA) |
| Fortaleza Open [21] Fortaleza, Brazil US$150,000 01–6 October 2002 | Márcio Araújo (BRA) Benjamin Insfran (BRA) 22-20, 21-17 | Kevin Wong (USA) Stein Metzger (USA) | Emanuel Rego (BRA) Ricardo Santos (BRA) walkover | Jefferson Bellaguarda (BRA) Dagoberto Dultra Júnior (BRA) |
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