2002 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
# 2002 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the two-time defending champion, but she withdrew due to injury.

Justine Henin won the title, defeating Alexandra Stevenson in the final 6–3, 6–0.

## Seeds

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

* Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (withdrew)
* Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals)
* Justine Henin (champion)
* Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals)
* Anastasia Myskina (second round)
* Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
* Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
* Anna Smashnova (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| 5 | Daniela Hantuchová | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| 5 | Daniela Hantuchová | 4 | $6^6$ | | Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | 4 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Justine Henin | $7^7$ | 6 | 4 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Chanda Rubin | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | P Suárez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | J Capriati | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 1 | 2 | | | A Stevenson | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Chládková | $6^5$ | 1 | | 6 | A Myskina | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Myskina | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Stevenson | 6 | $7^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Hantuchová | 4 | $6^6$ |
| | | | | | 5 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Wartusch | 0 | 3 | | WC | B Schett | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | A Smashnova | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 1 | 4 | | | E Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | A Smashnova | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Smashnova | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | S Farina Elia | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | $6^5$ | 3 | 8 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | Q | M-G Mikaelian | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 4 | 3 | | | | | 8 | S Farina Elia | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| Q | L Krasnoroutskaya | 4 | 1 | | | | | 4 | J Henin | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | T Panova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Henin | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Rubin | $6^1$ | 4 |
| | E Daniilidou | 3 | 4 | 7 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Mandula | 3 | 1 | | N Petrova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | C Rubin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | J Craybas | 6 | 3 | | | | | 3 | J Dokic | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | D Kix | 2 | $0^r$ | LL | J Craybas | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian (qualified)
* Maja Matevžič (withdrew)
* Jill Craybas (qualifying competition; Lucky loser)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual (second round)
* Anca Barna (qualified)
* Denisa Chládková (qualified)
* Jelena Kostanić Tošić (first round)
* Silvija Talaja (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
* Lina Krasnoroutskaya
* Denisa Chládková
* Anca Barna

### Lucky losers

* Jill Craybas
* Petra Mandula

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Maria Geznenge | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Maria Geznenge | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Libuše Průšová | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | $6^1$ | 6 | $6^5$ | | Libuše Průšová | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Libuše Průšová | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Libuše Průšová | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | 1 | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Petra Mandula | 0 | 1 |
| | Petra Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Petra Mandula | 0 | 1 |
| WC | Elisabeth Bahn | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Elisabeth Bahn | 3 | 2 | | | Petra Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zuzana Ondrášková | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Zuzana Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | Zuzana Ondrášková | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WC | Caroline Forstner | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Åsa Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Åsa Svensson | 6 | 6 | | Åsa Svensson | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Wynne Prakusya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 2 | 3 | | Wynne Prakusya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Wynne Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Wynne Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Wynne Prakusya | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 |
| | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Tina Schiechtl | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tina Schiechtl | 1 | 1 | | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Silvija Talaja | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Vanessa Paffrath | 1 | 0 | 8 | Silvija Talaja | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jenny Zika | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jenny Zika | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Stéphanie Foretz | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Anna-Maria Földényi-Dicker | 1 | 2 | | Stéphanie Foretz | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Jill Craybas | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 |
| | Alena Neštická | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 |
| | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | $6^8$ | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Denisa Chládková | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Anikó Kapros | 2 | 2 | 6 | Denisa Chládková | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Denisa Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Poutchek | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Poutchek | 2 | 3 | | 4 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | $2^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ľudmila Cervanová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Angelika Rösch | 6 | 5 | 1 | | Ľudmila Cervanová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Ľudmila Cervanová | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Anca Barna | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Gréta Arn | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Anca Barna | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Marlene Weingärtner | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marlene Weingärtner | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | Gréta Arn | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Fauth | 0 | 1 | | 5 | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Anca Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
