2002 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles
# 2002 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but chose to compete at Sydney during the same week.

Anna Smashnova won the title by defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, $7–6^{(7–2)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Tamarine Tanasugarn (final)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
* Anne Kremer (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
* Iva Majoli (first round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lilia Osterloh | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Lilia Osterloh | 4 | 4 | 1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 5 | $6^2$ |
| | | | | | Anna Smashnova | 7 | $7^7$ |
| | Anna Smashnova | 7 | 6 | | Anna Smashnova | 7 | $7^7$ |
| Q | Amanda Grahame | 5 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Selyutina | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | 1 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | D Chládková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Daniilidou | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 4 | 4 | | 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Kremer | $6^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Osterloh | 4 | 4 |
| | S Reeves | $7^9$ | 6 | | | S Reeves | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 3 | 3 | | | L Osterloh | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Osterloh | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | N Dechy | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 6 | 3 | 5 | | J Craybas | 6 | $6^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ad Serra Zanetti | 1 | $6^5$ | | 7 | N Dechy | 0 | $7^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Dechy | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sfar | 3 | 2 | | 5 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Wartusch | 7 | 4 | 2 | | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | É Loit | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Obata | 1 | 3 | | | A Smashnova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Stewart | 7 | 4 | 6 | WC | B Stewart | $6^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Torrens Valero | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Smashnova | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | I Majoli | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Grahame | 5 | 2 |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | R McQuillan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 5 | $0^r$ | | Q | A Grahame | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Grahame | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | A Grahame | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Ellwood | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Mandula | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | | E Dominikovic | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 6 | $7^7$ | | | P Mandula | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Schiavone | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
