2002 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 2002 Sparkassen Cup – Singles was the tennis singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion but lost in the semifinal to Anastasia Myskina.

Singles
2002 Sparkassen Cup
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Anastasia Myskina
Final score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	28
Seeds	8

World No.1 Serena Williams beat Anastasia Myskina 6–3, 6–2 in the final. Myskina would go on to win the title the following year.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Jelena Dokic (Second round)
3. Justine Henin (Semifinals)
4. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
5. Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
6. Anastasia Myskina (Final)
7. Silvia Farina Elia (Second Round)
8. Magdalena Maleeva (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	3	Justine Henin	4	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								6	Anastasia Myskina	3	2
	4	Kim Clijsters	4	7	6^3
	6	Anastasia Myskina	6	5	7^7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Williams	6	3	6
	Q	Anca Barna	6	6				Q	A Barna	1	6	1
	WC	Elke Clijsters	4	2											1	S Williams	6	6
		Alexandra Stevenson	6	4	6											J Husárová	3	3
	Q	Denisa Chladkova	4	6	2				A Stevenson	6	6^2	6^6
		Janette Husárová	3	6	6				J Husárová	1	7^7	7^8
	8	Magdalena Maleeva	6	2	3																	1	S Williams	6	6
																						3	J Henin	4	2
								3	J Henin	6^4	7^7	6
	Q	Iveta Benešová	6	6				Q	I Benešová	7^7	6^5	2
		Paola Suárez	3	1											3	J Henin	6	7
		Iva Majoli	6^4	1											5	D Hantuchová	4	5
		Rita Grande	7^7	6					R Grande	4	6	6^3
		Katarina Srebotnik	6	3	3			5	D Hantuchová	6	2	7^7
	5	Daniela Hantuchová	4	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	Silvia Farina Elia	6	6^2	6
		Francesca Schiavone	4	7^7	2			7	S Farina Elia	6	4	3
		Eleni Daniilidou	3	6	6^1			WC	B Rittner	4	6	6
	WC	Barbara Rittner	6	3	7^7										WC	B Rittner	1	0
	WC	Martina Müller	3	1											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		Nadia Petrova	6	6					N Petrova	4	2
								4	K Clijsters	6	6
																						4	K Clijsters	4	7	6^3
	6	Anastasia Myskina	2	6	6																	6	A Myskina	6	5	7^3
		Nathalie Dechy	6	1	3			6	A Myskina	6	3	6
		Dája Bedáňová	2	1^r				Q	K Hrdličková	4	6	1
	Q	Květa Hrdličková	6	2	0										6	A Myskina	6	7
		Elena Likhovtseva	3	6	2										Q	M Shaughnessy	4	5
	Q	Meghann Shaughnessy	6	3	6			Q	M Shaughnessy	6	6
								2	Jelena Dokic	2	4

External links

• 2002 Sparkassen Cup Draw