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2002 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

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Singles
2002 Sparkassen Cup
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upRussia Anastasia Myskina
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

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

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

  1. United States Serena Williams (champion)
  2. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (second round)
  3. Belgium Justine Henin (semifinals)
  4. Belgium Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  5. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
  6. Russia Anastasia Myskina (final)
  7. Italy Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
  8. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
3 Belgium Justine Henin 4 2
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
6 Russia Anastasia Myskina 3 2
4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 4 7 63
6 Russia Anastasia Myskina 6 5 77

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States S Williams 6 3 6
Q Germany Anca Barna 6 6   Q Germany A Barna 1 6 1
WC Belgium Elke Clijsters 4 2   1 United States S Williams 6 6  
  United States Alexandra Stevenson 6 4 6 Slovakia J Husárová 3 3  
Q Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 4 6 2 United States A Stevenson 6 62 66
  Slovakia Janette Husárová 3 6 6 Czech Republic J Husárová 1 77 78
8 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6 2 3 1 United States S Williams 6 6
3 Belgium J Henin 4 2
3 Belgium J Henin 64 77 6
Q Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6 6   Q Czech Republic I Benešová 77 65 2
Argentina Paola Suárez 3 1   3 Belgium J Henin 6 7
Croatia Iva Majoli 64 1 5 Slovakia D Hantuchová 4 5
Italy Rita Grande 77 6 Italy R Grande 4 6 63
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6 3 3 5 Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 2 77
5 Russia Daniela Hantuchová 4 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Italy Silvia Farina Elia 6 62 6
  Italy Francesca Schiavone 4 77 2 7 Italy S Farina Elia 6 4 3
  Greece Eleni Daniilidou 3 6 61 WC Germany B Rittner 4 6 6
WC Germany Barbara Rittner 6 3 77 WC Germany B Rittner 1 0  
WC Germany Martina Müller 3 1 4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6  
  Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6   Russia N Petrova 4 2
4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
4 Belgium K Clijsters 4 7 63
6 Russia Anastasia Myskina 2 6 6 6 Russia A Myskina 6 5 77
  France Nathalie Dechy 6 1 3 6 Russia A Myskina 6 3 6
  Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová 2 1r Q Czech Republic K Hrdličková 4 6 1
Q Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková 6 2 0 6 Russia A Myskina 6 7  
  Russia Elena Likhovtseva 3 6 2 Q United States M Shaughnessy 4 5  
Q United States Meghann Shaughnessy 6 3 6 Q United States M Shaughnessy 6 6
2 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 2 4
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