2002 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2002 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion | Kim Clijsters |
| Runner-up | Serena Williams |
| Score | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Kim Clijsters defeated the defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2002 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals singles title, fourth title of the season, and tenth career singles title.
Seeds
- Serena Williams (final)
- Venus Williams (semifinals, retired)
- Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
- Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
- Kim Clijsters (champion)
- Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
- Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
- Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
Note:
- Amélie Mauresmo had qualified but pulled out due to right knee injury.
- Martina Hingis had qualified but pulled out due to left ankle injury.
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Smashnova | 2 | 2 | 1 | Serena Williams | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 4 | 8 | Jelena Dokić | 61 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 6 | 1 | Serena Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jennifer Capriati | 7 | 6 | 3 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Silvia Farina Elia | 5 | 1 | 3 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 7 | Magdalena Maleeva | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2 | 5 | 1 | Serena Williams | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | 5 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chanda Rubin | 1 | 2 | 5 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elena Dementieva | 3 | 3 | 4 | Justine Henin | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | 5 | Kim Clijsters | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monica Seles | 3 | 78 | 6 | 2 | Venus Williams | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 66 | 3 | 6 | Monica Seles | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Patty Schnyder | 2 | 67 | 2 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||