2002 Generali Ladies Linz
The 2002 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2002 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from October 21–27, 2002 at the TipsArena Linz. Justine Henin won the singles title.
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Date | 21 October – 27 October |
Edition | 16th |
Category | Tier II Series |
Prize money | USD $585,000 |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Linz, Austria |
Venue | TipsArena Linz |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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Points and prize money
Point distribution
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 |
Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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Jennifer Capriati | 3 | 1 |
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Jelena Dokic | 6 | 3 |
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Justine Henin | 8 | 4 |
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Daniela Hantuchová | 9 | 5 |
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Anastasia Myskina | 12 | 6 |
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Chanda Rubin | 13 | 7 |
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Silvia Farina Elia | 14 | 8 |
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Anna Smashnova | 16 | 9 |
Rankings are as of 14 October 2002.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Lindsay Davenport → replaced by
Jill Craybas
Martina Hingis → replaced by
Conchita Martínez
Patty Schnyder → replaced by
Petra Mandula
Serena Williams → replaced by
Francesca Schiavone
Retirements
Daniela Kix (Stomach cramps)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Player 1 Rank | Player 2 Rank | Seed |
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Virginia Ruano Pascual | ![]() |
Paola Suárez | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Rika Fujiwara | ![]() |
Ai Sugiyama | 17 | 12 | 3 |
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Jelena Dokic | ![]() |
Nadia Petrova | 14 | 34 | 4 |
Rankings are as of 14 October 2002.
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Greta Arn /
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Champions
Singles
Justine Henin defeated
Alexandra Stevenson, 6–3, 6–0.[1]
It was Henin's 6th WTA singles title, and second title of the year.
Doubles
Jelena Dokic /
Nadia Petrova defeated
Rika Fujiwara /
Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–2.
It was Dokic's 4th WTA doubles title, and first of the year. It was Petrova's 3rd WTA doubles title, and first of the year. The pair were the defending champions, and this was the second and final doubles title they won together as a pair. This would also be Dokic's final WTA doubles title.
References
- "PLUS: TENNIS; Stevenson loses to Henin in 2 sets". The New York Times. Linz. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2020.