Women's singles
2002 NASDAQ-100 Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Jennifer Capriati
Score	7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Draw	96 (9WC/12Q/2LL)
Seeds	32

Serena Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Miami Open. Serena became the second player in the Open Era, after Steffi Graf, to defeat the world's top-three ranked players at the same event; defeating world No. 3 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals, No. 2 Venus Williams in the semifinals, and No. 1 Capriati in the final. Serena did not lose a set during the tournament.^[1]

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost to her sister, Serena Williams, in the semifinals.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	28	Tatiana Panova	2	0
								1	Jennifer Capriati	4	6	77
								5	Monica Seles	6	3	64
	4	Kim Clijsters	6	3	3
	5	Monica Seles	4	6	6
															1	Jennifer Capriati	5	64
															8	Serena Williams	7	77
	8	Serena Williams	6	6
	3	Martina Hingis	4	0
								8	Serena Williams	6	6
								2	Venus Williams	2	2
	12	Elena Dementieva	7	3	2
	2	Venus Williams	5	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	J Capriati	6	6
		E Daniilidou	7	6					E Daniilidou	0	3
	WC	A Kounikova	5	3											1	J Capriati	3	7	6
		A Frazier	4	2											32	A Myskina	6	5	2
		G Arn	6	6					G Arn	6	2	2
								32	A Myskina	3	6	6
																						1	J Capriati	7	5	6
																						15	I Tulyaganova	5	7	1
								24	A Sugiyama	6	7
		B Rippner	60	3					P Mandula	3	5
		P Mandula	7	6											24	A Sugiyama	6	4	5
	WC	A Harkleroad	4	4											15	I Tulyaganova	3	6	7
		M Müller	6	6					M Müller	3	2
								15	I Tulyaganova	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Hrdličková	6	6					K Hrdličková	4	3
	WC	CA Avants	1	1											11	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
		W Prakusya	7	7											17	L Raymond	2	62
		M Suchá	5	5					W Prakusya	2	4
								17	L Raymond	6	6
																						11	A Sánchez Vicario	1	68
																						28	T Panova	6	7
								28	T Panova	2	6	7
		M-G Mikaelian	6	7					M-G Mikaelian	6	1	5
		J Husárová	4	5											28	T Panova	2	7	6
		A Smashnova	6	6												A Smashnova	6	5	1
		B Lamade	4	1					A Smashnova	66	6	6
								6	J Henin	7	3	4

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Foretz	6	6					S Foretz	2	3
		A Serra Zanetti	3	4											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		P Suárez	5	6	6											P Suárez	4	4
	LL	M Oremans	7	4	2				P Suárez	6	6
								25	R Grande	3	3
																						4	K Clijsters	6	6
																							C Black	4	2
								22	F Schiavone	4	1
		T Pisnik	6	6					T Pisnik	6	6
		A Gerši	1	3												T Pisnik	4	5
		C Black	6	6												C Black	7	7
		M Matevžič	0	4					C Black	4	6	6
								13	D Hantuchová	6	4	1

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	S Farina Elia	6	6
		T Garbin	4	1					E Likhovtseva	1	4
		E Likhovtseva	6	6											9	S Farina Elia	6	6
		S Sfar	2	2											18	R Tanasugarn	3	2
		M Marrero	6	6					M Marrero	4	1
								18	R Tanasugarn	6	6
																						9	S Farina Elia	64	4
																						5	M Seles	7	6
								30	P Schnyder	4	0
	WC	S Reeves	3	6	6			WC	S Reeves	6	6
	LL	S Talaja	6	2	2										WC	S Reeves	3	2
	WC	C Martínez	7	6											5	M Seles	6	6
		J Hopkins	5	2				WC	C Martínez	7	4	3
								5	M Seles	5	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	S Williams	7	6
		L Osterloh	5	7	6				L Osterloh	5	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	5	3										8	S Williams	6	6
	WC	M Lučić	2	4											WC	K Srebotnik	1	0
	WC	K Srebotnik	6	6				WC	K Srebotnik	7	6
								29	C Torrens Valero	5	4
																						8	S Williams	6	6
																							M Irvin	1	4
								20	D Bedáňová	65	2
		M Irvin	6	7					M Irvin	7	6
		E Bovina	2	61												M Irvin	4	6	6
	Q	V Webb	6	6											10	M Shaughnessy	6	3	4
		M Serna	3	2				Q	V Webb	4	4
								10	M Shaughnessy	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	M Maleeva	6	5	6
	Q	V Zvonareva	6	2	5				I Majoli	1	7	0
		I Majoli	2	6	7										16	M Maleeva	3	5
		R McQuillan	3	4											23	A Stevenson	6	7
	Q	E Dominikovic	6	6				Q	E Dominikovic	3	2
								23	A Stevenson	6	6
																						23	A Stevenson	2	0
																						3	M Hingis	6	6
								31	N Dechy	3	6	0
		T Poutchek	6	66	7				T Poutchek	6	0	6
		M Tu	4	7	5											T Poutchek	0	1
	Q	J Lee	6	2	7										3	M Hingis	6	6
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	6	61			Q	J Lee	1	0
								3	M Hingis	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	J Dokić	6	6
		K Brandi	1	1					M Weingärtner	3	2
		M Weingärtner	6	6											7	J Dokić	3	1
		T Perebiynis	6	6											26	A Kremer	6	6
		A Molik	1	4					T Perebiynis	6	2	5
								26	A Kremer	3	6	7
																						26	A Kremer	6	5	614
																						12	E Dementieva	1	7	7
								19	B Schett	6	6
	WC	G Dulko	4					WC	G Dulko	1	2
	WC	S Taylor	1	r											19	B Schett	63	2
		E Gagliardi	6	6											12	E Dementieva	7	6
		J Kandarr	0	3					E Gagliardi	0	4
								12	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	A Coetzer	6	6
		Å Svensson	3	7	2				G León García	3	4
		G León García	6	60	6										14	A Coetzer	2	6	7
		B Rittner	6	6												B Rittner	6	3	5
		M Washington	1	2					B Rittner	64	6	7
								21	Á Montolio	7	2	64
																						14	A Coetzer	2	0
																						2	V Williams	6	6
								27	H Nagyová	3	3
		M Díaz Oliva	7	65	6				M Díaz Oliva	6	6
		F Zuluaga	64	7	4											M Díaz Oliva	2	0	r
		E Dyrberg	6	6											2	V Williams	6	1
		N Pratt	2	3					E Dyrberg	6	2	1
								2	V Williams	4	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Alina Jidkova	5	3
		Maureen Drake	7	6				Maureen Drake		6	4	3
		Tatiana Perebiynis	6	6				Tatiana Perebiynis		2	6	6
	19	Lubomira Bacheva	3	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Miroslava Vavrinec	1	2				2	Silvija Talaja	4	3
		Marie-Ève Pelletier	4	6	2			23	Evie Dominikovic	6	6
	23	Evie Dominikovic	6	4	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Céline Beigbeder	6	62	6
	WC	Ansley Cargill	3	77	1			3	Céline Beigbeder	6	1	3
		Kristie Boogert	5	2				20	Stéphanie Foretz	4	6	6
	20	Stéphanie Foretz	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Miriam Oremans	6	6
		Maja Palaveršić	3	2				4	Miriam Oremans	64	77	4
	WC	Shenay Perry	1	0				18	Selima Sfar	77	63	6
	18	Selima Sfar	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Zsófia Gubacsi	6	6
		Klára Koukalová	3	3				5	Zsófia Gubacsi	3	2
		Sandra Kleinová	5	5				21	Mashona Washington	6	6
	21	Mashona Washington	7	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Eva Dyrberg	6	6
		Andrea Glass	2	4				6	Eva Dyrberg	4	79	6
		Clarisa Fernández	7	3	6				Clarisa Fernández	6	67	4
	15	Saori Obata	5	6	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Květa Hrdličková	6	63	6
	WC	Melissa Middleton	2	77	4			7	Květa Hrdličková	7	6
		Evgenia Kulikovskaya	3	6	6				Evgenia Kulikovskaya	5	4
	22	Anikó Kapros	6	1	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Virginie Razzano	1	0
		Julia Vakulenko	6	6					Julia Vakulenko	3	6	1
		Lenka Němečková	65	7	3			14	Wynne Prakusya	6	2	6
	14	Wynne Prakusya	77	5	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Gréta Arn	6	3	6
		Erika deLone	4	6	2			9	Gréta Arn	6	4	6
	WC	Amber Liu	2	2				13	Émilie Loit	1	6	3
	13	Émilie Loit	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Irina Selyutina	78	6
		Catalina Castaño	66	0				10	Irina Selyutina	0	4
	WC	Vera Zvonareva	6	7				WC	Vera Zvonareva	6	6
	24	Els Callens	4	5

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	María Emilia Salerni	4	1
		Vanessa Webb	6	6					Vanessa Webb	2	6	6
	WC	Ally Baker	3	4				16	Jill Craybas	6	3	4
	16	Jill Craybas	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Jana Nejedly	2	6	2
		Antonella Serra Zanetti	6	2	6				Antonella Serra Zanetti	1	2
		Cindy Watson	66	6	3			17	Janet Lee	6	6
	17	Janet Lee	78	4	6

References

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)