2002 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Venus Williams. The score was 6–3, 6–3.^[1][2][3]

Singles
2002 Bank of the West Classic
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	28 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2002 Bank of the West Classic

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Venus Williams (champion)
2. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
3. Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
4. Kim Clijsters (final)
5. Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals)
6. Justine Henin (first round)
7. Dája Bedáňová (second round)
8. Anna Smashnova (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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Venus Williams	6	6
		Lisa Raymond	3	0
								1	Venus Williams	6	6
								4	Kim Clijsters	3	3
	4	Kim Clijsters	4	6	6
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	4	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	V Williams	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	77	6					M Shaughnessy	4	1
	Q	M Lučić	65	3											1	V Williams	6	6
		MG Mikaelian	1	6	3											A Kournikova	3	4
	Q	W Prakusya	6	3	6			Q	W Prakusya	5	4
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	7	6
	8	A Smashnova	3	2																		1	V Williams	6	6
																							L Raymond	3	0
								3	M Seles	6	3	6
		J Husárová	4	6	4				T Tanasugarn	4	6	1
		T Tanasugarn	6	4	6										3	M Seles	4	2
		A Sugiyama	4	77	1											L Raymond	6	6
		L Raymond	6	63	6				L Raymond	6	6
	Q	M Irvin	6	4	6			Q	M Irvin	1	4
	6	J Henin	3	6	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	D Bedáňová	6	6
		T Panova	3	4				7	D Bedáňová	68	6	3
	LL	S Taylor	1	1				WC	J Janković	710	2	6
	WC	J Janković	6	6											WC	J Janković	5	3
		A Stevenson	65	4											4	K Clijsters	7	6
		M Tu	77	6					M Tu	5	2
								4	K Clijsters	7	6
																						4	K Clijsters	4	6	6
	5	J Dokic	6	7																		2	L Davenport	6	4	2
		A Frazier	3	5				5	J Dokic	1	6	6
	WC	L Granville	3	3				WC	C Martínez	6	0	1
	WC	C Martínez	6	6											5	J Dokic	2	2
		R Grande	5	2											2	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	A Kremer	7	6				Q	A Kremer	3	0
								2	L Davenport	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

The first six seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Anne Kremer (qualified)
2. Marissa Irvin (qualified)
3. Jennifer Hopkins (second round)
4. Jill Craybas (second round)
5. Gréta Arn (second round)
6. Wynne Prakusya (qualified)
7. Sarah Taylor (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Janet Lee (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Anne Kremer
2. Marissa Irvin
3. Wynne Prakusya
4. Mirjana Lučić

Lucky loser

1. Sarah Taylor

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								1/WC	Anne Kremer	6	6
									Brie Rippner	1	2
		Ansley Cargill	4	5
		Brie Rippner	6	7
															1/WC	Anne Kremer	6	6
															8	Janet Lee	0	2
	WC	Patricia Tarabini
	WC	Jessyca Arthur	w/o
								WC	Jessyca Arthur	3	0
								8	Janet Lee	6	6
		Melissa Torres Sandoval	2	2
	8	Janet Lee	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								2	Marissa Irvin	6	6
									Jane Chi	2	3
		Leslie Cavanaugh	0	1
		Jane Chi	6	6
															2	Marissa Irvin	6	6
															7	Sarah Taylor	1	3
		Abigail Spears	3	65
		Lindsay Lee-Waters	6	77
									Lindsay Lee-Waters	5	5
								7	Sarah Taylor	7	7
	WC	Iwalani McCalla	0	1
	7	Sarah Taylor	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								3	Jennifer Hopkins	6	1	65
									María Vento-Kabchi	2	6	77
	WC	Megan Falcon	6	2	2
		María Vento-Kabchi	4	6	6
																María Vento-Kabchi	5	67
															6	Wynne Prakusya	7	79
		Vanessa Henke	6	7
		Kim Grant	0	5
									Vanessa Henke	1	3
								6	Wynne Prakusya	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								4	Jill Craybas	4	1
									Kristina Brandi	6	6
		Amanda Augustus	0	1
		Kristina Brandi	6	6
																Kristina Brandi	4	64
																Mirjana Lučić	6	77
		Mirjana Lučić	6	6
		Teryn Ashley	4	4
									Mirjana Lučić	6	6
								5	Gréta Arn	1	1