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2002 WTA Madrid Open

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2002 WTA Madrid Open
Date20 – 25 May 2002
Edition7th
CategoryWTA Tier III
Draw30S / 16D / 32Q
Prize moneyUS$ 170,000
SurfaceClay
LocationMadrid, Spain
Champions
Singles
United States Monica Seles
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
← 2001 · WTA Madrid Open · 2003 →

The 2002 WTA Madrid Open (also known as the Open de España Madrid 2012 or Trofeo Volkswagen for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid, Spain from 20 to 25 May 2002. It was the seventh edition of the event on the WTA Tour. It was classified as a Tier III event on the 2002 WTA Tour.

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 120 85 55 30 16 1 7.25 3.75 2.25 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $27,000 $14,500 $7,500 $4,000 $2,200 $1,300 $650 $350 $200
Doubles $8,000 $4,250 $2,250 $1,225 $650

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Monica Seles 5 1
 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 17 2
 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 19 3
  SUI Patty Schnyder 20 4
 ISR Anna Smashnova 21 5
 CRO Iva Majoli 31 6
 JPN Ai Sugiyama 33 7
 ITA Rita Grande 35 8

1: Rankings are as of 13 May 2002.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Retirements

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Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ZIM Cara Black  AUS Nicole Pratt 37 1
 PAR Rossana de los Ríos  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 123 2
 RSA Nannie de Villiers  ARG Laura Montalvo 126 3
 AUS Alicia Molik  ESP Magüi Serna 132 4

1: Rankings are as of 13 May 2002.

Other entrants

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The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pair received entry as a lucky losers:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Champions

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Singles

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It was the 2nd title in the season for Seles, and the 53rd and final title of her singles career.[1][2][3]

Doubles

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It was the 166th title for Navratilova and the 80th title for Zvereva in their respective doubles careers.[1][2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Seles wins Madrid Open". Madrid. United Press International. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "PLUS: TENNIS; Seles Downs Rubin In Madrid Final". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 26 May 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Seles arrolla a Rubin" [Seles thrashes Rubin]. Diario AS (in Spanish). EFE. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Arantxa cae ante Navratilova en la final de dobles" [Arantxa loses to Navratilova in the doubles final]. Diario AS (in Spanish). EFE. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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