2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Jill Craybas
Runner-up	Silvija Talaja
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Monica Seles was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Unseeded Jill Craybas won the title by defeating Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 1st title for Craybas in her singles career.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Sarah Taylor	3	4
									Silvija Talaja	6	4	4
									Jill Craybas	2	6	6
		Jill Craybas	6	4	6
	2	Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	6	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Sugiyama	6	7
		A Morigami	6	6					A Morigami	3	5
		R de los Ríos	4	2											1	A Sugiyama	6	65	3
		S Asagoe	4	6	0											S Talaja	3	77	6
		S Talaja	6	3	6				S Talaja	6	6
	Q	J-h Kim	0	1				7	V Ruano Pascual	2	3
	7	V Ruano Pascual	6	6																			S Talaja	6	6
	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6																			S Taylor	3	4
	Q	M Kirilenko	3	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario	3	63
		S Taylor	6	6					S Taylor	6	77
		E Dominikovic	2	2												S Taylor	6	6
		A Cargill	6	77											WC	Y Yoshida	4	2
	Q	K-m Chang	3	62					A Cargill	77	5	4
	WC	Y Yoshida	6	6				WC	Y Yoshida	65	7	6
	5	C Black	2	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	J Kostanić	6	77
		S Obata	4	63				8	J Kostanić	5	6	6
		M Marrero	6	6					M Marrero	7	0	2
	Q	S Okamoto	3	3											8	J Kostanić	2	1
		J Craybas	79	6												J Craybas	6	6
		M Saeki	67	0					J Craybas	6	4	6
	WC	M Sharapova	6	64	4			4	E Gagliardi	3	6	3
	4	E Gagliardi	2	77	6																		J Craybas	6	4	6
	6	S Kuznetsova	7	6																		2	T Tanasugarn	4	6	4
		V Razzano	5	2				6	S Kuznetsova	63	2
		V Webb	0	5					A Molik	77	6
		A Molik	6	7												A Molik	4	6	1
		K Liggan	6	4	6										2	T Tanasugarn	6	1	6
		R Fujiwara	3	6	2				K Liggan	2	6	61
								2	T Tanasugarn	6	1	77

References

• Tournament Profile (ITF) Archived 2016-09-07 at the Wayback Machine