# WTA Finals 2002

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:99/wta-finals?season=2002
Tour: WTA

Kim Clijsters won the 2002 WTA Finals, defeating Serena Williams 7-5 6-3 in the final. The WTA Finals was played on hard courts in Los Angeles, United States, from November 6 to November 14, 2002. The match log contains 15 recorded singles results for this edition.

The WTA Finals are the women's season-ending championship, contested by the year's eight leading qualified singles players.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Tour Finals, WTA Tour Finals, WTA Championships
- Category: WTA Finals
- Surface: hard
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Start date: 2002-11-06
- End date: 2002-11-14

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## Champion
- Winner: Kim Clijsters
- Runner-up: Serena Williams
- Final score: 7-5 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Kim Clijsters def. Serena Williams 7-5 6-3

### SF
- Kim Clijsters def. Venus Williams 5-0 RET
- Serena Williams def. Jennifer Capriati 2-6 6-4 6-4

### QF
- Venus Williams def. Monica Seles 7-5 6-4
- Serena Williams def. Jelena Dokic 7-6(1) 6-0
- Jennifer Capriati def. Magdalena Maleeva 6-2 4-6 6-1
- Kim Clijsters def. Justine Henin 6-2 6-1

### R16
- Monica Seles def. Lindsay Davenport 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3
- Venus Williams def. Patty Schnyder 6-2 7-6(7)
- Serena Williams def. Anna Smashnova 6-2 6-2
- Jelena Dokic def. Anastasia Myskina 6-3 6-4
- Justine Henin def. Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-3
- Jennifer Capriati def. Silvia Farina Elia 7-5 6-1
- Magdalena Maleeva def. Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 7-5
- Kim Clijsters def. Chanda Rubin 6-1 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 15
- Players: 16

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:99/wta-finals?season=2002
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)