2002 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Singles

2002 Generali Ladies Linz

Final

Champion

Justine Henin

Runner-up

Alexandra Stevenson

Score

6–3, 6–0

Details

Draw

Seeds

Events

Singles

Doubles

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Lindsay Davenport was the two-time defending champion, but she withdrew due to injury.

Justine Henin won the title, defeating Alexandra Stevenson in the final 6–3, 6–0.

Seeds

The top four seeds who played received a bye into the second round.

Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
Lindsay Davenport (withdrew)
Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals)
Justine Henin (champion)
Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals)
Anastasia Myskina (second round)
Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
Anna Smashnova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Finals

	Alexandra Stevenson	6	7

5	Daniela Hantuchová	4	6
					Alexandra Stevenson	3	0

				4	Justine Henin	6	6
4	Justine Henin	7	6

7	Chanda Rubin	6	4

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	J Capriati	6	6
	P Suárez	7	4	6		P Suárez	4	4
	I Majoli	6	6	1						1	J Capriati	1	1
	A Stevenson	6	6								A Stevenson	6	6
	C Martínez	1	2			A Stevenson	6	7
Q	D Chládková	6	1		6	A Myskina	3	6
6	A Myskina	7	6													A Stevenson	6	7
															5	D Hantuchová	4	6
					5	D Hantuchová	6	7
WC	P Wartusch	0	3		WC	B Schett	1	5
WC	B Schett	6	6							5	D Hantuchová	6	4	6
	E Dementieva	6	6							9	A Smashnova	1	6	4
	A Sugiyama	1	4			E Dementieva	3	6	5
	M Shaughnessy	6	5	3	9	A Smashnova	6	3	7
9	A Smashnova	1	7	6

Bottom half

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

8	S Farina Elia	7	6
	F Schiavone	6	3	8	S Farina Elia	6	6
Q	M-G Mikaelian	6	6	Q	M-G Mikaelian	4	3
Q	A Barna	4	3					8	S Farina Elia	6	2
Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	4	1					4	J Henin	7	6
	T Panova	6	6		T Panova	2	1
				4	J Henin	6	6
												4	J Henin	7	6
7	C Rubin	6	6									7	C Rubin	6	4
	E Daniilidou	3	4	7	C Rubin	6	6
LL	P Mandula	3	1		N Petrova	2	4
	N Petrova	6	6					7	C Rubin	7	6
LL	J Craybas	6	3					3	J Dokic	5	2
WC	D Kix	2	0	LL	J Craybas	2	1
				3	J Dokic	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian (qualified)
Maja Matevžič (withdrew)
Jill Craybas (qualifying competition; Lucky loser)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (second round)
Anca Barna (qualified)
Denisa Chládková (qualified)
Jelena Kostanić Tošić (first round)
Silvija Talaja (second round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Jill Craybas
Petra Mandula

Draw

First qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	6	6

Alt	Maria Geznenge	3	1
					1	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	6	6

						Libuše Průšová	4	3
	Maureen Drake	6	6	6

	Libuše Průšová	7	3	7
									1	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	6	6

										Petra Mandula	0	1
	Petra Mandula	6	6

WC	Elisabeth Bahn	3	2
						Petra Mandula	6	6

						Zuzana Ondrášková	2	2
	Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6

7	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	2	1

Second qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

WC	Caroline Forstner	0	0

	Åsa Svensson	6	6
					Åsa Svensson	6	2	3

					Wynne Prakusya	3	6	6
	Janet Lee	2	3

	Wynne Prakusya	6	6
										Wynne Prakusya	3	0

										Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6

WC	Tina Schiechtl	1	1
					Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6

				8	Silvija Talaja	2	4
Alt	Vanessa Paffrath	1	0

8	Silvija Talaja	6	6

Third qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

3	Jill Craybas	6	6

WC	Jenny Zika	2	1
				3	Jill Craybas	6	7

					Stéphanie Foretz	3	5
WC	Anna-Maria Földényi-Dicker	1	2

	Stéphanie Foretz	6	6
									3	Jill Craybas	1	3

									6	Denisa Chládková	6	6
	Alena Neštická	2	0

	Sandra Kleinová	6	6
					Sandra Kleinová	6	6	2

				6	Denisa Chládková	3	7	6
	Anikó Kapros	2	2

6	Denisa Chládková	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

4	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	6

	Tatiana Poutchek	2	3
					4	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	4	2

						Ľudmila Cervanová	4	6	4
	Angelika Rösch	6	5	1

	Ľudmila Cervanová	4	7	6
											Ľudmila Cervanová	2	6	2

										5	Anca Barna	6	3	6
	Gréta Arn	7	7

	Marlene Weingärtner	6	6
						Gréta Arn	2	2

					5	Anca Barna	6	6
	Evelyn Fauth	0	1

5	Anca Barna	6	6

References

v t e 2002 Sanex WTA Tour « 2001 2003 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Bahia (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Doha (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Bol (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Vienna (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Bali (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Porto (S, D) Sarasota (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Helsinki (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Waikoloa (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	Hobart (S, D) Canberra (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Bratislava (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles (S, D)

Justine Henin

45 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 43 SGL & 2 DBL

Entourage

Carlos Rodriguez (former coach; 1995–2008, 2010–2011)
Pat Etcheberry (former fitness coach)
Gilles Cervara (former hitting partner)

Pierre-Yves Hardenne (former boyfriend & assistant, 1998—2006; fiancé: 2001—2002; husband: 2002—2006)

Title-winning doubles partners

Career

Rivalries

Year-end No.1

SGL
2003
2006
2007

Grand Slam titles

Australian Open	SGL 2004
French Open	SGL 2003 2005 2006 2007 Junior SGL 1997
Wimbledon	Nil
US Open	SGL 2003 2007

WTA Tour titles

WTA Finals

WTA 1000 &
analogues

Dubai Open	Nil
Indian Wells Open	SGL 2004
Miami Open	Nil
Charleston & Berlin Open → Madrid Open	SGL 2002 (B) 2003 (C) 2003 (B) 2005 (C) 2005 (B)
Italian Open	Nil
Canadian Open	SGL 2003 (T) 2007 (T)
San Diego → Cincinnati Open	Nil
Japan Open	Nil
Zurich & Moscow Open → China Open	SGL 2003 (Z) 2007 (Z) DBL with Elena Bovina 2002 (Z)