2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

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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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.

1.   Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
2.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (semifinals)
3.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
4.   Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)
5.   Cara Black (first round)
6.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
7.   Virginia Ruano Pascual (second round)
8.   Jelena Kostanić (quarterfinals)

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
		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	6^5	3
		S Asagoe	4	6	0											S Talaja	3	7^7	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	6^3
		S Taylor	6	6					S Taylor	6	7^7
		E Dominikovic	2	2												S Taylor	6	6
		A Cargill	6	7^7											WC	Y Yoshida	4	2
	Q	K-m Chang	3	6^2					A Cargill	7^7	5	4
	WC	Y Yoshida	6	6				WC	Y Yoshida	6^5	7	6
	5	C Black	2	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	J Kostanić	6	7^7
		S Obata	4	6^3				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	7^9	6												J Craybas	6	6
		M Saeki	6^7	0					J Craybas	6	4	6
	WC	M Sharapova	6	6^4	4			4	E Gagliardi	3	6	3
	4	E Gagliardi	2	7^7	6																		J Craybas	6	4	6
	6	S Kuznetsova	7	6																		2	T Tanasugarn	4	6	4
		V Razzano	5	2				6	S Kuznetsova	6^3	2
		V Webb	0	5					A Molik	7^7	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	6^1
								2	T Tanasugarn	6	1	7^7

References

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