2002 Australian Open – Women's singles
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Defending champion Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and her third and last major singles title overall. Capriati saved four championship points en route to the title. This was Hingis' third consecutive defeat in an Australian Open final after three consecutive victories.
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Champion | Jennifer Capriati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Martina Hingis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This tournament marked the major debuts of future world No. 2 and two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who lost to Iroda Tulyaganova in the second round, and future world No. 4 and US Open champion Samantha Stosur, who lost in the first round to Gréta Arn.