The 2002 WTA Madrid Open (also known as the Open de España Madrid 2012 or Trofeo Volkswagen for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid, Spain from 20 to 25 May 2002. It was the seventh edition of the event on the WTA Tour. It was classified as a Tier III event on the 2002 WTA Tour.
Finals
Singles Monica Seles defeated Chanda Rubin, 6–4, 6–2. It was the 2nd title in the season for Seles, and the 53rd and final title of her singles career.
Doubles Martina Navratilova / Natasha Zvereva defeated Rossana de los Ríos / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–2, 6–3. It was the 166th title for Navratilova and the 80th title for Zvereva in their respective doubles careers.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventRound of 16Round of 32Singles1208555301617.253.752.251Doubles1colspan="5"
Prize money EventRound of 16Round of 32Singles$27,000$14,500$7,500$4,000$2,200$1,300$650$350$200Doubles$8,000$4,250$2,250$1,225$650colspan="5"
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedMonica Seles51Arantxa Sánchez Vicario172Tamarine Tanasugarn193Patty Schnyder204Anna Smashnova215Iva Majoli316Ai Sugiyama337Rita Grande358 1: Rankings are as of 13 May 2002.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Iva Majoli Virginia Ruano Pascual Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Clarisa Fernández Alexandra Fusai Samantha Reeves Dinara Safina
Retirements Virginia Ruano Pascual
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedCara BlackNicole Pratt371Rossana de los RíosArantxa Sánchez Vicario1232Nannie de VilliersLaura Montalvo1263Alicia MolikMagüi Serna1324 1: Rankings are as of 13 May 2002.
Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Gala León García / Cristina Torrens Valero
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Jorgelina Cravero / Arantxa Parra Santonja
The following pair received entry as a lucky losers: Jenny Belobrajdic / Nicole Sewell
Withdrawals Before the tournament Eva Bes / Marta Marrero → replaced by Jenny Belobrajdic / Nicole Sewell
References
External links Official Results Archive (ITF) Official Results Archive (WTA)