The 2002 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor

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s in

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, Morocco that was part of the Tier V category of the

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. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July until 14 July 2002. Sixth-seeded

Patricia Wartusch Patricia Wartusch (born 5 August 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Austria. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 65 in 2000. She won in her career two singles and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She won ...

won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

defeated Klára Koukalová 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 * It was Wartusch' 1st singles title of her the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles

Petra Mandula /

defeated Gisela Dulko / Conchita Martínez Granados 6–2, 6–1

External links

ITF tournament edition details

Tournament draws
{{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem Morocco Open 2002 in Moroccan tennis