The 2002
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, also known by its sponsored name Home Depot Championships Presented by Porsche, was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on indoor hard courts at the
Staples Center
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in
Los Angeles
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, United States. It was the 32nd edition of the year-end singles championships, the 27th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the
2002 WTA Tour
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2002 tennis season. The WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Fed ...
. The tournament was held between November 6 and November 11, 2002. Fifth-seeded
Kim Clijsters
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won the singles event and earned $765,000 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points. Total attendance for the event, held for the first time at the
Staples Center
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, was 56,862.
Amélie Mauresmo
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and
Martina Hingis
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had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to injuries.
Finals
Singles
Kim Clijsters
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defeated
Serena Williams
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, 7–5, 6–3.
* It was Clijsters' 4th title of the year and the 10th of her career.
Doubles
Elena Dementieva
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/
Janette Husárová
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On 13 January 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 31. On 21 April 2003, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings.
She won the WTA Tour Championship ...
defeated
Cara Black
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/
Elena Likhovtseva
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Together ...
, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.
References
External links
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WTA Championships draws(PDF)
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WTA Tour Championships WTA may refer to:
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*Washington Trails Association
*Whatcom Transportation Authority
*Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail
*Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Water ...
WTA Tour Championships WTA may refer to:
Organizations
*Washington Trails Association
*Whatcom Transportation Authority
*Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail
*Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Water ...
WTA Tour Championships WTA may refer to:
Organizations
*Washington Trails Association
*Whatcom Transportation Authority
*Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail
*Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Water ...
WTA Tour Championships WTA may refer to:
Organizations
*Washington Trails Association
*Whatcom Transportation Authority
*Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail
*Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Water ...
WTA Tour Championships WTA may refer to:
Organizations
*Washington Trails Association
*Whatcom Transportation Authority
*Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail
*Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Water ...
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