2002 Budapest Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
2002 Budapest Grand Prix
Champion	Martina Müller
Runner-up	Myriam Casanova
Score	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	32 (2WC/4Q/2LL)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2002 Budapest Grand Prix

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Martina Müller won the title by defeating Myriam Casanova 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]

This was the last professional tournament for Miroslava Vavrinec (Roger Federer's wife) until retiring at the same year due to injuries.[3][4] Vavrinec competed at the qualifying rounds, losing in the first round to Magdalena Zděnovcová in straight sets.

Seeds

1. Martina Suchá (quarterfinals)
2. Petra Mandula (first round)
3. Cara Black (quarterfinals)
4. Eleni Daniilidou (semifinals)
5. Maja Matevžič (first round)
6. Tatiana Poutchek (semifinals)
7. Elena Bovina (first round)
8. Barbara Schwartz (first round)

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
		Martina Müller	6	6
	6	Tatiana Poutchek	2	1
									Martina Müller	6	3	6
								Q	Myriam Casanova	2	6	4
	4	Eleni Daniilidou	4	6	5
	Q	Myriam Casanova	6	2	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Suchá	3	6	6
	Q	I Benešová	6	3	4			1	M Suchá	6	6
		S Talaja	3	4				LL	S Kuznetsova	1	2
	LL	S Kuznetsova	6	6											1	M Suchá	3	7^7	3
		A Kapros	1	3												M Müller	6	6^3	6
		C Beigbeder	6	6					C Beigbeder	6	6^4	0
		M Müller	3	6	7				M Müller	4	7^7	6
	5	M Matevžič	6	3	5																		M Müller	6	6
	3	C Black	6	3	6																	6	T Poutchek	2	1
	Q	E Fislová	3	6	3			3	C Black	6	6
		S Noorlander	6	5	4			WC	K Marosi-Aracama	3	3
	WC	K Marosi-Aracama	2	7	6										3	C Black	6	6^7	4
	WC	V Németh	6^1	6	3										6	T Poutchek	3	7^9	6
		É Loit	7^7	4	6				É Loit	2	6	3
		ME Camerin	2	3				6	T Poutchek	6	2	6
	6	T Poutchek	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	B Schwartz	6	1	2
		J Kandarr	4	6	6				J Kandarr	0	5
		R Kuti-Kis	6	2	6				R Kuti-Kis	6	7
		E Bes	4	6	1											R Kuti-Kis	2	2
		Z Gubacsi	7	4	6										4	E Daniilidou	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	6	2				Z Gubacsi	4	5
		Ľ Cervanová	3	4				4	E Daniilidou	6	7
	4	E Daniilidou	6	6																		4	E Daniilidou	4	6	5
	7	E Bovina	6^1	4																		Q	M Casanova	6	2	7
		L Bacheva	7^7	6					L Bacheva	3	6	6
	Q	T Obziler	6	6				Q	T Obziler	6	4	0
		M Oremans	3	3												L Bacheva	6	1	1
		J Kostanić	3	4											Q	M Casanova	3	6	6
	Q	M Casanova	6	6				Q	M Casanova	3	6	6
	LL	Ľ Kurhajcová	6	6				LL	Ľ Kurhajcová	6	2	4
	2	P Mandula	2	3

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Klára Koukalová (second round)
2. Els Callens (first round)
3. Nuria Llagostera Vives (first round)
4. Angelika Rösch (second round)
5. Alena Vašková (second round)
6. Miriam Schnitzer (first round)
7. Valentina Sassi (first round)
8. Lenka Němečková (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Tzipora Obziler
2. Myriam Casanova
3. Eva Fislová
4. Iveta Benešová

Lucky losers

1. Svetlana Kuznetsova
2. Ľubomíra Kurhajcová

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Klára Koukalová	6	7
		Galina Fokina	3	5
								1	Klára Koukalová	4	3
									Magdalena Zděnovcová	6	6
		Magdalena Zděnovcová	6	6
		Miroslava Vavrinec	4	3
																Magdalena Zděnovcová	1	6	2
																Tzipora Obziler	6	4	6
	WC	Zsofia Szabo	0	0
	WC	Anna Földényi	6	6
								WC	Anna Földényi	0	3
									Tzipora Obziler	6	6
		Tzipora Obziler	3	7	6
	6	Miriam Schnitzer	6	5	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Els Callens	4	3
		Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
									Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	7
									Eva Martincová	4	5
		Eva Martincová	7^7	6
		Adriana Barna	6^5	3
																Svetlana Kuznetsova	4	5
															WC	Myriam Casanova	6	7
		Kira Nagy	6	6
		Nadejda Ostrovskaya	4	1
									Kira Nagy	1	4
								WC	Myriam Casanova	6	6
	WC	Myriam Casanova	4	6	6
	7	Valentina Sassi	6	2	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Nuria Llagostera Vives	1	3
		Eva Fislová	6	6
									Eva Fislová	7	7^7
									Claudine Schaul	5	6^4
		Claudine Schaul	6	6
		Angelika Bachmann	2	3
																Eva Fislová	1	6	6
																Libuše Průšová	6	4	4
		Libuše Průšová	6	6
		Patricia Wartusch	4	4
									Libuše Průšová	4	6	6
								5	Alena Vašková	6	3	0
		Eszter Molnár	2	6^4
	5	Alena Vašková	6	7^7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Angelika Rösch	7	3	6
		Maret Ani	5	6	2
								4	Angelika Rösch	7	3	5
									Iveta Benešová	5	6	7
		Iveta Benešová	7^7	7^7
		Stanislava Hrozenská	6^5	6^4
																Iveta Benešová	6	7
																Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	1	5
		Michaela Paštiková	6	1	4
	WC	Anna Chakvetadze	2	6	6
								WC	Anna Chakvetadze	2	1
									Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	6	6
		Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	6	6
	8	Lenka Němečková	3	3

References

1. "La alemana Martina Muller vence en el torneo de Budapest" [German Martina Müller wins the Budapest tournament]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Europa Press. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
2. "Germany's Muller Wins Budapest Tennis". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Budapest. Associated Press. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
3. Menayo, David (6 March 2012). "Los Juegos Olímpicos del amor" [The Olympics of Love]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2022. While injuries accelerate Vavrinec's retirement, where her last professional match accounted in April 2002 at Budapest, Federer would become the absolute leader in the men's circuit, where he climbed to the top for the first time on 9 June 2003.
4. Murciego, Fernando (18 May 2022). "La hora de Mirka Vavrinec, mujer y brújula de Roger Federer" [Time for Mirka Vavrinec, Roger Federer's wife and compass]. Punto de Break (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2022.

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)