2002 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Venus Williams 7–5, 6–2.

It was the 1st title in the season for Williams and the 22nd of her career.

Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (champion)

• # 🇧🇪 Justine Henin (final)

• # 🇫🇷 Sandrine Testud (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)

• # 🇮🇹 Rita Grande (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Dája Bedáňová (semifinals)

• # 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)