2002 WTA Brasil Open – Singles

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Eleni Daniilidou.

Anastasia Myskina won in the final, beating Daniilidou 6–3, 0–6, 6–2.

Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


 * 1)  Jelena Dokić (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Anastasia Myskina (champion)
 * 4)  Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
 * 5)  Iva Majoli (second round)
 * 6) 🇷🇺 Tatiana Panova (first round)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Dechy (second round)
 * 8)  Eleni Daniilidou (final)