2002 DFS Classic
Encyclopedia
The 2002 DFS Classic was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s at the Edgbaston Priory Club
in Birmingham
in the United Kingdom
that was part of Tier III
of the 2002 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from June 10 through June 16, 2002.
defeated
Anastasia Myskina
6–2, 6–3
Shinobu Asagoe
/
Els Callens
defeated
Kimberly Po-Messerli
/
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s at the Edgbaston Priory Club
Edgbaston Priory Club
The Edgbaston Priory Club is a tennis complex in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The complex is the host of the annual WTA Tour stop, the AEGON Classic. The stadium court has a capacity of 1,500 people....
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
that was part of Tier III
WTA Tier III Events
The WTA Tier III tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis third-level tournaments held from 1988 to 2008. The line-up of events varied over the years due to tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled...
of the 2002 WTA Tour
2002 WTA Tour
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events....
. The tournament was held from June 10 through June 16, 2002.
Women's Singles
Jelena DokićJelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
defeated
Anastasia MyskinaAnastasia Myskina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
6–2, 6–3
- It was Dokić's 3rd title of the year and the 7th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Shinobu AsagoeShinobu Asagoe
Shinobu Asagoe is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1997, and retired in 2006.-Career:2000 was the first year in which she finished in the WTA top 100 . In the US Open that year, she defeated Patty Schnyder, a top 50 player...
/
Els CallensEls Callens
Els Callens was a professional female tennis player from Belgium. She became a pro in January 1990.Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.She retired on Wednesday 26 October 2005...
defeated
Kimberly Po-MesserliKimberly Po
Kimberly Po-Messerli is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During her career, Po won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000...
/
Nathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000....
6–4, 6–3
- It was Asagoe's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Callens' only title of the year and the 7th of her career.