Magdalena Maleeva defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Kremlin Cup.

Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but lost to Amanda Coetzer in the second round.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
		Magdalena Maleeva	7	6
	5	Amélie Mauresmo	5	4
									Magdalena Maleeva	5	6	77
								3	Lindsay Davenport	7	3	64
		Amanda Coetzer	3	4
	3	Lindsay Davenport	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	V Williams	6	1	63
		M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	2	6	77
		A Smashnova	1	2												M Maleeva	6	6
		E Daniilidou	6	3	3											N Dechy	4	2
		N Dechy	3	6	6				N Dechy	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	6	610	6				M Shaughnessy	3	3
	7	A Myskina	3	712	4																		M Maleeva	7	6
																						5	A Mauresmo	5	4
								5	A Mauresmo	6	6
		A Kremer	5	3					T Panova	4	3
		T Panova	7	6											5	A Mauresmo	77	6
	LL	M Matevžič	6	7											LL	M Matevžič	61	3
		R Grande	4	5				LL	M Matevžič	3	7	6
	WC	D Safina	0	77	6			WC	D Safina	6	5	3
	8	S Farina Elia	6	64	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Hingis	2	2
		N Petrova	6	6					N Petrova	w/o
	WC	A Kournikova	6	6				WC	A Kournikova
	Q	M-G Mikaelian	4	3												N Petrova	2	1
	Q	L Prusová	4	4												A Coetzer	6	6
		A Coetzer	6	6					A Coetzer	77	3	6
								4	J Dokić	61	6	3
																							A Coetzer	3	4
	9	E Dementieva	6	6																		3	L Davenport	6	6
		I Majoli	4	1				9	E Dementieva	1	6	4
	WC	E Bovina	2	77	6			WC	E Bovina	6	4	6
	Q	V Zvonareva	6	61	3										WC	E Bovina	6	3	3
	Q	M Serna	6	2	6										3	L Davenport	3	6	6
		P Suárez	2	6	2			Q	M Serna	4	3
								3	L Davenport	6	6

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