The 2002 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2002 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz women's tennis tournament. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 21 October until 27 October 2002 at the Design Center Linz. Fourth-seeded Justine Henin won the singles title.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 | |||
| Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 |
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | Jennifer Capriati | 3 | 1 | |
| United States | ||||
| Jelena Dokic | 6 | 3 | ||
 Belgium | Justine Henin | 8 | 4 | |
 Slovakia | Daniela Hantuchová | 9 | 5 | |
 Russian Federation | Anastasia Myskina | 12 | 6 | |
| United States | Chanda Rubin | 13 | 7 | |
 Italy | Silvia Farina Elia | 14 | 8 | |
 Israel | Anna Smashnova | 16 | 9 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Lindsay Davenport → replaced by Jill Craybas
Conchita Martínez
Petra Mandula Serena Williams → replaced by Francesca Schiavone
Daniela Kix (Stomach cramps)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Player 1 Rank | Player 2 Rank | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Virginia Ruano Pascual |  Argentina | Paola Suárez | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | United States | ||||||
 Japan | Rika Fujiwara | Japan | Ai Sugiyama | 17 | 12 | 3 | |
| Jelena Dokic | Russian Federation | Nadia Petrova | 14 | 34 | 4 |
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
See main article: 2002 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles.
Justine Henin defeated Alexandra Stevenson, 6–3, 6–0.[1]It was Henin's 6th WTA singles title, and second title of the year.
See main article: 2002 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles.
Nadia Petrova defeated Rika Fujiwara / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–2.It was Dokic's 4th WTA doubles title, and first of the year. It was Petrova's 3rd WTA doubles title, and first of the year. The pair were the defending champions, and this was the second and final doubles title they won together as a pair. This would also be Dokic's final WTA doubles title.
