2002 ITF Women's Circuit
Introduction The '''ITF Women's Circuit''' is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2002, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000.In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also two four-week circuits worth $40,000 each in prize money and two four-week development circuits (both held in India) each worth $20,000.The ITF world champions in 2002 were Serena Williams (senior singles), Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (senior doubles), Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (junior singles) and Elke Clijsters (junior doubles).
Tournament breakdown by region  Region Number of events Total prize money Africa 10 $115,000 Asia 43 $670,000 Europe 168 $3,030,000 North America* 64 $1,690,000 Oceania 12 $225,000 South America 9 $105,000 '''Total''' '''306''' '''$5,835,000'''''*Includes figures for Central America and the Caribbean''
Singles titles by nation  Rank Nation Titles won 1.United States 23 2.Czech Republic 18 =  Spain 18 =  Germany 18 5.France 14 =  India 14 7.Italy 13 =  Ukraine 13 9.Russia 12 10.Argentina 11 11.China 10 12.Croatia 9 =  Great Britain 9 =  Hungary 9 =  Romania 9 16.Australia 8 =  Belgium 8 =  Japan 8 19.Austria 7 =  Slovakia 7''This list displays only the top 20 nations in terms of singles titles wins.''
Sources * List of ITF World Champions * ITF prize money (1983–2008) * ITF Pro Circuit Titles Won By Nations Players in 2002
References
External links * International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website