It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2002.

Both Gustavo Kuerten and Jennifer Capriati were unsuccessful in defending their 2001 titles; Kuerten was defeated in the fourth round by eventual champion Albert Costa, and Capriati was defeated by eventual champion Serena Williams in the semi-finals.

Costa won his only Grand Slam title, defeating compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final.

Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus to win her second Grand Slam title, her first French Open title, and the first of four consecutive Grand Slams in what was to be called the "Serena Slam".

Albert Costa defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 7–5, 6–3[a] Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, 7–5, 6–4 Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs, 6–4, 6–2 Cara Black / Wayne Black defeated Elena Bovina / Mark Knowles, 6–3, 6–3 Richard Gasquet[b] defeated Laurent Recouderc, 6–0, 6–1 Angelique Widjaja defeated Ashley Harkleroad, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 Markus Bayer / Philipp Petzschner defeated Ryan Henry / Todd Reid, 7–5, 6–4 Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Barbora Strýcová defeated Su-Wei Hsieh / Svetlana Kuznetsova[c] 7–5, 7–5