In May 2002, Arvidsson reached her first $25k final, as a qualifier, eventually losing to Barbora Strýcová. In the same year, she lifted the Bastas $25k trophy in her home country beating fellow Swede Maria Wolfbrandt in the final. Her ranking was now high enough to compete at Grand Slam level in qualifying. Her debut came at the US Open as a qualifier, where she made the final round of qualifying, losing to Brie Rippner. She made two more ITF finals in 2002, winning in Southampton ($25k) and losing in the final in Prague, which was her final event of the year.
