Men's tennis circuit
The2002 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2002 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by theATP . The ATP Tour includes the fourGrand Slam tournaments, theTennis Masters Cup , theATP Masters Series , theInternational Series Gold and theInternational Series tournaments.
This season marked the most recent occasion where eight different men appeared in the fourmajor singles finals of a calendar year.
The season sawPete Sampras win his 14thGrand Slam singles title, breaking his own record of 13 in the process, by defeating longtime rivalAndre Agassi 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the final of theUS Open .[ 1] This would be Sampras’s last tournament before retirement with him officially announcing his retirement at the next year'sUS Open .[ 2] Sampras finished up with a20–14 lead over Agassi in head to head, ending a rivalry that defined the 1990’s and early 2000’s in tennis.
Young AustralianLleyton Hewitt ended the yearNo. 1 for the second season in a row, having captured his second Grand Slam title atWimbledon by defeatingDavid Nalbandian in a crushing straight set victory.[ 3] Hewitt captured 5 titles in 2002 overall, including winning the title at theIndian Wells Masters and then successfully defending the title at theTennis Masters Cup by defeatingJuan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 in the final.
Despite not winning a Grand Slam in 2002, Andre Agassi would win multipleATP Masters Series events by capturing the title inMiami ,Rome and at the first edition of theMadrid Masters . He won 5 titles overall throughout 2002 and ended the year ranked world No. 2. SwedeThomas Johansson won his maiden and only Grand Slam title by defeatingMarat Safin in the final of theAustralian Open from a set down 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) . The tournament had been rife with upsets that saw no top 6 seed reach the quarterfinals and saw both top 2 seeds Lleyton Hewitt andGustavo Kuerten lose in their first round matches.Albert Costa also became a maiden Grand Slam champion after he defeated fellow SpaniardJuan Carlos Ferrero 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 in the final of theFrench Open . Like Johansson, he would also never win another Grand Slam title after this.
2002 saw the emergence of future 20-time Grand Slam championRoger Federer as a top 10 player. The young Swiss won his first Masters Series title inHamburg by defeating Marat Safin in the final in straight sets.[ 4] Federer would go on to end the year as world no. 6. Safin would also have a strong season, bouncing back inside the top 3 after dropping out of the top 10 of theATP rankings in2001 . Having reached the Australian Open final, Safin would reach the semifinals of the French Open and win theParis Masters . Youngster Juan Carlos Ferrero also solidified himself as a top player, ending the year inside the top 5 for the second season in a row.Jiří Novák ,Tim Henman , Albert Costa andAndy Roddick rounded out the year-end top 10.
Russia won the2002 Davis Cup title after beatingFrance 3–2.Mikhail Youzhny defeatedPaul-Henri Mathieu from 2 sets down in the final rubber to give Russia their firstDavis Cup title.
The table below shows the2002 ATP Tour schedule .
Key Grand Slam Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Series ATP International Series Gold ATP International Series Team Events
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 31 Dec 2001 Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF Mixed Team Championships Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) Spain 2–1 United States Round Robin losers (Group A)
Australia Switzerland Argentina Round Robin losers (Group B)
Italy Belgium France 2002 AAPT Championships Adelaide , Australia ATP International Series $357,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Tim Henman 6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 6–3Mark Philippoussis Alberto Martín Hicham Arazi Greg Rusedski Thomas Enqvist Ivan Ljubičić Todd Martin Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 7–5, 6–2Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 2002 Tata Open Chennai , India ATP International Series $400,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Guillermo Cañas 6–4, 7–6(7–2) Paradorn Srichaphan Karol Kučera Andrei Pavel Jiří Vaněk Fabrice Santoro Álex Calatrava Thomas Johansson Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 5–7, 6–2, 7–5Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek 2002 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha ,Qatar ATP International Series $1,000,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Younes El Aynaoui 4–6, 6–2, 6–2Félix Mantilla Rainer Schüttler Bohdan Ulihrach Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jiří Novák Fernando Vicente Radek Štěpánek Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Jiří Novák David Rikl 7 Jan 2002 Heineken Open Auckland , New Zealand ATP International Series $357,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Greg Rusedski 6–7(0–7) , 6–4, 7–5Jérôme Golmard Michel Kratochvil Jiří Novák Jonas Björkman David Nalbandian Félix Mantilla Goran Ivanišević Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(9–7) Martín García Cyril Suk 2002 Adidas International Sydney , Australia ATP International Series $381,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Roger Federer 6–3, 6–3Juan Ignacio Chela Max Mirnyi Andy Roddick Julien Boutter Nicolas Escudé Hyung-Taik Lee Marcelo Ríos Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–4, 6–4Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 14 Jan 21 Jan 2002 Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam $4,290,000 – hard 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles –Doubles –Mixed doubles Thomas Johansson 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Marat Safin Tommy Haas Jiří Novák Marcelo Ríos Wayne Ferreira Stefan Koubek Jonas Björkman Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor ' 7–6(7–4) , 6–3Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro Kevin Ullyett Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–2Gastón Etlis Paola Suárez 28 Jan 2002 Milan Indoor Milan , Italy ATP International Series $381,000 – carpet (i)Singles –Doubles Davide Sanguinetti 7–6(7–2) , 4–6, 6–1Roger Federer Nicolas Escudé Greg Rusedski Younes El Aynaoui Max Mirnyi Sjeng Schalken Sargis Sargsian Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [12–10]Julien Boutter Max Mirnyi
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 4 Feb Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round Metz , France – hard (i)Ostrava , Czech Republic – carpet (i)Zaragoza , Spain – clay (i)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , USA – hard (i)Moscow , Russia – clay (i)Birmingham , Great Britain – carpet (i)Zagreb , Croatia – carpet (i)Buenos Aires , Argentina – clayFirst-round winners
France 3–2 Czech Republic 4–1 Spain 3–2 United States 5–0 Russia 3–2 Sweden 3–2 Croatia 4–1 Argentina 5–0First-round losers
Netherlands Brazil Morocco Slovakia Switzerland Great Britain Germany Australia 11 Feb Copenhagen Open Copenhagen , Denmark ATP International Series $381,000 – hard (i)Singles –Doubles Lars Burgsmüller 6–3, 6–3Olivier Rochus Magnus Larsson Davide Sanguinetti Jiří Novák Cecil Mamiit Christophe Rochus Rainer Schüttler Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann 7–6(10–8) , 7–5Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek Open 13 Marseille , France ATP International Series $451,000 – Hard (i)Singles –Doubles Thomas Enqvist 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–1Nicolas Escudé Cédric Pioline Yevgeny Kafelnikov Juan Carlos Ferrero Greg Rusedski Sébastien Grosjean Marc Rosset Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé 6–4, 6–3Julien Boutter Max Mirnyi Bell South Open Viña del Mar ,Chile ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles Fernando González 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–4) Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Massú Nicolas Coutelot Flávio Saretta Albert Montañés Markus Hipfl José Acasuso Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 6–3, 6–4Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo 18 Feb Kroger St. Jude Memphis , TN, USA ATP International Series Gold $725,000 – hard (i)Singles Andy Roddick 6–4, 3–6, 7–5James Blake Jan-Michael Gambill Xavier Malisse Tommy Haas Rainer Schüttler Todd Martin Sargis Sargsian Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]Bob Bryan Mike Bryan ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam , Netherlands ATP International Series Gold $713,000 – hard (i)Singles –Doubles Nicolas Escudé 3–6, 7–6(9–7) , 6–4Tim Henman Sébastien Grosjean Ivan Ljubičić Roger Federer Arnaud Clément Bohdan Ulihrach Ivo Heuberger Roger Federer Max Mirnyi 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Copa AT&T Buenos Aires ,Argentina ATP International Series $425,000 – claySingles –Doubles Nicolás Massú 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–2Agustín Calleri Juan Ignacio Chela Feliciano López Mariano Zabaleta Franco Squillari José Acasuso David Nalbandian Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]Simon Aspelin Mark Kratzmann 25 Feb Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco , Mexico ATP International Series Gold $725,200 – claySingles Carlos Moyà 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–4) Fernando Meligeni Albert Montañés Juan Ignacio Chela Fernando Vicente Mariano Zabaleta David Sánchez Francisco Clavet Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–1, 3–6, [10–2]Martin Damm David Rikl Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ,United Arab Emirates ATP International Series Gold $925,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Younes El Aynaoui Thomas Johansson Jiří Novák Rainer Schüttler Tim Henman Ivan Ljubičić Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 3–6, 6–3, [13–11]Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle Siebel Open San Jose , CA, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hard (i)Singles Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 7–6(8–6) , 7–6(7–4) Andre Agassi Jan-Michael Gambill Andy Roddick Todd Martin Wayne Arthurs James Blake Wayne Ferreira Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 4–6, [10–5]John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 4 Mar 2002 International Tennis Championships Delray Beach , FL, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Davide Sanguinetti 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Andy Roddick Antony Dupuis Jan-Michael Gambill Michaël Llodra Feliciano López Paradorn Srichaphan André Sá Martin Damm Cyril Suk 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–5]David Adams Ben Ellwood 2002 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic Scottsdale , AZ, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Andre Agassi 6–2, 7–6(7–2) Juan Balcells Xavier Malisse Rainer Schüttler Juan Ignacio Chela Wayne Ferreira Noam Okun Carlos Moyà Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–6(8–6) Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 11 Mar 2002 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells , CA, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,450,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Lleyton Hewitt 6–1, 6–2Tim Henman Pete Sampras Todd Martin Thomas Enqvist Rainer Schüttler Gastón Gaudio Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–4Roger Federer Max Mirnyi 18 Mar 25 Mar 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne , FL, USA Tennis Masters Series $3,075,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Roger Federer Lleyton Hewitt Marcelo Ríos Marat Safin Andrei Pavel Juan Ignacio Chela Nicolás Lapentti Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 3–6, 6–1Donald Johnson Jared Palmer
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Apr Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Pau , France – carpet (i)Houston , United States – grassMoscow , Russia – clay (i)Buenos Aires , Argentina – clay (red)Quarterfinal winners
France 3–1 United States 3–1 Russia 4–1 Argentina 4–1Quarterfinal losers
Czech Republic Spain Sweden Croatia 8 Apr 2002 Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca ,Morocco ATP International Series $400,000 – claySingles –Doubles Younes El Aynaoui 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Guillermo Cañas Julien Boutter Mikhail Youzhny Attila Sávolt Jean-René Lisnard Antony Dupuis Paul-Henri Mathieu Stephen Huss Myles Wakefield 6–4, 6–2Martín García Luis Lobo 2002 Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal ATP International Series $525,000 – claySingles –Doubles David Nalbandian 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Jarkko Nieminen Carlos Moyà Fernando Meligeni Sjeng Schalken Max Mirnyi Radek Štěpánek Marat Safin Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–3Simon Aspelin Andrew Kratzmann 15 Apr 2002 Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin ,France Tennis Masters Series $2,328,000 – claySingles –Doubles Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 6–3, 6–4Carlos Moyà Tim Henman Sébastien Grosjean Marat Safin Thomas Johansson Albert Costa Tommy Haas Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov 22 Apr 2002 Trofeo Conde de Godo Barcelona , Spain ATP International Series Gold $955,000 – claySingles –Doubles Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 6–0, 6–2Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt Guillermo Cañas Younes El Aynaoui Alberto Martín Cédric Pioline Àlex Corretja Michael Hill Daniel Vacek 6–4, 6–4Lucas Arnold Ker Gastón Etlis 2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston , TX, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – claySingles –Doubles Andy Roddick 7–6(11–9) , 6–3Pete Sampras Guillermo Coria Andre Agassi Wayne Arthurs James Blake Todd Martin Kristian Pless Mardy Fish Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–4Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver 29 Apr 2002 Mallorca Open Mallorca , Spain ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles Gastón Gaudio 6–2, 6–3Jarkko Nieminen Agustín Calleri Mariano Zabaleta Gustavo Kuerten Olivier Rochus Dominik Hrbatý David Sánchez Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–2, 6–4Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann 2002 BMW Open Munich , Germany ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles Younes El Aynaoui 6–4, 6–4Rainer Schüttler Radek Štěpánek Mikhail Youzhny Nicolás Lapentti Francisco Clavet Julien Boutter Tommy Haas Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek 6–0, 6–7(4–7) , [11–9]Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 May 2002 Rome Masters Rome, Italy Tennis Masters Series $2,328,000 – claySingles –Doubles Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 6–0Tommy Haas Andy Roddick Jiří Novák Carlos Moyà Tommy Robredo James Blake Albert Costa Martin Damm Cyril Suk 7–5, 7–5Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 13 May 2002 Hamburg Masters Hamburg , Germany Tennis Masters Series $2,578,000 – claySingles –Doubles Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–4Marat Safin Tommy Robredo Max Mirnyi Lleyton Hewitt Stefan Koubek Julien Boutter Gustavo Kuerten Mahesh Bhupathi Jan-Michael Gambill 6–2, 6–4Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 20 May 2002 ARAG World Team Cup Düsseldorf , Germany World Team Cup $2,100,000 – clay Argentina 3–0 Russia Round Robin losers (Red Group)
Sweden France United States Round Robin losers (Blue Group)
Spain Great Britain Germany 2002 Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix St. Poelten , Austria ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles Nicolás Lapentti 7–5, 6–4Fernando Vicente Flávio Saretta Olivier Rochus Markus Hipfl Albert Montañés David Sánchez Jürgen Melzer Petr Pála David Rikl 7–5, 6–4Mike Bryan Michael Hill 27 May 3 Jun 2002 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $5,268,535 – clay 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles –Doubles –Mixed doubles Albert Costa 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3Juan Carlos Ferrero Àlex Corretja Marat Safin Guillermo Cañas Andrei Pavel Andre Agassi Sébastien Grosjean Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–4Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Wayne Black Cara Black 6–3, 6–3Mark Knowles Elena Bovina
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 10 Jun 2002 Gerry Weber Open Halle , NRW, Germany ATP International Series $951,000 – grassSingles –Doubles Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Nicolas Kiefer Kenneth Carlsen Roger Federer Bohdan Ulihrach Thomas Johansson Alexander Popp Mikhail Youzhny David Prinosil David Rikl 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–5Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 2002 Stella Artois Championships London, United Kingdom ATP International Series $761,000 – grassSingles –Doubles Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–1, 6–4Tim Henman Sjeng Schalken Raemon Sluiter Todd Martin Wayne Arthurs Wayne Ferreira Hyung-Taik Lee Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 7–5, 6–3Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 17 Jun 2002 Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands ATP International Series $381,000 – grassSingles –Doubles Sjeng Schalken 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Arnaud Clément Guillermo Cañas Tommy Robredo Lleyton Hewitt Cédric Pioline Yves Allegro Roger Federer Martin Damm Cyril Suk 7–6(8–6) , 6–7(6–8) , 6–4Paul Haarhuis Brian MacPhie 2002 Samsung Open Nottingham , United Kingdom ATP International Series $381,000 – grassJonas Björkman 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 6–2Wayne Arthurs Greg Rusedski Michel Kratochvil Andrei Stoliarov Magnus Larsson Arvind Parmar Fabrice Santoro Mike Bryan Mark Knowles 0–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–4Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 24 Jun 1 Jul 2002 Wimbledon Championships London , United Kingdom Grand Slam $6,061,154 – grass 128S/128Q/64D/64XSingles –Doubles –Mixed doubles Lleyton Hewitt 6–1, 6–3, 6–2David Nalbandian Tim Henman Xavier Malisse Sjeng Schalken André Sá Richard Krajicek Nicolás Lapentti Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7–9) , 7–5Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 1–6, 6–1Kevin Ullyett Daniela Hantuchová
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 8 Jul 2002 Swedish Open Båstad Båstad , Sweden ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles Carlos Moyà 6–3, 2–6, 7–5Younes El Aynaoui Agustín Calleri Tommy Robredo Guillermo Cañas Nikolay Davydenko Magnus Norman Albert Portas Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 7–6(8–6) , 6–4Paul Hanley Michael Hill 2002 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad , Switzerland ATP International Series $600,000 – claySingles –Doubles Àlex Corretja 6–3, 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–3) Gastón Gaudio Ivan Ljubičić Radek Štěpánek Galo Blanco Marc Rosset Attila Sávolt David Sánchez Joshua Eagle David Rikl 7–6(7–5) , 6–4Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi 2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport , RI, USA ATP International Series $375,000 – grassSingles –Doubles Taylor Dent 6–1, 4–6, 6–4James Blake Michaël Llodra Robby Ginepri Justin Gimelstob Mardy Fish Alexander Popp Martin Lee Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 6–3Jürgen Melzer Alexander Popp 15 Jul 2002 Energis Open Amersfoort , Netherlands ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles Juan Ignacio Chela 6–1, 7–6(7–4) Albert Costa Gastón Gaudio John van Lottum André Sá Jarkko Nieminen Christophe Rochus Juan Balcells Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard 7–6(7–1) , 6–3André Sá Alexandre Simoni 2002 Mercedes Cup Stuttgart , Germany ATP International Series $500,000 – claySingles –Doubles Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4Guillermo Cañas Jiří Novák Lars Burgsmüller Tommy Robredo Alberto Martín Younes El Aynaoui Andrei Pavel Joshua Eagle David Rikl 6–3, 6–4David Adams Gastón Etlis 2002 Croatia Open Umag ,Croatia ATP International Series $381,000 – clayMain Draw -Qualifying Carlos Moyà 6–2, 6–3David Ferrer Zeljko Krajan Jürgen Melzer Guillermo Coria Ivan Ljubičić Victor Hănescu Fernando Vicente František Čermák Julian Knowle 6–4, 6–4Albert Portas Fernando Vicente 22 Jul 2002 Generali Open Kitzbühel , Austria ATP International Series Gold $880,000 – claySingles –Doubles Àlex Corretja 6–4, 6–1, 6–3Juan Carlos Ferrero Gastón Gaudio Mariano Zabaleta Albert Costa Nicolás Massú Andrei Pavel Juan Ignacio Chela Robbie Koenig Thomas Shimada 7–6(7–3) , 6–4Lucas Arnold Ker Àlex Corretja 2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup Los Angeles, CA, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–4Jan-Michael Gambill Andy Roddick Max Mirnyi Nicolas Kiefer Xavier Malisse Michaël Llodra Gustavo Kuerten Sébastien Grosjean Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–4Justin Gimelstob Michaël Llodra 2002 Idea Prokom Open Sopot , Poland ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles José Acasuso 2–6, 6–1, 6–3Franco Squillari Attila Sávolt Carlos Moyà Mikhail Youzhny Christophe Rochus Jan Vacek Stefano Galvani František Čermák Leoš Friedl 7–5, 7–5Jeff Coetzee Nathan Healey 29 Jul 2002 Canada Masters Toronto , Canada Tennis Masters Series $2,450,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Guillermo Cañas 6–4, 7–5Andy Roddick Jiří Novák Tommy Haas Sébastien Grosjean David Nalbandian Fabrice Santoro Marat Safin Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 4–6, 7–6(7–1) , 6–3Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Aug 2002 Cincinnati Masters Mason , OH, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Carlos Moyà 7–5, 7–6(7–5) Lleyton Hewitt Fernando González Juan Carlos Ferrero Andre Agassi Andy Roddick Rainer Schüttler Wayne Arthurs James Blake Todd Martin 7–5, 6–3Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 12 Aug 2002 RCA Championships Indianapolis , IN, USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Greg Rusedski 6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 6–4Félix Mantilla Tommy Haas Rainer Schüttler Martin Verkerk Sébastien Grosjean Arnaud Clément Arnaud di Pasquale Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(5–7) , 6–4Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 2002 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hardSingles –Doubles James Blake 1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4Paradorn Srichaphan Andre Agassi Marcelo Ríos Thomas Enqvist Àlex Corretja Jarkko Nieminen Fernando Meligeni Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 3–6, 6–3, 7–5Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 19 Aug 2002 TD Waterhouse Cup Long Island , NY, USA ATP International Series $480,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Paradorn Srichaphan 5–7, 6–2, 6–2Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Haas Àlex Corretja Jarkko Nieminen Younes El Aynaoui Paul-Henri Mathieu Mardy Fish Mahesh Bhupathi Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4Petr Pála Pavel Vízner 26 Aug 2 Sep 2002 U.S. Open New York City , NY, USA Grand Slam $7,129,000 – hard 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles –Doubles –Mixed doubles Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4Andre Agassi Lleyton Hewitt Sjeng Schalken Younes El Aynaoui Max Mirnyi Andy Roddick Fernando González Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond 7–6(11–9) , 7–6(7–1) Bob Bryan Katarina Srebotnik
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 9 Sep 2002 Open Romania Bucharest ,Romania ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2José Acasuso Andrei Pavel David Sánchez Juan Giner Franco Squillari Galo Blanco Arnaud di Pasquale Jens Knippschild Peter Nyborg 6–3, 6–3Emilio Benfele Álvarez Andrés Schneiter 2002 Brasil Open Costa do Sauipe , Brazil ATP International Series $571,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Gustavo Kuerten 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 7–6(7–2) Guillermo Coria Ramón Delgado Cecil Mamiit Gastón Etlis André Sá Dominik Hrbatý Agustín Calleri Scott Humphries Mark Merklein 6–3, 7–6(7–1) Gustavo Kuerten André Sá 2002 President's Cup Tashkent ,Uzbekistan ATP International Series $550,000 – hardMain Draw -Qualifying Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(8–6) , 7–5Vladimir Voltchkov Paradorn Srichaphan Davide Sanguinetti Marat Safin Ivan Ljubičić Kristian Pless Tommy Haas David Adams Robbie Koenig 6–2, 7–5Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk 16 Sep Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Paris , France – clayMoscow , Russia – carpet (i)Semifinal winners
France 3–2 Russia 3–2Semifinal losers
United States Argentina 23 Sep 2002 Salem Open Hong Kong SAR ATP International Series $400,000 – hardJuan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4) Carlos Moyà Jonas Björkman Jérôme Golmard Feliciano López Francisco Clavet Juan Ignacio Chela Antony Dupuis Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver 6–7(2–7) , 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann 2002 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo , Italy ATP International Series $381,000 – claySingles –Doubles Fernando González 5–7, 6–3, 6–1José Acasuso Marcelo Ríos Bohdan Ulihrach David Sánchez Luis Horna Sargis Sargsian Alberto Martín Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo 6–4, 4–6, 6–2František Čermák Leoš Friedl 30 Sep 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hardSingles –Doubles Kenneth Carlsen 7–6(10–8) , 6–3Magnus Norman Paradorn Srichaphan Vincent Spadea Lleyton Hewitt Antony Dupuis Feliciano López Magnus Larsson Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard 7–6(7–4) , 6–4Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver 2002 Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia ATP International Series $1,000,000 – carpet (i)Singles –Doubles Paul-Henri Mathieu 4–6, 6–2, 6–0Sjeng Schalken Marat Safin Yevgeny Kafelnikov Roger Federer Rainer Schüttler Nicolas Escudé Cyril Saulnier Roger Federer Max Mirnyi 6–4, 7–6(7–0) Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 Oct 2002 CA Tennis Trophy Vienna , Austria ATP International Series Gold $765,000 – hard (i)Singles –Doubles Roger Federer 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4Jiří Novák Andrei Pavel Carlos Moyà Jürgen Melzer Nikolay Davydenko James Blake Bohdan Ulihrach Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–3Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek 2002 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon , France ATP International Series $761,000 – carpet (i)Singles –Doubles Paul-Henri Mathieu 4–6, 6–3, 6–1Gustavo Kuerten Arnaud Clément Kristian Pless Marat Safin Sébastien Grosjean Jonas Björkman Nicolas Escudé Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 14 Oct 2002 Madrid Masters Madrid , Spain Tennis Masters Series $2,328,000 – hard (i)Singles –Doubles Andre Agassi W/OJiří Novák Fabrice Santoro Sébastien Grosjean Roger Federer Paradorn Srichaphan Agustín Calleri Juan Carlos Ferrero Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 7–5, 6–0Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 21 Oct 2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel , Switzerland ATP International Series $1,000,000 – carpet (i)Singles –Doubles David Nalbandian 6–4, 6–3, 6–2Fernando González Roger Federer Juan Carlos Ferrero Tim Henman Andy Roddick Arnaud Clément Félix Mantilla Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–1) , 7–5Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 2002 St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg , Russia ATP International Series $1,000,000 – hard (i)Singles –Doubles Sébastien Grosjean 7–5, 6–4Mikhail Youzhny Karol Kučera Vladimir Voltchkov Gastón Gaudio Dominik Hrbatý Andrei Pavel Nicolas Kiefer David Adams Jared Palmer 7–6(10–8) , 6–3Irakli Labadze Marat Safin 2002 If Stockholm Open Stockholm , Sweden ATP International Series $650,000 – hard (i)Singles –Doubles Paradorn Srichaphan 6–7(2–7) , 6–0, 6–3, 6–2Marcelo Ríos Tommy Robredo Hicham Arazi Raemon Sluiter Fabrice Santoro Andreas Vinciguerra Nicolás Massú Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 28 Oct 2002 Paris Masters Paris, France Tennis Masters Series $2,328,000 – carpet (i)Singles –Doubles Marat Safin 7–6(7–4) , 6–0, 6–4Lleyton Hewitt Paradorn Srichaphan Carlos Moyà Roger Federer Andy Roddick Nicolas Escudé Andre Agassi Nicolas Escudé Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 7–6(8–6) Gustavo Kuerten Cédric Pioline
Statistical information [ edit ] List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of most titles won:
Andre Agassi – Scottsdale, Miami Masters, Rome Masters, Los Angeles and Madrid Masters (5)Lleyton Hewitt – San Jose, Indian Wells Masters, London Queen's Club,Wimbledon andMasters Cup (5)Carlos Moyà – Acapulco, Båstad, Umag and Cincinnati Masters (4)Younes El Aynaoui – Doha, Casablanca and Munich (3)Roger Federer – Sydney, Hamburg Masters and Vienna (3)Guillermo Cañas – Chennai and Canada Masters (2)Àlex Corretja – Gstaad and Kitzbühel (2)Juan Carlos Ferrero – Monte Carlo Masters and Hong Kong (2)Gastón Gaudio – Barcelona and Mallorca (2)Fernando González – Viña del Mar and Palermo (2)Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Halle and Tashkent (2)Paul-Henri Mathieu – Moscow and Lyon (2)David Nalbandian – Estoril and Basel (2)Andy Roddick – Memphis and Houston (2)Greg Rusedski – Auckland and Indianapolis (2)Davide Sanguinetti – Milan and Delray Beach (2)Paradorn Srichaphan – Long Island and Stockholm (2)José Acasuso – Sopot (1)Jonas Björkman – Nottingham (1)James Blake – Washington, D.C. (1)Lars Burgsmüller – Copenhagen (1)Kenneth Carlsen – Tokyo (1)Juan Ignacio Chela – Amersfoort (1)Albert Costa –French Open (1)Taylor Dent – Newport (1)Thomas Enqvist – Marseille (1)Nicolas Escudé – Rotterdam (1)David Ferrer – Bucharest (1)Sébastien Grosjean – St. Petersburg (1)Tim Henman – Adelaide (1)Thomas Johansson –Australian Open (1)Gustavo Kuerten – Costa do Sauipe (1)Nicolás Lapentti – St. Poelten (1)Nicolás Massú – Buenos Aires (1)Marat Safin – Paris Masters (1)Pete Sampras –US Open (1)Fabrice Santoro – Dubai (1)Sjeng Schalken – 's-Hertogenbosch (1)Mikhail Youzhny – Stuttgart (1)The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
Spain 10 (Acapulco, Monte Carlos Masters,French Open , Båstad, Gstaad, Umag, Kitzbühel, Cincinnati Masters, Bucharest and Hong Kong) United States 10 (Memphis, Scottsdale, Miami Masters, Houston, Rome Masters, Newport, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C.,US Open and Madrid Masters) Argentina 8 (Chennai, Estoril, Barcelona, Mallorca, Amersfoort, Sopot, Canada Masters and Basel) Australia 5 (San Jose, Indian Wells Masters, London Queen's Club,Wimbledon andMasters Cup ) France 5 (Rotterdam, Dubai, Moscow, Lyon and St. Petersburg) Russia 4 (Halle, Stuttgart, Tashkent and Paris Masters) Chile 3 (Viña del Mar, Buenos Aires and Palermo) Morocco 3 (Doha, Casablanca and Munich) Sweden 3 (Australian Open , Marseille and Nottingham) Switzerland 3 (Sydney, Hamburg Masters and Vienna) United Kingdom 3 (Adelaide, Auckland and Indianapolis) Italy 2 (Milan and Delray Beach) Thailand 2 (Long Island and Stockholm) Brazil 1 (Costa do Sauipe) Denmark 1 (Tokyo) Ecuador 1 (St. Poelten) Germany 1 (Copenhagen) Netherlands 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch)As of 31 December 2001 Rk Name Nation Points 1 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 4,365 2 Gustavo Kuerten BRA 3,855 3 Andre Agassi USA 3,520 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 3,090 5 Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP 3,040 6 Sébastien Grosjean FRA 2,790 7 Patrick Rafter AUS 2,785 8 Tommy Haas GER 2,285 9 Tim Henman GBR 2,100 10 Pete Sampras USA 1,940 11 Marat Safin RUS 1,920 12 Goran Ivanišević CRO 1,761 13 Roger Federer SUI 1,745 14 Andy Roddick USA 1,573 15 Guillermo Cañas ARG 1,572 16 Àlex Corretja ESP 1,525 17 Arnaud Clément FRA 1,475 18 Thomas Johansson SWE 1,375 19 Carlos Moyà ESP 1,310 20 Albert Portas ESP 1,220
Year-end rankings 2002 (30 December 2002)[ 5] Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 4,485 1 1 2 Andre Agassi USA 3,395 2 10 13 Marat Safin RUS 2,845 2 11 84 Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP 2,740 2 11 15 Carlos Moyà ESP 2,630 5 32 146 Roger Federer SUI 2,590 6 14 77 Jiří Novák CZE 2,335 5 29 228 Tim Henman GBR 2,215 4 11 19 Albert Costa ESP 2,070 6 42 3110 Andy Roddick USA 2,045 9 17 411 Tommy Haas GER 2,020 2 11 312 David Nalbandian ARG 1,775 12 48 3513 Pete Sampras USA 1,735 10 17 314 Thomas Johansson SWE 1,725 7 18 415 Guillermo Cañas ARG 1,725 12 20 16 Paradorn Srichaphan THA 1,646 16 120 10417 Sébastien Grosjean FRA 1,640 4 18 1118 Fernando González CHI 1,636 17 140 12119 Àlex Corretja ESP 1,555 16 31 320 Sjeng Schalken NED 1,525 15 34 6
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of theATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2002 season:
Karim Alami (born May 24, 1973, in Casablanca, Morocco) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 25 in 2000. He earned two career singles titles and one doubles title. He played his last career match in Trani, Italy in August againstPotito Starace .[ 6] Sergi Bruguera (born 16 January 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 3. He won the French Open in 1993 and 1994 and was a semifinalist at the year-end finals in 1994. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. In doubles, he earned 3 titles and achieved a career-high ranking of world no. 49, reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open. He played his last career match in Segovia in July againstLovro Zovko .[ 7] Magnus Gustafsson (born 3 January 1967 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden) He turned professional in 1986 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 10 in 1991. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1994 and earned 14 career titles. His last match was in Stockholm in October 2001 againstJan Vacek .[ 8] Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) He turned professional in 1989 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 5. He was a finalist at the US Open in 1993 and at Wimbledon in 1997. He also won one Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo in 2000. He played his last match in October in Basel againstTim Henman .[ 9] Patrick Rafter (born 28 December 1972) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a ranking of world no. 1 in 1999. He won the US Open in 1997 and 1998 and was a finalist at Wimbledon and a semifinalist at the Australian Open and French Open. He won 11 career ATP titles. He played his last match in Davis Cup competition in November 2001 against France.[ 10] Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971, in Lake Sherwood, California) Sampras debuted on the professional tour in 1988 and played his last top-level tournament in 2002 when he won the US Open, defeating rivalAndre Agassi in the final. He was the year-end world no. 1 for six consecutive years (1993–1998) and won seven Wimbledon singles championships.Jan Siemerink (born 14 April 1970 in Rijnsburg, South Holland, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1989 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 14 in 1998. He reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1998 and earned four career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 16 in 1996 and earned 10 career titles. He played his last match in Valencia, Spain in May partneringDennis van Scheppingen .[ 11]
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