Men's tennis circuit
The 2002 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 the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.
Season summary
The 2002 ATP Tour season saw Pete Sampras win his 14th Grand Slam singles title, breaking his own record of 13 in the process, by defeating longtime rival Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the final of the US Open.[1] This would be Sampras’s last tournament before retirement with him officially announcing his retirement at the next year's US Open.[2] Sampras finished up with a 20–14 lead over Agassi in head to head, ending a rivalry that defined the 1990’s and early 2000’s in tennis.
Young Australian Lleyton Hewitt ended the year No. 1 for the second season in a row, having captured his second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon by defeating David Nalbandian in a crushing straight set victory.[3] Hewitt captured 5 titles in 2002 overall, including winning the title at the Indian Wells Masters and then successfully defending the title at the Tennis Masters Cup by defeating Juan 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 multiple ATP Masters Series events by capturing the title in Miami, Rome and at the first edition of the Madrid Masters. He won 5 titles overall throughout 2002 and ended the year ranked world No. 2. Swede Thomas Johansson won his maiden and only Grand Slam title by defeating Marat Safin in the final of the Australian 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 and Gustavo Kuerten lose in their first round matches. Albert Costa also became a maiden Grand Slam champion after he defeated fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 in the final of the French Open. Like Johansson, he would also never win another Grand Slam title after this.
2002 saw the emergence of future 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer as a top 10 player. The young Swiss won his first Masters Series title in Hamburg 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 the ATP rankings in 2001. Having reached the Australian Open final, Safin would reach the semifinals of the French Open and win the Paris 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 and Andy Roddick rounded out the year-end top 10.
Russia won the 2002 Davis Cup title after beating France 3–2. Mikhail Youzhny defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu from 2 sets down in the final rubber to give Russia their first Davis Cup title.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2002 ATP Tour schedule.
- Key
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
Tennis Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team Events |
January
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 – hard Singles – Doubles | Tim Henman 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 | Mark Philippoussis | Alberto Martín Hicham Arazi | Greg Rusedski Thomas Endqvist Ivan Ljubičić Todd Martin |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 7–5, 6–2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2002 Tata Open Chennai, India ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Guillermo Cañas 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | Paradorn Srichaphan | Karol Kučera Andrei Pavel | Jiří Vaněk Fabrice Santoro Álex Calatrava Tomas Johansson |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 | Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek |
2002 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar ATP International Series $1,000,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Younes El Aynaoui 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Félix 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 – hard Singles – Doubles | Greg Rusedski 6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–5 | Jérôme 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 – hard Singles – Doubles | Roger Federer 6–3, 6–3 | Juan Ignacio Chela | Max Mirnyi Andy Roddick | Julien Boutter Nicolas Escudé Hyung-Taik Lee Marcelo Ríos |
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–4, 6–4 | Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle |
14 Jan 21 Jan | 2002 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $4,290,000 – hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – 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), 6–3 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
Kevin Ullyett Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–2 | Gastón 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, 6–1 | Roger 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 |
February
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 – clay | First-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 5–0 | First-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, 6–3 | Olivier Rochus | Magnus Larsson Davide Sanguinetti | Jiří Novák Cecil Mamiit Christophe Rochus Rainer Schüttler |
Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann 7–6(10–8), 7–5 | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek |
Open 13 Marseille, France ATP International Series $451,000 – Hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Thomas Enqvist 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1 | Nicolas Escudé | Cédric Pioline Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Juan Carlos Ferrero Greg Rusedski Sébastien Grosjean Marc Rosset |
Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé 6–4, 6–3 | Julien Boutter Max Mirnyi |
Bell South Open Viña del Mar, Chile ATP International Series $381,000 – clay Singles – 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, 6–4 | Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo |
18 Feb | Kroger St. Jude Memphis, TN, USA ATP International Series Gold $725,000 – hard (i) Sinlges | Andy Roddick 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | James 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), 6–4 | Tim 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 – clay Singles – Doubles | Nicolás Massú 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | Agustín 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 – clay Singles | 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 – hard Singles – Doubles | Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Younes 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 |
March
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
4 Mar | 2002 International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, FL, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Davide Sanguinetti 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Andy 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 – hard Singles – 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 $2,950,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Lleyton Hewitt 6–1, 6–2 | Tim Henman | Pete Sampras Todd Martin | Thomas Enqvist Rainer Schüttler Gastón Gaudio Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–4 | Roger Federer Max Mirnyi |
18 Mar 25 Mar | 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, FL, USA Tennis Masters Series $3,575,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Roger Federer | Lleyton Hewitt Marcelo Ríos | Marat Safin Andrei Pavel Juan Ignacio Chela Nicolás Lapentti |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer |
April
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
1 Apr | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Pau, France – carpet (i) Houston, United States – grass Moscow, Russia – clay (i) Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay (red) | Quarterfinal winners France 3–1 United States 3–1 Russia 4–1 Argentina 4–1 | Quarterfinal losers Czech Republic Spain Sweden Croatia | | |
8 Apr | 2002 Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Younes El Aynaoui 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Guillermo Cañas | Julien Boutter Mikhail Youzhny | Attila Sávolt Jean-René Lisnard Antony Dupuis Paul-Henri Mathieu |
Stephen Huss Myles Wakefield 6–4, 6–2 | Martín García Luis Lobo |
2002 Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal ATP International Series $525,000 – clay Singles – 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, 6–3 | Simon Aspelin Andrew Kratzmann |
15 Apr | 2002 Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 | Carlos 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 – clay Singles – Doubles | Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 | Albert Costa | Lleyton Hewitt Guillermo Cañas | Younes El Aynaoui Alberto Martín Cédric Pioline Àlex Corretja |
Michael Hill Daniel Vacek 6–4, 6–4 | Lucas Arnold Ker Gastón Etlis |
2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, TX, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Andy Roddick 7–6(11–9), 6–3 | Pete Sampras | Guillermo Coria Andre Agassi | Wayne Arthurs James Blake Todd Martin Kristian Pless |
Mardy Fish Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–4 | Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver |
29 Apr | 2002 Mallorca Open Mallorca, Spain ATP International Series $381,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Gastón Gaudio 6–2, 6–3 | Jarkko Nieminen | Agustín Calleri Mariano Zabaleta | Gustavo Kuerten Olivier Rochus Dominik Hrbatý David Sánchez |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–2, 6–4 | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann |
2002 BMW Open Munich, Germany ATP International Series $381,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Younes El Aynaoui 6–4, 6–4 | Rainer 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 |
May
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
6 May | 2002 Rome Masters Rome, Italy Tennis Masters Series $2,578,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 | Tommy Haas | Andy Roddick Jiří Novák | Carlos Moyà Tommy Robredo James Blake Albert Costa |
Martin Damm Cyril Suk 7–5, 7–5 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
13 May | 2002 Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany Tennis Masters Series $2,578,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | Marat Safin | Tommy Robredo Max Mirnyi | Lleyton Hewitt Stefan Koubek Julien Boutter Gustavo Kuerten |
Mahesh Bhupathi Jan-Michael Gambill 6–2, 6–4 | Jonas 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 – clay Singles – Doubles | Nicolás Lapentti 7–5, 6–4 | Fernando Vicente | Flávio Saretta Olivier Rochus | Markus Hipfl Albert Montañés David Sánchez Jürgen Melzer |
Petr Pála David Rikl 7–5, 6–4 | Mike Bryan Michael Hill |
27 May 3 Jun | 2002 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $5,268,535 – clay 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Albert Costa 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Àlex Corretja Marat Safin | Guillermo Cañas Andrei Pavel Andre Agassi Sébastien Grosjean |
Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
Wayne Black Cara Black 6–3, 6–3 | Mark Knowles Elena Bovina |
June
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
10 Jun | 2002 Gerry Weber Open Halle, NRW, Germany ATP International Series $951,000 – grass Singles – Doubles | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Nicolas Kiefer | Kenneth Carlsen Roger Federer | Bohdan Ulihrach Thomas Johansson Alexander Popp Mikhail Youzhny |
David Prinosil David Rikl 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
2002 Stella Artois Championships London, United Kingdom ATP International Series $761,000 – grass Singles – Doubles | Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | Tim Henman | Sjeng Schalken Raemon Sluiter | Todd Martin Wayne Arthurs Wayne Ferreira Hyung-Taik Lee |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 7–5, 6–3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
17 Jun | 2002 Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands ATP International Series $381,000 – grass Singles – Doubles | Sjeng Schalken 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Arnaud 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), 6–4 | Paul Haarhuis Brian MacPhie |
2002 Samsung Open Nottingham, United Kingdom ATP International Series $381,000 – grass | Jonas Björkman 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | Wayne Arthurs | Greg Rusedski Michel Kratochvil | Andrei Stoliarov Magnus Larsson Arvind Parmar Fabrice Santoro |
Mike Bryan Mark Knowles 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer |
24 Jun 1 Jul | 2002 Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $6,061,154 – grass 128S/128Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Lleyton Hewitt 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | David 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), 7–5 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
Mahesh Bhupathi Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 | Kevin Ullyett Daniela Hantuchová |
July
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
8 Jul | 2002 Swedish Open Båstad Båstad, Sweden ATP International Series $381,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Carlos Moyà 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | Younes El Aynaoui | Agustín Calleri Tommy Robredo | Guillermo Cañas Nikolay Davydenko Magnus Norman Albert Portas |
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | Paul Hanley Michael Hill |
2002 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Switzerland ATP International Series $600,000 – clay Singles – 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), 6–4 | Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi |
2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, RI, USA ATP International Series $375,000 – grass Singles – Doubles | Taylor Dent 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 | James Blake | Michaël Llodra Robby Ginepri | Justin Gimelstob Mardy Fish Alexander Popp Martin Lee |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 6–3 | Jürgen Melzer Alexander Popp |
15 Jul | 2002 Energis Open Amersfoort, Netherlands ATP International Series $381,000 – clay Singles – 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), 6–3 | André Sá Alexandre Simoni |
2002 Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany ATP International Series $500,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Jiří Novák Lars Burgsmüller | Tommy Robredo Alberto Martín Younes El Aynaoui Andrei Pavel |
Joshua Eagle David Rikl 6–3, 6–4 | David Adams Gastón Etlis |
2002 Croatia Open Umag, Croatia ATP International Series $381,000 – clay | Carlos Moyà 6–2, 6–3 | David Ferrer | Zeljko Krajan Jürgen Melzer | Guillermo Coria Ivan Ljubičić Victor Hănescu Fernando Vicente |
František Čermák Julian Knowle 6–4, 6–4 | Albert Portas Fernando Vicente |
22 Jul | 2002 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria ATP International Series Gold $880,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | Àlex Corretja 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Gastón Gaudio Mariano Zabaleta | Albert Costa Nicolás Massú Andrei Pavel Juan Ignacio Chela |
Robbie Koenig Thomas Shimada 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | Lucas Arnold Ker Àlex Corretja |
2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup Los Angeles, CA, USA ATP International Series $400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–4 | Jan-Michael Gambill | Andy Roddick Max Mirnyi | Nicolas Kiefer Xavier Malisse Michaël Llodra Gustavo Kuerten |
Sébastien Grosjean Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–4 | Justin Gimelstob Michaël Llodra |
2002 Idea Prokom Open Sopot, Poland ATP International Series $381,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | José Acasuso 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 | Franco Squillari | Attila Sávolt Carlos Moyà | Mikhail Youzhny Christophe Rochus Jan Vacek Stefano Galvani |
František Čermák Leoš Friedl 7–5, 7–5 | Jeff Coetzee Nathan Healey |
29 Jul | 2002 Canada Masters Toronto, Canada Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Guillermo Cañas 6–4, 7–5 | Andy Roddick | Jiří Novák Tommy Haas | Sébastien Grosjean David Nalbandian Fabrice Santoro Marat Safin |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
August
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
5 Aug | 2002 Cincinnati Masters Mason, OH, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,950,000 – hard Singles – 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, 6–3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
12 Aug | 2002 RCA Championships Indianapolis, IN, USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Greg Rusedski 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 | Félix 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), 6–4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
2002 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., USA ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | James Blake 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | Paradorn Srichaphan | Andre Agassi Marcelo Ríos | Thomas Enqvist Àlex Corretja Jarkko Nieminen Fernando Meligeni |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
19 Aug | 2002 TD Waterhouse Cup Long Island, NY, USA ATP International Series $480,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Paradorn Srichaphan 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 | Juan Ignacio Chela | Tommy Haas Àlex Corretja | Jarkko Nieminen Younes El Aynaoui Paul-Henri Mathieu Mardy Fish |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4 | Petr 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/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | Andre Agassi | Lleyton Hewitt Sjeng Schalken | Younes El Aynaoui Max Mirnyi Andy Roddick Fernando González |
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek |
Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1) | Bob Bryan Katarina Srebotnik |
September
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
9 Sep | 2002 Open Romania Bucharest, Romania ATP International Series $381,000 – clay Singles – Doubles | David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2 | José Acasuso | Andrei Pavel David Sánchez | Juan Giner Franco Squillari Galo Blanco Arnaud di Pasquale |
Jens Knippschild Peter Nyborg 6–3, 6–3 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Andrés Schneiter |
2002 Brasil Open Costa do Sauipe, Brazil ATP International Series $571,000 – hard Singles – 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 – hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(8–6), 7–5 | Vladimir Voltchkov | Paradorn Srichaphan Davide Sanguinetti | Marat Safin Ivan Ljubičić Kristian Pless Tommy Haas |
David Adams Robbie Koenig 6–2, 7–5 | Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk |
16 Sep | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Paris, France – clay Moscow, Russia – carpet (i) | Semifinal winners France 3–2 Russia 3–2 | Semifinal losers United States Argentina | | |
23 Sep | 2002 Salem Open Hong Kong, China ATP International Series $400,000 – hard | Juan 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 – clay Singles – Doubles | Fernando González 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 | José Acasuso | Marcelo Ríos Bohdan Ulihrach | David Sánchez Luis Horna Sargis Sargsian Alberto Martín |
Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | František Čermák Leoš Friedl |
30 Sep | 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP International Series Gold $800,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Kenneth Carlsen 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | Magnus Norman | Paradorn Srichaphan Vincent Spadea | Lleyton Hewitt Antony Dupuis Feliciano López Magnus Larsson |
Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | Jan-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, 6–0 | Sjeng 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 |
October
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, 6–4 | Jiří Novák | Andrei Pavel Carlos Moyà | Jürgen Melzer Nikolay Davydenko James Blake Bohdan Ulihrach |
Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–3 | Jiří 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, 6–1 | Gustavo 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 $2,578,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Andre Agassi W/O | Jiří Novák | Fabrice Santoro Sébastien Grosjean | Roger Federer Paradorn Srichaphan Agustín Calleri Juan Carlos Ferrero |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 | Mahesh 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, 6–2 | Fernando González | Roger Federer Juan Carlos Ferrero | Tim Henman Andy Roddick Arnaud Clément Félix Mantilla |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–1), 7–5 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
2002 St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia ATP International Series $1,000,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Sébastien Grosjean 7–5, 6–4 | Mikhail Youzhny | Karol Kučera Vladimir Voltchkov | Gastón Gaudio Dominik Hrbatý Andrei Pavel Nicolas Kiefer |
David Adams Jared Palmer 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | Irakli 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, 6–2 | Marcelo 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 $2,828,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles | Marat Safin 7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–4 | Lleyton 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 |
November
Statistical information
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 and Masters 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 and Masters 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)
ATP entry rankings
Singles
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 | 1 | 3 | Marat Safin | RUS | 2,845 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | ESP | 2,740 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | Carlos Moyà | ESP | 2,630 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 6 | Roger Federer | SUI | 2,590 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | Jiří Novák | CZE | 2,335 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | Tim Henman | GBR | 2,215 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | Albert Costa | ESP | 2,070 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 10 | Andy Roddick | USA | 2,045 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 11 | Tommy Haas | GER | 2,020 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | David Nalbandian | ARG | 1,775 | 12 | 48 | 35 | 13 | Pete Sampras | USA | 1,735 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 14 | Thomas Johansson | SWE | 1,725 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 15 | Guillermo Cañas | ARG | 1,725 | 12 | 20 | | 16 | Paradorn Srichaphan | THA | 1,646 | 16 | 120 | 104 | 17 | Sébastien Grosjean | FRA | 1,640 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 18 | Fernando González | CHI | 1,636 | 17 | 140 | 121 | 19 | Àlex Corretja | ESP | 1,555 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 20 | Sjeng Schalken | NED | 1,525 | 15 | 34 | 6 | |
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP 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 against Potito 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 against Lovro 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 against Jan 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 against Tim 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 rival Andre 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 partnering Dennis van Scheppingen.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Sampras Wins U.S. Open". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "How Pete Sampras Came To His Retirement Decision After 2002 U.S. Open Win". World Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ ""Winning The Title Is An Amazing Feeling - Lleyton Hewitt On His 2002 Wimbledon Glory". The Sportsman. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Looking back at Roger Federer's 28 Masters 1000 triumphs". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Alami
- ^ Bruguera
- ^ Gustafsson
- ^ ATP Player Activity page
- ^ ATP Player Activity page
- ^ ATP Player Activity page
External links
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website
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