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.
This season marked the most recent occasion where eight different men appeared in the four major singles finals of a calendar year.
Season summary The 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. This would be Sampras’s last tournament before retirement with him officially announcing his retirement at the next year's US Open. 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. 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. 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists31 Dec 2001 Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Team Championships Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)2–1 2002 AAPT Championships Adelaide, AustraliaATP International Series$357,000 – hard Singles – Doubles Tim Henman6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 Mark Philippoussis Alberto Martín Hicham Arazi Greg Rusedski Thomas Enqvist Ivan Ljubičić Todd Martin Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett7–5, 6–2 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 2002 Tata Open Chennai, IndiaATP International Series$400,000 – hard Singles – Doubles Guillermo Cañas6–4, 7–6(7–2) Paradorn Srichaphan Karol Kučera Andrei Pavel Jiří Vaněk Fabrice Santoro Álex Calatrava Thomas Johansson Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes5–7, 6–2, 7–5 Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek 2002 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, QatarATP International Series$1,000,000 – hard Singles – Doubles Younes El Aynaoui4–6, 6–2, 6–2 Félix Mantilla Rainer Schüttler Bohdan Ulihrach Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jiří Novák Fernando Vicente Radek Štěpánek Donald Johnson Jared Palmer6–3, 7–6(7–5) Jiří Novák David Rikl7 Jan 2002 Heineken Open Auckland, New ZealandATP International Series$357,000 – hard Singles – Doubles Greg Rusedski6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–5 Jérôme Golmard Michel Kratochvil Jiří Novák Jonas Björkman David Nalbandian Félix Mantilla Goran Ivanišević Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7) Martín García Cyril Suk 2002 Adidas International Sydney, AustraliaATP International Series$381,000 – hard Singles – Doubles Roger Federer6–3, 6–3 Juan Ignacio Chela Max Mirnyi Andy Roddick Julien Boutter Nicolas Escudé Hyung-Taik Lee Marcelo Ríos Donald Johnson Jared Palmer6–4, 6–4 Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle14 Jan21 Jan 2002 Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand Slam$4,290,000 – hard128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Thomas Johansson3–6, 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 Hantuchová6–3, 6–2 Gastón Etlis Paola Suárez28 Jan 2002 Milan Indoor Milan, ItalyATP International Series$381,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles Davide Sanguinetti7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1 Roger Federer Nicolas Escudé Greg Rusedski Younes El Aynaoui Max Mirnyi Sjeng Schalken Sargis Sargsian Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10] Julien Boutter Max Mirnyi
February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Feb Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First RoundMetz, 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 3–2 4–1 3–2 5–0 3–2 3–2 4–1 5–0 11 Feb Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, DenmarkATP International Series$381,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles Lars Burgsmüller6–3, 6–3 Olivier Rochus Magnus Larsson Davide Sanguinetti Jiří Novák Cecil Mamiit Christophe Rochus Rainer Schüttler Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann7–6(10–8), 7–5 Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek Open 13 Marseille, FranceATP International Series$451,000 – Hard (i) Singles – Doubles Thomas Enqvist6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1 Nicolas Escudé Cédric Pioline Yevgeny Kafelnikov Juan Carlos Ferrero Greg Rusedski Sébastien Grosjean Marc Rosset Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé6–4, 6–3 Julien Boutter Max Mirnyi Bell South Open Viña del Mar, ChileATP International Series$381,000 – clay Singles – Doubles Fernando González6–3, 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 Rodríguez6–3, 6–4 Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo18 Feb Kroger St. Jude Memphis, TN, USAATP International Series Gold$725,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles Andy Roddick6–4, 3–6, 7–5 James Blake Jan-Michael Gambill Xavier Malisse Tommy Haas Rainer Schüttler Todd Martin Sargis Sargsian Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić6–3, 3–6, [10–4] Bob Bryan Mike Bryan ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, NetherlandsATP International Series Gold$713,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles Nicolas Escudé3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 Tim Henman Sébastien Grosjean Ivan Ljubičić Roger Federer Arnaud Clément Bohdan Ulihrach Ivo Heuberger Roger Federer Max Mirnyi4–6, 6–3, [10–4] Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Copa AT&T Buenos Aires, ArgentinaATP International Series$425,000 – clay Singles – Doubles Nicolás Massú2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Agustín Calleri Juan Ignacio Chela Feliciano López Mariano Zabaleta Franco Squillari José Acasuso David Nalbandian Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez3–6, 6–3, [10–4] Simon Aspelin Mark Kratzmann25 Feb Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco, MexicoATP International Series Gold$725,200 – clay Singles – Doubles Carlos Moyà7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) Fernando Meligeni Albert Montañés Juan Ignacio Chela Fernando Vicente Mariano Zabaleta David Sánchez Francisco Clavet Bob Bryan Mike Bryan6–1, 3–6, [10–2] Martin Damm David Rikl Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesATP International Series Gold$925,000 – hard Singles – Doubles Fabrice Santoro6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Younes El Aynaoui Thomas Johansson Jiří Novák Rainer Schüttler Tim Henman Ivan Ljubičić Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor3–6, 6–3, [13–11] Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle Siebel Open San Jose, CA, USAATP International Series$400,000 – hard (i) Singles Lleyton Hewitt4–6, 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 Ullyett6–3, 4–6, [10–5] John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Mar 2002 International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, FL, USAATP 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, USAATP 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 Nestor11 Mar 2002 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, CA, USATennis Masters Series$2,450,000 – 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 Mirnyi18 Mar25 Mar 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, FL, USATennis Masters Series$3,075,000 – 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
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