2002 Australian Open


The 2002 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 90th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 14 through 27 January 2002 and attracted an attendance of 518,248.
Andre Agassi and Jennifer Capriati were the defending champions. Agassi, chose to withdraw from the tournament due to wrist injury. Thomas Johansson won his first Grand Slam title, while Capriati successfully defended her title defeating three-time champion Martina Hingis in the final.
Kia Motors began its sponsorship of the Australian Open in this season replacing Ford.
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Seniors

Men's singles

Thomas Johansson defeated Marat Safin, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6

Women's singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
  • It was Capriati's 1st title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro, 7–6, 6–3
  • Note: This is the first time where in men's doubles, a team only needs to win two sets to win a match. Previously, teams required to win three sets to win a match.

Women's doubles

Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Daniela Hantuchová / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–2, 6–7, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Daniela Hantuchová / Kevin Ullyett defeated Paola Suárez / Gastón Etlis, 6–3, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

Clément Morel defeated Todd Reid, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Barbora Strýcová defeated Maria Sharapova, 6–0, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Ryan Henry / Todd Reid defeated Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău, walkover

Girls' doubles

Gisela Dulko / Angelique Widjaja defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Matea Mezak, 6–2, 5–7, 6-4

Wheelchair

Men's wheelchair singles

Robin Ammerlaan defeated David Hall, 6–2, 6-4

Women's wheelchair singles

Esther Vergeer defeated Daniela Di Toro, 6–2, 6–0

Seeds

Men's singles

  1. Lleyton Hewitt '
  2. Gustavo Kuerten '
  3. Andre Agassi '
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov '
  5. Sébastien Grosjean '
  6. Tim Henman '
  7. Tommy Haas '
  8. Pete Sampras '
  9. Marat Safin '
  10. Goran Ivanišević '
  11. Roger Federer '
  12. Guillermo Cañas '
  13. Andy Roddick '
  14. Àlex Corretja
  15. Arnaud Clément '
  16. Thomas Johansson Champion
  17. Carlos Moyá '
  18. Albert Portas '
  19. Jan-Michael Gambill '
  20. Fabrice Santoro '
  21. Younes El Aynaoui '
  22. Hicham Arazi '
  23. Nicolás Lapentti '
  24. Thomas Enqvist '
  25. Andrei Pavel '
  26. Jiří Novák '
  27. Sjeng Schalken '
  28. Greg Rusedski '
  29. Xavier Malisse '
  30. Nicolas Escudé '
  31. Andreas Vinciguerra
  32. Tommy Robredo ''''

Women's singles

  1. Jennifer Capriati
  2. Venus Williams '
  3. Martina Hingis '
  4. Kim Clijsters '
  5. Serena Williams '
  6. Justine Henin '
  7. Amélie Mauresmo '
  8. Monica Seles '
  9. Sandrine Testud '
  10. Meghann Shaughnessy '
  11. Silvia Farina Elia '
  12. Elena Dementieva '
  13. Magdalena Maleeva '
  14. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario '
  15. Amanda Coetzer '
  16. Iroda Tulyaganova '
  17. Barbara Schett '
  18. Lisa Raymond '
  19. Ángeles Montolio '
  20. Rita Grande '
  21. Dája Bedáňová '
  22. Henrieta Nagyová '
  23. Magüi Serna '
  24. Ai Sugiyama '
  25. Tamarine Tanasugarn '
  26. Cristina Torrens Valero '
  27. Paola Suárez '
  28. Anne Kremer '
  29. Tatiana Panova '
  30. Elena Likhovtseva '
  31. Francesca Schiavone '
  32. Daniela Hantuchová
  33. Lina Krasnoroutskaya ''''