2002 Wimbledon Championships


The 2002 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 116th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Goran Ivanišević did not defend his title this year. Lleyton Hewitt, the World No.1, defeated David Nalbandian in the final in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon title. He became the first Australian since Pat Cash in 1987 to win Wimbledon. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena in the women's final.

Prize money

The total prize money for 2002 championships was £8,825,320. The winner of the men's title earned £525,000 while the women's singles champion earned £486,000.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£525,000
Women's singles£486,000
Men's doubles *£210,000
£194,250
Mixed doubles *£88,500

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
  • It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

    Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 7–6, 6–3
  • It was Serena's 5th title of the year, and her 16th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.

    Men's doubles

Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5

Women's doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva defeated Kevin Ullyett / Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

Juniors

Boys' singles

Todd Reid defeated Lamine Ouahab, 7–6, 6–4

Girls' singles

Vera Dushevina defeated Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Boys' doubles

Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău defeated Brian Baker / Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Elke Clijsters / Barbora Strýcová defeated Ally Baker / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Lleyton Hewitt
  2. Marat Safin '
  3. Andre Agassi '
  4. Tim Henman '
  5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov '
  6. Pete Sampras '
  7. Roger Federer '
  8. Thomas Johansson '
  9. Juan Carlos Ferrero '
  10. Guillermo Cañas '
  11. Andy Roddick '
  12. Jiří Novák '
  13. Younes El Aynaoui '
  14. Thomas Enqvist '
  15. Andrei Pavel '
  16. Nicolas Escudé '
  17. Rainer Schüttler '
  18. Sjeng Schalken '
  19. Juan Ignacio Chela '
  20. Tommy Robredo '
  21. Max Mirnyi '
  22. Nicolás Lapentti '
  23. Greg Rusedski '
  24. Gastón Gaudio '
  25. Fabrice Santoro '
  26. Todd Martin '
  27. Xavier Malisse '
  28. David Nalbandian '
  29. James Blake '
  30. Ivan Ljubičić '
  31. Stefan Koubek '
  32. Jarkko Nieminen ''''

    Women's singles

  33. Venus Williams '
  34. Serena Williams
  35. Jennifer Capriati '
  36. Monica Seles '
  37. Kim Clijsters '
  38. Justine Henin '
  39. Jelena Dokić '
  40. Sandrine Testud '
  41. Amélie Mauresmo '
  42. Silvia Farina Elia '
  43. Daniela Hantuchová '
  44. Elena Dementieva '
  45. Meghann Shaughnessy '
  46. Iroda Tulyaganova '
  47. Anna Smashnova '
  48. Lisa Raymond '
  49. Patty Schnyder '
  50. Anastasia Myskina '
  51. Magdalena Maleeva '
  52. Tamarine Tanasugarn '
  53. Tatiana Panova '
  54. Anne Kremer '
  55. Iva Majoli '
  56. Alexandra Stevenson '
  57. Nathalie Dechy '
  58. Dája Bedáňová '
  59. Ai Sugiyama '
  60. Paola Suárez '
  61. Barbara Schett '
  62. Clarisa Fernández '
  63. Nicole Pratt '
  64. Amanda Coetzer ''''