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.[1]

2002 Australian Open
Date14 – 27 January
Edition90th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Men's Singles
Thomas Johansson
Women's Singles
Jennifer Capriati
Men's Doubles
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor
Women's Doubles
Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
Mixed Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová / Kevin Ullyett
Boys' Singles
Clément Morel
Girls' Singles
Barbora Strýcová
Boys' Doubles
Ryan Henry / Todd Reid
Girls' Doubles
Gisela Dulko / Angelique Widjaja
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Robin Ammerlaan
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer

Andre Agassi and Jennifer Capriati were the defending champions. Agassi, chose to withdraw 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 in this season replacing Ford.

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 2002 Australian Open – Men's Singles

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

  • It was Johansson's 1st title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 2002 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2

  • It was Capriati's 1st title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 2002 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro, 7–6, 6–3

  • Note: This is the very 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
Main article: 2002 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova defeated Daniela Hantuchová / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–1

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 2002 Australian Open – 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,[2] 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

References
  1. "Tennis Australia Annual Report 2001-2002" (PDF). Chearinghouse for Sport. Tennis Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. Sharapova went on to reach the finals four times (2007, 2008, 2012 and 2015), she won the title in 2008 and lost to Serena Williams in 2007 and 2015, and Victoria Azarenka in 2012.
Preceded by
2001 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
2002 French Open
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