2002 ATP Tour
Lleyton Hewitt finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the second time in his career. He won five tournaments during the season, including a major title at the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup.
Details
Duration29 December 2001 – 17 November 2002
Edition33rd
Tournaments67
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Lleyton Hewitt (5)
United States Andre Agassi (5)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Lleyton Hewitt (7)
United States Andre Agassi (7)
Prize money leaderAustralia Lleyton Hewitt ($4,619,386)
Points leaderAustralia Lleyton Hewitt (4,485)
Awards
Player of the yearAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Doubles team of the yearThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Most improved
player of the year
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Newcomer of the yearFrance Paul-Henri Mathieu
Comeback
player of the year
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
2001
2003

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 2001Hopman 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
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Tim Henman
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Australia Mark PhilippoussisSpain Alberto Martín
Morocco Hicham Arazi
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Sweden Thomas Endqvist
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
United States Todd Martin
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
7–5, 6–2
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2002 Tata Open
Chennai, India
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Thailand Paradorn SrichaphanSlovakia Karol Kučera
Romania Andrei Pavel
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
France Fabrice Santoro
Spain Álex Calatrava
Sweden Tomas Johansson
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Ota Fukárek
2002 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Spain Félix MantillaGermany Rainer Schüttler
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Spain Fernando Vicente
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
7 Jan2002 Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP International Series
$357,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–5
France Jérôme GolmardSwitzerland Michel Kratochvil
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Argentina David Nalbandian
Spain Félix Mantilla
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7)
Argentina Martín García
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
2002 Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
ATP International Series
$381,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 6–3
Argentina Juan Ignacio ChelaBelarus Max Mirnyi
United States Andy Roddick
France Julien Boutter
France Nicolas Escudé
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
Chile Marcelo Ríos
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
6–4, 6–4
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle
14 Jan
21 Jan
2002 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$4,290,000 – hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Thomas Johansson
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Russia Marat SafinGermany Tommy Haas
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Chile Marcelo Ríos
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Austria Stefan Koubek
Sweden Jonas Björkman
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor'
7–6(7–4), 6–3
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
6–3, 6–2
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Paola Suárez
28 Jan2002 Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP International Series
$381,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1
Switzerland Roger FedererFrance Nicolas Escudé
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
Germany Karsten Braasch
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
France Julien Boutter
Belarus Max Mirnyi

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 FebDavis 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 FebCopenhagen Open
Copenhagen, Denmark
ATP International Series
$381,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
6–3, 6–3
Belgium Olivier RochusSweden Magnus Larsson
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
United States Cecil Mamiit
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Austria Julian Knowle
Germany Michael Kohlmann
7–6(10–8), 7–5
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP International Series
$451,000 – Hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1
France Nicolas EscudéFrance Cédric Pioline
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
France Sébastien Grosjean
Switzerland Marc Rosset
France Arnaud Clément
France Nicolas Escudé
6–4, 6–3
France Julien Boutter
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Bell South Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)
Ecuador Nicolás LapenttiChile Nicolás Massú
France Nicolas Coutelot
Brazil Flávio Saretta
Spain Albert Montañés
Austria Markus Hipfl
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
6–3, 6–4
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Luis Lobo
18 FebKroger St. Jude
Memphis, TN, USA
ATP International Series Gold
$725,000 – hard (i)
Sinlges
United States Andy Roddick
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
United States James BlakeUnited States Jan-Michael Gambill
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Germany Tommy Haas
Germany Rainer Schüttler
United States Todd Martin
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
United States Brian MacPhie
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP International Series Gold
$713,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
France Nicolas Escudé
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
United Kingdom Tim HenmanFrance Sébastien Grosjean
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Switzerland Roger Federer
France Arnaud Clément
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Switzerland Ivo Heuberger
Switzerland Roger Federer
Belarus Max Mirnyi
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Copa AT&T
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP International Series
$425,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Chile Nicolás Massú
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Argentina Agustín CalleriArgentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Feliciano López
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Argentina Franco Squillari
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina David Nalbandian
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Mark Kratzmann
25 FebAbierto Mexicano Pegaso
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP International Series Gold
$725,200 – clay
Singles
Spain Carlos Moyà
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Brazil Fernando MeligeniSpain Albert Montañés
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Fernando Vicente
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Spain David Sánchez
Spain Francisco Clavet
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic David Rikl
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP International Series Gold
$925,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
France Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Morocco Younes El AynaouiSweden Thomas Johansson
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Germany Rainer Schüttler
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
3–6, 6–3, [13–11]
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle
Siebel Open
San Jose, CA, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard (i)
Singles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
United States Andre AgassiUnited States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Andy Roddick
United States Todd Martin
Australia Wayne Arthurs
United States James Blake
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa Robbie Koenig

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Mar2002 International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach, FL, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
United States Andy RoddickFrance Antony Dupuis
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
France Michaël Llodra
Spain Feliciano López
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Brazil André Sá
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
South Africa David Adams
Australia Ben Ellwood
2002 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Spain Juan BalcellsBelgium Xavier Malisse
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Israel Noam Okun
Spain Carlos Moyà
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
11 Mar2002 Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, CA, USA
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–1, 6–2
United Kingdom Tim HenmanUnited States Pete Sampras
United States Todd Martin
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–4
Switzerland Roger Federer
Belarus Max Mirnyi
18 Mar
25 Mar
2002 NASDAQ-100 Open
Key Biscayne, FL, USA
Tennis Masters Series
$3,575,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Switzerland Roger FedererAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Russia Marat Safin
Romania Andrei Pavel
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 AprDavis 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 Apr2002 Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Argentina Guillermo CañasFrance Julien Boutter
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Hungary Attila Sávolt
France Jean-René Lisnard
France Antony Dupuis
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Australia Stephen Huss
South Africa Myles Wakefield
6–4, 6–2
Argentina Martín García
Argentina Luis Lobo
2002 Estoril Open
Oeiras, Portugal
ATP International Series
$525,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina David Nalbandian
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Finland Jarkko NieminenSpain Carlos Moyà
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Russia Marat Safin
Germany Karsten Braasch
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–3
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
15 Apr2002 Monte Carlo Open
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Spain Carlos MoyàUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
France Sébastien Grosjean
Russia Marat Safin
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Spain Albert Costa
Germany Tommy Haas
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
22 Apr2002 Trofeo Conde de Godo
Barcelona, Spain
ATP International Series Gold
$955,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Spain Albert CostaAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Spain Alberto Martín
France Cédric Pioline
Spain Àlex Corretja
Australia Michael Hill
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–4
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Gastón Etlis
2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, TX, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
7–6(11–9), 6–3
United States Pete SamprasArgentina Guillermo Coria
United States Andre Agassi
Australia Wayne Arthurs
United States James Blake
United States Todd Martin
Denmark Kristian Pless
United States Mardy Fish
United States Andy Roddick
6–4, 6–4
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Graydon Oliver
29 Apr2002 Mallorca Open
Mallorca, Spain
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
6–2, 6–3
Finland Jarkko NieminenArgentina Agustín Calleri
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Spain David Sánchez
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–2, 6–4
Austria Julian Knowle
Germany Michael Kohlmann
2002 BMW Open
Munich, Germany
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
6–4, 6–4
Germany Rainer SchüttlerCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Spain Francisco Clavet
France Julien Boutter
Germany Tommy Haas
Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–0, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 May2002 Rome Masters
Rome, Italy
Tennis Masters Series
$2,578,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Germany Tommy HaasUnited States Andy Roddick
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Spain Carlos Moyà
Spain Tommy Robredo
United States James Blake
Spain Albert Costa
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
7–5, 7–5
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
13 May2002 Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
Tennis Masters Series
$2,578,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–1, 6–3, 6–4
Russia Marat SafinSpain Tommy Robredo
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Austria Stefan Koubek
France Julien Boutter
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
India Mahesh Bhupathi
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
6–2, 6–4
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
20 May2002 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
SinglesDoubles
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
7–5, 6–4
Spain Fernando VicenteBrazil Flávio Saretta
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Austria Markus Hipfl
Spain Albert Montañés
Spain David Sánchez
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic David Rikl
7–5, 6–4
United States Mike Bryan
Australia Michael Hill
27 May
3 Jun
2002 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$5,268,535 – clay
128S/128Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Spain Albert Costa
6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Spain Juan Carlos FerreroSpain Àlex Corretja
Russia Marat Safin
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Romania Andrei Pavel
United States Andre Agassi
France Sébastien Grosjean
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–5, 6–4
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Cara Black
6–3, 6–3
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Russia Elena Bovina

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Jun2002 Gerry Weber Open
Halle, NRW, Germany
ATP International Series
$951,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Germany Nicolas KieferDenmark Kenneth Carlsen
Switzerland Roger Federer
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Germany Alexander Popp
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Germany David Prinosil
Czech Republic David Rikl
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
2002 Stella Artois Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP International Series
$761,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
United Kingdom Tim HenmanNetherlands Sjeng Schalken
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
United States Todd Martin
Australia Wayne Arthurs
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
7–5, 6–3
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
17 Jun2002 Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP International Series
$381,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
France Arnaud ClémentArgentina Guillermo Cañas
Spain Tommy Robredo
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
France Cédric Pioline
Switzerland Yves Allegro
Switzerland Roger Federer
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Brian MacPhie
2002 Samsung Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ATP International Series
$381,000 – grass
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Australia Wayne ArthursUnited Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Russia Andrei Stoliarov
Sweden Magnus Larsson
United Kingdom Arvind Parmar
France Fabrice Santoro
United States Mike Bryan
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
24 Jun
1 Jul
2002 Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
$6,061,154 – grass
128S/128Q/64D/64X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Argentina David NalbandianUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Brazil André Sá
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–5
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Jul2002 Swedish Open Båstad
Båstad, Sweden
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Carlos Moyà
6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Morocco Younes El AynaouiArgentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Tommy Robredo
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Sweden Magnus Norman
Spain Albert Portas
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Michael Hill
2002 Allianz Suisse Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP International Series
$600,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Àlex Corretja
6–3, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Argentina Gastón GaudioCroatia Ivan Ljubičić
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Spain Galo Blanco
Switzerland Marc Rosset
Hungary Attila Sávolt
Spain David Sánchez
Australia Joshua Eagle
Czech Republic David Rikl
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Italy Massimo Bertolini
Italy Cristian Brandi
2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame
Tennis Championships

Newport, RI, USA
ATP International Series
$375,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
United States Taylor Dent
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
United States James BlakeFrance Michaël Llodra
United States Robby Ginepri
United States Justin Gimelstob
United States Mardy Fish
Germany Alexander Popp
United Kingdom Martin Lee
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–3
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Alexander Popp
15 Jul2002 Energis Open
Amersfoort, Netherlands
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Spain Albert CostaArgentina Gastón Gaudio
Netherlands John van Lottum
Brazil André Sá
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Spain Juan Balcells
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Chris Haggard
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Brazil André Sá
Brazil Alexandre Simoni
2002 Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP International Series
$500,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Argentina Guillermo CañasCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Spain Tommy Robredo
Spain Alberto Martín
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Romania Andrei Pavel
Australia Joshua Eagle
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–3, 6–4
South Africa David Adams
Argentina Gastón Etlis
2002 Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
Spain Carlos Moyà
6–2, 6–3
Spain David FerrerCroatia Zeljko Krajan
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Romania Victor Hănescu
Spain Fernando Vicente
Czech Republic František Čermák
Austria Julian Knowle
6–4, 6–4
Spain Albert Portas
Spain Fernando Vicente
22 Jul2002 Generali Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
$880,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Àlex Corretja
6–4, 6–1, 6–3
Spain Juan Carlos FerreroArgentina Gastón Gaudio
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Spain Albert Costa
Chile Nicolás Massú
Romania Andrei Pavel
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
South Africa Robbie Koenig
Japan Thomas Shimada
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Spain Àlex Corretja
2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Los Angeles, CA, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–2, 6–4
United States Jan-Michael GambillUnited States Andy Roddick
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Belgium Xavier Malisse
France Michaël Llodra
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
France Sébastien Grosjean
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
6–4, 6–4
United States Justin Gimelstob
France Michaël Llodra
2002 Idea Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina José Acasuso
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Argentina Franco SquillariHungary Attila Sávolt
Spain Carlos Moyà
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Czech Republic Jan Vacek
Italy Stefano Galvani
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
7–5, 7–5
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
Australia Nathan Healey
29 Jul2002 Canada Masters
Toronto, Canada
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
6–4, 7–5
United States Andy RoddickCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Germany Tommy Haas
France Sébastien Grosjean
Argentina David Nalbandian
France Fabrice Santoro
Russia Marat Safin
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Aug2002 Cincinnati Masters
Mason, OH, USA
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Spain Carlos Moyà
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Australia Lleyton HewittChile Fernando González
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
United States Andre Agassi
United States Andy Roddick
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Australia Wayne Arthurs
United States James Blake
United States Todd Martin
7–5, 6–3
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
12 Aug2002 RCA Championships
Indianapolis, IN, USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Spain Félix MantillaGermany Tommy Haas
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
France Sébastien Grosjean
France Arnaud Clément
France Arnaud di Pasquale
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–4
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
2002 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States James Blake
1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Thailand Paradorn SrichaphanUnited States Andre Agassi
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Spain Àlex Corretja
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
19 Aug2002 TD Waterhouse Cup
Long Island, NY, USA
ATP International Series
$480,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Argentina Juan Ignacio ChelaGermany Tommy Haas
Spain Àlex Corretja
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
United States Mardy Fish
India Mahesh Bhupathi
United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–4
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic 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
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Pete Sampras
6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
United States Andre AgassiAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Belarus Max Mirnyi
United States Andy Roddick
Chile Fernando González
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
United States Mike Bryan
United States Lisa Raymond
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1)
United States Bob Bryan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Sep2002 Open Romania
Bucharest, Romania
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain David Ferrer
6–3, 6–2
Argentina José AcasusoRomania Andrei Pavel
Spain David Sánchez
Spain Juan Giner
Argentina Franco Squillari
Spain Galo Blanco
France Arnaud di Pasquale
Germany Jens Knippschild
Sweden Peter Nyborg
6–3, 6–3
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Argentina Andrés Schneiter
2002 Brasil Open
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil
ATP International Series
$571,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Argentina Guillermo CoriaParaguay Ramón Delgado
United States Cecil Mamiit
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Brazil André Sá
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Argentina Agustín Calleri
United States Scott Humphries
The Bahamas Mark Merklein
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil André Sá
2002 President's Cup
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
ATP International Series
$550,000 – hard
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Belarus Vladimir VoltchkovThailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Russia Marat Safin
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Denmark Kristian Pless
Germany Tommy Haas
South Africa David Adams
South Africa Robbie Koenig
6–2, 7–5
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
16 SepDavis 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 Sep2002 Salem Open
Hong Kong, China
ATP International Series
$400,000 – hard
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
Spain Carlos MoyàSweden Jonas Björkman
France Jérôme Golmard
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Francisco Clavet
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
France Antony Dupuis
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Graydon Oliver
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
2002 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
ATP International Series
$381,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Argentina José AcasusoChile Marcelo Ríos
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Spain David Sánchez
Peru Luis Horna
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
Spain Alberto Martín
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Luis Lobo
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
30 Sep2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
7–6(10–8), 6–3
Sweden Magnus NormanThailand Paradorn Srichaphan
United States Vincent Spadea
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
France Antony Dupuis
Spain Feliciano López
Sweden Magnus Larsson
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Chris Haggard
7–6(7–4), 6–4
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Graydon Oliver
2002 Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Netherlands Sjeng SchalkenRussia Marat Safin
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Switzerland Roger Federer
Germany Rainer Schüttler
France Nicolas Escudé
France Cyril Saulnier
Switzerland Roger Federer
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Oct2002 CA Tennis Trophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
$765,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Czech Republic Jiří NovákRomania Andrei Pavel
Spain Carlos Moyà
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
United States James Blake
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–3
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
2002 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
ATP International Series
$761,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Brazil Gustavo KuertenFrance Arnaud Clément
Denmark Kristian Pless
Russia Marat Safin
France Sébastien Grosjean
Sweden Jonas Björkman
France Nicolas Escudé
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
14 Oct2002 Madrid Masters
Madrid, Spain
Tennis Masters Series
$2,578,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
W/O
Czech Republic Jiří NovákFrance Fabrice Santoro
France Sébastien Grosjean
Switzerland Roger Federer
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 7–5, 6–0
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
21 Oct2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Argentina David Nalbandian
6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Chile Fernando GonzálezSwitzerland Roger Federer
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
United Kingdom Tim Henman
United States Andy Roddick
France Arnaud Clément
Spain Félix Mantilla
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–1), 7–5
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
2002 St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Russia
ATP International Series
$1,000,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
France Sébastien Grosjean
7–5, 6–4
Russia Mikhail YouzhnySlovakia Karol Kučera
Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Romania Andrei Pavel
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
South Africa David Adams
United States Jared Palmer
7–6(10–8), 6–3
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Russia Marat Safin
2002 If Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
ATP International Series
$650,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
6–7(2–7), 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
Chile Marcelo RíosSpain Tommy Robredo
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
France Fabrice Santoro
Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra
Chile Nicolás Massú
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
28 Oct2002 Paris Masters
Paris, France
Tennis Masters Series
$2,828,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Russia Marat Safin
7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–4
Australia Lleyton HewittThailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Spain Carlos Moyà
Switzerland Roger Federer
United States Andy Roddick
France Nicolas Escudé
United States Andre Agassi
France Nicolas Escudé
France Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
France Cédric Pioline

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Round Robin
4 Nov
No tournaments scheduled.
12 Nov2002 Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
Tennis Masters Cup
$3,700,000 – hard (i)
Singles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4
Spain Juan Carlos FerreroSpain Carlos Moyà
Switzerland Roger Federer
Spain Albert Costa
Russia Marat Safin
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
United States Andre Agassi
Sweden Thomas Johansson
18 Nov
No tournaments scheduled.
25 NovDavis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Paris, France – clay (i)
 Russia 3–2 France

Statistical information

List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of most titles won:

The following players won their first title:

Titles won by nation:

  • Spain Spain 10 (Acapulco, Monte Carlos Masters, French Open, Båstad, Gstaad, Umag, Kitzbühel, Cincinnati Masters, Bucharest and Hong Kong)
  • United States United States 10 (Memphis, Scottsdale, Miami Masters, Houston, Rome Masters, Newport, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., US Open and Madrid Masters)
  • Argentina Argentina 8 (Chennai, Estoril, Barcelona, Mallorca, Amersfoort, Sopot, Canada Masters and Basel)
  • Australia Australia 5 (San Jose, Indian Wells Masters, London Queen's Club, Wimbledon and Masters Cup)
  • France France 5 (Rotterdam, Dubai, Moscow, Lyon and St. Petersburg)
  • Russia Russia 4 (Halle, Stuttgart, Tashkent and Paris Masters)
  • Chile Chile 3 (Viña del Mar, Buenos Aires and Palermo)
  • Morocco Morocco 3 (Doha, Casablanca and Munich)
  • Sweden Sweden 3 (Australian Open, Marseille and Nottingham)
  • Switzerland Switzerland 3 (Sydney, Hamburg Masters and Vienna)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom 3 (Adelaide, Auckland and Indianapolis)
  • Italy Italy 2 (Milan and Delray Beach)
  • Thailand Thailand 2 (Long Island and Stockholm)
  • Brazil Brazil 1 (Costa do Sauipe)
  • Denmark Denmark 1 (Tokyo)
  • Ecuador Ecuador 1 (St. Poelten)
  • Germany Germany 1 (Copenhagen)
  • Netherlands Netherlands 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch)

ATP entry rankings

Singles

As of 31 December 2001
Rk Name Nation Points
1Lleyton Hewitt AUS4,365
2Gustavo Kuerten BRA3,855
3Andre Agassi USA3,520
4Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS3,090
5Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP3,040
6Sébastien Grosjean FRA2,790
7Patrick Rafter AUS2,785
8Tommy Haas GER2,285
9Tim Henman GBR2,100
10Pete Sampras USA1,940
11Marat Safin RUS1,920
12Goran Ivanišević CRO1,761
13Roger Federer  SUI1,745
14Andy Roddick USA1,573
15Guillermo Cañas ARG1,572
16Àlex Corretja ESP1,525
17Arnaud Clément FRA1,475
18Thomas Johansson SWE1,375
19Carlos Moyà ESP1,310
20Albert Portas ESP1,220
Year-end rankings 2002 (30 December 2002)[5]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1Lleyton Hewitt AUS4,48511Steady
2Andre Agassi USA3,395210Increase 1
3Marat Safin RUS2,845211Increase 8
4Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP2,740211Increase 1
5Carlos Moyà ESP2,630532Increase 14
6Roger Federer  SUI2,590614Increase 7
7Jiří Novák CZE2,335529Increase 22
8Tim Henman GBR2,215411Increase 1
9Albert Costa ESP2,070642Increase 31
10Andy Roddick USA2,045917Increase 4
11Tommy Haas GER2,020211Decrease 3
12David Nalbandian ARG1,7751248Increase 35
13Pete Sampras USA1,7351017Decrease 3
14Thomas Johansson SWE1,725718Increase 4
15Guillermo Cañas ARG1,7251220Steady
16Paradorn Srichaphan THA1,64616120Increase 104
17Sébastien Grosjean FRA1,640418Decrease 11
18Fernando González CHI1,63617140Increase 121
19Àlex Corretja ESP1,5551631Decrease 3
20Sjeng Schalken NED1,5251534Increase 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:

  • Morocco 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]
  • Spain 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]
  • Sweden 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]
  • France 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]
  • Australia 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]
  • United States 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.
  • Netherlands 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

  1. "Sampras Wins U.S. Open". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. "How Pete Sampras Came To His Retirement Decision After 2002 U.S. Open Win". World Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ""Winning The Title Is An Amazing Feeling - Lleyton Hewitt On His 2002 Wimbledon Glory". The Sportsman. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. "Looking back at Roger Federer's 28 Masters 1000 triumphs". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. Alami
  7. Bruguera
  8. Gustafsson
  9. ATP Player Activity page
  10. ATP Player Activity page
  11. ATP Player Activity page
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