| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champion |  Kenneth Carlsen |
| Runner-up |  Magnus Norman |
| Score | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Draw | 56 (7 Q / 5 WC ) |
| Seeds | 16 |
Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Paradorn Srichaphan.
Kenneth Carlsen won in the final 7–6(8–6), 6–3 against Magnus Norman.
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round) Carlos Moyá (second round) Àlex Corretja (second round)
Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
James Blake (second round)
Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
Stefan Koubek (first round) Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
Dominik Hrbatý (second round) Agustín Calleri (second round) Wayne Arthurs (second round)
Nicolás Massú (third round) David Ferrer (first round) Taylor Dent (third round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 64 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Kenneth Carlsen | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||
| Kenneth Carlsen | 78 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Q | Magnus Norman | 66 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Vince Spadea | 4 | 64 | |||||||||||
| Q | Magnus Norman | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Clavet | 5 | 6 | 3 | M Chang | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Chang | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | L Hewitt | 64 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Morrison | 6 | 77 | 14 | N Massú | 77 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 D Norman | 3 | 63 | J Morrison | 67 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R Štěpánek | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | N Massú | 79 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | N Massú | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | L Hewitt | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | J-M Gambill | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 T Suzuki | 6 | 3 | 6 | T Suzuki | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R Delgado | 4 | 3 | B Vahaly | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Vahaly | 6 | 6 | T Suzuki | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 L Burgsmüller | 6 | 6 | 8 | P Srichaphan | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| O Fukárek | 3 | 3 | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | C Moyá | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Waske | 64 | 77 | 6 | A Waske | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Onoda | 77 | 63 | 2 | A Waske | 2 | 6 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | P Luxa | 3 | 4 |  A Dupuis | 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Dupuis | 6 | 6 | A Dupuis | 77 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Knowle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | W Arthurs | 65 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | W Arthurs | 2 | 6 | 6 | A Dupuis | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T Terachi | 1 | 2 | 11 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Okun | 4 | 4 | K Carlsen | 64 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Simoni | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | J I Chela | 77 | 65 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C Mamiit | 6 | 3 | 6 | C Mamiit | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J I Chela | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Blake | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Verkerk | 6 | 6 | M Verkerk | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Vacek | 3 | 4 | M Verkerk | 2 | 78 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Fish | 4 | 79 | 6 | F López | 6 | 66 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | G Motomura | 6 | 67 | 2 | M Fish | 63 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F López | 6 | 6 | F López | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | S Koubek | 4 | 4 | F López | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | D Ferrer | 6 | 5 | 5 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Blake | 4 | 7 | 7 | Q | T Blake | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Crabb | 2 | 4 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Spadea | 6 | 6 | V Spadea | 7 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Abel | 6 | 62 | 4 | K Kučera | 5 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Kučera | 4 | 77 | 6 | K Kučera | 3 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | À Corretja | 6 | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Lapentti | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Larsson | 77 | 6 | Q | M Larsson | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Ančić | 64 | 2 | Q | M Larsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Miyao | 0 | 0 | J Golmard | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Golmard | 6 | 6 | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kim | 4 | 4 | 12 | A Calleri | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | A Calleri | 6 | 6 | Q | M Larsson | 65 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | T Dent | 6 | 7 | Q | M Norman | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | H Kondo | 0 | 5 | 16 | T Dent | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Bohaboy | 1 | 3 | M Kohlmann | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kohlmann | 6 | 6 | 16 | T Dent | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Norman | 6 | 6 | Q | M Norman | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G Bastl | 3 | 0 | Q | M Norman | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J C Ferrero | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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