2002 Brasil Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2002 Brasil Open
Final
Champion Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria
Score67(47), 75, 76(72)
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2001  · Brasil Open ·  2003  

Jan Vacek was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 67(47), 75, 76(72) against Guillermo Coria.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Meligeni (second round)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (second round)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo (first round)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
  5. Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Calleri (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten 6626
  Flag of Paraguay.svg Ramón Delgado 4 773
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten 64777
  Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 775 62
  Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 76
  Flag of the United States.svg Cecil Mamiit 5 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 4 64
  Flag of the United States.svg A Kim 63 1r1 Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 1 63 
Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 2 66Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 677 
  Flag of Chile.svg N Massú 64 4 Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 651  
Q Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 63666 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 776 
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger 772 4 Q Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 0 5  
  Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle 4 2  6 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 67 
6 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 66 6 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 6626
4 Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 66   Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 4 773
  Flag of Italy.svg S Galvani 4 4  4 Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 2 5  
  Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 66   Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 67 
  Flag of France.svg J Golmard 3 2    Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 67 
WC Flag of Brazil.svg J Silva 4 63 8 Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá 4 5  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg G Bastl 62 6  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg G Bastl 1 5  
LL Flag of Peru.svg I Miranda 2 2  8 Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá 67 
8 Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 776 
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Abel 643  7 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 4 66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg R Mello 1 4    Flag of the United States.svg B Vahaly 62 2
  Flag of the United States.svg B Vahaly 66 7 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 2 4  
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 66   Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 66 
  Flag of Brazil.svg F Saretta 1 0    Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 66 
  Flag of Peru.svg L Horna 66   Flag of Peru.svg L Horna 4 1  
3 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 1 3    Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 76 
5 Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri 3 66  Flag of the United States.svg C Mamiit 5 2  
  Flag of Brazil.svg A Simoni 63 3 5 Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri 777 
  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 4 679  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 615  
  Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 61 675 Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri 654  
  Flag of the United States.svg C Mamiit 65 5   Flag of the United States.svg C Mamiit 776 
WC Flag of Brazil.svg D Melo 2 73r  Flag of the United States.svg C Mamiit 678 
  Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann 2 60 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 3 66 
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 677 

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