2002 RCA Championships – Singles

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Singles
2002 RCA Championships
Final
Champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla
Score6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
  2001  · Indianapolis Tennis Championships ·  2003  

Patrick Rafter was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Greg Rusedski won in the final 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 against Félix Mantilla.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin (withdrew because of an upper respiratory infection)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman (third round, withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
  6. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
  8. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse (third round)
  9. Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler (semifinals)
  10. Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (second round)
  11. Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel (third round)
  12. Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
  13. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel Kratochvil (third round)
  14. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski (champion)
  15. Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément (quarterfinals)
  16. Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski 3 66
3 Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas 63 3
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski 6666
  Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla 784 4
  Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla 61 6
9 Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler 4 64

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 67 
  Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 6676  Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 3 5  
WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 785 3 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 634  
  Flag of Spain.svg F López 5 73 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 776 
Q Flag of France.svg L Roux 75 6Q Flag of France.svg L Roux 3 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés 654  14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 66 
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 776 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 678 
12 Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 4 2    Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Verkerk 4 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Verkerk 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Verkerk 67 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Popp 4 66  Flag of Germany.svg A Popp 4 5  
Q Flag of France.svg C Saulnier 62 4   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Verkerk w/o  
  Flag of Chile.svg N Massú 66 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman    
WC Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 3 3    Flag of Chile.svg N Massú 3 65
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 61 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of Germany.svg T Haas 7116 
  Flag of the United States.svg R Ginepri 604  WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 693  
WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 776 3 Flag of Germany.svg T Haas 4 76
Q Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 662613 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Kratochvil 65 1
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 3 772 Q Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 1 4  
Q Flag of Azerbaijan.svg E Ağayev 0 2  13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Kratochvil 66 
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Kratochvil 66 3 Flag of Germany.svg T Haas 63 6
10 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 67 6 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 3 63
  Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 2 5  10 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 4 5  
  Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 776   Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 67 
  Flag of Denmark.svg K Pless 652    Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 643  
  Flag of France.svg M Llodra 2 4  6 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 776 
  Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsian 66   Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsian 63 3
6 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 3 66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 625  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger 5 1    Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 777 
  Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 76   Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 2 66
  Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 617611 Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 64 1
  Flag of Germany.svg B Phau 775 1   Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 4 63
  Flag of the United States.svg J Morrison 63 2 11 Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 62 6
11 Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 4 66  Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 1 66
15 Flag of France.svg A Clément 67 15 Flag of France.svg A Clément 64 4
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 4 5  15 Flag of France.svg A Clément 64 77
WC Flag of the United States.svg B Baker 4 2    Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 4 661
  Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 66 15 Flag of France.svg A Clément 66 
WC Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 4 66WC Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 3 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg O Fukárek 62 2 WC Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 4 66
4 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 62 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg T Dent 677   Flag of the United States.svg T Dent 4 4  
Q Flag of the United States.svg G Weiner 4 65 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 3 2  
Q Flag of Israel.svg J Erlich 66 9 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 2 3  Q Flag of Israel.svg J Erlich 1 72
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis 6264 9 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 65 6
9 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 7777 9 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 2 66
16 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 66 LL Flag of France.svg A Di Pasquale 64 1
  Flag of Israel.svg H Levy 2 2  16 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs 66   Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs 4 2  
  Flag of South Korea.svg H-T Lee 4 3  16 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 652  
  Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 6361 LL Flag of France.svg A Di Pasquale 776 
Q Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 7777 Q Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 2 64 
LL Flag of France.svg A Di Pasquale 677 

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