2002 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

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Singles
2002 St. Petersburg Open
Final
Champion Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny
Score75, 64
Events
Singles Doubles
  2001  · St. Petersburg Open ·  2003  

Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Vladimir Voltchkov.

Contents

Sébastien Grosjean won in the final 75, 64 against Mikhail Youzhny.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi (second round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin (second round)
  3. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean (champion)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák (withdrew because of a hamstring injury)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  6. Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
  7. Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (second round)
  9. Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 3 2
3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean 66
3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean 76
  Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 5 4
  Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 66
WC Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Voltchkov 4 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek 3 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 4 4  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 6666  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg F López 783 2   Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 2 66
  Flag of France.svg A Dupuis 5 6627 Flag of Argentina.svg G Gaudio 64 3
WC Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov 73 77WC Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov 5 1  
Q Flag of Belarus.svg A Shvets 5 5  7 Flag of Argentina.svg G Gaudio 76 
7 Flag of Argentina.svg G Gaudio 77   Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 3 2  
3 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 66 3 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 66 
  Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsian 4 4  3 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 3 66  Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 3 1  
  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 62 4 3 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 4 66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 3 66  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 63 2
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 63 4   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 777 
LL Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann 640  5 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 615  
5 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 776 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 64 3
  Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 3 66  Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 63 6
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 2 3    Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 4 64
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 66   Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 66 
Q Flag of Finland.svg T Ketola 66 9 Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 1 3  
  Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 2 3  Q Flag of Finland.svg T Ketola 2 4  
Q Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg I Labadze 1 3  9 Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 66 
9 Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 66   Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 66 
8 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 66 WC Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 4 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Vacek 3 4  8 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 3 5  
  Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 66   Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 67 
  Flag of Israel.svg H Levy 0 1    Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 5 5  
WC Flag of Russia.svg M Elgin 4 0  WC Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 77 
WC Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 66 WC Flag of Belarus.svg V Voltchkov 66 
Q Flag of France.svg C Saulnier 65773 2 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 4 4  
2 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 77626

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