2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles

Last updated
Doubles
2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg Graydon Oliver
Final score64, 64
Events
Singles Doubles
  2001  · U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships ·  2003  

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but only Paes competed that year with John-Laffnie de Jager.

Contents

de Jager and Paes lost in the first round to Robert Kendrick and Brian Vahaly.

Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick won in the final 64, 64 against Jan-Michael Gambill and Graydon Oliver.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes (first round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson (first round)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
63 [10]
  Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle
Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann
3 6[4] 1 Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
783 [12]
  Flag of Argentina.svg M García
Flag of Argentina.svg L Lobo
776   Flag of Argentina.svg M García
Flag of Argentina.svg L Lobo
666[14]
  Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado
Flag of Brazil.svg F Saretta
613    Flag of Argentina.svg M García
Flag of Argentina.svg L Lobo
3 4  
3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Macpherson
636[10] WC Flag of the United States.svg J-M Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg G Oliver
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira
Flag of South Africa.svg N Godwin
773 [12]  Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira
Flag of South Africa.svg N Godwin
4 77[6]
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Ellwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Huss
3 3  WC Flag of the United States.svg J-M Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg G Oliver
664[10]
WC Flag of the United States.svg J-M Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg G Oliver
66 WC Flag of the United States.svg J-M Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg G Oliver
4 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the United States.svg A Roddick
4 6[12]  Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the United States.svg A Roddick
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Humphries
Flag of the United States.svg G Weiner
63 [10]   Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the United States.svg A Roddick
66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Blake
Flag of the United States.svg T Blake
775 [10]WC Flag of the United States.svg J Blake
Flag of the United States.svg T Blake
4 4  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hanley
657[5]   Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the United States.svg A Roddick
636[10]
  Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg M Wakefield
3 6[9]   Flag of the United States.svg D Bowen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
773 [6]
  Flag of the United States.svg D Bowen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
63 [11]  Flag of the United States.svg D Bowen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
65 [13]
WC Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick
Flag of the United States.svg B Vahaly
66 WC Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick
Flag of the United States.svg B Vahaly
4 7[11]
2 Flag of South Africa.svg J-L de Jager
Flag of India.svg L Paes
3 2  

Related Research Articles

Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk were the defending champions, but Stolle competed with Wayne Black, while Suk competed with Donald Johnson this year. Suk and Johnson were defeated by Stolle and Black in the third round, while Stolle and Black were defeated by Andrei Olhovskiy and David Prinosil in the quarterfinals.

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but failed to qualify as a team that year, as they did not compete together in 1999. Eltingh retired from the sport on November 22, 1998, while Haarhuis qualified with Jared Palmer, but lost in the round robin.

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Christophe Rochus and Olivier Rochus.

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Haarhuis competed with American Jared Palmer as the seventh seed, but they were eliminated in the second round by Javier Sánchez and Jan Siemerink.

Leander Paes and Jan Siemerink were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Paes with Mahesh Bhupathi and Siemerink with Jack Waite.

Paul Haarhuis and Sjeng Schalken were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


Donald Johnson and Piet Norval were the defending champions but only Johnson competed that year with Jared Palmer.

Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie were the defending champions but only MacPhie competed that year with Nenad Zimonjić.

Max Mirnyi and Serena Williams defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lučić in the final, 6–4, 6–4, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but Eltingh did not compete.

Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year.
Björkman teamed up with Patrick Rafter, and they won the title defeating the first-seeded Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4. This would be Rafter's only grand slam doubles title.

Jonas Björkman and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year.

Rennae Stubbs and Jared Palmer defeated 1993 champions Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Todd Woodbridge in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 2000 Australian Open. By winning the title, Stubbs won her second Grand Slam title, after she won her first in Women's Doubles earlier in the week, and Palmer won his first major Mixed Doubles title. Mariaan de Swardt and David Adams were the defending champions, but De Swardt chose not to defend her title and Adams played with Kristie Boogert. Adams and Boogert lost to Sánchez Vicario and Woodbridge in the semifinals.

The 2000 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 99th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 2000.

The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 88th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 through 30 January 2000.

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions. Eltingh chose not to participate. Haarhuis teamed up with Jared Palmer, but they lost in the first round to Andrea Gaudenzi and Diego Nargiso.

The 1999 German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 92nd edition of the Hamburg Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 3 May through 10 May 1999.

Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but Paes did not compete. Raymond competed with Paul Haarhuis but lost in the third round to Mark Knowles and Elena Likhovtseva.

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.