2002 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 24 June – 7 July |
Edition | 116th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
Prize money | £8,825,320 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Mixed doubles | |
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Boys' singles | |
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Girls' singles | |
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Boys' doubles | |
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The 2002 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 116th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Goran Ivanišević did not defend his title this year. Lleyton Hewitt, the World No.1, defeated David Nalbandian in the final in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon title. He became the first Australian since Pat Cash in 1987 to win Wimbledon. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena in the women's final.
The total prize money for 2002 championships was £8,825,320. The winner of the men's title earned £525,000 while the women's singles champion earned £486,000. [3] [4]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's singles | £525,000 | |||||||
Women's singles | £486,000 | |||||||
Men's doubles * | £210,000 | — | ||||||
Women's doubles * | £194,250 | — | ||||||
Mixed doubles * | £88,500 | — |
* per team
Lleyton Hewitt defeated
David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 [5]
Serena Williams defeated
Venus Williams, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 [6]
Jonas Björkman /
Todd Woodbridge defeated
Mark Knowles /
Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–5 [7]
Serena Williams /
Venus Williams defeated
Virginia Ruano Pascual /
Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5 [8]
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Elena Likhovtseva defeated
Kevin Ullyett /
Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 [9]
Todd Reid defeated
Lamine Ouahab, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 [10]
Vera Dushevina defeated
Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 [11]
Florin Mergea /
Horia Tecău defeated
Brian Baker /
Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [12]
Elke Clijsters /
Barbora Strýcová defeated
Ally Baker /
Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6 [13]