2002 in tennis

Last updated
Years in tennis

2002 in sports

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2002. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Contents

Serena Williams triumphed in three top tennis contests in 2002: Wimbledon, the US Open, and the French Open. Other champions that year included Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon and in the Tennis Masters Cup; Pete Sampras in the US Open; Jennifer Capriati and Thomas Johansson in the Australian Open; Albert Costa in the French Open; and Kim Clijsters in the WTA Tour Championships. In international team competitions, the Russian men's team beat France to win the Davis Cup, and the Slovak women's team beat Spain in the Fed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Australian Open

French Open

Wimbledon

US Open

Davis Cup

World Group Draw

 First Round
8–10 February
Quarterfinals
5–7 April
Semifinals
20–22 September
Final
29 November-1 December
                   
Metz, France (indoor clay)
S Flag of France.svg  France 3 
Pau, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesPau, France (indoor carpet)
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2 
 S Flag of France.svg  France 3 
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1 
 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4
Paris, France (clay)
S Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1 
 S Flag of France.svg  France 3 
Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay)
 S Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 
S Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3 
Houston, TX, United States (grass)
 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2 
 S Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Oklahoma City, USA (indoor hard)
 S Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3 
S Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
Paris, France (indoor clay)
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0 
 S Flag of France.svg  France 2
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
 S Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2 
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
S Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3 
 S Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
Birmingham, England (indoor carpet)
 S Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1 
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
S Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3 
 S Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)
  Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2 
 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4 
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
S Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 
  Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3 
 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5
S Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0 

First round losers compete in Qualifying Round ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

Flag of France.svg
France
2
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
29 November - 1 December 2002
clay (indoors)
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
3
12345
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Marat Safin
4
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Sébastien Grosjean
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
77
64
6
3
6
0
   
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Nicolas Escudé  /  Fabrice Santoro
Yevgeny Kafelnikov  /  Marat Safin
6
3
3
6
5
7
6
3
6
4
 
4 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Sébastien Grosjean
Marat Safin
3
6
2
6
612
714
   
5 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Mikhail Youzhny
6
3
6
2
3
6
5
7
4
6
 

Fed Cup

Final Four

Semifinals
30–31 October
Final
2–3 November
      
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2
S Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
S Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
S Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
S Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
S Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1

Final

Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
1
Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
2–3 November 2002
hard (indoors)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
3
123
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Conchita Martínez
Janette Husárová
6
4
78
66
  
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Magüi Serna
Daniela Hantuchová
2
6
1
6
  
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Conchita Martínez
Daniela Hantuchová
711
69
5
7
4
6
 
4 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Janette Husárová
0
6
2
6
  
5 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Virginia Ruano Pascual  /  Magüi Serna
Daniela Hantuchová  /  Janette Husárová
   not
played

ATP Tour

Tennis Masters Cup

WTA Tour

WTA Tour Championships

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Related Research Articles

The 2002 US Open was held between August 26 and September 8, 2002.

Serena Williams American tennis player (born 1981)

Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked singles world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time.

Venus Williams American tennis player (born 1980)

Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. She is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of the sport.

Kim Clijsters Belgian tennis player

Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters reached the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She won six major titles, four in singles and two in doubles.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2004. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

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. 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.

The 2000 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. It was the 114th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 26 June to 9 July 2000. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2003. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

2001 WTA Tour Womens tennis circuit

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2008. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup and the Olympics.

The 2005 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 116th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 8 through August 14, 2005, and the women's event at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 15 through August 21, 2005.

The 2002 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 113th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from July 29 through August 4, 2002 and the women's event at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from August 10 through August 18, 2002.

The 2000 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 111th edition of the event known that year as the du Maurier Open, and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2000 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from July 31 through August 6, 2000, and the women's event at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 14 through August 20, 2000.

The 2001 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 112th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2001 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from July 30 through August 5, 2001 and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from August 13 through August 19, 2001.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2009. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2000. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2010. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

The 2012 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. It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.

2013 Wimbledon Championships Tennis tournament

The 2013 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. It was the 127th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2013. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.

Serena Williams's 2003 tennis season ended abruptly after Wimbledon, as Williams underwent surgery on the quadriceps tendon in her knee at the start of August. Initially she was expected to be out for six to eight weeks.

References

  1. This victory was Sampras' 5th US Open title, an Open Era record he shares with Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.
  2. This win marked the third consecutive Grand Slam title for Serena, after having won at the French Open and Wimbledon.