2002 Wimbledon Championships

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2002 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition116th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£8,825,320
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams / Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Boys' singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Reid
Girls' singles
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Boys' doubles
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea / Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
Girls' doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elke Clijsters / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
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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.

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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.

Prize money

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]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt defeated Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 [5]

  • It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams defeated Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams, 7–6(7-4), 6–3 [6]

  • It was Serena's 5th title of the year, and her 16th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge defeated Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7-9), 7–5 [7]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams / Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams defeated Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5 [8]

Mixed doubles

Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva defeated Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett / Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 [9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Reid defeated Flag of Algeria.svg Lamine Ouahab, 7–6(7-5), 6–4 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina defeated Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea / Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău defeated Flag of the United States.svg Brian Baker / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elke Clijsters / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová defeated Flag of the United States.svg Ally Baker / Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6 [13]

Singles seeds

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