2002 Majorca Open – Singles

2002 Majorca Open ARG Gastón Gaudio FIN Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 6–3 32 8 singles doubles Gastón Gaudio defeated Jarkko Nieminen in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles title at the 2002 Majorca Open. Alberto Martín was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. This tournament is notable for being the first ATP Tour event to feature future 22-time major champion and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who is from Mallorca. Nadal won his first match against Ramón Delgado at the age of 15 years and 10 months, becoming the ninth player in history to win an ATP Tour match before turning 16. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) ESP Albert Portas (first round) NED Sjeng Schalken (first round) FIN Jarkko Nieminen (final) ARG Agustín Calleri (semifinals) ESP Albert Montañés (second round) SVK Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals) ARG Gastón Gaudio (champion) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final WC/1 BRA G Kuerten 6 6     RUS N Davydenko 2 3   Q ESP M Albert-Ferrando 3 4   Q SWE M Norman 6 6     FRA C Pioline 6 64 6   ARG J Acasuso 3 77 4   ESP F Vicente 6 3 2 WC/8 ARG G Gaudio 0 6 6 3 NED S Schalken 2 6 5   BEL O Rochus 6 3 7 WC ESP R Nadal 6 6     PAR R Delgado 4 4     FRA A Dupuis 5 4     ESP J Balcells 7 6     AUT M Hipfl 0 2   5 ARG A Calleri 6 6   7 SVK D Hrbatý 6 1   SE ARG G Coria 0 0r   DEN K Pless 67 6 2   BEL C Rochus 79 2 6   KOR H-T Lee 3 3     ESP G Blanco 6 6     BRA A Sá 1 2   4 FIN J Nieminen 6 6   6 ESP A Montañés 65 77 6   USA M Russell 77 65 4   THA P Srichaphan 2 4     ESP D Sánchez 6 6   Q FRA J-F Bachelot 6 6   Q CRO M Radić 4 2     ARG M Zabaleta 6 6   2 ESP A Portas 1 4   WC/1 BRA G Kuerten 6 5 6 Q SWE M Norman 1 7 3   FRA C Pioline 1 3   WC/8 ARG G Gaudio 6 6     BEL O Rochus 6 6   WC ESP R Nadal 2 2     ESP J Balcells 3 1   5 ARG A Calleri 6 6   7 SVK D Hrbatý 6 6     BEL C Rochus 4 4     ESP G Blanco 0 3   4 FIN J Nieminen 6 6   6 ESP A Montañés 65 4     ESP D Sánchez 77 6   Q FRA J-F Bachelot 6 5 0   ARG M Zabaleta 4 7 6 WC/1 BRA G Kuerten 5 0   WC/8 ARG G Gaudio 7 6     BEL O Rochus 3 6 1 5 ARG A Calleri 6 0 6 7 SVK D Hrbatý 4 62   4 FIN J Nieminen 6 77     ESP D Sánchez 5 3     ARG M Zabaleta 7 6   WC/8 ARG G Gaudio 4 6 6 5 ARG A Calleri 6 3 2 4 FIN J Nieminen 6 6     ARG M Zabaleta 1 3   WC/8 ARG Gastón Gaudio 6 6   4 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 2 3   External links 2002 Majorca Open draw 2002 Majorca Open Qualifying draw Singles