2002 in tennis

none September 2026 2002 tennis 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. 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 CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore in the finalMen'ssingles Australian Open SWE Thomas Johansson RUS Marat Safin 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) French Open ESP Alberto Costa ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 Wimbledon AUS Lleyton Hewitt ARG David Nalbandian 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 US Open USA Pete Sampras USA Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore in the finalWomen'ssingles Australian Open USA Jennifer Capriati SUI Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 French Open USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–5, 6–3 Wimbledon USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–6(7–4), 6–3 US Open USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3 Davis Cup 2002 Davis Cup 2002 Davis Cup World Group World Group Draw 8–10 February 5–7 April 20–22 September 29 November-1 December Metz, France (indoor clay) S FRA 3 NED 2 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) CZE 4 S BRA 1 Zaragoza, Spain (indoor clay) S ESP 3 MAR 2 Oklahoma City, USA (indoor hard) S USA 5 SVK 0 Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) SUI 2 S RUS 3 Birmingham, England (indoor carpet) GBR 2 S SWE 3 Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet) CRO 4 S GER 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 5 S AUS 0 Pau, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesPau, France (indoor carpet) S FRA 3 CZE 1 Houston, TX, United States (grass) S ESP 1 S USA 3 Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) S RUS 4 S SWE 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) CRO 2 ARG 3 Paris, France (clay) S FRA 3 S USA 2 Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) S RUS 3 ARG 2 Paris, France (indoor clay) S FRA 2 S RUS 3 First round losers compete in Qualifying Round ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers. Final France Russia Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 29 November - 1 December 2002 clay (indoors) 2 3 Paul-Henri Mathieu 4 6 1 4 Marat Safin 6 3 6 6 Sébastien Grosjean 7 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6.03 3 0 Nicolas Escudé Fabrice Santoro 6 3 5 6 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin 3 6 7 3 4 Sébastien Grosjean 3 2 6.11 Marat Safin 6 6 7 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 6 3 5 4 Mikhail Youzhny 3 2 6 7 6 Fed Cup 2002 Fed Cup 2002 Fed Cup World Group Final Four Semifinals30–31 October Final2–3 November 25 130 AUT 2 S ESP 3 S SVK 3 S ITA 1 S ESP 1 S SVK 3 Final Spain Slovakia Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain 2–3 November 2002 hard (indoors) 1 3 Conchita Martínez 6 7 Janette Husárová 4 6.06 Magüi Serna 2 1 Daniela Hantuchová 6 6 Conchita Martínez 7 5 4 Daniela Hantuchová 6.08 7 6 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0 2 Janette Husárová 6 6 Virginia Ruano Pascual Magüi Serna Daniela Hantuchová Janette Husárová ATP Tour 2002 ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup 2002 Tennis Masters Cup AUS Lleyton Hewitt def. ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 WTA Tour 2002 WTA Tour WTA Tour Championships 2002 WTA Tour Championships Singles: BEL Kim Clijsters def. USA Serena Williams, 7–5, 6–3https://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2002/1111/1459487.html Clijsters' victory puts dent in invincible Serena ESPN Associated Press November 11, 2002 September 18, 2026 International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2002: Pam Shriver, player Mats Wilander, player References Category:Tennis by year