2002 French Open

2002 French Open Roland-garros-2002.jpg 250px 27 May – 9 June 2002 101 Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros Clay 72nd Grand Slam (ITF) ESP Albert Costa USA Serena Williams NED Paul Haarhuis / RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez ZIM Cara Black / ZIM Wayne Black FRA Richard Gasquet The 2002 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2002 and the 101st edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2002. Both Gustavo Kuerten and Jennifer Capriati were unsuccessful in defending their 2001 titles; Kuerten was defeated in the fourth round by eventual champion Albert Costa, and Capriati was defeated by eventual champion Serena Williams in the semi-finals. Costa won his only major title, defeating compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus to win her second major title, her first French Open title, and the first of four consecutive majors in what was called at the time a "Serena Slam". Seniors Men's singles 2002 French Open – Men's singles Spain Albert Costa defeated Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 It was Costa's 1st title of the year, and his 12th (and final) overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title. Women's singles 2002 French Open – Women's singles USA Serena Williams defeated USA Venus Williams, 7–5, 6–3It was the first all-American women's singles final since 1986 when Chris Evert beat Martina Navratilova. It was Serena's 4th title of the year, and her 15th overall. It was her 2nd career major title, and her 1st French Open title. Men's doubles 2002 French Open – Men's doubles NED Paul Haarhuis / RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor, 7–5, 6–4 Women's doubles 2002 French Open – Women's doubles ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez defeated USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Rennae Stubbs, 6–4, 6–2 Mixed doubles 2002 French Open – Mixed doubles ZIM Cara Black / ZIM Wayne Black defeated RUS Elena Bovina / BAH Mark Knowles, 6–3, 6–3 Juniors Boys' singles FRA Richard GasquetGasquet reached in the mixed doubles final in 2004 and eventually won the match. defeated FRA Laurent Recouderc, 6–0, 6–1 Girls' singles INA Angelique Widjaja defeated USA Ashley Harkleroad, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 Boys' doubles GER Markus Bayer / GER Philipp Petzschner defeated AUS Ryan Henry / AUS Todd Reid, 7–5, 6–4 Girls' doubles GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld / CZE Barbora Strýcová defeated TPE Su-Wei Hsieh / RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova reached in the final in 2006 before losing to Justine Henin and again in 2009, and became champion. 7–5, 7–5 Notes External links French Open official website 2002 Australian Open Grand Slams 2002 Wimbledon Championships Tennis France Category:2002 in French tennis Category:2002 in Paris Category:May 2002 sports events in France Category:June 2002 sports events in France Category:French Open by year Category:2002 WTA Tour Category:2002 ATP Tour