Tennis tournament
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.
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.
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[4]
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Men's singles
£525,000
Women's singles
£486,000
Men's doubles *
£210,000
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Women's doubles *
£194,250
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Mixed doubles *
£88,500
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* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Lleyton Hewitt defeated
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
Serena Williams defeated
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
Jonas Björkman /
Todd Woodbridge defeated
Mark Knowles /
Daniel Nestor , 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7-9) , 7–5
[7]
Women's doubles
Serena Williams /
Venus Williams defeated
Virginia Ruano Pascual /
Paola Suárez , 6–2, 7–5
[8]
Mixed doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Elena Likhovtseva defeated
Kevin Ullyett /
Daniela Hantuchová , 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
[9]
Juniors
Boys' singles
Todd Reid defeated
Lamine Ouahab , 7–6(7-5) , 6–4
[10]
Girls' singles
Vera Dushevina defeated
Maria Sharapova , 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
[11]
Boys' doubles
Florin Mergea /
Horia Tecău defeated
Brian Baker /
Rajeev Ram , 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
[12]
Girls' doubles
Elke Clijsters /
Barbora Strýcová defeated
Ally Baker /
Anna-Lena Grönefeld , 6–4, 5–7, 8–6
[13]
Singles seeds
Men's singles
Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
Marat Safin (second round, lost to
Olivier Rochus )
Andre Agassi (second round, lost to
Paradorn Srichaphan )
Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to
Lleyton Hewitt )
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round, lost to
Xavier Malisse )
Pete Sampras (second round, lost to
George Bastl )
Roger Federer (first round, lost to
Mario Ančić )
Thomas Johansson (first round, lost to
Flávio Saretta )
Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, lost to
Jeff Morrison )
Guillermo Cañas (second round, lost to
Feliciano López )
Andy Roddick (third round, lost to
Greg Rusedski )
Jiří Novák (second round, lost to
Wayne Arthurs )
Younes El Aynaoui (first round, lost to
Irakli Labadze )
Thomas Enqvist (second round, lost to
Mark Philippoussis )
Andrei Pavel (third round, lost to
Nicolás Lapentti )
Nicolas Escudé (third round, lost to
Mikhail Youzhny )
Rainer Schüttler (third round, lost to
Feliciano López )
Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals, lost to
Lleyton Hewitt )
Juan Ignacio Chela (first round, lost to
Fernando González )
Tommy Robredo (first round, lost to
Raemon Sluiter )
Max Mirnyi (first round, lost to
Taylor Dent )
Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals, lost to
David Nalbandian )
Greg Rusedski (fourth round, lost to
Xavier Malisse )
Gastón Gaudio (second round, lost to
Mikhail Youzhny )
Fabrice Santoro (second round, lost to
Adrian Voinea )
Todd Martin (second round, lost to
Arnaud Clément )
Xavier Malisse (semifinals, lost to
David Nalbandian )
David Nalbandian (final, lost to
Lleyton Hewitt )
James Blake (second round, lost to
Richard Krajicek )
Ivan Ljubičić (second round, lost to
Wayne Ferreira )
Stefan Koubek (second round, lost to
André Sá )
Jarkko Nieminen (second round, lost to
Julian Knowle )
Women's singles
Venus Williams (final, lost to
Serena Williams )
Serena Williams (champion)
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals, lost to
Amélie Mauresmo )
Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to
Justine Henin )
Kim Clijsters (second round, lost to
Elena Likhovtseva )
Justine Henin (semifinals, lost to
Venus Williams )
Jelena Dokić (fourth round, lost to
Daniela Hantuchová )
Sandrine Testud (second round, lost to
Mary Pierce )
Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals, lost to
Serena Williams )
Silvia Farina Elia (third round, lost to
Magdalena Maleeva )
Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals, lost to
Serena Williams )
Elena Dementieva (fourth round, lost to
Justine Henin )
Meghann Shaughnessy (second round, lost to
Miriam Oremans )
Iroda Tulyaganova (second round, lost to
Chanda Rubin )
Anna Smashnova (first round, lost to
Angelique Widjaja )
Lisa Raymond (fourth round, lost to
Venus Williams )
Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to
Conchita Martínez )
Anastasia Myskina (third round, lost to
Amélie Mauresmo )
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round, lost to
Elena Likhovtseva )
Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round, lost to
Monica Seles )
Tatiana Panova (third round, lost to
Chanda Rubin )
Anne Kremer (second round, lost to
Maja Matevžič )
Iva Majoli (third round, lost to
Elena Dementieva )
Alexandra Stevenson (first round, lost to
Saori Obata )
Nathalie Dechy (third round, lost to
Jelena Dokić )
Dája Bedáňová (third round, lost to
Jennifer Capriati )
Ai Sugiyama (third round, lost to
Monica Seles )
Paola Suárez (first round, lost to
Jill Craybas )
Barbara Schett (second round, lost to
Myriam Casanova )
Clarisa Fernández (second round, lost to
Els Callens )
Nicole Pratt (first round, lost to
Laura Granville )
Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to
Elena Baltacha )
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