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2002 Wimbledon Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | 24 June – 7 July |
| edition | 116th |
| category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
| prize_money | £8,825,320 |
| surface | Grass |
| location | Church Road |
| SW19, Wimbledon, | |
| London, United Kingdom | |
| venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| champms | AUS Lleyton Hewitt |
| champws | USA Serena Williams |
| champmd | SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Todd Woodbridge |
| champwd | USA Serena Williams / USA Venus Williams |
| champxd | IND Mahesh Bhupathi / RUS Elena Likhovtseva |
| champbs | AUS Todd Reid |
| champgs | RUS Vera Dushevina |
| champbd | ROM Florin Mergea / ROM Horia Tecău |
| champgd | BEL Elke Clijsters / CZE Barbora Strýcová |
SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
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. 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.
| **Mixed doubles *** | £88,500 |
|---|
- per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
AUS Lleyton Hewitt defeated ARG David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
- 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
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
USA Serena Williams defeated USA Venus Williams, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
- 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
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Todd Woodbridge defeated BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–5
Women's doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
USA Serena Williams / USA Venus Williams defeated ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
IND Mahesh Bhupathi / RUS Elena Likhovtseva defeated ZIM Kevin Ullyett / SVK Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Juniors
Boys' singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
AUS Todd Reid defeated ALG Lamine Ouahab, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Girls' singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles
RUS Vera Dushevina defeated RUS Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles
ROM Florin Mergea / ROM Horia Tecău defeated USA Brian Baker / USA Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles
BEL Elke Clijsters / CZE Barbora Strýcová defeated USA Ally Baker / GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6
Singles seeds
Men's singles
- AUS Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
- RUS Marat Safin (second round, lost to Olivier Rochus)
- USA Andre Agassi (second round, lost to Paradorn Srichaphan)
- GBR Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
- RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round, lost to Xavier Malisse)
- USA Pete Sampras (second round, lost to George Bastl)
- SUI Roger Federer (first round, lost to Mario Ančić)
- SWE Thomas Johansson (first round, lost to Flávio Saretta)
- ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, lost to Jeff Morrison)
- ARG Guillermo Cañas (second round, lost to Feliciano López)
- USA Andy Roddick (third round, lost to Greg Rusedski)
- CZE Jiří Novák (second round, lost to Wayne Arthurs)
- MAR Younes El Aynaoui (first round, lost to Irakli Labadze)
- SWE Thomas Enqvist (second round, lost to Mark Philippoussis)
- ROM Andrei Pavel (third round, lost to Nicolás Lapentti)
- FRA Nicolas Escudé (third round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
- GER Rainer Schüttler (third round, lost to Feliciano López)
- NED Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
- ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (first round, lost to Fernando González)
- ESP Tommy Robredo (first round, lost to Raemon Sluiter)
- BLR Max Mirnyi (first round, lost to Taylor Dent)
- ECU Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals, lost to David Nalbandian)
- GBR Greg Rusedski (fourth round, lost to Xavier Malisse)
- ARG Gastón Gaudio (second round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
- FRA Fabrice Santoro (second round, lost to Adrian Voinea)
- USA Todd Martin (second round, lost to Arnaud Clément)
- BEL Xavier Malisse (semifinals, lost to David Nalbandian)
- ARG David Nalbandian (final, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
- USA James Blake (second round, lost to Richard Krajicek)
- CRO Ivan Ljubičić (second round, lost to Wayne Ferreira)
- AUT Stefan Koubek (second round, lost to André Sá)
- FIN Jarkko Nieminen (second round, lost to Julian Knowle)
Women's singles
- USA Venus Williams (final, lost to Serena Williams)
- USA Serena Williams (champion)
- USA Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
- USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin)
- BEL Kim Clijsters (second round, lost to Elena Likhovtseva)
- BEL Justine Henin (semifinals, lost to Venus Williams)
- FRY Jelena Dokić (fourth round, lost to Daniela Hantuchová)
- FRA Sandrine Testud (second round, lost to Mary Pierce)
- FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals, lost to Serena Williams)
- ITA Silvia Farina Elia (third round, lost to Magdalena Maleeva)
- SVK Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals, lost to Serena Williams)
- RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round, lost to Justine Henin)
- USA Meghann Shaughnessy (second round, lost to Miriam Oremans)
- UZB Iroda Tulyaganova (second round, lost to Chanda Rubin)
- ISR Anna Smashnova (first round, lost to Angelique Widjaja)
- USA Lisa Raymond (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams)
- SUI Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to Conchita Martínez)
- RUS Anastasia Myskina (third round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
- BUL Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Elena Likhovtseva)
- THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round, lost to Monica Seles)
- RUS Tatiana Panova (third round, lost to Chanda Rubin)
- LUX Anne Kremer (second round, lost to Maja Matevžič)
- CRO Iva Majoli (third round, lost to Elena Dementieva)
- USA Alexandra Stevenson (first round, lost to Saori Obata)
- FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round, lost to Jelena Dokić)
- CZE Dája Bedáňová (third round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
- JPN Ai Sugiyama (third round, lost to Monica Seles)
- ARG Paola Suárez (first round, lost to Jill Craybas)
- AUT Barbara Schett (second round, lost to Myriam Casanova)
- ARG Clarisa Fernández (second round, lost to Els Callens)
- AUS Nicole Pratt (first round, lost to Laura Granville)
- RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Elena Baltacha)
References
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