2002 Wimbledon Championships

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.

2002 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition116th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£8,825,320
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Women's doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
India Mahesh Bhupathi / Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Boys' singles
Australia Todd Reid
Girls' singles
Russia Vera Dushevina
Boys' doubles
Romania Florin Mergea / Romania Horia Tecău
Girls' doubles
Belgium Elke Clijsters / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová

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.[3][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 —
Women's doubles * £194,250 —
Mixed doubles * £88,500 —

* per team

Champions

Men's singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Australia Lleyton Hewitt defeated Argentina 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
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United States Serena Williams defeated United States 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
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge defeated The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7-9), 7–5 [7]

Women's doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams defeated Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5 [8]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

India Mahesh Bhupathi / Russia Elena Likhovtseva defeated Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett / Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 [9]

Boys' singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Australia Todd Reid defeated Algeria Lamine Ouahab, 7–6(7-5), 6–4 [10]

Girls' singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Russia Vera Dushevina defeated Russia Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 [11]

Boys' doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Romania Florin Mergea / Romania Horia Tecău defeated United States Brian Baker / United States Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [12]

Girls' doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Belgium Elke Clijsters / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová defeated United States Ally Baker / Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6 [13]

Singles seeds

References
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  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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