2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian in the final, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his second major title, after the 2001 US Open. Hewitt became the first Australian to win the title since Pat Cash in 1987. Goran Ivanišević was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to a shoulder surgery. He would not return to Wimbledon until 2004.[2]

Men's singles
2002 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-upArgentina David Nalbandian
Score6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships

The tournament was notable for the poor results of the top players. With the exception of Hewitt and world No. 4 Tim Henman, all of the top 17 seeds were eliminated before the fourth round. This granted relatively unknown players an unusually high chance of success, especially as Hewitt and Henman were in the same half of the draw and played each other in the semifinals. In one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history, seven-time champion Pete Sampras was eliminated by George Bastl in the second round, in what would be Sampras' last appearance at Wimbledon. The 1992 champion Andre Agassi suffered a second-round defeat to unseeded Paradorn Srichaphan, while future eight-time champion Roger Federer was defeated in the first round by qualifier Mario Ančić, his last defeat at Wimbledon before his record-tying five straight Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2007.

This was the last major for 1997 finalist and former world No. 4 Cédric Pioline, losing in the first round to Marat Safin, and the last appearance for 1996 champion Richard Krajicek, reaching the quarterfinals before losing to Xavier Malisse.

Seeds
01.   Australia Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
02.   Russia Marat Safin (second round)
03.   United States Andre Agassi (second round)
04.   United Kingdom Tim Henman (semifinals)
05.   Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
06.   United States Pete Sampras (second round)
07.   Switzerland Roger Federer (first round)
08.   Sweden Thomas Johansson (first round)
09.   Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
10.   Argentina Guillermo Cañas (second round)
11.   United States Andy Roddick (third round)
12.   Czech Republic Jiří Novák (second round)
13.   Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
14.   Sweden Thomas Enqvist (second round)
15.   Romania Andrei Pavel (third round)
16.   France Nicolas Escudé (third round)
17.   Germany Rainer Schüttler (third round)
18.   Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
19.   Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (first round)
20.   Spain Tommy Robredo (first round)
21.   Belarus Max Mirnyi (first round)
22.   Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
23.   United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (fourth round)
24.   Argentina Gastón Gaudio (second round)
25.   France Fabrice Santoro (second round)
26.   United States Todd Martin (second round)
27.   Belgium Xavier Malisse (semifinals)
28.   Argentina David Nalbandian (final)
29.   United States James Blake (second round)
30.   Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
31.   Austria Stefan Koubek (second round)
32.   Finland Jarkko Nieminen (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The original #5 seed Tommy Haas withdrew due to personal reasons before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 6-32 moved up one place, and a new #32 seed was added.

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 65 1 7
18 Netherlands Sjeng Schalken 2 2 77 6 5
1 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 7
4 United Kingdom Tim Henman 5 1 5
4 United Kingdom Tim Henman 6 5 6 6
Brazil André Sá 3 7 4 3
1 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6
28 Argentina David Nalbandian 1 3 2
27 Belgium Xavier Malisse 6 4 6 3 9
PR Netherlands Richard Krajicek 1 6 2 6 7
27 Belgium Xavier Malisse 62 4 6 6 2
28 Argentina David Nalbandian 77 6 1 2 6
28 Argentina David Nalbandian 6 6 4 4 6
22 Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 4 4 6 6 4

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 7 6
Sweden Jonas Björkman 4 5 1 1 Australia L Hewitt 6 77 6
Q France Grégory Carraz 6 6 65 7 Q France G Carraz 4 65 2
Philippines Cecil Mamiit 2 4 77 5 1 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 6
Austria Julian Knowle 3 6 6 3 6 Austria J Knowle 2 1 3
France Michaël Llodra 6 4 3 6 3 Austria J Knowle 6 6 6
WC United Kingdom Alan Mackin 65 3 3 32 Finland J Nieminen 3 4 3
32 Finland Jarkko Nieminen 77 6 6 1 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 7
24 Argentina Gastón Gaudio 6 6 6 Russia M Youzhny 3 3 5
Q Argentina Juan Pablo Guzmán 3 4 3 24 Argentina G Gaudio 0 6 62 7 4
LL United States Brian Vahaly 3 6 3 2 Russia M Youzhny 6 1 77 5 6
Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6 1 6 6 Russia M Youzhny 6 1 6 6
Argentina José Acasuso 3 64 1 16 France N Escudé 2 6 3 3
Switzerland Marc Rosset 6 77 6 Switzerland M Rosset 2 7 5 4
WC United Kingdom Alex Bogdanovic 6 4 4 4 16 France N Escudé 6 5 7 6
16 France Nicolas Escudé 4 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 65 6 6 6
South Africa Neville Godwin 77 3 3 3 9 Spain JC Ferrero 3 5 65
Israel Noam Okun 3 63 2 LL United States J Morrison 6 7 77
LL United States Jeff Morrison 6 77 6 LL United States J Morrison 4 67 0
United States Michael Chang 6 77 6 18 Netherlands S Schalken 6 79 6
Germany Lars Burgsmüller 3 64 4 United States M Chang 62 3 6 1
Denmark Kristian Pless 3 3 5 18 Netherlands S Schalken 77 6 4 6
18 Netherlands Sjeng Schalken 6 6 7 18 Netherlands S Schalken 6 7 7
25 France Fabrice Santoro 2 77 6 4 6 Czech Republic J Vacek 2 5 5
Argentina Agustín Calleri 6 64 4 6 3 25 France F Santoro 2 4 6 3
France Nicolas Coutelot 64 1 3 Romania A Voinea 6 6 3 6
Romania Adrian Voinea 77 6 6 Romania A Voinea 1 6 3 4
France Jérôme Golmard 2 66 2r Czech Republic J Vacek 6 4 6 6
Czech Republic Jan Vacek 6 78 3 Czech Republic J Vacek 6 6 7
Q Croatia Mario Ančić 6 77 6 Q Croatia M Ančić 4 4 5
7 Switzerland Roger Federer 3 62 3

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United Kingdom Tim Henman 6 6 6
Q France Jean-François Bachelot 1 3 2 4 United Kingdom T Henman 3 6 6 6
Q Italy Cristiano Caratti 3 6 4 5 Q Australia S Draper 6 3 4 3
Q Australia Scott Draper 6 4 6 7 4 United Kingdom T Henman 78 3 710 6
Spain Albert Portas 65 3 77 3 South Africa W Ferreira 66 6 68 1
South Africa Wayne Ferreira 77 6 64 6 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6 3 4 6
Paraguay Ramón Delgado 2 4 5 30 Croatia I Ljubičić 4 4 6 6 3
30 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6 6 7 4 United Kingdom T Henman 77 62 4 6 6
20 Spain Tommy Robredo 1 4 4 Switzerland M Kratochvil 65 77 6 3 2
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter 6 6 6 Netherlands R Sluiter 3 77 3 3
Q Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 7 6 77 Q Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 65 6 6
Q France Cyril Saulnier 5 2 65 Q Czech Republic R Štěpánek 2 3 3
Russia Nikolay Davydenko 4 2 4 Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 6 6
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil 6 6 6 Switzerland M Kratochvil 3 6 77 77
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze 4 77 6 77 Georgia (country) I Labadze 6 0 64 65
13 Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 6 64 3 62

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Argentina Guillermo Cañas 7 6 6
Germany Michael Kohlmann 5 4 4 10 Argentina G Cañas 6 6 67 5 8
Spain Feliciano López 6 3 4 77 11 Spain F López 4 2 79 7 10
Q Greece Konstantinos Economidis 3 6 6 62 9 Spain F López 3 79 6 6
Spain Fernando Vicente 6 63 3 2 17 Germany R Schüttler 6 67 4 4
Armenia Sargis Sargsian 4 77 6 6 Armenia S Sargsian 3 0 1
Morocco Hicham Arazi 63 4 4 17 Germany R Schüttler 6 6 6
17 Germany Rainer Schüttler 77 6 6 Spain F López 3 5 6 3
31 Austria Stefan Koubek 6 3 6 4 6 Brazil A Sá 6 7 4 6
Q South Africa Justin Bower 3 6 2 6 3 31 Austria S Koubek 6 63 5 3
France Antony Dupuis 3 6 4 7 3 Brazil A Sá 3 77 7 6
Brazil André Sá 6 4 6 5 6 Brazil A Sá 2 6 6 1 6
Q Germany Alexander Waske 77 77 62 6 Brazil F Saretta 6 4 3 6 1
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi 64 63 77 1 Q Germany A Waske 77 4 4 5
Brazil Flávio Saretta 62 6 77 3 12 Brazil F Saretta 64 6 6 7
8 Sweden Thomas Johansson 77 4 64 6 10

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 77 79
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 1 64 67 5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 710 6 6
Q France Nicolas Thomann 6 77 3 4 11 Q France N Thomann 68 2 2
Austria Markus Hipfl 1 63 6 6 9 5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 64 5 1
United States Vince Spadea 3 77 62 6 6 27 Belgium X Malisse 77 7 6
Sweden Magnus Larsson 6 64 77 4 1 United States V Spadea 5 2 2
Spain Galo Blanco 3 3 3 27 Belgium X Malisse 7 6 6
27 Belgium Xavier Malisse 6 6 6 27 Belgium X Malisse 3 6 3 6 6
23 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 6 6 7 23 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 3 6 3 4
Q Austria Jürgen Melzer 1 4 5 23 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6 5 6
Q South Korea Hyung-taik Lee 6 6 4 4 6 Q South Korea H-t Lee 1 4 7 2
Russia Andrei Stoliarov 3 2 6 6 2 23 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6 6
Spain Alberto Martín 6 77 6 11 United States A Roddick 3 4 2
Italy Stefano Galvani 4 63 4 Spain A Martín 1 2 2
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 1 1r 11 United States A Roddick 6 6 6
11 United States Andy Roddick 6 3

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6 6 6
WC United Kingdom Arvind Parmar 1 4 4 14 Sweden T Enqvist 5 3 4
WC Australia Mark Philippoussis 6 3 6 6 WC Australia M Philippoussis 7 6 6
France Julien Boutter 3 6 1 2 WC Australia M Philippoussis 3 6 6 6
Spain Joan Balcells 3 6 7 5 3 Germany N Kiefer 6 3 4 2
Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6 2 5 7 6 Germany N Kiefer 7 6 6
Chile Fernando González 6 3 1 7 6 Chile F González 5 3 0
19 Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 3 6 6 5 3 WC Australia M Philippoussis 77 64 77 65 4
29 United States James Blake 6 6 0 PR Netherlands R Krajicek 62 77 61 77 6
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta 2 2 0r 29 United States J Blake 3 4 6 6 9
PR Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6 7 77 PR Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6 3 4 11
Argentina Franco Squillari 2 5 65 PR Netherlands R Krajicek 77 6 6
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan 6 6 3 5 6 Thailand P Srichaphan 65 4 2
Q United States Jack Brasington 4 3 6 7 4 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 77 6
Israel Harel Levy 0 4 4 3 United States A Agassi 4 65 2
3 United States Andre Agassi 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States Pete Sampras 6 77 6
United Kingdom Martin Lee 3 61 3 6 United States P Sampras 3 2 6 6 4
LL Switzerland George Bastl 6 6 77 LL Switzerland G Bastl 6 6 4 3 6
LL Russia Denis Golovanov 4 2 65 LL Switzerland G Bastl 2 2 2
WC France Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 7 6 28 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 6
Spain Francisco Clavet 4 5 3 WC France P-H Mathieu 63 67 3
Spain David Sánchez 4 3 6 5 28 Argentina D Nalbandian 77 79 6
28 Argentina David Nalbandian 6 6 4 7 28 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 77 2 79
21 Belarus Max Mirnyi 6 4 63 4 Australia W Arthurs 4 64 6 67
United States Taylor Dent 4 6 77 6 United States T Dent 6 7 77
Chile Nicolás Massú 3 69 3 United States J-M Gambill 4 5 64
United States Jan-Michael Gambill 6 711 6 United States T Dent 62 63 77 65
United States Michael Russell 4 4 3 Australia W Arthurs 77 77 64 77
Australia Wayne Arthurs 6 6 6 Australia W Arthurs 6 711 6
Brazil Fernando Meligeni 6 0 4 4 12 Czech Republic J Novák 3 69 3
12 Czech Republic Jiří Novák 2 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Romania Andrei Pavel 6 6 3 6
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen 4 1 6 3 15 Romania A Pavel 3 6 77 6
Brazil Alexandre Simoni 77 6 65 2 2 Q Slovakia K Beck 6 1 62 4
Q Slovakia Karol Beck 63 4 77 6 6 15 Romania A Pavel 6 6 62 4 2
WC United Kingdom Barry Cowan 63 6 6 6 22 Ecuador N Lapentti 3 3 77 6 6
Hungary Attila Sávolt 77 3 3 3 WC United Kingdom B Cowan 6 4 3 2
WC United Kingdom Jamie Delgado 3 2 78 6 5 22 Ecuador N Lapentti 4 6 6 6
22 Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6 6 66 4 7 22 Ecuador N Lapentti 3 7 2 7 6
26 United States Todd Martin 6 6 77 France A Clément 6 5 6 5 3
Italy Davide Sanguinetti 3 4 61 26 United States T Martin 3 4 62
France Arnaud Clément 6 6 6 France A Clément 6 6 77
Spain Albert Montañés 3 4 0 France A Clément 6 7 6
Belgium Christophe Rochus 2 6 66 0 Belgium O Rochus 0 5 3
Belgium Olivier Rochus 6 3 78 6 Belgium O Rochus 6 6 3 77
France Cédric Pioline 67 2 3 2 Russia M Safin 2 4 6 61
2 Russia Marat Safin 79 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. Harman, Neil (2004). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2004. 2 Puddle Dock, London: Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135 39 7.
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