2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2002 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2002 Tennis Masters Cup.[1] With the victory, Hewitt secured the year-end number 1 ranking for the second successive year, becoming one of only seven men (at the time) to achieve this feat.[2]
Future six-time champion Roger Federer made his tournament debut; he was defeated by Hewitt in the semifinals.
Seeds
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Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
Andre Agassi (round robin, withdrew due to a hip injury)
Marat Safin (round robin)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (final)
Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
Roger Federer (semifinals)
Jiří Novák (round robin)
Albert Costa (round robin)
Alternate
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Thomas Johansson (replaced Agassi, round robin)
Draw
[edit]Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 78 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 66 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Red group
[edit]| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||||||
| 1 | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | 4–6, 5–7 | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 39–38 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 | 4–6, 5–7 | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 36–42 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 6–4, 7–5 | 6–4, 7–5 | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 42–34 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 4–6 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 42–45 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Gold group
[edit]| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||||||
| 2 9 |
5–7, 6–2, 6–7(6–8) (w/ Agassi) |
3–6, 5–7 (w/ Johansson) |
5–7, 1–6 (w/ Agassi) |
0–2 0–1 |
1–4 0–2 |
23–29 8–13 |
4 5 | ||
| 4 | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) (w/ Agassi) |
3–6, 4–6 | 7–5, 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 36–37 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 6–3, 7–5 (w/ Johansson) |
6–3, 6–4 | 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 41–23 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 7–5, 6–1 (w/ Agassi) |
5–7, 3–6 | 0–6, 6–4, 2–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 29–35 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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