2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date September 30 – October 6
Edition 29th
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Tokyo, Japan
Venue Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Men's Singles
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen [1]
Women's Singles
United States Jill Craybas
Men's Doubles
South Africa Jeff Coetzee / South Africa Chris Haggard [2]
Women's Doubles
Japan Shinobu Asagoe / Japan Nana Miyagi

The 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from September 30 through October 6, 2002. Kenneth Carlsen and Jill Craybas won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's Singles

Denmark Kenneth Carlsen defeated Sweden Magnus Norman 7–6(8–6), 6–3

  • It was Carlsen's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Women's Singles

United States Jill Craybas defeated Croatia Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Craybas' only title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Men's Doubles

South Africa Jeff Coetzee / South Africa Chris Haggard defeated United States Jan-Michael Gambill / United States Graydon Oliver 7–6(7–4), 6–4

  • It was Coetzee's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Haggard's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's Doubles

Japan Shinobu Asagoe / Japan Nana Miyagi defeated Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Asagoe's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Miyagi's only title of the year and the 10th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ "2002 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "2001 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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