2002 Hamburg Masters

2002 Hamburg Masters
Date 13 – 19 May
Edition 96th
Category Tennis Masters Series
Draw 64S / 32D
Prize money $2,328,000
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Hamburg, Germany
Venue Am Rothenbaum
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Roger Federer [1][2]
Doubles
India Mahesh Bhupathi / United States Jan-Michael Gambill [3][4]

The 2002 Hamburg Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 96th edition of the Hamburg Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany from 13 May through 19 May 2002.

The men's singles event field was headlined by World no.1 Lleyton Hewitt. Other top seeds competing were (in order) Gustavo Kuerten, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Ninth-seeded Andre Agassi withdrew just before the tournament and was replaced by lucky loser Fernando Meligeni.[5] Roger Federer, seeded 11th, won the singles title.[6]

Champions

Men's Singles

Switzerland Roger Federer defeated Russia Marat Safin 6–1, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Federer's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 1st overall.

Men's Doubles

India Mahesh Bhupathi / United States Jan-Michael Gambill defeated Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Bhupathi's 3rd title of the year and the 24th of his career. It was Gambill's 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career.

References

  1. ↑ "ATP – 2002 Hamburg Men's Singles draw" (PDF). www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  2. ↑ "2002 Hamburg Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ "ATP – 2002 Hamburg Men's Doubles draw" (PDF). www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  4. ↑ "2002 Hamburg Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  5. ↑ "Agassi Withdraws And Sampras Loses". The New York Times. 14 May 2002.
  6. ↑ "Federer masters Hamburg". www.swissinfo.ch. Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). 20 May 2002.
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