2002 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

The mixed doubles of the 2002 Australian Open was held for the 58th time since the first tournament back in 1922. Heading into the tournament, Corina Morariu and Ellis Ferreira were the defending champions, but could not defend their title. While Morariu did not compete this year, Ferreira partnered with Cara Black and lost in the first Round to Rita Grande and Jeff Tarango in three sets.

Mixed Doubles
2002 Australian Open
Champions Daniela Hantuchová
Kevin Ullyett
Runners-up Paola Suárez
Gastón Etlis
Final score6–3, 6–2

Daniela Hantuchová and Kevin Ullyett won the title, defeating Paola Suárez and Gastón Etlis 6–3, 6–2 in the final. It was the second Grand Slam mixed doubles title for Hantuchová and the only title in mixed doubles for Ullyett, in their respective careers.

Seeds

  1. Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge (First round)
  2. Elena Likhovtseva / Mahesh Bhupathi (Semifinals)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer (First round)
  4. Cara Black / Ellis Ferreira (First round)
  5. Els Callens / Donald Johnson (First round)
  6. Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan (Second round)
  7. Liezel Huber / Rick Leach (Second round)
  8. Nicole Arendt / David Adams (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Caroline Vis
Michael Hill
6 4 [7]
Paola Suárez
Gastón Etlis
3 6 [10]
  Paola Suárez
Gastón Etlis
3 2
Daniela Hantuchová
Kevin Ullyett
6 6
Daniela Hantuchová
Kevin Ullyett
3 6 [10]
2 Elena Likhovtseva
Mahesh Bhupathi
6 4 [6]

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 R Stubbs
T Woodbridge
4 1
C Vis
M Hill
6 6 C Vis
M Hill
w/o
A Medina Garrigues
L Arnold Ker
6 6 A Medina Garrigues
L Arnold Ker
K Habšudová
D Rikl
2 2 C Vis
M Hill
5 6 [10]
J Husárová
P Vízner
6 6 J Husárová
P Vízner
7 4 [6]
R Vinci
T Vanhoudt
3 4 J Husárová
P Vízner
2 7 [10]
V Ruano Pascual
M García
1 0 6 L Raymond
M Bryan
6 5 [5]
6 L Raymond
M Bryan
6 6 C Vis
M Hill
6 4 [7]
4 C Black
E Ferreira
4 6 [9] P Suárez
G Etlis
3 6 [10]
R Grande
J Tarango
6 4 [11] R Grande
J Tarango
w/o
WC D Bedáňová
J Novák
5 6 [10] WC D Bedáňová
J Novák
WC L McShea
S Draper
7 2 [2] R Grande
J Tarango
6 3 [7]
WC N Pratt
A Kratzmann
2 2 P Suárez
G Etlis
4 6 [10]
P Suárez
G Etlis
6 6 P Suárez
G Etlis
6 60 [10]
M Oremans
L Paes
77 6 M Oremans
L Paes
4 77 [5]
5 E Callens
D Johnson
65 4

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 N Arendt
D Adams
4 2
D Hantuchová
K Ullyett
6 6 D Hantuchová
K Ullyett
6 78
WC E Dominikovic
B Ellwood
6 6 WC E Dominikovic
B Ellwood
2 66
T Križan
C Suk
1 4 D Hantuchová
K Ullyett
3 6 [10]
K Srebotnik
B Bryan
6 77 K Srebotnik
B Bryan
6 3 [7]
S Farina Elia
M Knowles
2 60 K Srebotnik
B Bryan
6 77
WC H Nagyová
M Damm
6 6 WC H Nagyová
M Damm
0 62
3 A Sánchez Vicario
J Palmer
4 3 D Hantuchová
K Ullyett
3 6 [10]
7 L Huber
R Leach
3 6 [10] 2 E Likhovtseva
M Bhupathi
6 4 [6]
B Schett
J Eagle
6 1 [3] 7 L Huber
R Leach
5 3
WC S Stosur
T Reid
4 6 [3] K Hrdličková
P Pála
7 6
K Hrdličková
P Pála
6 4 [10] K Hrdličková
P Pála
1 2
WC A Molik
N Healey
1 77 [6] 2 E Likhovtseva
M Bhupathi
6 6
WC A Ellwood
S Stolle
6 61 [10] WC A Ellwood
S Stolle
3 2
L McNeil
B MacPhie
4 4 2 E Likhovtseva
M Bhupathi
6 6
2 E Likhovtseva
M Bhupathi
6 6
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