2002 BellSouth Open – Singles

Guillermo Coria was the defending champion, but could not compete this year after being banned for doping in December 2001.[1]

Singles
2002 BellSouth Open
Champion Fernando González
Runner-up Nicolás Lapentti
Final score6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)
Draw32 (3WC/4Q)
Seeds8

Fernando González won in the final 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4) against Nicolás Lapentti, becoming the first chilean player to win this tournament.[2][3]

Seeds
  1. Nicolás Lapentti (Final)
  2. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
  3. Alberto Martín (First Round)
  4. Marcelo Ríos (First Round)
  5. Jérôme Golmard (First Round)
  6. Gastón Gaudio (Second Round)
  7. David Nalbandian (Second Round, defaulted due to verbal abuse)[4]
  8. Andrea Gaudenzi (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Nicolás Lapentti 6 6
  Nicolás Massú 3 4
1 Nicolás Lapentti 3 77 64
WC Fernando González 6 65 77
Q Nicolas Coutelot 3 3
WC Fernando González 6 6

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 N Lapentti 3 6 6
  J Díaz 6 3 4 1 N Lapentti 4 6 6
  F Squillari 6 2 3   R Delgado 6 3 3
  R Delgado 2 6 6 1 N Lapentti 3 6 77
Q J A Marín 4 2     F Saretta 6 3 65
  F Saretta 6 6     F Saretta 3    
  F Meligeni 710 1 1 7 D Nalbandian 4d  
7 D Nalbandian 68 6 6 1 N Lapentti 6 6  
3 A Martín 4 4     N Massú 3 4  
Q J Silva 6 6   Q J Silva 0 3  
  N Massú 6 77     N Massú 6 6  
WC M Norman 1 61     N Massú 6 6  
  J I Chela 2 1     A Montañés 3 4  
  F Vicente 6 6     F Vicente 65 4  
  A Montañés 6 6     A Montañés 77 6  
8 A Gaudenzi 3 0  

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 G Gaudio 66 6 78
  D Sánchez 78 2 66 6 G Gaudio 4 64  
  M Hipfl 6 6     M Hipfl 6 77  
WC G Hormazábal 1 3     M Hipfl 2 1  
Q N Coutelot 6 6   Q N Coutelot 6 6  
Q M Daniel 4 4   Q N Coutelot 3 6 77
  M Zabaleta 6 78     M Zabaleta 6 4 64
4 M Ríos 4 66   Q N Coutelot 3 3  
5 J Golmard 63 4   WC F González 6 6  
  G Blanco 77 6     G Blanco 3 0  
  J Acasuso 6 6     J Acasuso 6 6  
  M Russell 2 3     J Acasuso 4 65  
WC F González 6 6   WC F González 6 77  
  A Calleri 4 0   F González 6 78  
  A Sávolt 4 5   2 F Mantilla 1 66  
2 F Mantilla 6 7  

References
  1. "Coria hit with doping ban". The Irish Times. 22 December 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. Vásquez, Felipe (17 February 2002). "González acabó la maldición" [González ended the curse] (in Spanish). Viña del Mar: El Mercurio. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "El chileno González ganó el abierto de Viña del Mar" [Chilean González won the Viña del Mar Open] (in Spanish). La Nación. 18 February 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "Nalbandian fue descalificado por abuso verbal en Chile" [Nalbandian was disqualified in Chile due to verbal abuse] (in Spanish). Viña del Mar: La Voz del Interior. EFE. 15 February 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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