2002 Wimbledon Championships

The 2002 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England.[1][2] It was the 116th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

2002 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition116th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£8,825,320
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Lleyton Hewitt
Women's Singles
Serena Williams
Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
Women's Doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Mixed Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva
Boys' Singles
Todd Reid
Girls' Singles
Vera Dushevina
Boys' Doubles
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Girls' Doubles
Elke Clijsters / Barbora Strýcová

Goran Ivanišević did not defend his title this year. Lleyton Hewitt, the World No.1, defeated David Nalbandian in the final in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon title. He became the first Australian since Pat Cash in 1987 to win Wimbledon. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena in the women's final.

Prize money

The total prize money for 2002 championships was £8,825,320. The winner of the men's title earned £525,000 while the women's singles champion earned £486,000.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £525,000
Women's Singles £486,000
Men's Doubles * £210,000 N/A
Women's Doubles * £194,250 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £88,500 N/A

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 [5]

  • It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 7–6(7-4), 6–3 [6]

  • It was Serena's 5th title of the year, and her 16th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7-9), 7–5 [7]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5 [8]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva defeated Kevin Ullyett / Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 [9]

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Todd Reid defeated Lamine Ouahab, 7–6(7-5), 6–4 [10]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Vera Dushevina defeated Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 [11]

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău defeated Brian Baker / Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [12]

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

Elke Clijsters / Barbora Strýcová defeated Ally Baker / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6 [13]

Singles seeds

References
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  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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Preceded by
2002 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
2002 US Open
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