2002 French Open – Men's singles

Albert Costa defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2002 French Open.[1] It was his first and only major singles title.

Men's singles
2002 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Albert Costa
Runner-upSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Gustavo Kuerten was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Costa.

At this tournament, Feliciano López began his record run of 79 consecutive major main draw appearances that spanned twenty years, ending at the 2022 Australian Open.

Seeds edit

01.     Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
02.     Marat Safin (semifinals)
03.     Tommy Haas (fourth round)
04.     Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
05.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
06.     Tim Henman (second round)
07.     Gustavo Kuerten (fourth round)
08.     Roger Federer (first round)
09.     Thomas Johansson (second round)
10.     Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
11.     Juan Carlos Ferrero (final)
12.     Pete Sampras (first round)
13.     Andy Roddick (first round)
14.     Jiří Novák (third round)
15.     Guillermo Cañas (quarterfinals)
16.     Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
17.     Carlos Moyà (third round)
18.     Àlex Corretja (semifinals)
19.     Thomas Enqvist (second round)
20.     Albert Costa (champion)
21.     Juan Ignacio Chela (first round)
22.     Andrei Pavel (quarterfinals)
23.     Fabrice Santoro (second round)
24.     Rainer Schüttler (second round)
25.     Tommy Robredo (third round)
26.     Max Mirnyi (first round)
27.     Nicolas Escudé (first round)
28.     Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
29.     David Nalbandian (third round)
30.     Sjeng Schalken (third round)
31.     Gastón Gaudio (fourth round)
32.     Ivan Ljubičić (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15   Guillermo Cañas 5 6 77 4 0
20   Albert Costa 7 3 63 6 6
20   Albert Costa 6 6 3 6
18   Àlex Corretja 3 4 6 3
22   Andrei Pavel 65 5 5
18   Àlex Corretja 77 7 7
20   Albert Costa 6 6 4 6
11   Juan Carlos Ferrero 1 0 6 3
11   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 5 7 6
4   Andre Agassi 3 7 5 3
11   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 6
2   Marat Safin 3 2 4
10   Sébastien Grosjean 3 2 2
2   Marat Safin 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   L Hewitt 7 6 7
    A Sá 5 4 5 1   L Hewitt 4 77 6 7
LL   A Stoliarov 1 6 6 7 LL   A Stoliarov 6 65 0 5
    J Björkman 6 4 4 5 1   L Hewitt 6 7 63 6
WC   S de Chaunac 4 4 6 6 6 30   S Schalken 1 5 77 1
    M Chang 6 6 4 2 4 WC   S de Chaunac 0 2 63
Q   I Miranda 62 0 1 30   S Schalken 6 6 77
30   S Schalken 77 6 6 1   L Hewitt 77 613 4 3
17   C Moyà 6 6 6 15   G Cañas 61 715 6 6
    R Delgado 3 3 2 17   C Moyà 6 79 711
PR   M Philippoussis 1 65 6 77 6 PR   M Philippoussis 2 67 69
Q   J Varlet 6 77 4 63 3 17   C Moyà 6 61 77 1 2
    Á Calatrava 6 6 6 15   G Cañas 4 77 62 6 6
    N Kiefer 3 0 4     Á Calatrava 6 1 2 0
    K Kučera 77 4 2 2 15   G Cañas 3 6 6 6
15   G Cañas 63 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   P Sampras 6 4 2 63
    A Gaudenzi 3 6 6 77     A Gaudenzi 6 77 6
    F Luzzi 2 2 5 Q   J Brasington 3 60 1
Q   J Brasington 6 6 7     A Gaudenzi 62 1 5
Q   G Galimberti 77 4 1 3 20   A Costa 77 6 7
    N Davydenko 64 6 6 6     N Davydenko 5 64 2
WC   R Gasquet 6 0 4 3 20   A Costa 7 77 6
20   A Costa 3 6 6 6 20   A Costa 6 7 6
27   N Escudé 4 2 6 4 7   G Kuerten 4 5 4
    F Meligeni 6 6 0 6     F Meligeni 2 6 1 2
    F González 6 711 6     F González 6 3 6 6
WC   S Draper 2 69 3     F González 3 6 66 4
    J Knowle 3 6 5 3 7   G Kuerten 6 2 78 6
    D Sanguinetti 6 4 7 6     D Sanguinetti 77 2 6 4 3
    I Heuberger 5 2 2 7   G Kuerten 60 6 4 6 6
7   G Kuerten 7 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   T Haas 6 7 6
    M Tabara 3 5 4 3   T Haas 6 6 6
LL   F López 4 6 6 4 6 LL   F López 3 4 4
Q   D Pérez 6 4 2 6 4 3   T Haas 6 7 2 6
    C Rochus 1 2 77 2     J Nieminen 3 5 6 4
Q   A Hadad 6 6 64 6 Q   A Hadad 77 4 4 5
    J Nieminen 6 6 77     J Nieminen 64 6 6 7
28   N Lapentti 3 4 65 3   T Haas 1 69 4
22   A Pavel 6 5 22   A Pavel 6 711 6
    M Lee 1 4 r 22   A Pavel 6 6 6
    M Kratochvil 6 66 6 6     M Kratochvil 3 1 3
    D Hrbatý 0 78 3 3 22   A Pavel 6 1 6 6
    Á Montañés 63 6 3 6 7     Á Montañés 1 6 4 3
    A Dupuis 77 4 6 2 5     Á Montañés 7 77 6
    J-M Gambill 6 3 4 6 4 16   Y El Aynaoui 5 62 4
16   Y El Aynaoui 3 6 6 3 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   T Johansson 6 78 6
    F Squillari 2 66 2 9   T Johansson 64 1 3
WC   J Benneteau 0 1 4     A Clément 77 6 6
    A Clément 6 6 6     A Clément 1 2 6 7 6
    T Martin 6 7 3 4 7 18   À Corretja 6 6 4 5 8
Q   M Vassallo Argüello 2 5 6 6 5     T Martin 2 3 5
    B Ulihrach 1 4 1 18   À Corretja 6 6 7
18   À Corretja 6 6 6 18   À Corretja 6 6 7
32   I Ljubičić 6 1 67 6 3     M Zabaleta 3 2 5
    F Vicente 4 6 79 4 6     F Vicente 6 6 6
Q   R Ginepri 65 2 3     A Martín 4 3 3
    A Martín 77 6 6     F Vicente 6 3 4 3
    J Vacek 1 6 3 4     M Zabaleta 4 6 6 6
    M Zabaleta 6 3 6 6     M Zabaleta 77 2 6 77
Q   T Behrend 3 2 6 77 1 5   Y Kafelnikov 64 6 4 64
5   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 3 63 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   R Federer 3 2 4
    H Arazi 6 6 6     H Arazi 6 6 6
    K Pless 3 6 65 7 3 Q   M Puerta 2 1 2
Q   M Puerta 6 1 77 5 6     H Arazi 2 6 4 1 r
    I Labadze 77 5 66 6 9 31   G Gaudio 6 4 6 3
    J Boutter 64 7 78 3 7     I Labadze 1 2 711 4
    J Balcells 4 2 5 31   G Gaudio 6 6 69 6
31   G Gaudio 6 6 7 31   G Gaudio 77 1 77 2 4
24   R Schüttler 77 2 77 6 11   JC Ferrero 63 6 65 6 6
LL   S Galvani 64 6 63 1 24   R Schüttler 4 2 3
    S Sargsian 2 5 0     G Coria 6 6 6
    G Coria 6 7 6     G Coria 2 3 3
    N Coutelot 6 6 6 11   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
    S Koubek 4 4 4     N Coutelot 2 7 6 2 0
WC   J-R Lisnard 1 61 3 11   JC Ferrero 6 5 1 6 6
11   JC Ferrero 6 77 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   J Novák 6 6 77
    M Youzhny 3 4 65 14   J Novák 6 6 7
Q   J Knippschild 6 1 3 77 6 Q   J Knippschild 1 2 5
    H-t Lee 4 6 6 63 1 14   J Novák 4 4 3
WC   P-H Mathieu 6 61 5 6 6 WC   P-H Mathieu 6 6 6
    W Ferreira 4 77 7 2 0 WC   P-H Mathieu 7 6 1 6
PR   M Norman 2 7 6 4 4 23   F Santoro 5 1 6 4
23   F Santoro 6 5 3 6 6 WC   P-H Mathieu 6 6 3 3 3
25   T Robredo 6 6 1 4   A Agassi 4 3 6 6 6
    H Levy 1 0 0 r 25   T Robredo 6 4 6 6
Q   O Ogorodov 68 6 2 7 9 Q   O Ogorodov 3 6 1 2
    M Hipfl 710 1 6 5 7 25   T Robredo 2 4 2
    D Sánchez 6 7 6 4   A Agassi 6 6 6
    J Acasuso 4 5 4     D Sánchez 6 2 1 r
Q   É Prodon 3 3 1 4   A Agassi 4 6 6
4   A Agassi 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   T Henman 6 6 78
    G Blanco 4 3 66 6   T Henman 2 6 64 3
Q   A Popp 4 1 6 1     X Malisse 6 3 77 6
    X Malisse 6 6 4 6     X Malisse 6 6 77
    A Ilie 64 3 4     A Portas 2 3 63
    A Portas 77 6 6     A Portas 3 6 6 6
    C Mamiit 6 6 5 6     C Mamiit 6 3 4 4
26   M Mirnyi 3 4 7 4     X Malisse 2 5 3
21   JI Chela 69 5 6 67 10   S Grosjean 6 7 6
    A Voinea 711 7 4 79     A Voinea 4 6 6 64 6
    V Spadea 4 6 6 3 6     V Spadea 6 4 2 77 8
    C Pioline 6 4 4 6 4     V Spadea 2 65 77 4
    J Blake 6 2 10   S Grosjean 6 77 65 6
    L Burgsmüller 2 1 r     J Blake 4 6 2 5
    F Clavet 60 62 6 3 10   S Grosjean 6 3 6 7
10   S Grosjean 77 77 3 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   A Roddick 6 614 6 5 3
    W Arthurs 4 716 4 7 6     W Arthurs 64 3 2
    M Russell 4 0 6 1 WC   A di Pasquale 77 6 6
WC   A di Pasquale 6 6 4 6 WC   A di Pasquale 6 6 6
    R Sluiter 7 2 77 4 4     P Srichaphan 4 3 3
    P Srichaphan 5 6 65 6 6     P Srichaphan 6 1 7 6
Q   E Massa 6 6 3 2 4 19   T Enqvist 4 6 5 3
19   T Enqvist 4 4 6 6 6 WC   A di Pasquale 6 4 3 2
29   D Nalbandian 6 5 6 6 2   M Safin 3 6 6 6
    A Calleri 2 7 2 4 29   D Nalbandian 6 6 6
    F Saretta 6 6 4 65 6     F Saretta 3 4 0
Q   O Marach 2 2 6 77 4 29   D Nalbandian 3 3 6 4
    O Rochus 6 77 6 2   M Safin 6 6 3 6
    A Sávolt 4 60 2     O Rochus 6 2 6 3 3
WC   M Llodra 4 6 67 4 2   M Safin 4 6 3 6 6
2   M Safin 6 2 79 6

References edit

  1. ^ "French Open 2002 - Costa dominates Ferrero early". ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2024. Costa won the French Open on Sunday, using steady tennis and benefitting from the error-filled play of fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero for a 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory.

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