2002 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Lars Burgsmüller.

Singles
2002 Mercedes Cup
Final
ChampionRussia Mikhail Youzhny
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Cañas
Score6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mikhail Youzhny won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Guillermo Cañas.

Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Jiří Novák (semifinals)
  2.   Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  3.   Guillermo Cañas (final)
  4.   Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  5.   Andrei Pavel (quarterfinals)
  6.   Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
  7.   Rainer Schüttler (first round)
  8.   Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

  • NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final edit

Final
3   Guillermo Cañas 3 6 6 4 4
    Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 3 6 6

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   J Novák 3 6 6
Q   R Ramírez Hidalgo 6 0 2 1   J Novák 6 6  
    F Meligeni 5 6 6     F Meligeni 0 2  
    A Sávolt 7 3 3 1   J Novák 6 6  
Q   J Hernych 0 2   8   T Robredo 4 2  
WC   A Popp 6 6   WC   A Popp 64 3  
    B Ulihrach 4 2   8   T Robredo 77 6  
8   T Robredo 6 6   1   J Novák 4 0  
3   G Cañas 6 6   3   G Cañas 6 6  
    S Sargsian 3 4   3   G Cañas 6 6  
    F Mantilla 6 6       F Mantilla 4 3  
WC   J Knippschild 3 1   3   G Cañas 1 6 77
    A Voinea 6 6       A Martín 6 2 65
    A Dupuis 4 2       A Voinea 4 4  
    A Martín 64 6 6     A Martín 6 6  
7   R Schüttler 77 2 3

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   N Lapentti 77 2 6
    A Gaudenzi 61 6 4 6   N Lapentti 2 4  
    H Arazi 2 7 4     M Youzhny 6 6  
    M Youzhny 6 5 6     M Youzhny 6 6  
    F Clavet 4 4   4   Y El Aynaoui 3 2  
Q   J Settergren 6 6   Q   J Settergren 4 2  
    D Sánchez 6 4 4 4   Y El Aynaoui 6 6  
4   Y El Aynaoui 1 6 6     M Youzhny 6 4 7
5   A Pavel 6 1 6     L Burgsmüller 3 6 5
    D Hrbatý 3 6 3 5   A Pavel 6 6  
    J Boutter 6 6       J Boutter 2 1  
Q   J Varlet 3 1   5   A Pavel 6 3 2
WC   B Phau 64 4       L Burgsmüller 3 6 6
    L Burgsmüller 77 6       L Burgsmüller 77 3 77
    S Koubek 3 3   2   G Kuerten 65 6 64
2   G Kuerten 6 6  

External links edit