2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2002 Tennis Masters Cup.[1] With the victory, Hewitt secured the year-end number 1 ranking for the second successive year, becoming one of only seven men (at the time) to achieve this feat.[2]

Singles
2002 Tennis Masters Cup
Final
ChampionAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-upSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4
Details
Draw8
Events
Singles
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Future six-time champion Roger Federer made his tournament debut; he was defeated by Hewitt in the semifinals.

Seeds

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  1.   Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
  2.   Andre Agassi (round robin, withdrew due to a hip injury)
  3.   Marat Safin (round robin)
  4.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (final)
  5.   Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
  6.   Roger Federer (semifinals)
  7.   Jiří Novák (round robin)
  8.   Albert Costa (round robin)

Alternate

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  1.   Thomas Johansson (replaced Agassi, round robin)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
5   Carlos Moyá 78 4 4
4   Juan Carlos Ferrero 66 6 6
4   Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 5 6 6 4
1   Lleyton Hewitt 7 7 2 2 6
6   Roger Federer 5 7 5
1   Lleyton Hewitt 7 5 7

Red group

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    Hewitt   Safin   Moyá   Costa RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1   Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 4–6, 5–7 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 2–1 4–4 39–38 2
3   Marat Safin 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 4–6, 5–7 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 0–3 2–6 36–42 4
5   Carlos Moyá 6–4, 7–5 6–4, 7–5 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–4 3–0 6–1 42–34 1
8   Albert Costa 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 4–6 1–2 4–5 42–45 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Gold group

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    Agassi
  Johansson
  Ferrero   Federer   Novák RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2
9
  Andre Agassi
  Thomas Johansson
5–7, 6–2, 6–7(6–8)
(w/ Agassi)
3–6, 5–7
(w/ Johansson)
5–7, 1–6
(w/ Agassi)
0–2
0–1
1–4
0–2
23–29
8–13
4
5
4   Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
(w/ Agassi)
3–6, 4–6 7–5, 6–3 2–1 4–3 36–37 2
6   Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5
(w/ Johansson)
6–3, 6–4 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 3–0 6–1 41–23 1
7   Jiří Novák 7–5, 6–1
(w/ Agassi)
5–7, 3–6 0–6, 6–4, 2–6 1–2 3–4 29–35 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ How Good Was Prime Lleyton Hewitt 🙌, 09:58 minutes in, retrieved 2024-02-25
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