2002 US Open – Men's singles

Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2002 US Open. It was his fifth US Open title (an Open Era record) and his all-time record-extending 14th major title overall. The final was a rematch of the 1990 and 1995 US Open finals, where Sampras won his first and seventh major titles respectively. It was Sampras' last professional appearance, though he did not officially declare his retirement until 2003. Sampras became the only man in the Open Era to win the final major he played.

Men's singles
2002 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upUnited States Andre Agassi
Score6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
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 men women mixed
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Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but lost to Agassi in the semifinals.

This marked the most recent occasion where eight different men appeared in the four major singles finals of a calendar year.

Seeds

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  1.   Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  2.   Marat Safin (second round)
  3.   Tommy Haas (fourth round)
  4.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  5.   Tim Henman (third round)
  6.   Andre Agassi (final)
  7.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  8.   Albert Costa (second round)
  9.   Carlos Moyá (second round)
  10.   Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
  11.   Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
  12.   Thomas Johansson (withdrew)
  13.   Roger Federer (fourth round)
  14.   Jiří Novák (fourth round)
  15.   Guillermo Cañas (withdrew)
  16.   David Nalbandian (first round)
  17.   Pete Sampras (champion)
  18.   Àlex Corretja (third round)
  19.   Xavier Malisse (third round)
  20.   Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  21.   Gastón Gaudio (third round)
  22.   Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  23.   Rainer Schüttler (first round)
  24.   Sjeng Schalken (semifinals)
  25.   James Blake (third round)
  26.   Juan Ignacio Chela (fourth round)
  27.   Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
  28.   Fernando González (quarterfinals)
  29.   Thomas Enqvist (third round)
  30.   Andrei Pavel (first round)
  31.   Tommy Robredo (third round)
  32.   Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)
  33.   Greg Rusedski (third round)
  34.   Jarkko Nieminen (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Lleyton Hewitt 6 78 4 6
20   Younes El Aynaoui 1 66 6 2
1   Lleyton Hewitt 4 65 77 2
6   Andre Agassi 6 77 61 6
32   Max Mirnyi 77 3 5 3
6   Andre Agassi 65 6 7 6
6   Andre Agassi 3 4 7 4
17   Pete Sampras 6 6 5 6
11   Andy Roddick 3 2 4
17   Pete Sampras 6 6 6
17   Pete Sampras 78 77 6
24   Sjeng Schalken 66 64 2
28   Fernando González 77 3 3 77 62
24   Sjeng Schalken 65 6 6 65 77

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   L Hewitt 6 6 6
  N Coutelot 2 3 3 1   L Hewitt 79 6 6
Q   I Kunitsyn 77 4 4 3 Q   N Okun 67 4 1
Q   N Okun 64 6 6 6 1   L Hewitt 65 6 6 3 6
  N Davydenko 6 1 6 6 25   J Blake 77 3 4 6 3
Q   R Lukaev 4 6 4 4   N Davydenko 3 6 1 3
WC   B Vahaly 77 3 3 65 25   J Blake 6 4 6 6
25   J Blake 63 6 6 77 1   L Hewitt 6 6 7
22   M Ríos 1 6 6 6 14   J Novák 4 2 5
  J Björkman 6 2 4 1 22   M Ríos 6 3 6 6
LL   L Burgsmüller 67 0 4 Q   R Söderling 4 6 3 3
Q   R Söderling 79 6 6 22   M Ríos 3 3 0r
  L Horna 4 63 6 4 14   J Novák 6 6 0
Q   J van Lottum 6 77 4 6 Q   J van Lottum 4 63 1
PR   R Krajicek 1 4r 14   J Novák 6 77 6
14   J Novák 6 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
34   J Nieminen 6 3 0 2
  F Vicente 1 6 6 6   F Vicente 7 77 6
  H-t Lee 66 6 3 3 WC   M Fish 5 64 1
WC   M Fish 78 4 6 6   F Vicente 2 6 1 2
  O Rochus 2 2 4 20   Y El Aynaoui 6 2 6 6
  H Arazi 6 6 6   H Arazi 3 4 0 r
  J Morrison 78 3 2 5 20   Y El Aynaoui 6 6 2
20   Y El Aynaoui 66 6 6 7 20   Y El Aynaoui 3 7 7 77
31   T Robredo 6 63 7 4 77   W Ferreira 6 5 5 63
  M Zabaleta 2 77 5 6 65 31   T Robredo 4 6 6 4 6
  A Calleri 6 65 4 3   F Meligeni 6 3 3 6 2
  F Meligeni 3 77 6 6 31   T Robredo 1 2 5
  J Vacek 3 4 5   W Ferreira 6 6 7
  W Ferreira 6 6 7   W Ferreira 1 610 6 7 6
PR   M Norman 2 4 6 3 8   A Costa 6 712 4 5 4
8   A Costa 6 6 3 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Y Kafelnikov 6 7 3 6
  D Sanguinetti 2 5 6 4 4   Y Kafelnikov 3 1 1
LL   M Ančić 6 3 63 7 2r   D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  D Hrbatý 4 6 77 5 3   D Hrbatý 65 6 4 4
  A Gaudenzi 3 3 2r 32   M Mirnyi 77 2 6 6
  A Dupuis 6 6 4   A Dupuis 4 3 6 2
  A Sávolt 64 5 1r 32   M Mirnyi 6 6 3 6
32   M Mirnyi 77 7 0 32   M Mirnyi 6 77 6
19   X Malisse 7 6 6 13   R Federer 3 65 4
  A Montañés 5 2 2 19   X Malisse 6 4 6 6
  J Golmard 6 6 1 3 2   V Spadea 4 6 2 2
  V Spadea 4 2 6 6 6 19   X Malisse 6 3 4 4
  M Chang 78 3 6 77 13   R Federer 4 6 6 6
  F Clavet 66 6 4 63   M Chang 3 1 3
  J Vaněk 1 3 6 5 13   R Federer 6 6 6
13   R Federer 6 6 4 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   C Moyá 3 6 6 77
  A Voinea 6 4 3 64 9   C Moyá 3 3 1
  J-M Gambill 6 2   J-M Gambill 6 6 6
  J Knowle 1 1r   J-M Gambill 6 6 6
  A Sá 5 61 3 21   G Gaudio 0 2 0
  F López 7 77 6   F López 2 6 4 3
  T Martin 2 3 6 5 21   G Gaudio 6 3 6 6
21   G Gaudio 6 6 0 7   J-M Gambill 2 3 3
30   A Pavel 6 67 6 3 4 6   A Agassi 6 6 6
PR   H Levy 1 79 4 6 6 PR   H Levy 6 3 64 63
WC   A Bogomolov Jr. 3 78 6 4 5   R Delgado 4 6 77 77
  R Delgado 6 66 0 6 7   R Delgado 2 1 2
WC   J Gimelstob 6 3 6 64 6 6   A Agassi 6 6 6
Q   E Kempes 4 6 3 77 3 WC   J Gimelstob 0 1 1
  R Ginepri 3 3 3 6   A Agassi 6 6 6
6   A Agassi 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   T Henman 6 6 6
Q   T Ketola 1 1 1 5   T Henman 6 6 7
Q   D Norman 4 4 6 77 6 Q   D Norman 3 4 5
  B Ulihrach 6 6 4 65 4 5   T Henman 3 3 2
  M Llodra 6 6 6 26   JI Chela 6 6 6
  J Acasuso 1 2 2   M Llodra 67 3 2
  F Mantilla 2 64 2 26   JI Chela 79 6 6
26   JI Chela 6 77 6 26   JI Chela 7 4 4 4
18   A Corretja 6 6 6 11   A Roddick 5 6 6 6
  I Labadze 3 4 2 18   A Corretja 7 6 6
Q   I Heuberger 6 2 7 3 77 Q   I Heuberger 5 2 1
Q   S Saoudi 4 6 5 6 63 18   A Corretja 4 1 66
  T Dent 6 3 0 6 3 11   A Roddick 6 6 78
  R Sluiter 3 6 6 1 6   R Sluiter 2 4 4
Q   M Verkerk 62 3 4 11   A Roddick 6 6 6
11   A Roddick 77 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
33   G Rusedski 6 4 77 6
WC   A Kim 1 6 61 3 33   G Rusedski 3 77 77 63 6
  P Srichaphan 6 6 6   P Srichaphan 6 62 65 77 4
WC   P Amritraj 1 3 0 33   G Rusedski 64 6 63 6 4
Q   E Taino 77 3 2 1 17   P Sampras 77 4 77 3 6
  K Pless 65 6 6 6   K Pless 3 5 4
  A Portas 1 4 4 17   P Sampras 6 7 6
17   P Sampras 6 6 6 17   P Sampras 7 6 65 7
29   T Enqvist 6 6 77 3   T Haas 5 4 77 5
WC   M Boeker 2 3 63 29   T Enqvist 6 77 6
  A Martín 5 6 6 78   A Martín 1 63 0
  M Kratochvil 7 4 3 66 29   T Enqvist 4 6 6 4 4
  K Kučera 60 6 2 6 6 3   T Haas 6 3 3 6 6
  R Štěpánek 77 4 6 2 1   K Kučera 1 4 4
  D Sánchez 61 6 6 4 5 3   T Haas 6 6 6
3   T Haas 77 3 3 6 7

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   JC Ferrero 77 77 3 7
  W Arthurs 64 62 6 5 7   JC Ferrero 6 5 6 7
Q   G Etlis 6 6 77 Q   G Etlis 2 7 0 5
Q   B Rehnquist 3 4 63 7   JC Ferrero 4 4 4
  K Carlsen 77 4 6 5 77 28   F González 6 6 6
  F Saretta 62 6 4 7 64   K Carlsen 65 4 63
  P-H Mathieu 6 61 6 4 4 28   F González 77 6 77
28   F González 2 77 3 6 6 28   F González 6 6 6
23   R Schüttler 6 77 4 0r   A Clément 4 2 3
Q   J-R Lisnard 3 62 6 4 Q   J-R Lisnard 1 3 4
Q   A Waske 64 5 2   G Coria 6 6 6
  G Coria 77 7 6   G Coria 6 2 5 65
  S Koubek 3 6 5 3   A Clément 2 6 7 77
  A Clément 6 4 7 6   A Clément 6 3 4 6 6
  M Rosset 1 6 1 4 10   S Grosjean 3 6 6 2 4
10   S Grosjean 6 3 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   D Nalbandian 1 4 4
  S Sargsian 6 6 6   S Sargsian 2 6 6 65 6
  A Popp 77 712 6   A Popp 6 3 4 77 4
  A Vinciguerra 64 610 2   S Sargsian 5 3 6 1
  F Santoro 63 4 77 5 24   S Schalken 7 6 3 6
  I Ljubičić 77 6 62 7   I Ljubičić 3 3 4
  M Philippoussis 77 6 3 3 0r 24   S Schalken 6 6 6
24   S Schalken 61 4 6 6 0 24   S Schalken 6 78 65 77
27   N Lapentti 4 3 710 5   G Kuerten 3 66 77 64
  N Massú 6 6 68 7   N Massú 6 77 4 6
  J Melzer 6 7 6   J Melzer 4 63 6 0
WC   J Brasington 3 5 3   N Massú 1 4r
  J Boutter 6 65 1 0   G Kuerten 6 5
  G Kuerten 3 77 6 6   G Kuerten 6 6 7
  N Kiefer 3 6 6 4 64 2   M Safin 4 4 5
2   M Safin 6 4 4 6 77

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Withdrawals

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Notes

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  1. ^ Last direct acceptance
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Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by