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2002 ATP Tour
The 2002 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2002 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the ATP International Series, International Series tournaments. Season summary The 2002 ATP Tour season saw Pete Sampras win his 14th Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam singles title, breaking his own record of 13 in the process, by defeating longtime rival Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the final of the 2002 US Open – Men's singles, US Open. This would be Sampras’s last tournament before retirement with him officially announcing his retirement at the next year's 2003 US Open – Men's singles, US Open. Sampras finished up with a Agassi–Samp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 80 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2001 ATP Tour, 2001 and 2002 ATP Tour, 2002. Hewitt won Lleyton Hewitt career statistics, 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two singles Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, majors at the 2001 US Open – Men's singles, 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2002 Wimbledon Championships, a doubles major at the 2000 US Open – Men's doubles, 2000 US Open, the 2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, 2001 and 2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, 2002 Tennis Masters Cups in singles, and led Australia Davis Cup team, Australia to Davis Cup crowns in 1999 Davis Cup, 1999 and 2003 Davis Cup, 2003. In November 2001, Hewitt became (at the time) the youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP International Series
The ATP International Series (known from 1990 to 1999 as the ATP World Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour from 2000 to 2008. The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. International Series offered players cash prizes (tournaments have purses from $416,000 to $1,000,000) and the ability to earn ATP ranking points. They generally offered less prize money and fewer points than the ATP International Series Gold, but more than tournaments on the ATP Challenger Series. Tournaments The locations and titles of these tournaments were subject to change every year. The tournaments – in calendar order – in 2008 were: Singles champions ATP International Series Doubles champions ATP International Series See also * ATP International Series Gold * List of tennis tournaments References External links * {{ATP World Series tournaments ATP Tour 250, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson (; born 24 March 1975) is a Swedish former professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 7 singles ranking in May 2002. His career highlights in singles include a major title at the 2002 Australian Open, and a Masters title at the 1999 Canada Masters. He also won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in men's doubles, partnering Simon Aspelin. As of 2025, Johansson remains the last Swedish man to win a major in singles. Johansson began coaching Sorana Cîrstea in 2022. Since 2024, he is coaching Kei Nishikori. Tennis career Juniors Johansson began to play tennis at age five with his father, Krister. In 1989, became European 14s singles champion and won doubles title (with Magnus Norman). Even when he injured his right elbow while playing the Orange Bowl tennis championships 16s in 1991, he still reached the final, losing to Spain's Gonzalo Corrales. He finished No. 10 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles
Andre Agassi won the inaugural singles tennis title at the 2002 Madrid Open after Jiří Novák withdrew from the final. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round. # Tommy Haas ''(second round, retired due to a blister on his right hand)'' # Andre Agassi (champion) # Marat Safin ''(second round)'' # Tim Henman ''(second round)'' # Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(quarterfinals)'' # Albert Costa ''(withdrew)'' # Sébastien Grosjean ''(semifinals)'' # Carlos Moyá ''(third round)'' # Yevgeny Kafelnikov ''(second round)'' # Andy Roddick ''(second round)'' # Jiří Novák ''(final, withdrew due to a right hamstring injury)'' # Roger Federer ''(quarterfinals)'' # Guillermo Cañas ''(second round)'' # Sjeng Schalken ''(second round)'' # Thomas Johansson ''(third round)'' # Younes El Aynaoui ''(second round)'' Draw Finals Top half Secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Andre Agassi defeated Tommy Haas in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2002 Italian Open. Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Ivan Ljubičić. Seeds # Lleyton Hewitt ''(second round)'' # Gustavo Kuerten ''(second round)'' # Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(second round)'' # Yevgeny Kafelnikov ''(second round)'' # Tim Henman ''(first round)'' # Marat Safin ''(second round)'' # Tommy Haas ''(final)'' # Thomas Johansson ''(first round)'' # Andre Agassi (champion) # Sébastien Grosjean ''(third round)'' # Roger Federer ''(first round)'' # Pete Sampras ''(first round)'' # Andy Roddick ''(semifinals)'' # Jiří Novák ''(semifinals)'' # Guillermo Cañas ''(first round)'' # Àlex Corretja Alejandro Corretja Verdegay (; born 11 April 1974) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2002 Miami Open. Seeds All thirty-two seeds In botany, a seed is a plant structure containing an embryo and stored nutrients in a protective coat called a ''testa''. More generally, the term "seed" means anything that can be sown, which may include seed and husk or tuber. Seeds are the ... received a bye to the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Qualifying Qualifying seeds Qualifiers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier Ninth qualifier Tenth qualifier Eleventh qualifier Twelfth qualifier References External links Main draw (ATP)Qualifying draw (ATP)ITF tournament profile {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments
The ATP 1000 events, also known as ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, are an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour since its inception in 1990. The ATP 1000 tournaments, sitting below the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships, make up the most coveted trophies on the annual ATP Tour calendar. In addition to the quadrennial Summer Olympics, they are collectively known as the ' Big Titles'. Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most ATP 1000 singles titles with 40. By completing the career set of all nine current Masters series singles titles in 2018, Djokovic became the first and only player to achieve the career Golden Masters. In 2020, Djokovic completed a second career Golden Masters. In doubles, the Bryan brothers ( Bob and Mike) won a record 39 doubles titles as a team. Daniel Nestor and the Bryan brothers are the only doubles players to achieve the career Golden Masters. History The Masters ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Ferrero won 16 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including the 2003 French Open – Men's singles, 2003 French Open and four ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, Masters events. He was also runner-up at the 2002 French Open – Men's singles, 2002 French Open and 2003 US Open – Men's singles, 2003 US Open. He was nicknamed "el Mosquito" for his speed and slender physical build. Ferrero retired from the sport in 2012. After his playing career, Ferrero took up directorship of the Ferrero Tennis Academy in Alicante, Villena, where he himself was trained. In July 2017, he began coaching Alexander Zverev. Their partnership ended after seven months due to differences between them. In 2019, Ferrero began coaching Carlos Alcaraz. Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Pacific Life Open – Men's Singles
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Tim Henman in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2002 Indian Wells Masters. It was his first Masters Series title. Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Michel Kratochvil. Seeds # Lleyton Hewitt (champion) # Yevgeny Kafelnikov ''(quarterfinals)'' # Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(first round)'' # Andre Agassi ''(first round)'' # Tommy Haas ''(second round)'' # Sébastien Grosjean ''(first round)'' # Marat Safin ''(third round)'' # Thomas Johansson ''(first round)'' # Tim Henman ''(final)'' # Pete Sampras ''(semifinals)'' # Andy Roddick ''(withdrew due to an upper respiratory infection)'' # Roger Federer ''(third round)'' # Jiří Novák ''(second round)'' # Goran Ivanišević ''(withdrew due to a left shoulder injury)'' # Guillermo Cañas ''(first round)'' # Àlex Corretja ''(second round)'' # Nicolás Lapentti ''(first round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in the singles event at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. During his career, he won 11 singles titles, including the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005 and two Masters 1000 tournaments. Nalbandian is the only Argentine man in history to reach the semifinals or better at all four majors and to reach the Wimbledon final. He was a member of the Argentinian Davis Cup team who reached the finals of the World Group in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Nalbandian played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, regarded at the time to be one of the best on tour. Nalbandian was considered one of the greatest players to have never won a Grand Slam title. Since his retirement, Nalbandian has taken up the sport of rally racing and has competed in Rally Argentina. Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agassi–Sampras Rivalry
The Agassi–Sampras rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, who were both ranked world No. 1 during the 1990s. Sampras held the world's top ranking for (a then-record) 286 weeks while Agassi held it for 101 weeks. With contrasting styles and temperaments, they played each other 34 times from 1989 through 2002, with Sampras leading the head-to-head 20–14 and leading 9–7 in finals. They are tied in their five-set matches at 1–1. It has been named as one of the greatest tennis rivalries of all time. In Grand Slam tournaments, they played in five finals, with Sampras winning four. They met for the first time in a Grand Slam final at the 1990 US Open, with Agassi the favorite because of his superior ranking even though Sampras had defeated former world No. 1 players Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe en route to the final. Sampras defeated Agassi in straight sets. In one of their matches, at the 2001 US Open quarter-final, Sampras won with the score o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 US Open – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was his first and only major title. Roddick remains the most recent American to win a major men's singles title. Roddick saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against David Nalbandian. He also completed the Summer Slam, having won the Canada Masters and Cincinnati Masters. Pete Sampras was the reigning champion, but he retired from professional tennis in August 2003. This tournament marked the first US Open main draw appearance for future four-time champion Rafael Nadal. It also marked the final major appearances of former major champions Michael Chang and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2003 US Open Men's S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
