2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Kenneth Carlsen
Runner-up	Magnus Norman
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Draw	56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Paradorn Srichaphan.

Kenneth Carlsen won in the final 7–6^(8–6), 6–3 against Magnus Norman.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
2. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
3. Carlos Moyá (second round)
4. Àlex Corretja (second round)
5. Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
6. James Blake (second round)
7. Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
8. Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
9. Stefan Koubek (first round)
10. Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
11. Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
12. Agustín Calleri (second round)
13. Wayne Arthurs (second round)
14. Nicolás Massú (third round)
15. David Ferrer (first round)
16. Taylor Dent (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Paradorn Srichaphan	64	65
		Kenneth Carlsen	77	77
									Kenneth Carlsen	78	6
								Q	Magnus Norman	66	3
		Vince Spadea	4	64
	Q	Magnus Norman	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Hewitt	6	6
		F Clavet	5	6	3				M Chang	2	2
		M Chang	7	4	6										1	L Hewitt	64	6	6
		J Morrison	6	77											14	N Massú	77	2	4
		D Norman	3	63					J Morrison	67	6	1
		R Štěpánek	7	3	2			14	N Massú	79	4	6
	14	N Massú	5	6	6																	1	L Hewitt	4	3
	10	J-M Gambill	4	6	3																	8	P Srichaphan	6	6
		T Suzuki	6	3	6				T Suzuki	6	77
		R Delgado	4	3					B Vahaly	3	63
		B Vahaly	6	6												T Suzuki	6	1	4
		L Burgsmüller	6	6											8	P Srichaphan	3	6	6
		O Fukárek	3	3					L Burgsmüller	3	4
								8	P Srichaphan	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	C Moyá	4	5
		A Waske	64	77	6				A Waske	6	7
	WC	M Onoda	77	63	2											A Waske	2	6	64
	Q	P Luxa	3	4												A Dupuis	6	4	77
		A Dupuis	6	6					A Dupuis	77	78
		J Knowle	6	3	2			13	W Arthurs	65	66
	13	W Arthurs	2	6	6																		A Dupuis	3	2
	11	D Hrbatý	6	6																			K Carlsen	6	6
	WC	T Terachi	1	2				11	D Hrbatý	4	4
		K Carlsen	6	6					K Carlsen	6	6
		N Okun	4	4												K Carlsen	64	77	77
		A Simoni	3	6	2										5	J I Chela	77	65	63
		C Mamiit	6	3	6				C Mamiit	1	0
								5	J I Chela	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	J Blake	3	6	3
		M Verkerk	6	6					M Verkerk	6	3	6
		J Vacek	3	4												M Verkerk	2	78	1
		M Fish	4	79	6											F López	6	66	6
	WC	G Motomura	6	67	2				M Fish	63	4
		F López	6	6					F López	77	6
	9	S Koubek	4	4																			F López	3	0
	15	D Ferrer	6	5	5																		V Spadea	6	6
	Q	T Blake	4	7	7			Q	T Blake	1	4
	Q	J Crabb	2	4					V Spadea	6	6
		V Spadea	6	6												V Spadea	7	78
	Q	M Abel	6	62	4											K Kučera	5	66
		K Kučera	4	77	6				K Kučera	3	6	77
								4	À Corretja	6	3	63

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	N Lapentti	5	2
	Q	M Larsson	77	6				Q	M Larsson	7	6
		M Ančić	64	2											Q	M Larsson	3	6	6
	WC	J Miyao	0	0												J Golmard	6	3	4
		J Golmard	6	6					J Golmard	6	6
		A Kim	4	4				12	A Calleri	3	2
	12	A Calleri	6	6																		Q	M Larsson	65	5
	16	T Dent	6	7																		Q	M Norman	77	7
	WC	H Kondo	0	5				16	T Dent	6	6
	Q	D Bohaboy	1	3					M Kohlmann	4	4
		M Kohlmann	6	6											16	T Dent	3	2
	Q	M Norman	6	6											Q	M Norman	6	6
		G Bastl	3	0				Q	M Norman	6	6
								2	J C Ferrero	3	3

References

• 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw