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2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

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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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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]

Future six-time champion Roger Federer made his tournament debut; he was defeated by Hewitt in the semifinals.

Seeds

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

Alternate

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  1. Sweden Thomas Johansson (replaced Agassi, round robin)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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

Red group

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  Australia Hewitt Russia Safin Spain Moyá Spain Costa RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 Australia 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 Russia 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 Spain 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 Spain 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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  United States Agassi
Sweden Johansson
Spain Ferrero Switzerland Federer Czech Republic Novák RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2
9
United States Andre Agassi
Sweden 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 Spain 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 Switzerland 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 Czech Republic 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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