2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion   Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Runner-up   Sweden Magnus Norman
Final score   76(86), 63
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
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Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Paradorn Srichaphan.

Kenneth Carlsen won in the final 76(86), 63 against Magnus Norman.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (Quarterfinals)
  2. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (Second Round)
  3. Spain Carlos Moyá (Second Round)
  4. Spain Àlex Corretja (Second Round)
  5. Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (Third Round)
  6. United States James Blake (Second Round)
  7. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (Second Round)
  8. Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (Semifinals)

  1. Austria Stefan Koubek (First Round)
  2. United States Jan-Michael Gambill (First Round)
  3. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (Second Round)
  4. Argentina Agustín Calleri (Second Round)
  5. Australia Wayne Arthurs (Second Round)
  6. Chile Nicolás Massú (Third Round)
  7. Spain David Ferrer (First Round)
  8. United States Taylor Dent (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Australia L Hewitt 6 6    
   Spain F Clavet 5 6 3        United States M Chang 2 2    
   United States M Chang 7 4 6       1  Australia L Hewitt 64 6 6  
   United States J Morrison 6 77         14  Chile N Massú 77 2 4  
   Belgium D Norman 3 63          United States J Morrison 67 6 1
   Czech Republic R Štěpánek 7 3 2     14  Chile N Massú 79 4 6  
14  Chile N Massú 5 6 6       1  Australia L Hewitt 4 3  
10  United States J-M Gambill 4 6 3       8  Thailand P Srichaphan 6 6  
   Japan T Suzuki 6 3 6        Japan T Suzuki 6 77    
   Paraguay R Delgado 4 3          United States B Vahaly 3 63    
   United States B Vahaly 6 6            Japan T Suzuki 6 1 4
   Germany L Burgsmüller 6 6         8  Thailand P Srichaphan 3 6 6  
   Czech Republic O Fukárek 3 3          Germany L Burgsmüller 3 4  
    8  Thailand P Srichaphan 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  Spain C Moyá 4 5    
   Germany A Waske 64 77 6        Germany A Waske 6 7    
WC  Japan M Onoda 77 63 2          Germany A Waske 2 6 64  
Q  Czech Republic P Luxa 3 4            France A Dupuis 6 4 77  
   France A Dupuis 6 6          France A Dupuis 77 78  
   Austria J Knowle 6 3 2     13  Australia W Arthurs 65 66    
13  Australia W Arthurs 2 6 6          France A Dupuis 3 2  
11  Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6            Denmark K Carlsen 6 6  
WC  Japan T Terachi 1 2       11  Slovakia D Hrbatý 4 4    
   Denmark K Carlsen 6 6          Denmark K Carlsen 6 6    
   Israel N Okun 4 4            Denmark K Carlsen 64 77 77
   Brazil A Simoni 3 6 2       5  Argentina J I Chela 77 65 63  
   United States C Mamiit 6 3 6        United States C Mamiit 1 0  
    5  Argentina J I Chela 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  United States J Blake 3 6 3  
   Netherlands M Verkerk 6 6          Netherlands M Verkerk 6 3 6  
   Czech Republic J Vacek 3 4            Netherlands M Verkerk 2 78 1  
   United States M Fish 4 79 6          Spain F López 6 66 6  
WC  Japan G Motomura 6 67 2        United States M Fish 63 4  
   Spain F López 6 6          Spain F López 77 6    
9  Austria S Koubek 4 4            Spain F López 3 0  
15  Spain D Ferrer 6 5 5          United States V Spadea 6 6  
Q  United States T Blake 4 7 7     Q  United States T Blake 1 4    
Q  Australia J Crabb 2 4          United States V Spadea 6 6    
   United States V Spadea 6 6            United States V Spadea 7 78  
Q  Germany M Abel 6 62 4          Slovakia K Kučera 5 66    
   Slovakia K Kučera 4 77 6        Slovakia K Kučera 3 6 77
    4  Spain À Corretja 6 3 63  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Ecuador N Lapentti 5 2    
Q  Sweden M Larsson 77 6       Q  Sweden M Larsson 7 6    
   Croatia M Ančić 64 2         Q  Sweden M Larsson 3 6 6  
WC  Japan J Miyao 0 0            France J Golmard 6 3 4  
   France J Golmard 6 6          France J Golmard 6 6  
   United States A Kim 4 4       12  Argentina A Calleri 3 2    
12  Argentina A Calleri 6 6         Q  Sweden M Larsson 65 5  
16  United States T Dent 6 7         Q  Sweden M Norman 77 7  
WC  Japan H Kondo 0 5       16  United States T Dent 6 6    
Q  United States D Bohaboy 1 3          Germany M Kohlmann 4 4    
   Germany M Kohlmann 6 6         16  United States T Dent 3 2  
Q  Sweden M Norman 6 6         Q  Sweden M Norman 6 6    
   Switzerland G Bastl 3 0       Q  Sweden M Norman 6 6  
    2  Spain J C Ferrero 3 3    
 

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