2002 RCA Championships – Singles

2002 RCA Championships
Champion   United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Runner-up   Spain Félix Mantilla
Final score   67(68), 64, 64
Events
Singles   Doubles

Patrick Rafter was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Greg Rusedski won in the final 67(68), 64, 64 against Félix Mantilla.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (Third Round)
  2. Russia Marat Safin (withdrew because of an upper respiratory infection)
  3. Germany Tommy Haas (Semifinals)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  5. United Kingdom Tim Henman (Third Round, withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
  6. France Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinals)
  7. Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (Second Round)
  8. Belgium Xavier Malisse (Third Round)
  1. Germany Rainer Schüttler (Semifinals)
  2. Belarus Max Mirnyi (Second Round)
  3. Romania Andrei Pavel (Third Round)
  4. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (First Round)
  5. Switzerland Michel Kratochvil (Third Round)
  6. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Champion)
  7. France Arnaud Clément (Quarterfinals)
  8. France Fabrice Santoro (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  14  United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 3 6 6  
3  Germany Tommy Haas 6 3 3  
  14  United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 66 6 6
     Spain Félix Mantilla 78 4 4
   Spain Félix Mantilla 6 1 6
  9  Germany Rainer Schüttler 4 6 4  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Australia L Hewitt 6 7    
   Spain A Martín 66 7 6        Spain A Martín 3 5    
WC  Sweden M Larsson 78 5 3       1  Australia L Hewitt 63 4    
   Spain F López 5 7 3       14  United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 6    
Q  France L Roux 7 5 6     Q  France L Roux 3 2  
   Spain A Montañés 65 4       14  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6    
14  United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 6         14  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 78  
12  Croatia I Ljubičić 4 2            Netherlands M Verkerk 4 66  
   Netherlands M Verkerk 6 6          Netherlands M Verkerk 6 7    
   Germany A Popp 4 6 6        Germany A Popp 4 5    
Q  France C Saulnier 6 2 4          Netherlands M Verkerk w/o    
   Chile N Massú 6 6         5  United Kingdom T Henman        
WC  United States R Ram 3 3          Chile N Massú 3 6 5
    5  United Kingdom T Henman 6 1 7  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  Germany T Haas 711 6    
   United States R Ginepri 60 4       WC  Sweden M Norman 69 3    
WC  Sweden M Norman 77 6         3  Germany T Haas 4 7 6  
Q  Germany D Prinosil 6 62 6       13  Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 5 1  
   Czech Republic B Ulihrach 3 77 2     Q  Germany D Prinosil 1 4  
Q  Azerbaijan E Agaev 0 2       13  Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 6    
13  Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 6         3  Germany T Haas 6 3 6
10  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 7         6  France S Grosjean 3 6 3
   France P-H Mathieu 2 5       10  Belarus M Mirnyi 4 5    
   Germany N Kiefer 77 6          Germany N Kiefer 6 7    
   Denmark K Pless 65 2            Germany N Kiefer 64 3  
   France M Llodra 2 4         6  France S Grosjean 77 6    
   Armenia S Sargsian 6 6          Armenia S Sargsian 6 3 3
    6  France S Grosjean 3 6 6  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Morocco Y El Aynaoui 62 5    
   Switzerland I Heuberger 5 1          Spain F Mantilla 77 7    
   Spain F Mantilla 7 6            Spain F Mantilla 2 6 6  
   Spain F Clavet 61 7 6       11  Romania A Pavel 6 4 1  
   Germany B Phau 77 5 1        Spain F Clavet 4 6 3
   United States J Morrison 6 3 2     11  Romania A Pavel 6 2 6  
11  Romania A Pavel 4 6 6          Spain F Mantilla 1 6 6
15  France A Clément 6 7         15  France A Clément 6 4 4
   Sweden J Björkman 4 5       15  France A Clément 6 4 77  
WC  United States B Baker 4 2          South Africa W Ferreira 4 6 61  
   South Africa W Ferreira 6 6         15  France A Clément 6 6  
WC  Croatia M Ančić 4 6 6       WC  Croatia M Ančić 3 4    
   Czech Republic O Fukárek 6 2 2     WC  Croatia M Ančić 4 6 6
    4  Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 2 4  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  Belgium X Malisse 6 6    
   United States T Dent 6 77          United States T Dent 4 4    
Q  United States G Weiner 4 65         8  Belgium X Malisse 3 2    
Q  Israel J Erlich 6 6         9  Germany R Schüttler 6 6    
   Romania A Voinea 2 3       Q  Israel J Erlich 1 7 2
   Australia M Philippoussis 62 64       9  Germany R Schüttler 6 5 6  
9  Germany R Schüttler 77 77         9  Germany R Schüttler 2 6 6
16  France F Santoro 6 6         LL  France A di Pasquale 6 4 1
   Israel H Levy 2 2       16  France F Santoro 6 6    
   Australia W Arthurs 6 6          Australia W Arthurs 4 2    
   South Korea H-T Lee 4 3         16  France F Santoro 65 2  
   Paraguay R Delgado 63 61         LL  France A di Pasquale 77 6    
Q  Austria S Koubek 77 77       Q  Austria S Koubek 2 64  
    LL  France A di Pasquale 6 77    
 

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