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The Championships 2002 Gentlemen's Singles Winner: L The Championships 2002 Gentlemen's Singles Winner: L. Hewitt [1] 6/1 6/3 6/2 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final 1. Lleyton Hewitt [1]................................(AUS) 2. Jonas Bjorkman................................... (SWE) L. Hewitt [1]..................... 6/4 7/5 6/1 L. Hewitt [1] (Q) 3. Gregory Carraz..................................... (FRA) ....................6/4 7/6(5) 6/2 4. Cecil Mamiit.......................................... (USA) G. Carraz................6/2 6/4 6/7(5) 7/5 L. Hewitt [1] 5. Julian Knowle........................................(AUT) .........................6/2 6/1 6/3 6. Michael Llodra.......................................(FRA) J. Knowle.............. 3/6 6/4 6/3 3/6 6/3 J. Knowle (WC) 7. Alan MacKin......................................... (GBR) .........................6/3 6/4 6/3 8. Jarkko Nieminen [32]........................... (FIN) J. Nieminen [32]..........7/6(5) 6/3 6/3 L. Hewitt [1] 9. Gaston Gaudio [24]............................ (ARG) .........................6/3 6/3 7/5 (Q) 10. Juan-Pablo Guzman.............................(ARG) G. Gaudio [24]................. 6/3 6/4 6/3 M. Youzhny (LL) 11. Brian Vahaly......................................... (USA) ........6/0 1/6 7/6(2) 5/7 6/4 12. Mikhail Youzhny................................... (RUS) M. Youzhny.................6/3 1/6 6/3 6/2 M. Youzhny 13. Jose Acasuso....................................... (ARG) ...................6/2 1/6 6/3 6/3 14. Marc Rosset........................................... (SUI) M. Rosset..................... 6/3 7/6(4) 6/1 N. Escude [16] (WC) 15. Alex Bogdanovic...................................(GBR) ...................6/2 5/7 7/5 6/4 16. Nicolas Escude [16]............................ (FRA) N. Escude [16]........... 4/6 6/4 6/4 6/4 17. Juan Carlos Ferrero [9]...................... (ESP) 18. Neville Godwin......................................(RSA) J.C. Ferrero [9]......6/7(5) 6/3 6/3 6/3 J. Morrison 19. Noam Okun............................................ (ISR) ....................6/3 7/5 7/6(5) (LL) 20. Jeff Morrison......................................... (USA) J. Morrison....................6/3 7/6(3) 6/2 S. Schalken [18] L. Hewitt [1] 21. Michael Chang......................................(USA) ....................6/4 7/6(7) 6/0 22. Lars Burgsmuller.................................. (GER) M. Chang......................6/3 7/6(4) 6/4 S. Schalken [18] 6/2 6/7(5) 1/6 7/5 23. Kristian Pless........................................(DEN) ..............7/6(2) 6/3 4/6 6/1 24. Sjeng Schalken [18]............................(NED) S. Schalken [18].............. 6/3 6/3 7/5 S. Schalken [18] 25. Fabrice Santoro [25]........................... (FRA) .........................6/2 7/5 7/5 26. Agustin Calleri...................................... (ARG) F. Santoro [25] 2/6 7/6(4) 6/4 4/6 6/3 A. Voinea 27. Nicolas Coutelot....................................(FRA) ...................6/2 6/4 3/6 6/3 28. Adrian Voinea...................................... (ROM) A. Voinea......................7/6(4) 6/1 6/3 J. Vacek 29. Jerome Golmard................................... (FRA) ...................6/1 4/6 6/3 6/4 30. Jan Vacek............................................. (CZE) J. Vacek............ 6/2 7/6(6) 3/2 retired J. Vacek (Q) 31. Mario Ancic.......................................... (CRO) .........................6/4 6/4 7/5 32. Roger Federer [7]................................. (SUI) M. Ancic........................6/3 7/6(2) 6/3 33. Tim Henman [4].................................. (GBR) (Q) 34. Jean-Francois Bachelot........................ (FRA) T.H. Henman [4].............. 6/1 6/3 6/2 T.H. Henman [4] (Q) 35. Cristiano Caratti......................................(ITA) ...................3/6 6/3 6/4 6/3 7/5 6/1 (Q) 36. Scott Draper..........................................(AUS) S. Draper.................... 6/3 4/6 6/4 7/5 T.H. Henman [4] L. Hewitt [1] 37. Albert Portas......................................... (ESP) ..........7/6(6) 3/6 7/6(8) 6/1 38. Wayne Ferreira..................................... (RSA) W. Ferreira......... 7/6(5) 6/3 6/7(4) 6/3 W. Ferreira 39. Ramon Delgado....................................(PAR) .............6/4 6/4 3/6 4/6 6/3 40. Ivan Ljubicic [30]................................ (CRO) I. Ljubicic [30]..................6/2 6/4 7/5 T.H. Henman [4] 41. Tommy Robredo [20].......................... (ESP) ....7/6(5) 6/7(2) 4/6 6/3 6/2 42. Raemon Sluiter.....................................(NED) R. Sluiter........................... 6/1 6/4 6/4 R. Stepanek (Q) 43. Radek Stepanek................................... (CZE) ..............6/3 6/7(5) 6/3 6/3 (Q) 44. Cyril Saulnier.........................................(FRA) R. Stepanek..................7/5 6/2 7/6(5) M. Kratochvil 45. Nikolay Davydenko...............................(RUS) .........................6/2 6/3 6/3 46. Michel Kratochvil.................................... (SUI) M. Kratochvil..................... 6/4 6/2 6/4 M. Kratochvil 47. Irakli Labadze.......................................(GEO) ..........3/6 6/0 7/6(4) 7/6(5) 48. Younes El Aynaoui [13]..................... (MAR) I. Labadze.......... 4/6 7/6(4) 6/3 7/6(2) 49. Guillermo Canas [10]......................... (ARG) 50. Michael Kohlmann................................(GER) G. Canas [10]...................7/5 6/4 6/4 F. Lopez 51. Feliciano Lopez.....................................(ESP) F. Lopez......... 6/3 3/6 4/6 7/6(2) 11/9 ......4/6 2/6 7/6(7) 7/5 10/8 (Q) 52. Konstantinos Economidis..................... (GRE) F. Lopez 6/3 5/7 6/4 53. Fernando Vicente..................................(ESP) ..............3/6 7/6(7) 6/4 6/4 T.H. Henman [4] 54. Sargis Sargsian....................................(ARM) S. Sargsian.............4/6 7/6(3) 6/3 6/2 R. Schuettler [17] 55. Hicham Arazi........................................(MAR) .........................6/3 6/0 6/1 56. Rainer Schuettler [17]........................ (GER) R. Schuettler [17]........7/6(3) 6/4 6/4 A. Sa 57. Stefan Koubek [31]............................. (AUT) ...................6/3 7/5 4/6 6/3 (Q) 58. Justin Bower......................................... (RSA) S. Koubek [31].....6/3 3/6 6/2 4/6 6/3 A. Sa 59. Antony Dupuis.......................................(FRA) ..............3/6 7/6(3) 7/5 6/3 60. Andre Sa...............................................(BRA) A. Sa..................... 6/3 4/6 6/4 5/7 6/3 A. Sa (Q) 61. Alexander Waske................................. (GER) .............2/6 6/4 6/3 1/6 6/1 62. Andrea Gaudenzi....................................(ITA) A. Waske....... 7/6(4) 7/6(3) 6/7(2) 6/1 F. Saretta 63. Flavio Saretta........................................(BRA) ..............6/7(4) 6/4 6/4 7/5 64. Thomas Johansson [8]......................(SWE) F. Saretta. 6/7(2) 6/4 7/6(4) 3/6 12/10 65. Yevgeny Kafelnikov [5]...................... (RUS) 66. Dominik Hrbaty..................................... (SVK) Y. Kafelnikov [5]..... 6/1 7/6(4) 7/6(7) Y. Kafelnikov [5] (Q) 67. Nicolas Thomann.................................. (FRA) ....................7/6(8) 6/2 6/2 68. Markus Hipfl.......................................... (AUT) N. Thomann....6/1 7/6(3) 3/6 4/6 11/9 X. Malisse [27] 69. Vince Spadea....................................... (USA) ....................7/6(4) 7/5 6/1 70. Magnus Larsson.................................. (SWE) V. Spadea.... 3/6 7/6(4) 6/7(2) 6/4 6/1 X. Malisse [27] 71. Galo Blanco.......................................... (ESP) .........................7/5 6/2 6/2 72. Xavier Malisse [27].............................. (BEL) X. Malisse [27]................. 6/3 6/3 6/3 X. Malisse [27] 73. Greg Rusedski [23].............................(GBR) .............3/6 6/3 3/6 6/3 6/4 (Q) 74. Jurgen Melzer....................................... (AUT) G. Rusedski [23]..............6/1 6/4 7/5 G. Rusedski [23] (Q) 75. Hyung-Taik Lee.................................... (KOR) ...................6/1 6/4 5/7 6/2 76. Andrei Stoliarov.................................... (RUS) H-T. Lee................6/3 6/2 4/6 4/6 6/2 G. Rusedski [23] 77. Alberto Martin........................................(ESP) .........................6/3 6/4 6/2 78. Stefano Galvani...................................... (ITA) A. Martin....................... 6/4 7/6(3) 6/4 A. Roddick [11] 79. Bohdan Ulihrach................................... (CZE) .........................6/1 6/2 6/2 80. Andy Roddick [11].............................. (USA) A. Roddick [11].......... 6/1 3/1 retired 81. Thomas Enqvist [14]..........................(SWE) (WC) 82. Arvind Parmar...................................... (GBR) T. Enqvist [14]................. 6/1 6/4 6/4 M. Philippoussis (WC) 83. Mark Philippoussis................................(AUS) .........................7/5 6/3 6/4 84. Julien Boutter........................................ (FRA) M. Philippoussis..........6/3 3/6 6/1 6/2 M. Philippoussis X. Malisse [27] 85. Juan Balcells.........................................(ESP) ...................3/6 6/3 6/4 6/2 6/1 4/6 6/2 3/6 9/7 86. Nicolas Kiefer....................................... (GER) N. Kiefer................6/3 2/6 5/7 7/5 6/3 N. Kiefer 87. Fernando Gonzalez............................... (CHI) .........................7/5 6/3 6/0 88. Juan Ignacio Chela [19]..................... (ARG) F. Gonzalez.......... 6/3 3/6 1/6 7/5 6/3 R. Krajicek 89. James Blake [29].................................(USA) 6/7(2) 7/6(4) 6/7(1) 7/6(5) 6/4 90. Mariano Zabaleta................................
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