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2002 Australian Open

 
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2002 Australian Open
Date:   14 January – 27 January
Edition:   90th
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Location:   Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Men's Singles
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Women's Singles
United States Jennifer Capriati
Men's Doubles
The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor
Women's Doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova
Mixed Doubles
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Australian Open
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List of the 2002 Australian Open champions:

Contents

Seniors

Men's Singles

Sweden Thomas Johansson def. Russia Marat Safin, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(4)

  • It was Johansson's 1st title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's Singles

United States Jennifer Capriati def. Switzerland Martina Hingis, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–2

  • It was Capriati's 1st title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Men's Doubles

The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor def. France Michaël Llodra / France Fabrice Santoro, 7–6, 6–3

  • Note: This is the very first time where in men's doubles, a team only needs to win two sets to win a match. Previously, teams required to win three sets to win a match.

Women's Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova def. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Spain Arantxa Sánchez, 6–2, 6–7, 6–1

Mixed Doubles

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett def. Argentina Paola Suárez / Argentina Gastón Etlis, 6–3, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' Singles

France Clement Morel def. Australia Todd Reid, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' Singles

Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová def. Russia Maria Sharapova[1], 6–0, 7–5

Boys' Doubles

Australia Ryan Henry / Australia Todd Reid

Girls' Doubles

Argentina Gisela Dulko / Indonesia Angelique Widjaja

Notes

  1. ^ Sharapova won the 2008 women's singles crown, and lost the 2007 final to Serena Williams.
Preceded by
2001 Australian Open
Australian Open Succeeded by
2003 Australian Open
Preceded by
2001 US Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2002 French Open

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