2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Kenneth Carlsen
Runner-up	Magnus Norman
Final score	7–6^(8–6), 6–3

Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Paradorn Srichaphan.

Kenneth Carlsen won in the final 7–6^(8–6), 6–3 against Magnus Norman.

Seeds

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

1. Lleyton Hewitt (Quarterfinals)
2. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Second Round)
3. Carlos Moyá (Second Round)
4. Àlex Corretja (Second Round)
5. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third Round)
6. James Blake (Second Round)
7. Nicolás Lapentti (Second Round)
8. Paradorn Srichaphan (Semifinals)
9. Stefan Koubek (First Round)
10. Jan-Michael Gambill (First Round)
11. Dominik Hrbatý (Second Round)
12. Agustín Calleri (Second Round)
13. Wayne Arthurs (Second Round)
14. Nicolás Massú (Third Round)
15. David Ferrer (First Round)
16. Taylor Dent (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

Semifinals

Final

8

Paradorn Srichaphan

6^4

6^5

Kenneth Carlsen

7^7

7^7

Kenneth Carlsen

7^8

6

Q

Magnus Norman

6^6

3

Vince Spadea

4

6^4

Q

Magnus Norman

6

7^7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Hewitt	6	6
	F Clavet	5	6	3				M Chang	2	2
	M Chang	7	4	6										1	L Hewitt	6^4	6	6
	J Morrison	6	7^7											14	N Massú	7^7	2	4
	D Norman	3	6^3					J Morrison	6^7	6	1
	R Štěpánek	7	3	2			14	N Massú	7^9	4	6
14	N Massú	5	6	6																	1	L Hewitt	4	3
10	J-M Gambill	4	6	3																	8	P Srichaphan	6	6
	T Suzuki	6	3	6				T Suzuki	6	7^7
	R Delgado	4	3					B Vahaly	3	6^3
	B Vahaly	6	6												T Suzuki	6	1	4
	L Burgsmüller	6	6											8	P Srichaphan	3	6	6
	O Fukárek	3	3					L Burgsmüller	3	4
							8	P Srichaphan	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	C Moyá	4	5
	A Waske	6^4	7^7	6				A Waske	6	7
WC	M Onoda	7^7	6^3	2											A Waske	2	6	6^4
Q	P Luxa	3	4												A Dupuis	6	4	7^7
	A Dupuis	6	6					A Dupuis	7^7	7^8
	J Knowle	6	3	2			13	W Arthurs	6^5	6^6
13	W Arthurs	2	6	6																		A Dupuis	3	2
11	D Hrbatý	6	6																			K Carlsen	6	6
WC	T Terachi	1	2				11	D Hrbatý	4	4
	K Carlsen	6	6					K Carlsen	6	6
	N Okun	4	4												K Carlsen	6^4	7^7	7^7
	A Simoni	3	6	2										5	J I Chela	7^7	6^5	6^3
	C Mamiit	6	3	6				C Mamiit	1	0
							5	J I Chela	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	J Blake	3	6	3
	M Verkerk	6	6					M Verkerk	6	3	6
	J Vacek	3	4												M Verkerk	2	7^8	1
	M Fish	4	7^9	6											F López	6	6^6	6
WC	G Motomura	6	6^7	2				M Fish	6^3	4
	F López	6	6					F López	7^7	6
9	S Koubek	4	4																			F López	3	0
15	D Ferrer	6	5	5																		V Spadea	6	6
Q	T Blake	4	7	7			Q	T Blake	1	4
Q	J Crabb	2	4					V Spadea	6	6
	V Spadea	6	6												V Spadea	7	7^8
Q	M Abel	6	6^2	4											K Kučera	5	6^6
	K Kučera	4	7^7	6				K Kučera	3	6	7^7
							4	À Corretja	6	3	6^3

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	N Lapentti	5	2
Q	M Larsson	7^7	6				Q	M Larsson	7	6
	M Ančić	6^4	2											Q	M Larsson	3	6	6
WC	J Miyao	0	0												J Golmard	6	3	4
	J Golmard	6	6					J Golmard	6	6
	A Kim	4	4				12	A Calleri	3	2
12	A Calleri	6	6																		Q	M Larsson	6^5	5
16	T Dent	6	7																		Q	M Norman	7^7	7
WC	H Kondo	0	5				16	T Dent	6	6
Q	D Bohaboy	1	3					M Kohlmann	4	4
	M Kohlmann	6	6											16	T Dent	3	2
Q	M Norman	6	6											Q	M Norman	6	6
	G Bastl	3	0				Q	M Norman	6	6
							2	J C Ferrero	3	3

References

• 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw