2002 Australian Open

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:TennisEventInfo The 2002 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 90th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 14 through 27 January 2002 and attracted an attendance of 518,248.[1]

Andre Agassi and Jennifer Capriati were the defending champions. Agassi, chose to withdraw from the tournament due to wrist injury. Thomas Johansson won his first Grand Slam title, while Capriati successfully defended her title defeating three-time champion Martina Hingis in the final.

Kia Motors began its sponsorship of the Australian Open in this season replacing Ford.

Seniors

Men's singles

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Note: This is the 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

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Mixed doubles

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Juniors

Boys' singles

Template:Flagicon Clément Morel defeated Template:Flagicon Todd Reid, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Template:Flagicon Barbora Strýcová defeated Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova,[2] 6–0, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Template:Flagicon Ryan Henry / Template:Flagicon Todd Reid defeated Template:Flagicon Florin Mergea / Template:Flagicon Horia Tecău, walkover

Girls' doubles

Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko / Template:Flagicon Angelique Widjaja defeated Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova / Template:Flagicon Matea Mezak, 6–2, 5–7, 6-4

Wheelchair

Men's wheelchair singles

Template:Flagicon Robin Ammerlaan defeated Template:Flagicon David Hall, 6–2, 6-4

Women's wheelchair singles

Template:Flagicon Esther Vergeer defeated Template:Flagicon Daniela Di Toro, 6–2, 6–0

Seeds

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References

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  2. Sharapova went on to reach the finals four times (2007, 2008, 2012 and 2015), she won the title in 2008 and lost to Serena Williams in 2007 and 2015, and Victoria Azarenka in 2012.