2002 Wimbledon Championships

2002 Wimbledon Championships
Date 24 June - 7 July
Edition 116th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Women's Singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's Doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Women's Doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed Doubles
Russia Elena Likhovtseva / India Mahesh Bhupathi

The 2002 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 116th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Goran Ivanišević did not defend his title this year. Lleyton Hewitt, the World No.1, defeated David Nalbandian in the final in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon title. He became the first Australian since Pat Cash in 1987 to win Wimbledon. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena in the women's final.

Seniors

Men's singles

Australia Lleyton Hewitt defeated Argentina David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

United States Serena Williams defeated United States Venus Williams, 7–6(7-4), 6–3

Men's doubles

Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Todd Woodbridge defeated The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7-9), 7–5

Women's doubles

United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams defeated Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Russia Elena Likhovtseva / India Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

Juniors

Boys' singles

Australia Todd Reid defeated Algeria Lamine Ouahab, 7–6(7-5), 6–4

Girls' singles

Russia Vera Dushevina defeated Russia Maria Sharapova[lower-alpha 1], 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Boys' doubles

Romania Florin Mergea / Romania Horia Tecău defeated United States Brian Baker / United States Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Belgium Elke Clijsters / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová defeated United States Ally Baker / Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6

Notes

  1. Sharapova made first the final in 2004, defeating Serena Williams, and again in 2011, where she lost to Petra Kvitová.

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Preceded by
2002 French Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2002 US Open
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