2002 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
2002 Mercedes Cup
Champion	Mikhail Youzhny
Runner-up	Guillermo Cañas
Score	6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2002 Mercedes Cup

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Lars Burgsmüller.

Mikhail Youzhny won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Guillermo Cañas.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Jiří Novák (semifinals)
2. Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
3. Guillermo Cañas (final)
4. Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
5. Andrei Pavel (quarterfinals)
6. Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
7. Rainer Schüttler (first round)
8. Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

• NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

	Final
	3	Guillermo Cañas	3	6	6	4	4
		Mikhail Youzhny	6	3	3	6	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Novák	3	6	6
	Q	R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	0	2			1	J Novák	6	6
		F Meligeni	5	6	6				F Meligeni	0	2
		A Sávolt	7	3	3										1	J Novák	6	6
	Q	J Hernych	0	2											8	T Robredo	4	2
	WC	A Popp	6	6				WC	A Popp	64	3
		B Ulihrach	4	2				8	T Robredo	77	6
	8	T Robredo	6	6																		1	J Novák	4	0
	3	G Cañas	6	6																		3	G Cañas	6	6
		S Sargsian	3	4				3	G Cañas	6	6
		F Mantilla	6	6					F Mantilla	4	3
	WC	J Knippschild	3	1											3	G Cañas	1	6	77
		A Voinea	6	6												A Martín	6	2	65
		A Dupuis	4	2					A Voinea	4	4
		A Martín	64	6	6				A Martín	6	6
	7	R Schüttler	77	2	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Lapentti	77	2	6
		A Gaudenzi	61	6	4			6	N Lapentti	2	4
		H Arazi	2	7	4				M Youzhny	6	6
		M Youzhny	6	5	6											M Youzhny	6	6
		F Clavet	4	4											4	Y El Aynaoui	3	2
	Q	J Settergren	6	6				Q	J Settergren	4	2
		D Sánchez	6	4	4			4	Y El Aynaoui	6	6
	4	Y El Aynaoui	1	6	6																		M Youzhny	6	4	7
	5	A Pavel	6	1	6																		L Burgsmüller	3	6	5
		D Hrbatý	3	6	3			5	A Pavel	6	6
		J Boutter	6	6					J Boutter	2	1
	Q	J Varlet	3	1											5	A Pavel	6	3	2
	WC	B Phau	64	4												L Burgsmüller	3	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	77	6					L Burgsmüller	77	3	77
		S Koubek	3	3				2	G Kuerten	65	6	64
	2	G Kuerten	6	6

External links

• 2002 Mercedes Cup draw