2002 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
2002 Mercedes Cup
2001 Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Champion	Mikhail Youzhny
Runner-up	Guillermo Cañas
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

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.

Jiří Novák (Semifinals) Gustavo Kuerten (Second Round) Guillermo Cañas (Final) Younes El Aynaoui (Quarterfinals)

Andrei Pavel (Quarterfinals) Nicolás Lapentti (Second Round) Rainer Schüttler (First Round) Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)

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

• 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	6^4	3
		B Ulihrach	4	2				8	T Robredo	7^7	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	7^7
		A Voinea	6	6												A Martín	6	2	6^5
		A Dupuis	4	2					A Voinea	4	4
		A Martín	6^4	6	6				A Martín	6	6
	7	R Schüttler	7^7	2	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Lapentti	7^7	2	6
		A Gaudenzi	6^1	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	6^4	4												L Burgsmüller	3	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	7^7	6					L Burgsmüller	7^7	3	7^7
		S Koubek	3	3				2	G Kuerten	6^5	6	6^4
	2	G Kuerten	6	6

References

• 2002 Mercedes Cup Draw