2002 Wimbledon Championships

2002 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition116th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£8,825,320
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
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
India Mahesh Bhupathi / Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Boys' singles
Australia Todd Reid
Girls' singles
Russia Vera Dushevina
Boys' doubles
Romania Florin Mergea / Romania Horia Tecău
Girls' doubles
Belgium Elke Clijsters / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
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The 2002 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] 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.

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.