2002 US Open (tennis)

2002 US Open
2002 US Open
Date	August 26 – September 8
Edition	122nd
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt
Location	New York City, USA
Venue	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
	Pete Sampras
Women's singles
	Serena Williams
Men's doubles
	Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi
Women's doubles
	Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
Mixed doubles
	Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond
	Richard Gasquet
	Maria Kirilenko
	Michel Koning / Bas van der Valk
	Elke Clijsters / Kirsten Flipkens

The 2002 US Open was held between August 26 and September 8, 2002.

Both Lleyton Hewitt and Venus Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences, Hewitt being defeated in the semifinals by Andre Agassi and Venus being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena. It was the third of four consecutive Grand Slam titles won by Serena, all won by defeating Venus in the final. Pete Sampras, runner-up in 2001, won his fifth US Open title, and his 14th and final Grand Slam title, defeating his rival Agassi in the final in four sets.

Seniors[]

Men's singles[]

Pete Sampras^[1] defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

It was Sampras's 14th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 5th US Open title.

Women's singles[]

Serena Williams^[2] defeated Venus Williams, 6–4, 6–3

It was Serena's 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd US Open title.

Men's doubles[]

Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi defeated Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Women's doubles[]

Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová, 6–2, 6–1

Mixed doubles[]

Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan, 7–6^(11–9), 7–6^(7–1)

Juniors[]

Notes[]

^ This victory was Sampras' 5th US Open title, an Open Era record he shares with Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.
^ This win marked the third consecutive Grand Slam title for Serena, after having won at the French Open and Wimbledon.
^ "US Open Junior Championships Boys Singles" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links[]

Official US Open website
Archived results at SI.com

Preceded by 2002 Wimbledon Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 2003 Australian Open

[1] This victory was Sampras' 5th US Open title, an Open Era record he shares with Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.

[2] This win marked the third consecutive Grand Slam title for Serena, after having won at the French Open and Wimbledon.

[US_Open_Junior_Championships_Boys_Singles-3] "US Open Junior Championships Boys Singles" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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