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2002 BNP Paribas Masters

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Edition
  
31st

Date
  
October 28 – November 3

The 2002 BNP Paribas Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 31st edition of the Paris Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris in France from October 28 through November 3, 2002.

Contents

The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 1, San Jose, Indian Wells, Queen's, Wimbledon champion and Cincinnati finalist Lleyton Hewitt, Scottsdale, Miami, Rome and Los Angeles winner Andre Agassi and Australian Open, Hamburg runner-up and 2000 Paris champion Marat Safin. Other top seeds were Hong Kong and Monte Carlo winner Juan Carlos Ferrero, Madrid finalist Jiří Novák, Tim Henman, Sébastien Grosjean and Roger Federer.

Men's Singles

Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7–6 (7–4), 6–0, 6–4

  • It was Safin's only title of the year and the 12th of his career.
  • Men's Doubles

    Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro defeated Gustavo Kuerten / Cédric Pioline 6–3, 7–6 (8–6)

  • It was Escudé's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Santoro's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of his career.
  • References

    2002 BNP Paribas Masters Wikipedia