2002 Italian Open (tennis)

The 2002 Italian Open^[1][2][3] (also known as 2002 Rome Masters^[4]) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 59th edition of the Italian Open and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The men's tournament was played from May 6 through May 12, 2002 while the women's tournament was played from May 13 through May 19, 2002.

2002 Italian Open
Date	May 6 – May 12 (men) May 13 – May 19 (women)
Edition	59th
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Andre Agassi^[1]
Women's singles
Serena Williams^[2]
Men's doubles
Martin Damm / Cyril Suk
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
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Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2002 Italian Open – Men's singles

  Andre Agassi defeated   Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–3, 6–0^[1]

• It was Agassi's 3rd title of the year and the 53rd of his career. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year and his 14th overall.

Women's singles

Main article: 2002 Italian Open – Women's singles

  Serena Williams defeated   Justine Henin-Hardenne 7–6^(8–6), 6–4

• It was Williams' 3rd title of the year and the 14th of her career. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 5th overall.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2002 Italian Open – Men's doubles

  Martin Damm /   Cyril Suk defeated   Wayne Black /   Kevin Ullyett 7–5, 7–5

• It was Damm's 2nd title of the year and the 22nd of his career. It was Suk's 2nd title of the year and the 24th of his career.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2002 Italian Open – Women's doubles

  Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez defeated   Conchita Martínez /   Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–4

• It was Ruano Pascual's 3rd title of the year and the 16th of her career. It was Suárez's 3rd title of the year and the 23rd of her career.

References

1. Roberts, John (12 May 2002). "Agassi proves too fast for Haas". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
2. "Serena's success". The Telegraph. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
3. "Agassi no longer cusses clay". The Guardian. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
4. "Agassi reigns in Rome". BBC Sport. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

External links

• Official website 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• (in English)
• WTA Tournament Profile ^{[citation needed]}