2002 BNP Paribas Masters

The 2002 BNP Paribas Masters was a men's 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 28 October through 3 November 2002.

2002 BNP Paribas Masters
Date28 October – 3 November
Edition31st
CategoryTennis Masters Series
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$2,328,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationParis, France
VenuePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Champions
Singles
Marat Safin [1]
Doubles
Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro [2]

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.

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2002 BNP Paribas Masters – 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.

Doubles
Main article: 2002 BNP Paribas Masters – 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
  1. "2002 Paris – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2002 Paris – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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