2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

The 2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from September 30 through October 6, 2002. Kenneth Carlsen and Jill Craybas won the singles titles.

2002 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
DateSeptember 30 – October 6
Edition29th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen[1]
Women's singles
United States Jill Craybas
Men's doubles
South Africa Jeff Coetzee / South Africa Chris Haggard[2]
Women's doubles
Japan Shinobu Asagoe / Japan Nana Miyagi
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Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Kenneth Carlsen defeated   Magnus Norman 7–6(8–6), 6–3

  • It was Carlsen's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Women's singles edit

  Jill Craybas defeated   Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Craybas' only title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Men's doubles edit

  Jeff Coetzee /   Chris Haggard defeated   Jan-Michael Gambill /   Graydon Oliver 7–6(7–4), 6–4

  • It was Coetzee's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Haggard's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's doubles edit

  Shinobu Asagoe /   Nana Miyagi defeated   Svetlana Kuznetsova /   Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Asagoe's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Miyagi's only title of the year and the 10th of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ "2002 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2001 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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