2002 Copa AT&T – Singles

Singles
2002 Copa AT&T
Final
ChampionChile Nicolás Massú
Runner-upArgentina Agustín Calleri
Score2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL/2SE)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Agustín Calleri.[1][2][3]

Nicolás Massú won in the final 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 against Calleri.[4][5][6]

Seeds

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  1. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  2. Argentina Guillermo Cañas (first round)
  3. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
  4. Spain Albert Portas (first round)
  5. Spain Félix Mantilla (second round)
  6. Spain Alberto Martín (second round)
  7. Chile Marcelo Ríos (second round)
  8. Argentina Gastón Gaudio (withdrew because of a back injury)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Argentina Agustín Calleri 6 6
  Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 4 4
  Argentina Agustín Calleri 6 65 2
SE Chile Nicolás Massú 2 77 6
Q Spain Feliciano López 62 2
SE Chile Nicolás Massú 77 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Brazil G Kuerten 3 77 64
  Argentina A Calleri 6 65 77   Argentina A Calleri 5 6 6
  United States M Russell 3 0     Brazil F Meligeni 7 3 3
  Brazil F Meligeni 6 6     Argentina A Calleri 6 4 6
  Argentina M Zabaleta 62 7 6   Argentina M Zabaleta 4 6 1
LL United States H Armando 77 5 3   Argentina M Zabaleta 77 1 6
WC Argentina E Massa 6 4 5 7 Chile M Ríos 64 6 3
7 Chile M Ríos 4 6 7   Argentina A Calleri 6 6  
3 Ecuador N Lapentti 4 6 6   Argentina J I Chela 4 4  
Q Argentina L Olguín 6 1 3 3 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 0 61
  Argentina J I Chela 6 6     Argentina J I Chela 3 6 77
  Sweden M Norman 3 2     Argentina J I Chela 77 4 6
  Argentina F Squillari 6 6     Argentina F Squillari 64 6 4
Q Argentina S Prieto 1 2     Argentina F Squillari 6 3  
WC Argentina M Puerta 65 1   6 Spain A Martín 1 1r
6 Spain A Martín 77 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Spain F Mantilla 79 77  
  Spain F Vicente 67 63   5 Spain F Mantilla 3 6 3
Q Spain F López 3 6 6 Q Spain F López 6 3 6
Q Peru L Horna 6 4 3 Q Spain F López 6 4 7
  Italy A Gaudenzi 6 4 6   Argentina J Acasuso 3 6 5
  Austria M Hipfl 3 6 4   Italy A Gaudenzi 4 4  
  Argentina J Acasuso 6 6     Argentina J Acasuso 6 6  
4 Spain A Portas 3 4   Q Spain F López 62 2  
  Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6   SE Chile N Massú 77 6  
  Spain A Montañés 2 4     Argentina D Nalbandian 6 1 77
SE Chile F González 7 2   SE Chile F González 3 6 65
  Spain G Blanco 5 1r   Argentina D Nalbandian 62 6 62
SE Chile N Massú 6 6   SE Chile N Massú 77 4 77
WC Argentina G Etlis 1 4   SE Chile N Massú 6 6  
  Spain D Sánchez 6 6     Spain D Sánchez 4 3  
2 Argentina G Cañas 2 3  

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1. Hungary Attila Sávolt (first round)
  2. Spain Jacobo Díaz (first round)
  3. Spain Sergi Bruguera (first round)
  4. Brazil Alexandre Simoni (first round)
  5. United States Hugo Armando (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Spain Marc López (qualifying competition)
  7. Brazil Ricardo Mello (first round)
  8. Peru Luis Horna (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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  1. United States Hugo Armando

Special exempts

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  1. Chile Fernando González (was still competing at Viña del Mar)
  2. Chile Nicolás Massú (was still competing at Viña del Mar)

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
1 Hungary Attila Sávolt 2 3
Argentina Mariano Delfino 6 6 Argentina Mariano Delfino 77 6
Argentina Juan Pablo Guzmán 62 2 Argentina Cristian Kordasz 63 4
Argentina Cristian Kordasz 77 6 Argentina Mariano Delfino 3 5
Costa Rica Juan Antonio Marín 3 4 Argentina Leonardo Olguín 6 7
Italy Filippo Volandri 6 6 Italy Filippo Volandri 4 6 3
Argentina Leonardo Olguín 7 6 Argentina Leonardo Olguín 6 4 6
7 Brazil Ricardo Mello 5 4

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
2 Spain Jacobo Díaz 64 2
Argentina Sebastián Prieto 77 6 Argentina Sebastián Prieto 6 7
Argentina Ignacio Hirigoyen 4 4 Argentina Federico Browne 4 5
Argentina Federico Browne 6 6 Argentina Sebastián Prieto 77 6
Spain Óscar Serrano 6 6 6 Spain Marc López 62 2
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello 1 4 Spain Óscar Serrano 6 65 61
Brazil Daniel Melo 5 4 6 Spain Marc López 3 77 77
6 Spain Marc López 7 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
3 Spain Sergi Bruguera 6 3 2
Spain Feliciano López 2 6 6 Spain Feliciano López 78 61 6
Argentina Diego Moyano 77 3 7 Argentina Diego Moyano 66 77 4
Spain Óscar Hernández 65 6 5 Spain Feliciano López 6 6
Brazil Júlio Silva 77 77 5 United States Hugo Armando 4 4
Argentina Patricio Arquez 64 62 Brazil Júlio Silva 5 1
Spain Diego Hipperdinger 3 3 5 United States Hugo Armando 7 6
5 United States Hugo Armando 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
4 Brazil Alexandre Simoni 4 1
Spain Germán Puentes 6 6 Spain Germán Puentes 62 6 5
Argentina Luciano Vitullo 4 5 Brazil Marcos Daniel 77 4 7
Brazil Marcos Daniel 6 7 Brazil Marcos Daniel 1 1r
Spain Gorka Fraile 1 77 4 8 Peru Luis Horna 6 2
Argentina Diego Veronelli 6 61 6 Argentina Diego Veronelli 3 5
Argentina Sergio Roitman 4 2 8 Peru Luis Horna 6 7
8 Peru Luis Horna 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Páez, Mariano (10 January 2018). "Grandes victorias del tenis argentino: Calleri a Kuerten en Bs. As. 2002" [Biggest wins in Argentinian tennis: Calleri d. Kuerten at Buenos Aires 2002] (in Spanish). Tennis World. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Agustín Calleri eliminó a Kuerten en primera rueda" [Agustín Calleri eliminated Kuerten in first round] (in Spanish). La Nación. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. ^ "La gran alegría de Calleri" [Calleri's great joy] (in Spanish). Clarín. 21 February 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Increíble: Calleri tenía su fiesta y la dejó en manos de Massú" [Unbelievable: Calleri had his party, but left it in Massú's hands] (in Spanish). La Nación. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ Vásquez, Felipe (24 February 2002). "Massú fue un santo en Buenos Aires" [Massú was a saint at Buenos Aires] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: El Mercurio. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Calleri perdió un partido increíble" [Calleri lost an incredible match] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Río Negro. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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