2002 Copa AT&T – Singles

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Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Agustín Calleri.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Singles

Final

Champion

Nicolás Massú

Runner-up

Agustín Calleri

Score

2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2

Details

Draw

32 (3WC/4Q/1LL/2SE)

Seeds

8

Events

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

Seeds

Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
Guillermo Cañas (first round)
Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
Albert Portas (first round)
Félix Mantilla (second round)
Alberto Martín (second round)
Marcelo Ríos (second round)
~~Gastón Gaudio~~ (withdrew because of a back injury)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

		Agustín Calleri	6	6

		Juan Ignacio Chela	4	4
									Agustín Calleri	6	6⁵	2

								SE	Nicolás Massú	2	7⁷	6
	Q	Feliciano López	6²	2

	SE	Nicolás Massú	7⁷	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	G Kuerten	3	7⁷	6⁴
		A Calleri	6	6⁵	7⁷				A Calleri	5	6	6
		M Russell	3	0					F Meligeni	7	3	3
		F Meligeni	6	6												A Calleri	6	4	6
		M Zabaleta	6²	7	6											M Zabaleta	4	6	1
	LL	H Armando	7⁷	5	3				M Zabaleta	7⁷	1	6
	WC	E Massa	6	4	5			7	M Ríos	6⁴	6	3
	7	M Ríos	4	6	7																		A Calleri	6	6
	3	N Lapentti	4	6	6																		J I Chela	4	4
	Q	L Olguín	6	1	3			3	N Lapentti	6	0	6¹
		J I Chela	6	6					J I Chela	3	6	7⁷
		M Norman	3	2												J I Chela	7⁷	4	6
		F Squillari	6	6												F Squillari	6⁴	6	4
	Q	S Prieto	1	2					F Squillari	6	3
	WC	M Puerta	6⁵	1				6	A Martín	1	1^r
	6	A Martín	7⁷	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	5	F Mantilla	7⁹	7⁷
		F Vicente	6⁷	6³				5	F Mantilla	3	6	3
	Q	F López	3	6	6			Q	F López	6	3	6
	Q	L Horna	6	4	3										Q	F López	6	4	7
		A Gaudenzi	6	4	6											J Acasuso	3	6	5
		M Hipfl	3	6	4				A Gaudenzi	4	4
		J Acasuso	6	6					J Acasuso	6	6
	4	A Portas	3	4																		Q	F López	6²	2
		D Nalbandian	6	6																		SE	N Massú	7⁷	6
		A Montañés	2	4					D Nalbandian	6	1	7⁷
	SE	F González	7	2				SE	F González	3	6	6⁵
		G Blanco	5	1^r												D Nalbandian	6²	6	6²
	SE	N Massú	6	6											SE	N Massú	7⁷	4	7⁷
	WC	G Etlis	1	4				SE	N Massú	6	6
		D Sánchez	6	6					D Sánchez	4	3
	2	G Cañas	2	3

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Attila Sávolt (first round)
Jacobo Díaz (first round)
Sergi Bruguera (first round)
Alexandre Simoni (first round)
Hugo Armando (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Marc López (qualifying competition)
Ricardo Mello (first round)
Luis Horna (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Hugo Armando

Special exempts

Fernando González (was still competing at Viña del Mar)
Nicolás Massú (was still competing at Viña del Mar)

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	1	Attila Sávolt	2	3
		Mariano Delfino	6	6				Mariano Delfino		7⁷	6
	Juan Pablo Guzmán		6²	2				Cristian Kordasz		6³	4
	Cristian Kordasz		7⁷	6											Mariano Delfino		3	5
	Juan Antonio Marín		3	4											Leonardo Olguín		6	7
	Filippo Volandri		6	6				Filippo Volandri		4	6	3
		Leonardo Olguín	7	6				Leonardo Olguín		6	4	6
	7	Ricardo Mello	5	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	2	Jacobo Díaz	6⁴	2
		Sebastián Prieto	7⁷	6				Sebastián Prieto		6	7
	Ignacio Hirigoyen		4	4				Federico Browne		4	5
	Federico Browne		6	6												Sebastián Prieto	7⁷	6
	Óscar Serrano		6	6											6	Marc López	6²	2
	Martín Vassallo Argüello		1	4					Óscar Serrano	6	6⁵	6¹
		Daniel Melo	5	4				6	Marc López	3	7⁷	7⁷
	6	Marc López	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	3	Sergi Bruguera	6	3	2
		Feliciano López	2	6	6			Feliciano López		7⁸	6¹	6
	Diego Moyano		7⁷	3	7			Diego Moyano		6⁶	7⁷	4
	Óscar Hernández		6⁵	6	5											Feliciano López	6	6
	Júlio Silva		7⁷	7⁷											5	Hugo Armando	4	4
	Patricio Arquez		6⁴	6²					Júlio Silva	5	1
		Diego Hipperdinger	3	3				5	Hugo Armando	7	6
	5	Hugo Armando	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	4	Alexandre Simoni	4	1
		Germán Puentes	6	6				Germán Puentes		6²	6	5
	Luciano Vitullo		4	5				Marcos Daniel		7⁷	4	7
	Marcos Daniel		6	7												Marcos Daniel	1	1^r
	Gorka Fraile		1	7⁷	4										8	Luis Horna	6	2
	Diego Veronelli		6	6¹	6				Diego Veronelli	3	5
		Sergio Roitman	4	2				8	Luis Horna	6	7
	8	Luis Horna	6	6

References

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "La gran alegría de Calleri" [Calleri's great joy] (in Spanish). Clarín. 21 February 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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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