2002 Heineken Open – Singles

Dominik Hrbatý was the defending champion of the singles event at the Heineken Open tennis tournament, held in Auckland, New Zealand, but lost in the first round to Gilles Elseneer.

Singles
2002 Heineken Open
Champion	Greg Rusedski
Runner-up	Jérôme Golmard
Score	6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–5
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Sixth-seeded Greg Rusedski won in the final 6–7^(0–7), 6–4, 7–5 against Unseeded Jérôme Golmard.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Marat Safin (second round)
2. Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
3. Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
4. Sjeng Schalken (second round)
5. Jiří Novák (semifinals)
6. Greg Rusedski (champion)
7. Andreas Vinciguerra (first round)
8. Dominik Hrbatý (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Safin	2	6	6
	WC	M Chang	6	3	4			1	M Safin	3	6	3
		G Gaudio	62	1					J Björkman	6	4	6
		J Björkman	77	6												J Björkman	3	4
		J Golmard	6	6												J Golmard	6	6
	WC	D Willman	4	1					J Golmard	77	6
	Q	G Elseneer	3	6	6			Q	G Elseneer	65	2
	8	D Hrbatý	6	1	2																		J Golmard	6	6
	3	J-M Gambill	0	63																			M Kratochvil	2	2
		F Clavet	6	77					F Clavet	3	3
	Q	B Phau	4	6	3				D Nalbandian	6	6
		D Nalbandian	6	4	6											D Nalbandian	6	1	5
		M Kratochvil	6	6												M Kratochvil	2	6	7
	Q	R Ginepri	3	2					M Kratochvil	6	6
	WC	M Nielsen	77	6				WC	M Nielsen	3	2
	7	A Vinciguerra	65	4																										Jérôme Golmard	77	4	5
	5	J Novák	7	6																									6	Greg Rusedski	60	6	7
		A Gaudenzi	5	3				5	J Novák	6	6
		F Squillari	3	2					F Vicente	3	3
		F Vicente	6	6											5	J Novák	6	6
		S Koubek	65	2												F Mantilla	1	1
		F Mantilla	77	6					F Mantilla	6	6
		G Blanco	2	6	3			4	S Schalken	4	4
	4	S Schalken	6	3	6																	5	J Novák	78	4	62
	6	G Rusedski	6	3	6																	6	G Rusedski	66	6	77
		M Zabaleta	4	6	1			6	G Rusedski	5	7	6
	Q	A Sá	5	2					M Tabara	7	5	4
		M Tabara	7	6											6	G Rusedski	6	0	6
		A Montañés	6	62	1										2	G Ivanišević	2	6	3
		M Youzhny	4	77	6				M Youzhny	6	3	3
		J Nieminen	65	3				2	G Ivanišević	4	6	6
	2	G Ivanišević	77	6

External links

• ITF – tournament edition details
• Singles draw
• Qualifying Singles draw