ATP Japan Open 2002 Draw, Results & Schedule

Kenneth Carlsen won the 2002 Japan Open, defeating Magnus Norman 7-6(6) 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from September 30 to October 6, 2002. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Kenneth Carlsen
def. Magnus Norman , 7-6(6) 6-3
Dates
Sep 30 — Oct 6
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Japan Open 2002 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Kenneth Carlsen #121 7-6(6) 6-3 Magnus Norman #212 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2002* F
SF (2)
Magnus Norman #212 6-4 7-6(4) Vincent Spadea #66 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2002* SF
Kenneth Carlsen #121 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Paradorn Srichaphan #31 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2002* SF
QF (4)
Paradorn Srichaphan #31 6-4 6-3 Lleyton Hewitt #1 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2002* QF Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Vincent Spadea #66 6-3 6-0 Feliciano Lopez #74 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2002* QF
Magnus Norman #212 7-6(5) 7-5 Magnus Larsson #174 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2002* QF
Kenneth Carlsen #121 6-3 6-2 Antony Dupuis #85 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2002* QF
R16 (8)
Paradorn Srichaphan #31 3-6 6-1 6-4 Takao Suzuki #110 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
Vincent Spadea #66 7-5 7-6(6) Karol Kucera #68 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
Magnus Larsson #174 3-6 6-3 6-4 Jerome Golmard #108 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 Nicolas Massu #60 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
Kenneth Carlsen #121 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Juan Ignacio Chela #23 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
Feliciano Lopez #74 6-2 6-7(6) 6-1 Martin Verkerk #93 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
Magnus Norman #212 6-3 6-2 Taylor Dent #61 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
Antony Dupuis #85 6-2 4-6 7-6(4) Alexander Waske #137 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2002* R16
R32 (16)
Magnus Larsson #174 7-5 6-2 Nicolas Lapentti #29 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Karol Kucera #68 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) Alex Corretja #21 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Martin Verkerk #93 6-3 3-6 6-3 James Blake #26 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Vincent Spadea #66 6-1 6-4 Thomas Blake #316 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Paradorn Srichaphan #31 6-3 6-4 Lars Burgsmuller #77 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Magnus Norman #212 6-3 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero #6 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Takao Suzuki #110 6-3 7-6(3) Brian Vahaly #102 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Feliciano Lopez #74 7-6(3) 6-4 Mardy Fish #88 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Alexander Waske #137 6-4 7-5 Carlos Moya #10 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Juan Ignacio Chela #23 6-1 6-0 Cecil Mamiit #99 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Nicolas Massu #60 7-6 4-6 6-1 Jeff Morrison #96 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Jerome Golmard #108 6-3 6-2 Agustin Calleri #49 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Taylor Dent #61 6-4 6-4 Michael Kohlmann #132 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Antony Dupuis #85 7-6(5) 7-6(6) Wayne Arthurs #53 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-2 6-2 Michael Chang #126 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
Kenneth Carlsen #121 6-4 6-4 Dominik Hrbaty #46 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2002* R32
R64 (24)
Martin Verkerk #93 6-3 6-4 Jan Vacek #92 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Kenneth Carlsen #121 6-4 6-4 Noam Okun #100 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Thomas Blake #316 4-6 7-5 7-5 David Ferrer #59 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Cecil Mamiit #99 6-3 3-6 6-2 Alexandre Simoni #151 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Magnus Larsson #174 7-6(4) 6-2 Mario Ancic #109 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Michael Chang #126 7-5 4-6 6-3 Francisco Clavet #90 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Karol Kucera #68 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Maximilian Abel #238 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Dominik Hrbaty #46 6-1 6-2 Takahiro Terachi #315 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Agustin Calleri #49 6-4 6-4 Alex Kim — Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Vincent Spadea #66 6-2 6-4 Jaymon Crabb #215 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Magnus Norman #212 6-3 6-0 George Bastl #127 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Nicolas Massu #60 5-7 6-3 6-2 Radek Stepanek #73 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Alexander Waske #137 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-2 Michihisa Onoda #452 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Antony Dupuis #85 6-3 6-4 Petr Luxa #361 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Jeff Morrison #96 6-3 7-6(3) Dick Norman #114 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Michael Kohlmann #132 6-1 6-3 Doug Bohaboy #283 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Jerome Golmard #108 6-0 6-0 Joji Miyao #1071 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Lars Burgsmuller #77 6-3 6-3 Ota Fukarek #136 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Brian Vahaly #102 6-4 6-3 Ramon Delgado #124 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Takao Suzuki #110 6-4 3-6 6-3 Jan-Michael Gambill #43 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Taylor Dent #61 6-0 7-5 Hiroki Kondo #545 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Feliciano Lopez #74 6-4 6-4 Stefan Koubek #39 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Wayne Arthurs #53 2-6 6-3 6-2 Julian Knowle #97 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64
Mardy Fish #88 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2 Gouichi Motomura #186 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2002* R64

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Open?
The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Japan Open played?
The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.