2002 Copa AT&T – Singles

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

Singles
2002 Copa AT&T
Champion Nicolás Massú
Runner-up Agustín Calleri
Final score2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL/2SE)
Seeds8

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

Seeds
  1. Gustavo Kuerten (First Round)
  2. Guillermo Cañas (First Round)
  3. Nicolás Lapentti (Second Round)
  4. Albert Portas (First Round)
  5. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
  6. Alberto Martín (Second Round)
  7. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  8. 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 1r
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 1r   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
  1. Attila Sávolt (First round)
  2. Jacobo Díaz (First round)
  3. Sergi Bruguera (First round)
  4. Alexandre Simoni (First round)
  5. Hugo Armando (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  6. Marc López (Qualifying Competition)
  7. Ricardo Mello (First round)
  8. Luis Horna (Qualified)

Qualifiers
  1. Leonardo Olguín
  2. Sebastián Prieto
  3. Feliciano López
  4. Luis Horna

Lucky Loser
  1. Hugo Armando

Special Exempts
  1. Fernando González (was still competing at Viña del Mar)
  2. 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 1r
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
  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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