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2002 Brasil Open

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2002 Brasil Open
Date9–15 September
Edition2nd (men) / 4th (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationMata de São João, Brazil
Champions
Men's singles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Women's singles
Russia Anastasia Myskina
Men's doubles
United States Scott Humphries / The Bahamas Mark Merklein
Women's doubles
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
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The 2002 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Costa do Sauipe resort, Mata de São João, Brazil that was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 9 September through 15 September 2002. Gustavo Kuerten and Anastasia Myskina won the singles titles.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Brazil Gustavo Kuerten defeated Argentina Guillermo Coria 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Kuerten's only title of the year and the 25th of his career.

Women's singles

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Russia Anastasia Myskina defeated Greece Eleni Daniilidou 6–3, 0–6, 6–2

  • It was Myskina's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Men's doubles

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United States Scott Humphries / The Bahamas Mark Merklein defeated Brazil Gustavo Kuerten / Brazil André Sá 6–3, 7–6(7–1)

  • It was Humphries's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Merklein's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Women's doubles

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Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez defeated France Émilie Loit / Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Ruano Pascual's 7th title of the year and the 20th of her career. It was Suárez's 7th title of the year and the 27th of her career.
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