The 2002 BNP Paribas Masters was a tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 28th edition of the Paris Masters

Paris Masters

The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

 and was part of the Tennis Masters Series

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

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 of the 2002 ATP Tour

2002 ATP Tour

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. It took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

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 in Paris

Paris

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 in France

France

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 from October 28 through November 3, 2002.

The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 1, San Jose

2002 Siebel Open

The 2002 Siebel Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California in the United States that was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour...

, Indian Wells

2002 Pacific Life Open

The 2002 Pacific Life Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour...

, Queen's, Wimbledon

2002 Wimbledon Championships

List of the 2002 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's singles: Lleyton Hewitt def. David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2*It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Serena Williams def...

 champion and Cincinnati finalist Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...

, Scottsdale, Miami

2002 NASDAQ-100 Open

The 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of this tournament and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour...

, Rome

2002 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

The 2002 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 59th edition of the Rome Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico...

 and Los Angeles

2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup

The 2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour...

 winner Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi

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 and Australian Open

2002 Australian Open

List of the 2002 Australian Open champions:-Men's Singles: Thomas Johansson def. Marat Safin, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6...

, Hamburg

2002 Hamburg Masters

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 runner-up and 2000 Paris champion

2000 Paris Masters

The 2000 Paris Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 26th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from November 13 through November 20,...

 Marat Safin

Marat Safin

Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...

. Other top seeds were Hong Kong

2002 Hong Kong Open

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 and Monte Carlo

2002 Monte Carlo Masters

The 2002 Monte Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 96th edition of the Monte Carlo Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in France from April 15...

 winner Juan Carlos Ferrero

Juan Carlos Ferrero

Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...

, Madrid

2002 Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid

The 2002 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Madrid Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Madrid Arena in Madrid in Spain from October 14 through October 20,...

 finalist Jiří Novák

Jirí Novák

Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...

, Tim Henman

Tim Henman

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, Sébastien Grosjean

Sébastien Grosjean

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 and Roger Federer

Roger Federer

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.

Men's Singles

  Marat Safin

Marat Safin

Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...

defeated   Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...

 7–6 (7–4), 6–0, 6–4

• It was Safin's only title of the year and the 12th of his career.

Men's Doubles

  Nicolas Escudé

Nicolas Escudé

Nicolas Jean-Christophe Escudé is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1995. He won four singles titles and two doubles titles during his career....

/   Fabrice Santoro

Fabrice Santoro

Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...

defeated   Gustavo Kuerten

Gustavo Kuerten

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 /   Cédric Pioline

Cédric Pioline

Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997...

6–3, 7–6 (8–6)

• It was Escudé's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Santoro's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of his career.

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