2002 Estoril Open
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The 2002 Estoril Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Estoril Court Central
in Oeiras in Portugal that was part of the International Series
of the 2002 ATP Tour
and of Tier IV of the 2002 WTA Tour
. The tournament ran from April 8 through April 14, 2002.
David Nalbandian
defeated
Jarkko Nieminen
6–4, 7–6 (7–5)
Magüi Serna
defeated
Anca Barna
6–4, 6–2
Karsten Braasch
/
Andrei Olhovskiy
defeated
Simon Aspelin
/
Andrew Kratzmann
6–3, 6–3
Elena Bovina
/
Zsófia Gubacsi
defeated Barbara Rittner
/
María Vento-Kabchi
6–3, 6–1
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 outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at the Estoril Court Central
Estoril Court Central
Estoril Court Central is the main tennis court in Oeiras, Portugal. Built in 2005, it currently holds 10,000 spectators. It annually hosts the Estoril Open in May....
in Oeiras in Portugal that was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2002 ATP Tour
2002 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
and of Tier IV of the 2002 WTA Tour
2002 WTA Tour
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events....
. The tournament ran from April 8 through April 14, 2002.
Men's Singles
David NalbandianDavid Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
defeated
Jarkko NieminenJarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
6–4, 7–6 (7–5)
- It was Nalbandian's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Women's Singles
Magüi SernaMagüi Serna
María Luisa Serna Barrera is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She started competing in ITF challengers as from 1993, and joined the WTA Tour in 1996. On her high point she was ranked World No...
defeated
Anca BarnaAnca Barna
Anca Barna is a retired professional German tennis player. Barna turned professional in 1992 and retired in 2005. On 12 April 2004, Barna reached her highest singles ranking: World Number 46. Her highest doubles ranking came on on 21 April 1997, when she became World Number 119. In her career, she...
6–4, 6–2
- It was Serna's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Men's Doubles
Karsten BraaschKarsten Braasch
Karsten Braasch is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 38th, which he reached on 13 June 1994. His career high in doubles was at 36 set at 10 November 1997...
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Andrei OlhovskiyAndrei Olhovskiy
Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989....
defeated
Simon AspelinSimon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
/
Andrew KratzmannAndrew Kratzmann
Andrew Kratzmann is a professional male tennis player from Australia.Kratzmann turned professional in 1990 and was known as a doubles specialist, often partnering his brother Mark.-Doubles titles :...
6–3, 6–3
- It was Braasch's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 2nd title of the year and the 22nd of his career.
Women's Doubles
Elena BovinaElena Bovina
Elena Olegovna Bovina is a Russian professional female tennis player. On April 4, 2005 Bovina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 14....
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Zsófia GubacsiZsófia Gubacsi
Zsófia Gubacsi is a Hungarian professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca in 2001.-Singles :-External links:...
defeated
Barbara RittnerBarbara Rittner
Barbara Rittner is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 1 February 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team....
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María Vento-KabchiMaria Vento-Kabchi
María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi is a professional female tennis player from Venezuela. On July 19, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
6–3, 6–1
- It was Bovina's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Gubacsi's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.