2002 ATP Buenos Aires
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The 2002 Copa AT&T was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
in Buenos Aires
in Argentina
and was part of the International Series
of the 2002 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from February 18 through February 24, 2002.
Nicolás Massú
defeated
Agustín Calleri
2–6, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2
Gastón Etlis
/ Martín Rodríguez
defeated
Simon Aspelin
/
Andrew Kratzmann
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
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 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
The Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club is a private tennis club located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is the host of the Copa Telmex, an ATP Tour tournament. The main stadium court has a capacity of 5,500 spectators...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and 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 :...
. The tournament ran from February 18 through February 24, 2002.
Men's Singles
Nicolás MassúNicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
defeated
Agustín CalleriAgustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri Shaal is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is Gordo which means Fat in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay....
2–6, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2
- It was Massú's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Gastón EtlisGastón Etlis
Gastón Etlis is a former tennis player from Argentina. He is Jewish.In January 2005 Etlis was ranked No.17 in doubles....
/
Martín RodríguezMartín Rodríguez (tennis)
Martín Rodríguez is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Rodríguez turned professional in 1991. He reached his career-high singles ranking when he became World Number 71 on June 14, 1999...
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 :...
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
- It was Etlis' 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Rodríguez's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.