2002 Copenhagen Open
Encyclopedia
The 2002 Copenhagen Open was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts at the K.B. Hallen
in Copenhagen
in Denmark
and was part of the International Series
of the 2002 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from February 11 through February 17, 2002.
Lars Burgsmüller
defeated
Olivier Rochus
6–3, 6–3
Julian Knowle
/ Michael Kohlmann
defeated
Jiří Novák
/ Radek Štěpánek
7–6 (10–8), 7–5
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 hard courts at the K.B. Hallen
K.B. Hallen
K.B. Hallen was a multi-purpose venue in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was opened in 1938, but burned to the ground on 28 September 2011.It was named after Københavns Boldklub, Copenhagen's first ball-playing club, which was established in 1876....
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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 11 through February 17, 2002.
Men's Singles
Lars BurgsmüllerLars Burgsmuller
Lars Burgsmüller , is a male German tennis player.-Singles :-Doubles:-External link, references:* *...
defeated
Olivier RochusOlivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...
6–3, 6–3
- It was Burgsmüller's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Julian KnowleJulian Knowle
----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no...
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Michael KohlmannMichael Kohlmann
Michael Kohlmann is a professional tennis player from Germany. Primarily a doubles specialist, he has won five ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. On 5 March 2007, he reached his highest doubles ranking of No...
defeated
Jiří NovákJirí 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...
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Radek ŠtěpánekRadek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
7–6 (10–8), 7–5
- It was Knowle's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Kohlmann's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.