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. Top seed Lleyton Hewitt lost to

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, while second seed Gustavo Kuerten lost to

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Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2002 Australian Open Men's Singles draw

2002 Australian Open – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Australian Open - Men's Singles Mens singles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles