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| The '''2002 Wimbledon Championships''' was a ] tournament played on the outdoor ] at the ] in ], London in England. It was the 116th edition of the ] and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third ] tennis event of the year. | The '''2002 Wimbledon Championships''' was a ] tournament played on the outdoor ] at the ] in ], London in England. It was the 116th edition of the ] and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third ] tennis event of the year. | ||
| ] did not defend his title this year. ], the World No.1, defeated ] in the final in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon title. He became the first Australian since ] in 1987 to win Wimbledon. ] was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the final by her younger sister ] in the women's final. It was the second consecutive Grand Slam title of the "Serena Slam". | |||
| ==Seniors== | ==Seniors== | ||
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Tennis tournament| 2002 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
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| Date | 24 June - 7 July | |||
| Edition | 116th | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Lleyton Hewitt | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Serena Williams | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Serena Williams / Venus Williams | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Elena Likhovtseva /  Mahesh Bhupathi | ||||
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The 2002 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 116th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Goran Ivanišević did not defend his title this year. Lleyton Hewitt, the World No.1, defeated David Nalbandian in the final in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon title. He became the first Australian since Pat Cash in 1987 to win Wimbledon. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena in the women's final. It was the second consecutive Grand Slam title of the "Serena Slam".
Seniors
Men's singles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams def. Venus Williams, 7–6, 6–3
- It was Serena's 5th title of the year, and her 16th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge def. 
Mark Knowles / 
Daniel Nestor, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5
Women's doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. 
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 6–2, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Main article: 2002 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles Elena Likhovtseva / Mahesh Bhupathi def. 
Daniela Hantuchová / 
Kevin Ullyett, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Juniors
Boys' singles
Todd Reid def. 
Lamine Ouahab, 7–6, 6–4
Girls' singles
Vera Dushevina def. Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău def. Brian Baker / Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Elke Clijsters / 
Barbora Strýcová def. Ally Baker / 
Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 5–7, 8–6
Notes
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