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The clay courts that are featured in this tournament provide a great challenge to the participants as these courts tend to slower the ball pace and also give extra bounce to the ball.The 2002 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event that was held in the red clay courts of Philippe Chatrier.
The 2002 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics
The 2002 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the Mens Singles category Albert Costa won the title by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero by 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. In the Womens Singles category Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams by straight sets. The score line was 7-5, 6-3. In the Mens Doubles category Paul Haarhuis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov made a comeback and defeated Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor by straight sets. The score line was 7-5, 6-4. In the Womens Doubles category Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez again won the title by defeating Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs by straight sets 6-4, 6-2. In the Mixed Doubles category Cara Black and Wayne Black defeated Elena Bovina and Mark Knowles by 6-3, 6-3. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Richard Gasquet. The Girls Singles was won by Angelique Widjaja. The Boys Doubles was won by Markus Bayer and Philipp Petzchner and the Girls Doubles was won by Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Barbora Strycova.
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