# 2002 RCA Championships – Singles

Patrick Rafter was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Greg Rusedski won in the final 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–4 against Félix Mantilla.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
* Marat Safin (withdrew because of an upper respiratory infection)
* Tommy Haas (semifinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Tim Henman (third round, withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
* Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
* Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
* Xavier Malisse (third round)
* Rainer Schüttler (semifinals)
* Max Mirnyi (second round)
* Andrei Pavel (third round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
* Michel Kratochvil (third round)
* Greg Rusedski (champion)
* Arnaud Clément (quarterfinals)
* Fabrice Santoro (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Greg Rusedski | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tommy Haas | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tommy Haas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Greg Rusedski | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Félix Mantilla | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 |
| | Félix Mantilla | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Félix Mantilla | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Rainer Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | A Martín | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Larsson | 7$^8$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | L Hewitt | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | F López | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Roux | 7 | 5 | 6 | Q | L Roux | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 14 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 12 | I Ljubičić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Verkerk | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | M Verkerk | 6 | 6 | | | M Verkerk | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Popp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Popp | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Saulnier | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | M Verkerk | w/o | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | T Henman | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ram | 3 | 3 | | | N Massú | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | T Henman | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | T Haas | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri | 6$^0$ | 4 | | WC | M Norman | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Norman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Haas | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Prinosil | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M Kratochvil | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | Q | D Prinosil | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Ağayev | 0 | 2 | | 13 | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Haas | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Grosjean | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 5 | | 10 | M Mirnyi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Kiefer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pless | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | S Grosjean | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | S Sargsian | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Grosjean | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | Y El Aynaoui | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Heuberger | 5 | 1 | | | F Mantilla | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | A Pavel | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Phau | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | | F Clavet | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Morrison | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | A Pavel | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Pavel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | A Clément | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Clément | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | J Björkman | 4 | 5 | | 15 | A Clément | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Baker | 4 | 2 | | | W Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ančić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Ančić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | O Fukárek | 6 | 2 | 2 | WC | M Ančić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 8 | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dent | 6 | 7$^7$ | | T Dent | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Weiner | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 8 | X Malisse | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Erlich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 2 | 3 | Q | J Erlich | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | 9 | R Schüttler | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Schüttler | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Schüttler | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | LL | A Di Pasquale | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | H Levy | 2 | 2 | 16 | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs | 6 | 6 | | W Arthurs | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-T Lee | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | F Santoro | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 6$^3$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | LL | A Di Pasquale | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Koubek | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | Q | S Koubek | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | LL | A Di Pasquale | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |