# 2002 BellSouth Open – Singles

Guillermo Coria was the defending champion, but could not compete this year after being banned for doping in December 2001.
Fernando González won in the final 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ against Nicolás Lapentti, becoming the first Chilean player to win this tournament.

## Seeds

* Nicolás Lapentti (final)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Alberto Martín (first round)
* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Jérôme Golmard (first round)
* Gastón Gaudio (second round)
* David Nalbandian (second round, defaulted due to verbal abuse)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 4 | 1 | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | WC | Fernando González | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| Q | Nicolas Coutelot | 3 | 3 | WC | Fernando González | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Fernando González | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Lapentti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Díaz | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | N Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 6 | 2 | 3 | | R Delgado | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Lapentti | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | J A Marín | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Saretta | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | F Saretta | 6 | 6 | | | F Saretta | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 1 | 7 | D Nalbandian | 4$^d$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Nalbandian | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Martín | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Massú | 3 | 4 |
| Q | J Silva | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Silva | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Norman | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J I Chela | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | F Vicente | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | A Montañés | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | G Gaudio | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sánchez | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6$^6$ | 6 | G Gaudio | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hipfl | 6 | 6 | | | M Hipfl | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Hormazábal | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Hipfl | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | N Coutelot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | N Coutelot | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Daniel | 4 | 4 | | Q | N Coutelot | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | M Zabaleta | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Ríos | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Coutelot | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | J Golmard | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | F González | 6 | 6 |
| | G Blanco | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Blanco | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | J Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Russell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Acasuso | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| WC | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | F González | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 4 | 0 | | | F González | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sávolt | 4 | 5 | | 2 | F Mantilla | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Mantilla | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |