# 2002 Brasil Open – Men's singles

Jan Vacek was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ against Guillermo Coria.

## Seeds

* Fernando Meligeni (second round)
* Sjeng Schalken (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (first round)
* Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
* Agustín Calleri (quarterfinals)
* Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
* Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
* André Sá (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ramón Delgado | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ramón Delgado | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6$^4$ | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Guillermo Coria | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| | Guillermo Coria | 7 | 6 | | | Guillermo Coria | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| | Cecil Mamiit | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | F Meligeni | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kim | 6 | 3 | 1$^r$ | 1 | F Meligeni | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Etlis | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Etlis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | Q | G Etlis | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | M Washington | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | I Heuberger | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | Q | M Washington | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle | 4 | 2 | | 6 | G Kuerten | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| 4 | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Delgado | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | S Galvani | 4 | 4 | | 4 | M Zabaleta | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | | | R Delgado | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | R Delgado | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | J Silva | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 8 | A Sá | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Bastl | 6 | 2 | 6 | | G Bastl | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | I Miranda | 2 | 2 | | 8 | A Sá | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Sá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | D Hrbatý | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Abel | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 7 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Mello | 1 | 4 | | | B Vahaly | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | B Vahaly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | D Hrbatý | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | F Saretta | 1 | 0 | | | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Horna | 6 | 6 | | | L Horna | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Robredo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | G Coria | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | A Calleri | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Mamiit | 5 | 2 |
| | A Simoni | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | A Calleri | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | V Spadea | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ančić | 6 | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | A Calleri | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | |
| | C Mamiit | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | C Mamiit | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| WC | D Melo | 2 | 7 | 3$^r$ | | C Mamiit | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann | 2 | 6$^0$ | | 2 | S Schalken | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Schalken | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |