Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
September 23-29, 2002
32 Draw - $381,000
Surface - Clay

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Stefano Galvani - 108)
1. Marcelo Rios
2. Fernando Gonzalez
3. Jose Acasuso
4. Fernando Vicente
5. David Ferrer
6. David Sanchez
7. Alberto Martin
8. Hicham Arazi

First Round
(1)(WC)Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. (LL)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) 6-2 6-4
Attila Savolt (HUN) d. (q)Oliver Gross (GER) 7-5 0-6 7-5
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-2 6-2
(6)David Sanchez (ESP) d. (WC)Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-2 2-0 ret.
(3)Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 6-3 6-4
Nicolas Coutelot (FRA) d. Albert Portas (ESP) 6-2 3-6 6-4
Luis Horna (PER) d. (q)Marcello Craca (GER) 6-4 4-6 6-1
(5)David Ferrer (ESP) d. Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-4 4-6 6-1
Sargis Sargsian (ARM) d. (q)Filippo Volandri (ITA) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1   [Volandri replaces Arazi]
(q)Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) d. Stefano Galvani (ITA) 7-6(4) 6-4
Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. Jiri Vanek (CZE) 6-2 5-7 6-2
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. (4)Fernando Vicente (ESP) 6-1 6-2
(7)Alberto Martin (ESP) d. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-4 4-2 ret.
Franco Squillari (ARG) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-0 6-1
Albert Montanes (ESP) d. (WC)Andrea Gaudenzi (ITA) 6-2 6-2
(2)Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. Zeljko Krajan (CRO) 6-3 6-2

Second Round
(1)(WC)Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. Attila Savolt (HUN) 6-1 6-2
(6)David Sanchez (ESP) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 3-6 6-1 6-1
(3)Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. Nicolas Coutelot (FRA) 6-4 7-6(5)
Luis Horna (PER) d. (5)David Ferrer (ESP) 6-1 6-2
Sargis Sargsian (ARM) d. (q)Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) 6-2 7-6(4)
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. Fernando Meligeni (BRA) 7-5 6-3
(7)Alberto Martin (ESP) d. Franco Squillari (ARG) 6-1 7-5
(2)Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. Albert Montanes (ESP) 6-4 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)(WC)Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. (6)David Sanchez (ESP) 7-5 4-6 7-6(7)
(3)Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. Luis Horna (PER) 7-5 6-0
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. Sargis Sargsian (ARM) 7-5 1-6 6-4
(2)Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. (7)Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-2 7-5

Semifinals
(3)Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. (1)(WC)Marcelo Rios (CHI) 6-4 6-4
(2)Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) 6-1 6-2

Finals
(2)Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. (3)Jose Acasuso (ARG) 5-7 6-3 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: 178D;  78S)
1. Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner
2. Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl
3. Simon Aspelin/Andrei Olhoyvskiy
4. Jeff Coetzee/Chris Haggard

First Round
Devin Bowen/Ashley Fisher (USA/AUS) d. (1)Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 6-4 6-1
(WC)Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi (ITA) d. Alex Lopez-Moron/Andres Schneiter (ESP/ARG) 6-4 6-2
Lucas Arnold/Luis Lobo (ARG) d. (3)Simon Aspelin/Andrei Olhoyvskiy (SWE/RUS) 6-4 7-5
Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Mariano Hood (ESP/ARG) d. (WC)Renzo Furlan/Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-2 6-2
(WC)Andrea Gaudenzi/Jeff Tarango (ITA/USA) d. (S)Jose Acasuso/Fernando Gonzalez (ARG/CHI) 6-3 7-6(6)
(4)Jeff Coetzee/Chris Haggard (RSA) d. Karsten Braasch/Peter Nyborg (GER/SWE) 5-7 6-3 6-3
Martin Garcia/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. (ALT)Emilio Benfele-Alvarez/Sargis Sargsian (ESP/ARM) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4   [Benfele-Alvarez/Sargsian replace (S)Marcelo Rios/Fernando Vicente]
(2)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) d. Johan Landsberg/Tom Vanhoudt (SWE/BEL) 7-6(6) 6-7(2) 6-3

Quarterfinals
(WC)Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi (ITA) d. Devin Bowen/Ashley Fisher (USA/AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Lucas Arnold/Luis Lobo (ARG) d. Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Mariano Hood (ESP/ARG) 6-0 6-1
(4)Jeff Coetzee/Chris Haggard (RSA) d. (WC)Andrea Gaudenzi/Jeff Tarango (ITA/USA) 5-7 6-4 7-6(3)
(2)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) d. Martin Garcia/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) 6-1 6-3

Semifinals
Lucas Arnold/Luis Lobo (ARG) d. (WC)Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi (ITA) 6-3 6-3
(2)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) d. (4)Jeff Coetzee/Chris Haggard (RSA) 6-4 6-1

Finals
Lucas Arnold/Luis Lobo (ARG) d. (2)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) 6-4 4-6 6-2