2002 Wimbledon Championships 2002 Wimbledon Championships The 2002 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 116th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2002. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Goran Ivanišević did not defend his title this year. Lleyton Hewitt, the World No.1, defeated David Nalbandian in the final in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon title. He became the first Australian since Pat
Candice Held woman to wear "high fashion" at Wimbledon during her domination of the sport from 1914 to 1926. Lenglen's signature wooden tennis racquet, rumored to be the one used during her 1919 Wimbledon championship, hangs in Candice Held's studio. This was used as inspiration for her work, including a printed cotton sundress and the "Tennis Racquet" Vintage Silk Scarf dress. Lenglen's penchant for wearing brightly colored silk headbands prompted Miss Held to style the models in her first runway show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with similar accoutrements. Further inspiring to her textile art is her great great grandfather, Louis Amable Petit,