2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
| Event | 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 30 June 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Fergal Hartley (Waterford) | ||||||
| Referee | Aodán Mac Suibhne | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,276 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||||||
The 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on Sunday 30 June 2002 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, County Cork,. It was contested by Waterford and Tipperary. Waterford claimed their first Munster Championship since 1963 and their sixth title in total, beating Tipperary on a scoreline of 2–23 to 3–12, an eight-point winning margin.
Waterford, with Justin McCarthy in his first season as manager, had defeated Cork in the semi-final by 1–16 to 1–15 to reach the final, while Tipperary, the reigning All-Ireland Champions and managed by Nicky English, had defeated Clare by 1–18 to 2–13 in the quarter-final and Limerick by 1–20 to 1–13 in the semi-final to reach the final. The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.