2003 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2003 French Open
Final
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Martin Verkerk
Score	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

It was his first and only major singles title.

Albert Costa was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Ferrero in a rematch of the previous year's final.

This was the last major where future world No. 1 Roger Federer lost in the first round.

Seeds

01.

Lleyton Hewitt (third round)

02.

Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)

03.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)

04.

Carlos Moyà (quarterfinals)

05.

Roger Federer (first round)

06.

Andy Roddick (first round)

07.

Guillermo Coria (semifinals)

08.

David Nalbandian (second round)

09.

Albert Costa (semifinals)

10.

Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)

11.

Rainer Schüttler (fourth round)

12.

Sjeng Schalken (third round, retired because of a stomach ache)

13.

Jiří Novák (fourth round)

14.

Sébastien Grosjean (second round)

15.

Gustavo Kuerten (fourth round)

16.

Àlex Corretja (first round)

17.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)

18.

Agustín Calleri (first round)

19.

Fernando González (quarterfinals)

20.

Félix Mantilla (fourth round)

21.

Gastón Gaudio (third round)

22.

Wayne Ferreira (third round, retired because of a groin injury)

23.

Younes El Aynaoui (third round)

24.

James Blake (second round)

25.

Tim Henman (third round)

26.

Xavier Malisse (third round)

27.

Mikhail Youzhny (second round)

28.

Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)

29.

Vince Spadea (third round)

30.

Jarkko Nieminen (fourth round)

31.

Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)

32.

Arnaud Clément (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

28	Tommy Robredo	6	6	4	5	2

9	Albert Costa	2	3	6	7	6
							9	Albert Costa	3	6⁵	4

							3	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	7⁷	6
3	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	3	6	5	6

19	Fernando González	1	6	1	7	4
												3	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6	6

													Martin Verkerk	1	3	2
	Martin Verkerk	6	6	5	4	8

4	Carlos Moyà	3	4	7	6	6
								Martin Verkerk	7⁷	6	7⁷

							7	Guillermo Coria	6⁴	4	6⁰
7	Guillermo Coria	4	6	6	6

2	Andre Agassi	6	3	2	4

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

1	L Hewitt	6	6	6⁶	6
	B Vahaly	4	1	7⁸	3		1	L Hewitt	6	4	6	7⁷
	N Davydenko	6	7	6				N Davydenko	3	6	3	6⁵
	G Rusedski	3	5	2									1	L Hewitt	6	6	3	2	3
	J Björkman	6	6	6									28	T Robredo	4	1	6	6	6
	M Mirnyi	1	2	4				J Björkman	6²	3	4
Q	G Lapentti	6	6³	6	1	r	28	T Robredo	7⁷	6	6
28	T Robredo	3	7⁷	3	3															28	T Robredo	6	1	7⁷	6
21	G Gaudio	7	6	6																15	G Kuerten	4	6	6²	4
	P-H Mathieu	5	3	3			21	G Gaudio	6	1	6	6
	O Mutis	6	6⁵	6	6			O Mutis	2	6	2	2
WC	J Golmard	2	7⁷	2	3								21	G Gaudio	6¹	5	7	3
	H Arazi	6	7⁷	2	6								15	G Kuerten	7⁷	7	5	6
	R Sluiter	2	6³	6	0			H Arazi	1	0	1
	M Rosset	2	7⁷	3	6³		15	G Kuerten	6	6	6
15	G Kuerten	6	6³	6	7⁷

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

9	A Costa	6³	2	7	6	6
LL	S Roitman	7⁷	6	5	2	2	9	A Costa	6	5	6	3	6
	W Arthurs	1	6	1	6²			R Štěpánek	3	7	4	6	4
	R Štěpánek	6	4	6	7⁷									9	A Costa	4	4	6	6	6
WC	R Gasquet	3	6⁴	0	r										N Lapentti	6	6	3	4	4
	N Lapentti	6	7⁷	3				N Lapentti	4	6	6	6
	F Squillari	7	7⁷	6				F Squillari	6	1	4	3
18	A Calleri	5	6²	3																	9	A Costa	6	7	7
32	A Clément	6	6	6																	32	A Clément	2	5	5
	T Enqvist	3	4	2			32	A Clément	6	6	6
	L Burgsmüller	7⁷	6	4	6			L Burgsmüller	3	3	3
	M Fish	6³	2	6	1									32	A Clément	6	6	6
Q	N Coutelot	6	6	6										Q	N Coutelot	4	3	2
	D Sanguinetti	3	3	4			Q	N Coutelot	6	6	4	2	6
	Á Montañés	4	3	6	5		8	D Nalbandian	3	3	6	6	1
8	D Nalbandian	6	6	3	7

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

3	JC Ferrero	7	7	6
	M Kratochvil	5	5	4			3	JC Ferrero	6	3
	M Norman	4	1	3				N Massú	2	0	r
	N Massú	6	6	6									3	JC Ferrero	4	6	6	6
	T Martin	4	6	6	6								25	T Henman	6	2	4	2
	J Acasuso	6	3	4	2			T Martin	6⁵	7	1	5
	V Voltchkov	2	3	1			25	T Henman	7⁷	5	6	7
25	T Henman	6	6	6															3	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
20	F Mantilla	7⁷	6	7⁷															20	F Mantilla	2	1	1
	H-t Lee	6³	4	6⁴			20	F Mantilla	6	4	6	6
	O Rochus	6	6	1	1	3	Q	F Browne	3	6	3	1
Q	F Browne	4	2	6	6	6							20	F Mantilla	7⁷	6	6
Q	A Waske	6	2	5	6	3								F Vicente	6³	3	3
	F Vicente	3	6	7	1	6		F Vicente	7⁷	6	6
	A Voinea	4	6³	6	3		14	S Grosjean	6³	3	3
14	S Grosjean	6	7⁷	3	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

12	S Schalken	6	6	3	6
WC	S Draper	2	4	6	4	12	S Schalken	6	6	6
WC	M Chang	5	1	1			F Santoro	1	3	4
	F Santoro	7	6	6									12	S Schalken	6⁴	3	1^r
WC	T Ascione	6	2	4	4								19	F González	7⁷	6	3
	A Portas	3	6	6	6		A Portas	3	6	4	2
	J-M Gambill	0	2	3		19	F González	6	4	6	6
19	F González	6	6	6																19	F González	6	6	6
30	J Nieminen	7⁷	6⁴	6	6															30	J Nieminen	3	3	2
	N Escudé	6³	7⁷	3	1	30	J Nieminen	1	1	7⁷	6	6
Q	J Varlet	6	4	6	7⁷	Q	J Varlet	6	6	6⁴	2	4
	K Carlsen	1	6	3	6⁵								30	J Nieminen	6¹	6	6	3	6
	M Llodra	4	3	2									Q	V Hănescu	7⁷	4	2	6	3
Q	V Hănescu	6	6	6		Q	V Hănescu	6	7	3	6
	S Sargsian	6³	6	6	6		S Sargsian	3	5	6	2
6	A Roddick	7⁷	1	2	4

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

5	R Federer	6⁶	2	6³
	L Horna	7⁸	6	7⁷				L Horna	6	4	6	5	2
	Z Krajan	3	4	4				M Verkerk	4	6	4	7	6
	M Verkerk	6	6	6											M Verkerk	5	6	6	7
	J van Lottum	6	3	2	6	6								29	V Spadea	7	4	2	5
Q	D Norman	3	6	6	3	4		J van Lottum	5	1	6	1
	I Labadze	1	6	7	4	1	29	V Spadea	7	6	2	6
29	V Spadea	6	3	5	6	6																M Verkerk	6	6	7
22	W Ferreira	6	6	6																	11	R Schüttler	3	3	5
	T Behrend	4	2	3			22	W Ferreira	4	6	6	6
	D Ferrer	6	6	7⁷				D Ferrer	6	4	1	3
	J Melzer	2	2	6²										22	W Ferreira	3	6	6³	3	r
	J-R Lisnard	6	6	4	6									11	R Schüttler	6	1	7⁷	2
Q	M Delfino	1	4	6	4			J-R Lisnard	6	2	0	0
	C Mamiit	1	6	4	2		11	R Schüttler	4	6	6	6
11	R Schüttler	6	2	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

13	J Novák	6	6	6
WC	J Benneteau	2	3	2			13	J Novák	6	3	0	6	6
WC	N Mahut	5	1	6⁵			Q	M López	4	6	6	1	3
Q	M López	7	6	7⁷										13	J Novák	6	7	3	6
	K Kučera	2	3	2											I Ljubičić	4	5	6	2
	I Ljubičić	6	6	6				I Ljubičić	6	4	7⁷	6
	T Dent	4	3	6³			24	J Blake	3	6	6²	4
24	J Blake	6	6	7⁷																	13	J Novák	5	3	2
31	JI Chela	3	7⁷	6	7																4	C Moyà	7	6	6
WC	C Saulnier	6	6³	3	5		31	JI Chela	6	5	6	6
LL	I Heuberger	6⁵	6	2	2		LL	G Galimberti	2	7	2	1
LL	G Galimberti	7⁷	4	6	6									31	JI Chela	2	3	6	6	3
	M Philippoussis	2	6¹	7	6	6								4	C Moyà	6	6	3	2	6
Q	A Kim	6	7⁷	5	2	2		M Philippoussis	2	4	6⁷
LL	F Volandri	6⁷	6	2	3		4	C Moyà	6	6	7⁹
4	C Moyà	7⁹	4	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

7	G Coria	6	6	6
	A Sá	3	1	1			7	G Coria	6	5	6	6
Q	T Larkham	3	3	6	6	3		N Kiefer	3	7	3	1
	N Kiefer	6	6	4	2	6								7	G Coria	6	6	6
Q	A Sávolt	7	7⁷	4	6									Q	A Sávolt	4	1	1
	A Vinciguerra	5	6⁴	6	0		Q	A Sávolt	3	6	5	6	6
	D Sánchez	3	0	0			27	M Youzhny	6	4	7	2	4
27	M Youzhny	6	6	6																7	G Coria	6	7⁷	5	6⁴	6
23	Y El Aynaoui	6	6	6																	M Zabaleta	4	6⁴	7	7⁷	3
	A Dupuis	4	4	4			23	Y El Aynaoui	6	6	6
Q	C Rochus	7	6	6			Q	C Rochus	4	4	3
Q	H Gamonal	5	3	3										23	Y El Aynaoui	2	4	6	6²
	M Zabaleta	6	7¹⁰	6											M Zabaleta	6	6	3	7⁷
	F López	2	6⁸	0				M Zabaleta	6	6	6
	D Hrbatý	6	3	6	7			D Hrbatý	2	4	2
10	P Srichaphan	4	6	0	5

Section 8

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

16	À Corretja	7	3	0	5
Q	G Blanco	5	6	6	7	Q	G Blanco	6	6	6
	M Puerta	6	4	7⁷	6		M Puerta	2	2	4
	J Gimelstob	2	6	6¹	1								Q	G Blanco	6³	3	2	r
	F Saretta	7⁷	6	6										F Saretta	7⁷	6	2
	A Martín	6⁴	0	0			F Saretta	6	3	6	6⁰	6
	J Boutter	1	2	4		17	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	0	7⁷	4
17	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6																F Saretta	2	1	5
26	X Malisse	7	6	6															2	A Agassi	6	6	7
Q	Á Calatrava	5	4	2		26	X Malisse	3	4	6	7	8
	S Koubek	7	6	6			S Koubek	6	6	4	5	6
PR	A Popp	5	2	3									26	X Malisse	4	5	5
	M Ríos	1	0^r										2	A Agassi	6	7	7
	M Ančić	6	1				M Ančić	7	6	4	2	5
	K Beck	2	3	3		2	A Agassi	5	1	6	6	7
2	A Agassi	6	6	6

References

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