2003 Franklin Templeton Classic

The 2003 Franklin Templeton Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States which was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from March 3 through March 9, 2003. First-seeded Lleyton Hewitt won the singles title.

2003 Franklin Templeton Classic
DateMarch 3–9
Edition16th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$355,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt[1]
Doubles
United States James Blake / The Bahamas Mark Merklein [2]
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Finals edit

Singles edit

  Lleyton Hewitt defeated   Mark Philippoussis 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Hewitt's 1st singles title of the year and the 18th of his career.

Doubles edit

  James Blake /   Mark Merklein defeated   Lleyton Hewitt /   Mark Philippoussis 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)

  • It was Blake's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Merklein's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

References edit

  1. ^ "20030 Scottsdale – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2003 Scottsdale – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links edit