2003 Australian Open – Men's singles

Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was his fourth Australian Open title and his eighth and last major title overall.[1][2] With the win, Agassi claimed his 21st consecutive match win at the Australian Open, as he won the title in 2000 and 2001 (he did not play in the 2002 event due to injury).

Men's singles
2003 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Andre Agassi
Runner-upGermany Rainer Schüttler
Score6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Thomas Johansson was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury.

Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski's withdrawals from the tournament marked the first time there were no British players competing in the Australian Open in the Open Era.

This event marked the first main-draw major appearance for David Ferrer, who lost to Lee Hyung-taik in the first round; it was also the final major appearance for former world No. 4 Richard Krajicek.

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
  2.   Andre Agassi (champion)
  3.   Marat Safin (third round, withdrew)
  4.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals)
  5.   Carlos Moyá (second round)
  6.   Roger Federer (fourth round)
  7.   Jiří Novák (third round)
  8.   Albert Costa (third round)
  9.   Andy Roddick (semifinals)
  10.   David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
  11.   Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
  12.   Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
  13.   Fernando González (second round)
  14.   Guillermo Cañas (second round)
  15.   Àlex Corretja (first round)
  16.   Sjeng Schalken (second round)
  17.   Gastón Gaudio (second round)
  18.   Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  19.   Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
  20.   Xavier Malisse (third round)
  21.   Andrei Pavel (first round, retired)
  22.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  23.   James Blake (fourth round)
  24.   Nicolás Lapentti (third round)
  25.   Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round)
  26.   Tommy Robredo (first round)
  27.   Jan-Michael Gambill (second round)
  28.   Fabrice Santoro (third round)
  29.   Nicolas Escudé (third round)
  30.   Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  31.   Rainer Schüttler (final)
  32.   Stefan Koubek (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
18   Younes El Aynaoui 6 65 6 4 19
9   Andy Roddick 4 77 4 6 21
9   Andy Roddick 5 6 3 3
31   Rainer Schüttler 7 2 6 6
31   Rainer Schüttler 6 5 6 6
10   David Nalbandian 3 7 1 0
31   Rainer Schüttler 2 2 1
2   Andre Agassi 6 6 6
  Wayne Ferreira 77 77 6
4   Juan Carlos Ferrero 64 65 1
  Wayne Ferreira 2 2 3
2   Andre Agassi 6 6 6
12   Sébastien Grosjean 3 2 2
2   Andre Agassi 6 6 6

Top draw edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   L Hewitt 6 3 6 63 6
Q   M Larsson 3 6 1 77 2 1   L Hewitt 6 6 6
  C Mamiit 77 3 65 4 Q   T Larkham 1 0 1
Q   T Larkham 65 6 77 6 1   L Hewitt 6 6 6
  K Carlsen 0 5 1   R Štěpánek 3 2 0
  R Štěpánek 6 7 6   R Štěpánek 5 6 7 4 6
  H Arazi 4 68 3 30   G Kuerten 7 3 5 6 3
30   G Kuerten 6 710 6 1   L Hewitt 77 64 65 4
18   Y El Aynaoui 2 4 6 1 18   Y El Aynaoui 64 77 77 6
  J Gimelstob 6 6 4 0r 18   Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6
Q   V Kutsenko 6 6 1 4 6 Q   V Kutsenko 2 1 4
  I Ljubičić 3 4 6 6 3 18   Y El Aynaoui 5 6 77 710
  R Ginepri 6 6 6   F López 7 2 63 68
  M Rosset 3 4 2   R Ginepri 2 4 2
  F López 63 711 78 6   F López 6 6 6
15   À Corretja 77 69 66 3

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   A Roddick 69 6 77 6
  Ž Krajan 711 2 60 3 9   A Roddick 6 6 6
  A Sá 2 62 4   A Voinea 2 2 2
  A Voinea 6 77 6 9   A Roddick 6 6 6
  L Horna 6 6 3 63 1   F Vicente 2 3 2
  F Vicente 3 4 6 77 6   F Vicente 6 6 2 6
  K Beck 4 6 1 0 19   JI Chela 3 3 6 3
19   JI Chela 6 3 6 6 9   A Roddick 64 3 7 6 6
25   M Youzhny 3 6 6 6 25   M Youzhny 77 6 5 3 2
WC   R Gasquet 6 0 1 4 25   M Youzhny 6 6 6
WC   J Sirianni 6 6 6 WC   J Sirianni 2 3 3
  M Mirnyi 3 4 4 25   M Youzhny 6 3 6 6
  O Rochus 4 4 6 6 6 7   J Novák 1 6 3 2
  A Di Pasquale 6 6 3 3 4   O Rochus 63 65 6 6 3
  V Spadea 2 6 2 63 7   J Novák 77 77 4 4 6
7   J Novák 6 2 6 77

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   M Safin 6 4 6 6
  R Sluiter 4 6 3 4 3   M Safin 6 4 6 6
  A Montañés 6 6 6   A Montañés 3 6 4 1
  M Puerta 2 4 4 3   M Safin
WC   T Reid 6 2 2 1 31   R Schüttler w/o
PR   R Krajicek 3 6 6 6 PR   R Krajicek 3 5 4
  A Portas 3 2 0 31   R Schüttler 6 7 6
31   R Schüttler 6 6 6 31   R Schüttler 6 6 1 6
23   J Blake 77 6 6 23   J Blake 3 4 6 3
  J Vaněk 62 4 4 23   J Blake 6 6 6
LL   G Carraz 7 3r   J Acasuso 1 4 4
  J Acasuso 5 4 23   J Blake 6 4 6 6
  A Martín 6 6 63 4 6   A Martín 3 6 2 2
Q   A Bogomolov Jr. 2 4 77 6 1   A Martín 65 6 6 77
Q   J Varlet 2 6 6 3 4 13   F González 77 3 1 64
13   F González 6 3 4 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   D Nalbandian 3 6 6 0
  J Golmard 6 3 1 0r 10   D Nalbandian 6 77 6
Q   J Crabb 6 3 77 6 Q   J Crabb 1 63 3
WC   A Ilie 3 6 63 4 10   D Nalbandian 4 6 6 3
  A Dupuis 6 6 6 20   X Malisse 6 2 0 0r
  J Díaz 4 3 3   A Dupuis 3 7 66 5
  D Hrbatý 2 3 2 20   X Malisse 6 5 78 7
20   X Malisse 6 6 6 10   D Nalbandian 6 3 6 1 6
32   S Koubek 4 4 1 6   R Federer 4 6 1 6 3
Q   A Vinciguerra 6 6 6 Q   A Vinciguerra 6 0
  J Knowle 5 6 6 7   J Knowle 2 1r
WC   R Henry 7 4 2 5 Q   A Vinciguerra 3 4 2
  L Burgsmüller 6 7 7 6   R Federer 6 6 6
  J Balcells 4 5 5   L Burgsmüller 3 0 3
  F Saretta 64 5 3 6   R Federer 6 6 6
6   R Federer 77 7 6

Bottom draw edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   C Moyá 7 6 6
  D Norman 5 3 4 5   C Moyá 6 68 4 6 2
Q   J Johansson 3 5 2   M Fish 3 710 6 4 6
  M Fish 6 7 6   M Fish 6 6 1 4 0
  D Sanguinetti 3 0 3   W Ferreira 2 3 6 6 6
  M Kratochvil 6 6 6   M Kratochvil 2 2 5
  W Ferreira 5 6 6 6   W Ferreira 6 6 7
26   T Robredo 7 0 3 4   W Ferreira 6 6 3 6
17   G Gaudio 7 7 6   S Sargsian 3 4 6 3
  T Enqvist 5 5 2 17   G Gaudio 6 5 2 2
  A Calleri 4 6 64 0   S Sargsian 2 7 6 6
  S Sargsian 6 3 77 6   S Sargsian 5 7 6 6
  M Philippoussis 6 6 65 6   M Philippoussis 7 5 0 4
  M Verkerk 4 4 77 3   M Philippoussis 3 6 1 7 6
  J Melzer 5 4 6 0 11   P Srichaphan 6 1 6 5 3
11   P Srichaphan 7 6 1 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   S Schalken 6 6 77
Q   J Brasington 4 2 65 16   S Schalken 3 6 712 4 4
  M Ančić 6 6 77   M Ančić 6 1 610 6 6
Q   A Waske 3 4 64   M Ančić 2 77 6 6
  A Sávolt 5 2 4 WC   P Luczak 6 62 4 2
WC   P Luczak 7 6 6 WC   P Luczak 77 4 6 6
Q   R Furlan 4 Q   R Furlan 62 6 0 2
21   A Pavel 1r   M Ančić 0 3 2
28   F Santoro 6 6 6 4   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
Q   B Phau 4 3 4 28   F Santoro 6 6 0
  W Arthurs 65 3 77 6 6   W Arthurs 3 1 0r
Q   M Daniel 77 6 65 4 4 28   F Santoro 6 3 6 2 5
  A Gaudenzi 4 6 1 6 1 4   JC Ferrero 4 6 4 6 7
  J-R Lisnard 6 2 6 4 6   J-R Lisnard 0 4 2
  F Squillari 65 6 2 3 4   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
4   JC Ferrero 77 3 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   A Costa 6 6 3 77
Q   D Prinosil 4 1 6 65 8   A Costa 6 69 6 6
WC   S Draper 7 6 3 6 WC   S Draper 4 711 2 3
  A Kim 5 3 6 3 8   A Costa 6 3 6 1 3
  F Mantilla 4 7 6 4 6   F Mantilla 3 6 4 6 6
  M Zabaleta 6 5 3 6 4   F Mantilla 5 6 4 6 6
  M Llodra 2 5 77 6 2 27   J-M Gambill 7 4 6 3 2
27   J-M Gambill 6 7 63 4 6   F Mantilla 6 6 3 3 3
24   N Lapentti 6 6 6 12   S Grosjean 3 2 6 6 6
Q   J Benneteau 0 4 0 24   N Lapentti 6 6 2 6
  D Sánchez 5 6 1 6 10   D Sánchez 1 0 6 2
  K Pless 7 3 6 4 8 24   N Lapentti 1 3 3
  J Vacek 2 1 4 12   S Grosjean 6 6 6
  K Kučera 6 6 6   K Kučera 62 6 3 61
  F Meligeni 4 2 3 12   S Grosjean 77 2 6 77
12   S Grosjean 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   G Cañas 6 7 6
  V Voltchkov 3 5 3 14   G Cañas 2 6 4 4
  G Coria 6 7 6   G Coria 6 4 6 6
  F Clavet 4 5 1   G Coria 7 6 6
  J Nieminen 6 3 3 6 7   J Nieminen 5 2 2
  N Davydenko 3 6 6 2 5   J Nieminen 6 6 3 4 6
  J Morrison 65 3 6 3 22   Y Kafelnikov 3 3 6 6 1
22   Y Kafelnikov 77 6 4 6   G Coria 1 1r
29   N Escudé 6 2 6 6 2   A Agassi 6 3
WC   G Motomura 1 6 3 2 29   N Escudé 1 6 6 6
Q   C Rochus 6 6 6 Q   C Rochus 6 2 2 4
  I Labadze 2 3 4 29   N Escudé 2 6 3 4
  D Ferrer 7 2 2 3 2   A Agassi 6 3 6 6
  H-t Lee 5 6 6 6   H-t Lee 1 0 0
  B Vahaly 5 3 3 2   A Agassi 6 6 6
2   A Agassi 7 6 6

Other entry information edit

Wild cards edit

Protected ranking edit

Qualifiers edit

Lucky losers edit

Withdrawals edit

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Notes edit

  1. ^ Last direct acceptance

References edit

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Australian Open Results Archive – 2003 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

External links edit

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