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2003 French Open – Men's singles

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Martin Verkerk in the final, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open.[1] It was his first and only major singles title.

Men's singles
2003 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-upNetherlands Martin Verkerk
Score6–1, 6–3, 6–2
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 −45 45+ women
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Main article: 2003 French Open

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 edit

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 edit

Main article: 2003 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 1r
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 edit

Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 0r 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 edit

  1. ^ "French Open 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2024. Juan Carlos Ferrero finally became king of the French Open, Greg Garber writes. Ferrero eliminated Martin Verkerk with the most lopsided victory in 25 years 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

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