2003 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Rainer Schüttler
Final score	6–2, 6–2, 6–1

Thomas Johansson was the defending champion, but he did not participate due to an injury.

Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2003 Australian Open. This was Agassi's eighth and last Grand Slam title, his first having come at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2] This tournament was also notable for the 21–19 fifth set of the quarterfinal between Andy Roddick and Younes El Aynaoui, the second longest of the Open Era.^[3] It is also notable for the first grand slam appearance from Spaniard David Ferrer, who lost to Lee Hyung-taik in the first round.

Seeds

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

Lleyton Hewitt (Fourth round) Andre Agassi (Champion) Marat Safin (Third round, withdrew) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Quarterfinalist) Carlos Moyà (Second round) Roger Federer (Fourth round) Jiří Novák (Third round) Albert Costa (Third round) Andy Roddick (Semifinalist) David Nalbandian (Quarterfinalist) Paradorn Srichaphan (Second round) Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinalist) Fernando González (Second round) Guillermo Cañas (Second round) Àlex Corretja (First round) Sjeng Schalken (Second round)

Gastón Gaudio (Second round) Younes El Aynaoui (Quarterfinalist) Juan Ignacio Chela (Second round) Xavier Malisse (Third round) Andrei Pavel (First round, retired) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second round) James Blake (Fourth round) Nicolás Lapentti (Third round) Mikhail Youzhny (Fourth round) Tommy Robredo (First round) Jan-Michael Gambill (Second round) Fabrice Santoro (Third round) Nicolas Escudé (Third round) Gustavo Kuerten (Second round) Rainer Schüttler (Finalist) Stefan Koubek (First round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	18	Younes El Aynaoui	6	6^5	6	4	19
	9	Andy Roddick	4	7^7	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	7^7	7^7	6
	4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6^4	6^5	1
											Wayne Ferreira	2	2	3
										2	Andre Agassi	6	6	6
	12	Sébastien Grosjean	3	2	2
	2	Andre Agassi	6	6	6

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	L Hewitt	6	3	6	6^3	6
	Q	M Larsson	3	6	1	7^7	2			1	L Hewitt	6	6	6
		C Mamiit	7^7	3	6^5	4				Q	T Larkham	1	0	1
	Q	T Larkham	6^5	6	7^7	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	6^8	3					30	G Kuerten	7	3	5	6	3
	30	G Kuerten	6	7^10	6																							1	L Hewitt	7^7	6^4	6^5	4
	18	Y El Aynaoui	2	4	6	1																						18	Y El Aynaoui	6^4	7^7	7^7	6
		J Gimelstob	6	6	4	0	r			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	7^7	7^10
		R Ginepri	6	6	6															F López	7	2	6^3	6^8
		M Rosset	3	4	2						R Ginepri	2	4	2
		F López	6^3	7^11	7^8	6					F López	6	6	6
	15	À Corretja	7^7	6^9	6^6	3

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	A Roddick	6^9	6	7^7	6
		Ž Krajan	7^11	2	6^0	3				9	A Roddick	6	6	6
		A Sá	2	6^2	4						A Voinea	2	2	2
		A Voinea	6	7^7	6														9	A Roddick	6	6	6
		L Horna	6	6	3	6^3	1													F Vicente	2	3	2
		F Vicente	3	4	6	7^7	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	6^4	3	7	6	6
	25	M Youzhny	3	6	6	6																						25	M Youzhny	7^7	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	6^3	6^5	6	6	3
		V Spadea	2	6	2	6^3				7	J Novák	7^7	7^7	4	4	6
	7	J Novák	6	2	6	7^7

Section 3

	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	w/o
	WC	T Reid	6	2	2	1													31	R Schüttler
		R Krajicek	3	6	6	6					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	7^7	6	6																							23	J Blake	3	4	6	3
		Vaněk	6^2	4	4					23	J Blake	6	6	6
	LL	G Carraz	7	3	r						J Acasuso	1	4	4
		J Acasuso	5	4															23	J Blake	6	4	6	6
		A Martín	6	6	6^3	4	6													A Martín	3	6	2	2
	Q	A Bogomolov Jr.	2	4	7^7	6	1				A Martín	6^5	6	6	7^7
	Q	J Varlet	2	6	6	3	4			13	F González	7^7	3	1	6^4
	13	F González	6	3	4	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	D Nalbandian	3	6	6
		J Golmard	6	3	1	r				10	D Nalbandian	6	7^7	6
	Q	J Crabb	6	3	7^7	6				Q	J Crabb	1	6^3	3
	WC	A Ilie	3	6	6^3	4													10	D Nalbandian	4	6	6	3
		A Dupuis	6	6	6														20	X Malisse	6	2	0	0	r
		J Díaz	4	3	3						A Dupuis	3	7	6^6	5
		D Hrbatý	2	3	2					20	X Malisse	6	5	7^8	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	1	r
	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	6^4	5	3					6	R Federer	6	6	6
	6	R Federer	7^7	7	6

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	C Moyà	7	6	6
		D Norman	5	3	4					5	C Moyà	6	6^8	4	6	2
	Q	J Johansson	3	5	2						M Fish	3	7^10	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	6^4	0					S Sargsian	2	7	6	6
		S Sargsian	6	3	7^7	6														S Sargsian	5	7	6	6
		M Philippoussis	6	6	6^5	6														M Philippoussis	7	5	0	4
		M Verkerk	4	4	7^7	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

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	S Schalken	6	6	7^7
	Q	J Brasington	4	2	6^5					16	S Schalken	3	6	7^12	4	4
		M Ančić	6	6	7^7						M Ančić	6	1	6^10	6	6
	Q	A Waske	3	4	6^4															M Ančić	2	7^7	6	6
		A Sávolt	5	2	4														WC	P Luczak	6	6^2	4	2
	WC	P Luczak	7	6	6					WC	P Luczak	7^7	4	6	6
	Q	R Furlan	4							Q	R Furlan	6^2	6	0	2
	21	A Pavel	1	r																									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
		W Arthurs	6^5	3	7^7	6	6				W Arthurs	3	1	r
	Q	M Daniel	7^7	6	6^5	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	6^5	6	2	3				4	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	4	JC Ferrero	7^7	3	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	A Costa	6	6	3	7^7
	Q	D Prinosil	4	1	6	6^5				8	A Costa	6	6^9	6	6
	WC	S Draper	7	6	3	6				WC	S Draper	4	7^11	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	7^7	6	2			27	J-M Gambill	7	4	6	3	2
	27	J-M Gambill	6	7	6^3	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	6^2	6	3	6^1
		F Meligeni	4	2	3					12	S Grosjean	7^7	2	6	7^7
	12	S Grosjean	6	6	6

Section 8

	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	6^5	3	6	3				22	Y Kafelnikov	3	3	6	6	1
	22	Y Kafelnikov	7^7	6	4	6																							G Coria	1	1	r
	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

References

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.
3. "Australian Open Tennis: Roddick advances after epic 5th set – International Herald Tribune". New York Times.

External links

• 2003 Australian Open draw on ATPWorldTour.com