2003 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2003 French Open
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Martin Verkerk
Final score	6–1, 6–3, 6–2

Albert Costa was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Juan Carlos Ferrero, who ultimately won in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–2, against Martin Verkerk.

Seeds

1. Lleyton Hewitt (Third round)
2. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Champion)
4. Carlos Moyà (Quarterfinals)
5. Roger Federer (First round)
6. Andy Roddick (First round)
7. Guillermo Coria (Semifinals)
8. David Nalbandian (Second round)
9. 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. Vincent Spadea (Third round)
30. Jarkko Nieminen (Fourth round)
31. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third round)
32. Arnaud Clément (Fourth 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									Final
	28	Tommy Robredo	6	6	4	5	2
	9	Albert Costa	2	3	6	7	6
										9	Albert Costa	3	6^5	4
										3	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	7^7	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	7^7	6	7^7
										7	Guillermo Coria	6^4	4	6^0
	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	6^6	6
		B Vahaly	4	1	7^8	3				1	L Hewitt	6	4	6	7^7
		N Davydenko	6	7	6						N Davydenko	3	6	3	6^5
		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	6^2	3	4
	Q	G Lapentti	6	6^3	6	1	r			28	T Robredo	7^7	6	6
	28	T Robredo	3	7^7	3	3																						28	T Robredo	6	1	7^7	6
	21	G Gaudio	7	6	6																							15	G Kuerten	4	6	6^2	4
		P-H Mathieu	5	3	3					21	G Gaudio	6	1	6	6
		O Mutis	6	6^5	6	6					O Mutis	2	6	2	2
	WC	J Golmard	2	7^7	2	3													21	G Gaudio	6^1	5	7	3
		H Arazi	6	7^7	2	6													15	G Kuerten	7^7	7	5	6
		R Sluiter	2	6^3	6	0					H Arazi	1	0	1
		M Rosset	2	7^7	3	6^3				15	G Kuerten	6	6	6
	15	G Kuerten	6	6^3	6	7^7

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	A Costa	6^3	2	7	6	6
	LL	S Roitman	7^7	6	5	2	2			9	A Costa	6	5	6	3	6
		W Arthurs	1	6	1	6^2					R Štěpánek	3	7	4	6	4
		R Štěpánek	6	4	6	7^7													9	A Costa	4	4	6	6	6
	WC	R Gasquet	3	6^4	0	r														N Lapentti	6	6	3	4	4
		N Lapentti	6	7^7	3						N Lapentti	4	6	6	6
		F Squillari	7	7^7	6						F Squillari	6	1	4	3
	18	A Calleri	5	6^2	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	7^7	6	4	6					L Burgsmüller	3	3	3
		M Fish	6^3	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	6^5	7	1	5
		V Voltchkov	2	3	1					25	T Henman	7^7	5	6	7
	25	T Henman	6	6	6																							3	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	20	F Mantilla	7^7	6	7^7																							20	F Mantilla	2	1	1
		H-t Lee	6^3	4	6^4					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	7^7	6	6
	Q	A Waske	6	2	5	6	3													F Vicente	6^3	3	3
		F Vicente	3	6	7	1	6				F Vicente	7^7	6	6
		A Voinea	4	6^3	6	3				14	S Grosjean	6^3	3	3
	14	S Grosjean	6	7^7	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	6^4	3	1	r
	WC	T Ascione	6	2	4	4													19	F González	7^7	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	7^7	6^4	6	6																						30	J Nieminen	3	3	2
		N Escudé	6^3	7^7	3	1				30	J Nieminen	1	1	7^7	6	6
	Q	J Varlet	6	4	6	7^7				Q	J Varlet	6	6	6^4	2	4
		K Carlsen	1	6	3	6^5													30	J Nieminen	6^1	6	6	3	6
		M Llodra	4	3	2														Q	V Hănescu	7^7	4	2	6	3
	Q	V Hănescu	6	6	6					Q	V Hănescu	6	7	3	6
		S Sargsian	6^3	6	6	6					S Sargsian	3	5	6	2
	6	A Roddick	7^7	1	2	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	R Federer	6^6	2	6^3
		L Horna	7^8	6	7^7						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	7^7						D Ferrer	6	4	1	3
		J Melzer	2	2	6^2														22	W Ferreira	3	6	6^3	3	r
		J-R Lisnard	6	6	4	6													11	R Schüttler	6	1	7^7	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	6^5					Q	M López	4	6	6	1	3
	Q	M López	7	6	7^7														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	7^7	6
		T Dent	4	3	6^3					24	J Blake	3	6	6^2	4
	24	J Blake	6	6	7^7																							13	J Novák	5	3	2
	31	JI Chela	3	7^7	6	7																						4	C Moyà	7	6	6
	WC	C Saulnier	6	6^3	3	5				31	JI Chela	6	5	6	6
	LL	I Heuberger	6^5	6	2	2				LL	G Galimberti	2	7	2	1
	LL	G Galimberti	7^7	4	6	6													31	JI Chela	2	3	6	6	3
		M Philippoussis	2	6^1	7	6	6												4	C Moyà	6	6	3	2	6
	Q	A Kim	6	7^7	5	2	2				M Philippoussis	2	4	6^7
	LL	F Volandri	6^7	6	2	3				4	C Moyà	6	6	7^9
	4	C Moyà	7^9	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	7^7	4	6													Q	A Sávolt	4	1	1
		A Vinciguerra	5	6^4	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	7^7	5	6^4	6
	23	Y El Aynaoui	6	6	6																								M Zabaleta	4	6^4	7	7^7	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	6^2
		M Zabaleta	6	7^10	6															M Zabaleta	6	6	3	7^7
		F López	2	6^8	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	7^7	6					M Puerta	2	2	4
		J Gimelstob	2	6	6^1	1													Q	G Blanco	6^3	2	2	r
		F Saretta	7^7	6	6															F Saretta	7^7	6	2
		A Martín	6^4	0	0						F Saretta	6	3	6	6^0	6
		J Boutter	1	2	4					17	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	0	7^7	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

External links

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