2003 MercedesCup – Singles

Singles
2003 MercedesCup
2002 Champion	Mikhail Youzhny
Champion	Guillermo Coria
Runner-up	Tommy Robredo
Final score	6–2, 6–2, 6–1

Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Guillermo Coria.

Coria won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 against Tommy Robredo.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Carlos Moyá (Second Round)
2. Guillermo Coria (Champion)
3. Rainer Schüttler (Quarterfinals)
4. Sébastien Grosjean (Second Round)
5. Jiří Novák (Third Round)
6. Fernando González (Semifinals)
7. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
8. Albert Costa (Second Round)
9. Tommy Robredo (Final)
10. Younes El Aynaoui (Third Round)
11. Jarkko Nieminen (Third Round)
12. Mikhail Youzhny (Quarterfinals)
13. Max Mirnyi (Third Round)
14. Nikolay Davydenko (Third Round)
15. Àlex Corretja (Third Round)
16. Ivan Ljubičić (Second Round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Fernando González	2	1^r
	9	Tommy Robredo	6	4
								9	Tommy Robredo	2	2	1
								2	Guillermo Coria	6	6	6
		Feliciano López	4	0
	2	Guillermo Coria	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	C Moyá	6^5	6^2
	J Boutter	6	2	1				T Behrend	7^7	7^7
	T Behrend	3	6	6											T Behrend	6	6
Q	P Starace	3	5											13	M Mirnyi	4	4
Q	M López	6	7				Q	M López	4	3
							13	M Mirnyi	6	6
																						T Behrend	5	3
																					6	F González	7	6
							11	J Nieminen	6	4	6
	A Martín	7^7	6					A Martín	2	6	4
	R Delgado	6^1	3											11	J Nieminen	6^2	7^7	3
	R Nadal	7	6											6	F González	7^7	6^5	6
WC	P Petzschner	5	1					R Nadal	2	6	2
							6	F González	6	3	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	S Grosjean	2	1
	F Volandri	6	3					F Volandri	6	6
	D Sánchez	0	0^r												F Volandri	6	3	6
Q	R Furlan	4	1											14	N Davydenko	3	6	1
	O Mutis	6	6					O Mutis	0	6^3
							14	N Davydenko	6	7^7
																						F Volandri	4	2
																					9	T Robredo	6	6
							9	T Robredo	6^7	6	7
	L Burgsmüller	6	7					L Burgsmüller	7^9	3	5
	M Norman	4	5											9	T Robredo	6	6^6	6
Q	J Vaněk	4	6	6										Q	J Vaněk	2	7^8	3
WC	S Greul	6	1	3			Q	J Vaněk	7^7	6
							8	A Costa	6^4	3

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	F Mantilla	6	3	6^7
	R Mello	1	4					F López	1	6	7^9
	F López	6	6												F López	3	6	6
WC	A Popp	3	2											10	Y El Aynaoui	6	4	3
Q	G Etlis	6	6				Q	G Etlis	6^4	4
							10	Y El Aynaoui	7^7	6
																						F López	6	6
																					3	R Schüttler	2	4
							15	À Corretja	4	6	7
	M Kratochvil	6	2	3				O Rochus	6	1	5
	O Rochus	3	6	6										15	À Corretja	4	4
WC	M Abel	2	6	7^7										3	R Schüttler	6	6
	A Dupuis	6	3	6^5			WC	M Abel	2	4
							3	R Schüttler	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	J Novák	6	6
	F Saretta	4	2					S Sargsian	4	4
	S Sargsian	6	6											5	J Novák	6^1	4
	N Lapentti	6	6											12	M Youzhny	7^7	6
	S Koubek	4	2					N Lapentti	3	6	3
							12	M Youzhny	6	2	6
																					12	M Youzhny	0	0
																					2	G Coria	6	6
							16	I Ljubičić	6^3	1
	D Ferrer	7^7	6					D Ferrer	7^7	6
	M Zabaleta	6^3	4												D Ferrer	1	1
	P-H Mathieu	6	6											2	G Coria	6	6
Q	T Zíb	1	2					P-H Mathieu	5	3
							2	G Coria	7	6

References

• 2003 Mercedes Cup Draw