2003 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2003 US Open
Champion	Andy Roddick
Runner-up	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Final score	6–3, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but he retired earlier in the year.

Andy Roddick claimed his first and only Grand Slam title, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3, in the final. Roddick is the most recent American male singles player to win the US Open singles title as well as any other Grand Slam title.

This was the first US Open where Rafael Nadal appeared in the main draw.

Seeds

1. Andre Agassi (Semifinals)
2. Roger Federer (Fourth round)
3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Final)
4. Andy Roddick (Champion)
5. Guillermo Coria (Quarterfinals)
6. Lleyton Hewitt (Quarterfinals)
7. Carlos Moyà (Fourth round)
8. Rainer Schüttler (Fourth round)
9. Sébastien Grosjean (First round)
10. Jiří Novák (Third round)
11. Paradorn Srichaphan (Fourth round)
12. Sjeng Schalken (Quarterfinals)
13. David Nalbandian (Semifinals)
14. Gustavo Kuerten (First round)
15. Fernando González (Third round)
16. Martin Verkerk (Second round)
17. Tommy Robredo (First round)
18. Max Mirnyi (First round)
19. Agustín Calleri (Second round)
20. Mark Philippoussis (Third round)
21. Félix Mantilla (First round)
22. Younes El Aynaoui (Quarterfinals)
23. Wayne Ferreira (Second round)
24. Mardy Fish (Second round)
25. Albert Costa (Second round)
26. Mariano Zabaleta (First round)
27. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third round)
28. Feliciano López (First round)
29. Gastón Gaudio (First round)
30. Arnaud Clément (Second round)
31. Vincent Spadea (First round)
32. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third 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
	1	Andre Agassi	6	6	7
	5	Guillermo Coria	4	3	5
										1	Andre Agassi	4	3	6	4
										3	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6	3	6
	3	Juan Carlos Ferrero	4	6	7^7	6
	6	Lleyton Hewitt	6	3	6^5	1
																			3	Juan Carlos Ferrero	3	6^2	3
																			4	Andy Roddick	6	7^7	6
	12	Sjeng Schalken	4	2	3
	4	Andy Roddick	6	6	6
										4	Andy Roddick	6^4	3	7^9	6	6
										13	David Nalbandian	7^7	6	6^7	1	3
	22	Younes El Aynaoui	6^2	2	6	5
	13	David Nalbandian	7^7	6	3	7

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	1	A Agassi	6	6	6
		À Corretja	1	2	2					1	A Agassi	7^7	6	6
		A Vinciguerra	7^7	6^2	7	1	6				A Vinciguerra	6^1	1	4
	WC	R Kendrick	6^4	7^7	5	6	1												1	A Agassi	6	7^7	6
		K Carlsen	6	3	6	6													27	Y Kafelnikov	3	6^4	4
	WC	J Morrison	2	6	3	4					K Carlsen	6	2	3	3
		K Vliegen	6	6^1	2	2				27	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6	6
	27	Y Kafelnikov	3	7^7	6	6																						1	A Agassi	6^5	6	7
	18	M Mirnyi	6^3	6	2	6^6																							T Dent	7^7	4	5	r
		N Davydenko	7^7	2	6	7^8					N Davydenko	3	4	6^7
		T Dent	7^7	6	3	6					T Dent	6	6	7^9
	Q	R Söderling	6^1	3	6	4														T Dent	7^11	6^3	3	7^7	6
	Q	G Galimberti	7	2	2	6^4													15	F González	6^9	7^7	6	6^4	4
		S Koubek	5	6	6	7^7					S Koubek	6^1	1	2
	WC	M Chang	3	5	7	4				15	F González	7^7	6	6
	15	F González	6	7	5	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	S Grosjean	4	7^7	6	6^7	4
	Q	R Delgado	6	6^3	4	7^9	6			Q	R Delgado	6	4	4	6	3
		J Björkman	6	6	6						J Björkman	4	6	6	3	6
		F Volandri	1	4	0															J Björkman	6	4	6^3	6	6
		K Kučera	6	7	6															K Kučera	4	6	7^7	4	4
		A Popp	2	5	3						K Kučera	6	7^9	6
	Q	J Johansson	3	2	4					24	M Fish	4	6^7	4
	24	M Fish	6	6	6																								J Björkman	2	3	6	2
	30	A Clément	6^6	7^8	6	6																						5	G Coria	6	6	4	6
		B Vahaly	7^8	6^6	3	4				30	A Clément	6	6	2	6^3	1
		G Carraz	6	4	6	5	6				G Carraz	3	1	6	7^7	6
		G Rusedski	4	6	2	7	4													G Carraz	5	1	5
		B Ulihrach	4	6	6	6													5	G Coria	7	6	7
	Q	M Abel	6	4	3	1					B Ulihrach	2	1	4
		M Puerta	4	3	1					5	G Coria	6	6	6
	5	G Coria	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	JC Ferrero	6	4	6	6
	Q	J Vacek	2	6	3	2				3	JC Ferrero	1	7^7	6	6
		J Melzer	6	6	5	6					J Melzer	6	6^2	2	4
	WC	B Baker	3	3	7	3													3	JC Ferrero	7	7	6
	LL	T Berdych	5	6	6	6													32	JI Chela	5	5	1
		T Behrend	7	3	2	3				LL	T Berdych	6	1	4	3
	Q	R Karanušić	4	6^2	3					32	JI Chela	2	6	6	6
	32	JI Chela	6	7^7	6																							3	JC Ferrero	6	6	3	5	6
	23	W Ferreira	6	6	6																								T Martin	2	4	6	7	3
		I Miranda	4	3	1					23	W Ferreira	2	4	7^7	2
		D Ferrer	2	3	3						R Ginepri	6	6	6^0	6
		R Ginepri	6	6	6															R Ginepri	7^7	6^4	4	4
	WC	R Yim	1	6^7	2															T Martin	6^2	7^7	6	6
		T Martin	6	7^9	6						T Martin	6	6	6^5	7^11
	WC	A Bogomolov Jr.	6^4	6	6	6^9	0^r			16	M Verkerk	3	4	7^7	6^9
	16	M Verkerk	7^7	4	3	7^11	1

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	P Srichaphan	2	6	6	7^7
		C Saulnier	6	2	3	6^4				11	P Srichaphan	6	6	6
		J Gimelstob	3	4	2						D Hrbatý	4	4	3
		D Hrbatý	6	6	6														11	P Srichaphan	6	6	6
		R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	0	6	1	1												LL	F Verdasco	3	4	3
		D Sanguinetti	4	6	3	6	6				D Sanguinetti	6^6	6^5	6	3
	LL	F Verdasco	6	6	6					LL	F Verdasco	7^8	7^7	4	6
	17	T Robredo	3	4	2																							11	P Srichaphan	6	2	4	2
	28	F López	4	4	4																							6	L Hewitt	4	6	6	6
		R Štěpánek	6	6	6						R Štěpánek	6	6	6^6	6
	Q	J Benneteau	6	5	2	2					F Santoro	2	4	7^8	3
		F Santoro	0	7	6	6														R Štěpánek	1	0	r
		H-T Lee	6	6	7^7														6	L Hewitt	6	3
		V Voltchkov	3	4	6^3						H-T Lee	7	2	2	4
		V Hănescu	3	2	2					6	L Hewitt	5	6	6	6
	6	L Hewitt	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	R Schüttler	4	6	6	6
		W Arthurs	6	3	2	4				8	R Schüttler	6	7	2	6
		N Kiefer	6	5							N Kiefer	1	5	6	4
		F Squillari	3	0	r														8	R Schüttler	6	6	6
		O Mutis	0	3	1															A Martín	1	4	2
		A Martín	6	6	6						A Martín	6	6	3	6
		R Sluiter	6^5	6^3	6	3				25	A Costa	3	3	6	2
	25	A Costa	7^7	7^7	2	6																						8	R Schüttler	1	6	3	4
	21	F Mantilla	4	4	4																							12	S Schalken	6	4	6	6
	Q	I Karlović	6	6	6					Q	I Karlović	3	7^7	7^7	7^8
	Q	J Salzenstein	1	6^4	3						H Arazi	6	6^5	6^4	6^6
		H Arazi	6	7^7	6														Q	I Karlović	6^8	6^5	6^3
		L Horna	4	6	6	5	1												12	S Schalken	7^10	7^7	7^7
		L Burgsmüller	6	4	3	7	6				L Burgsmüller	6	6	2	2	0
		J Boutter	2	3	2					12	S Schalken	4	2	6	6	6
	12	S Schalken	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	G Kuerten	7	2	2	6	6^1
	Q	D Tursunov	5	6	6	4	7^7			Q	D Tursunov	6	3	6	5	6
		C Rochus	0	2	2						J van Lottum	4	6	3	7	2
		J van Lottum	6	6	6														Q	D Tursunov	5	4	6^8
		X Malisse	6	6	6															X Malisse	7	6	7^10
		O Rochus	3	4	2						X Malisse	6	6^3	6	3	6
		W Eschauer	6^4	6^2	6	4				19	A Calleri	2	7^7	3	6	3
	19	A Calleri	7^7	7^7	1	6																							X Malisse	3	4	6^5
	31	V Spadea	3	1	7	6^8																						4	A Roddick	6	6	7^7
		F Saretta	6	6	5	7^10					F Saretta	6	6	6
		K Beck	6	3	5	6	4				N Lapentti	2	4	0
		N Lapentti	4	6	7	3	6													F Saretta	1	3	3
		I Ljubičić	6	6	7														4	A Roddick	6	6	6
		P-H Mathieu	4	2	5						I Ljubičić	3	7^7	3	6^8
		T Henman	3	6^2	3					4	A Roddick	6	6^4	6	7^10
	4	A Roddick	6	7^7	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	C Moyà	4	6	7	7^8
		S Draper	6	4	5	6^6				7	C Moyà	6	7^8	6
	Q	W Moodie	7^7	6	6					Q	W Moodie	2	6^6	3
		Á Montañés	6^3	2	2														7	C Moyà	7	6	3	6
	Q	T Enqvist	6	6	6															N Massú	5	4	6	3
		A Portas	2	3	1					Q	T Enqvist	3	2	5
		N Massú	6	6	6						N Massú	6	6	7
	29	G Gaudio	3	3	2																							7	C Moyà	6^4	6^7	6	4
	22	Y El Aynaoui	7	7^7	6																							22	Y El Aynaoui	7^7	7^9	4	6
	WC	A Kim	5	6^5	3					22	Y El Aynaoui	7^8	6	7^8
		R Nadal	6	6	6						R Nadal	6^6	3	6^6
		F Vicente	4	3	3														22	Y El Aynaoui	7^7	5	3	6	7^7
		D Sánchez	6^3	2	2														10	J Novák	6^1	7	6	3	6^5
		J-M Gambill	7^7	6	6						J-M Gambill	4	4	4
		M Ančić	6	3	7	2	2			10	J Novák	6	6	6
	10	J Novák	3	6	5	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	D Nalbandian	6	7^7	6
	Q	P Kohlschreiber	4	6^4	3					13	D Nalbandian	5	6	6	4	7^7
		J Nieminen	6	6	7						J Nieminen	7	3	1	6	6^3
	Q	N Mahut	2	4	5														13	D Nalbandian	7	6^10	6	6
		M Youzhny	7	4	6	3	5												20	M Philippoussis	5	7^12	3	2
		A Dupuis	5	6	3	6	7				A Dupuis	2	3	4
	Q	J Tipsarević	2	6^4	4					20	M Philippoussis	6	6	6
	20	M Philippoussis	6	7^7	6																							13	D Nalbandian	3	7^7	6	6
	26	M Zabaleta	6^4	3	2																							2	R Federer	6	6^1	4	3
		J Blake	7^7	6	6						J Blake	6	6	4	7^8
	WC	A Delic	6	3	7^7	2	5				S Sargsian	3	4	6	6^6
		S Sargsian	4	6	6^3	6	7													J Blake	3	6^4	3
		J-R Lisnard	6	6	6^4	0	7^7												2	R Federer	6	7^7	6
		M Norman	2	2	7^7	6	6^4				J-R Lisnard	1	2	0
		J Acasuso	7	3	3	0	r			2	R Federer	6	6	6
	2	R Federer	5	6	6	2

External links

• 2003 US Open on ATPworldtour.com