2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Mark Philippoussis
Final score	7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)

Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but he lost to Ivo Karlović in the first round. As a result of this loss, Hewitt became one of only two defending Wimbledon men's singles champions to lose in the first round of their defence, the other being Manuel Santana, the 1966 champion, losing in the first round in 1967 to Charlie Pasarell.

Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis 7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 7–6^(7–3) in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was Federer's first Grand Slam tournament win.

This was also notable for being the first Grand Slam competition in which future World No. 1 Rafael Nadal competed in the main draw.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

Lleyton Hewitt (First Round) Andre Agassi (Fourth Round) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Fourth Round) Roger Federer (Champion) Andy Roddick (Semifinals) David Nalbandian (Fourth Round) Guillermo Coria (First Round) Sjeng Schalken (Quarterfinals) Rainer Schüttler (Fourth Round) Tim Henman (Quarterfinals) Jiří Novák (Third Round) Paradorn Srichaphan (Fourth Round) Sébastien Grosjean (Semifinals) Xavier Malisse (First Round) Arnaud Clément (Second Round) Mikhail Youzhny (Second Round) Gustavo Kuerten (Second Round) Marat Safin (Withdrew before tournament began) [1]

Fernando González (First Round) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (First Round) Martin Verkerk (First Round) Félix Mantilla (First Round) Agustín Calleri (Second Round) Alberto Costa (Withdrew before the tournament began) [1] Tommy Robredo (Third Round) James Blake (Second Round) Younes El Aynaoui (Third Round) Wayne Ferreira (First Round) Gastón Gaudio (First Round) Jarkko Nieminen (Third Round) Vincent Spadea (First Round) Juan Ignacio Chela (Second Round) Nikolay Davydenko (First Round) Àlex Corretja (Withdrew before the tournament began) [1] Radek Štěpánek (Third Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
		Jonas Björkman	4	2	4
	5	Andy Roddick	6	6	6
										5	Andy Roddick	6^6	3	3
										4	Roger Federer	7^8	6	6
	4	Roger Federer	6	6	6
	8	Sjeng Schalken	3	4	4
																			4	Roger Federer	7^7	6	7^7
																				Mark Philippoussis	6^5	2	6^3
	10	Tim Henman	6^8	6	3	4
	13	Sébastien Grosjean	7^10	3	6	6
										13	Sébastien Grosjean	6^3	3	3
											Mark Philippoussis	7^7	6	6
		Alexander Popp	6	6	3	3	6
		Mark Philippoussis	4	4	6	6	8

Top Half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	L Hewitt	6	6^5	3	4
	Q	I Karlović	1	7^7	6	6				Q	I Karlović	6	7^7	5	6
	Q	I Heuberger	6^8	3	6	6^2				Q	P Baccanello	4	6^3	7	2
	Q	P Baccanello	7^10	6	3	7^7													Q	I Karlović	6^5	6	3	6^4
		T Dent	5	6	3	5														M Mirnyi	7^7	3	6	7^7
		I Ljubičić	7	3	6	7					I Ljubičić	3	4	6	2
		M Mirnyi	6	6	6						M Mirnyi	6	6	2	6
	31	V Spadea	2	4	4																								M Mirnyi	4	6	3	6^4
	19	F González	3	4	6^6																								J Björkman	6	3	6	7^7
		J Melzer	6	6	7^8						J Melzer	4	2	6	3
	Q	P Luxa	3	6^6	2						J Björkman	6	6	2	6
		J Björkman	6	7^8	6															J Björkman	6	6	6
		I Labadze	2	2	4															J Gimelstob	1	3	3
		J Gimelstob	6	6	6						J Gimelstob	2	6	6	6^2	6
		R Ginepri	3	6	6^2	7^7	8			15	A Clément	6	3	4	7^7	1
	15	A Clément	6	4	7^7	6^3	10

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	P Srichaphan	6	6	4	3	6
		D Hrbatý	3	4	6	6	3			12	P Srichaphan	4	1	7^7	7	7
		O Mutis	4	0	6	7^7	6				O Mutis	6	6	6^4	5	5
		F Squillari	6	6	4	6^1	3												12	P Srichaphan	6	6	6
		R Nadal	6	6	4	6														R Nadal	4	4	2
		M Ančić	3	4	6	4					R Nadal	6	6	6
	WC	L Childs	2	7^7	1	7^7	6			WC	L Childs	2	4	3
	33	N Davydenko	6	6^2	6	6^5	2																					12	P Srichaphan	4	6	3	2
	25	T Robredo	3	6	7^8	6																						5	A Roddick	6	3	6	6
		J Acasuso	6	3	6^6	4				25	T Robredo	6	6	6
		B Vahaly	2	6	6	6					B Vahaly	4	4	2
		F Volandri	6	1	4	4													25	T Robredo	6^5	4	4
		A Waske	6^6	5	6^7														5	A Roddick	7^7	6	6
		G Rusedski	7^8	7	7^9						G Rusedski	6^4	6^1	5
		D Sanguinetti	2	3	3					5	A Roddick	7^7	7^7	7
	5	A Roddick	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	R Federer	6	6	7^7
		H-T Lee	3	3	6^2					4	R Federer	7	6	6
		S Koubek	4	6	6	6					S Koubek	5	1	1
		C Rochus	6	3	1	1													4	R Federer	6	6	4	6
		J-M Gambill	6	6	6															M Fish	3	1	6	1
	LL	I Kunitsyn	3	2	4						J-M Gambill	4	4	1
		M Fish	6	4	6	6					M Fish	6	6	6
	29	G Gaudio	2	6	3	3																						4	R Federer	7^7	6	6
	23	A Calleri	6	7	1																								F López	6^5	4	4
		A Voinea	2	5	0	r				23	A Calleri	4	7^15	2	7^7	8
		F Saretta	6	6	6						F Saretta	6	6^13	6	6^5	10
	WC	A Mackin	2	4	2															F Saretta	4	4	4
		F López	6	6	7^7															F López	6	6	6
	LL	R Kendrick	3	4	6^4						F López	7^7	6	6
		K Beck	4	2	3					16	M Youzhny	6^5	3	2
	16	M Youzhny	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	R Schüttler	6	6	6^4	7
		M Kratochvil	3	4	7^7	5				9	R Schüttler	6	6	6
		A Vinciguerra	6	3	6	2	2				F Santoro	2	3	3
		F Santoro	4	6	2	6	6												9	R Schüttler	4	7	6^1	6	7
		F Vicente	7^7	4	6	6^6	4													T Martin	6	5	7^7	1	5
		T Martin	6^4	6	2	7^8	6				T Martin	7^7	6	6
		J van Lottum	6	2	r					17	G Kuerten	6^4	4	4
	17	G Kuerten	2	3																								9	R Schüttler	5	4	5
	32	JI Chela	6	6	6																							8	S Schalken	7	6	7
		T Behrend	4	2	3					32	JI Chela	2	1	4
	LL	V Hănescu	7^7	6	6					LL	V Hănescu	6	6	6
		A Portas	6^4	0	0														LL	V Hănescu	2	4	6^3
		K Carlsen	3	4	6	4													8	S Schalken	6	6	7^7
		N Lapentti	6	6	3	6					N Lapentti	2	6	7^7	6^4	3
	WC	A Parmar	3	4	1					8	S Schalken	6	3	6^3	7^7	6
	8	S Schalken	6	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	D Nalbandian	7	6	6
		V Voltchkov	5	4	2					6	D Nalbandian	6	7	6
		A Sá	6	3							A Sá	2	5	2
		M Puerta	2	2	r														6	D Nalbandian	6	5	6^1	6	6
	Q	D Norman	6^8	4	6^3															K Kučera	4	7	7^7	4	2
	Q	T Suzuki	7^10	6	7^7					Q	T Suzuki	3	5	2
		K Kučera	6	6	6						K Kučera	6	7	6
	28	W Ferreira	1	2	4																							6	D Nalbandian	2	7^7	5	3
	21	M Verkerk	3	4	7^7	1																						10	T Henman	6	6^4	7	6
	Q	R Söderling	6	6	6^5	6				Q	R Söderling	2	7^10	6	6
	Q	G Elseneer	3	6	6	6				Q	G Elseneer	6	6^8	4	3
		N Kiefer	6	3	4	4													Q	R Söderling	3	1	4
		D Sánchez	3	4	7^10	3													10	T Henman	6	6	6
	Q	M Llodra	6	6	6^8	6				Q	M Llodra	4	4	3
	LL	T Zíb	2	6^11	6	1				10	T Henman	6	6	6
	10	T Henman	6	7^13	3	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	S Grosjean	4	6	6	7^7
		T Enqvist	6	3	4	6^4				13	S Grosjean	6	6	6^12	6
		A Martín	6^3	1	6^4						W Arthurs	3	4	7^14	3
		W Arthurs	7^7	6	7^7														13	S Grosjean	6^5	6	6	6
	Q	W Moodie	6	6	6														Q	W Moodie	7^7	2	4	4
		M Rosset	4	4	4					Q	W Moodie	7^10	4	2	6	7
	Q	F Niemeyer	6	7^8	4	7^7				Q	F Niemeyer	6^8	6	6	1	5
	22	F Mantilla	4	6^6	6	6^3																						13	S Grosjean	6	4	7^7	7^7
	26	J Blake	6	6	6																							3	JC Ferrero	2	6	6^2	6^3
	Q	T Larkham	3	1	1					26	J Blake	2	6^3	2
		S Sargsian	6	6	6						S Sargsian	6	7^7	6
	WC	A Bogdanovic	1	3	2															S Sargsian	4	4	6	4
		N Escudé	7^9	6	7^7														3	JC Ferrero	6	6	2	6
	Q	K Economidis	6^7	4	6^5						N Escudé	7^7	3	3	r
		J-R Lisnard	2	1	3					3	JC Ferrero	6^5	6	6
	3	JC Ferrero	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	G Coria	5	6^4	3
		O Rochus	7	7^7	6						O Rochus	2	6	4	7^7	6
	WC	R Bloomfield	4	6^6	3						A Dupuis	6	3	6	6^5	4
		A Dupuis	6	7^8	6															O Rochus	7^7	6	6
	LL	S Galvani	6	2	1	6	8												30	J Nieminen	6^5	3	1
		J Boutter	3	6	6	2	6			LL	S Galvani	4	7	4	6^3
	Q	F Verdasco	7^10	4	6	3	3			30	J Nieminen	6	5	6	7^7
	30	J Nieminen	6^8	6	4	6	6																						O Rochus	7	3	4	2
	20	Y Kafelnikov	5	6	6	2	3																						A Popp	5	6	6	6
		R Sluiter	7	3	2	6	6				R Sluiter	6^4	6	3	7^7	2
		H Arazi	4	6^5	3						A Popp	7^7	4	6	6^5	6
		A Popp	6	7^7	6															A Popp	6	6	7^7
		D Ferrer	1	6	6	6													11	J Novák	3	4	6^3
	WC	M Lee	6	3	1	2					D Ferrer	2	5	3
		L Horna	6	6^1	1	1				11	J Novák	6	7	6
	11	J Novák	3	7^7	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	X Malisse	4	3	2
	Q	C Saulnier	6	6	6					Q	C Saulnier	3	2	6^2
		M Zabaleta	3	6	3	2					M Philippoussis	6	6	7^7
		M Philippoussis	6	4	6	6														M Philippoussis	4	7^9	6	7^8
		S Draper	7^7	4	6	6													35	R Štěpánek	6	6^7	4	6^6
		P-H Mathieu	6^5	6	3	4					S Draper	6^6	3	1
	Q	M Mertiňák	6^6	4	4					35	R Štěpánek	7^8	6	6
	35	R Štěpánek	7^8	6	6																								M Philippoussis	6	2	6^4	6	6
	27	Y El Aynaoui	6	6	6																							2	A Agassi	3	6	7^7	3	4
	WC	M Hilton	3	2	4					27	Y El Aynaoui	7^7	3	7^7	6
		Z Krajan	1	1	1						N Massú	6^5	6	6^4	4
		N Massú	6	6	6														27	Y El Aynaoui	7	4	6^4	6^4
		L Burgsmüller	6	7^7	4	6													2	A Agassi	5	6	7^7	7^7
		Á Montañés	3	6^5	6	2					L Burgsmüller	3	6^4	3
	WC	J Delgado	4	0	7	4				2	A Agassi	6	7^7	6
	2	A Agassi	6	6	5	6

References

1. Wimbledon Compendium 2011. Little, Alan. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 2011 ISBN 978-1-899039-36-4

External links

• ITF – Tournament Details