2003 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2003 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Rainer Schüttler
Score	6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was his fourth Australian Open title and his eighth and last major title overall.^[1]^[2] With the win, Agassi claimed his 21st consecutive match win at the Australian Open, as he won the title in 2000 and 2001 (he did not play in the 2002 event due to injury).

Thomas Johansson was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury.

Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski's withdrawals from the tournament marked the first time there were no British players competing in the Australian Open in the Open Era.

This event marked the first main-draw major appearance for David Ferrer, who lost to Lee Hyung-taik in the first round; it was also the final major appearance for former world No. 4 Richard Krajicek.

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 (quarterfinals)
Carlos Moyá (second round)
Roger Federer (fourth round)
Jiří Novák (third round)
Albert Costa (third round)
Andy Roddick (semifinals)
David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
Fernando González (second round)
Guillermo Cañas (second round)
Àlex Corretja (first round)
Sjeng Schalken (second round)
Gastón Gaudio (second round)
Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
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 (final)
Stefan Koubek (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

18	Younes El Aynaoui	6	6⁵	6	4	19

9	Andy Roddick	4	7⁷	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	7⁷	7⁷	6

4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6⁴	6⁵	1
								Wayne Ferreira	2	2	3

							2	Andre Agassi	6	6	6
12	Sébastien Grosjean	3	2	2

2	Andre Agassi	6	6	6

Top draw

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

1	L Hewitt	6	3	6	6³	6
Q	M Larsson	3	6	1	7⁷	2	1	L Hewitt	6	6	6
	C Mamiit	7⁷	3	6⁵	4		Q	T Larkham	1	0	1
Q	T Larkham	6⁵	6	7⁷	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	6⁸	3			30	G Kuerten	7	3	5	6	3
30	G Kuerten	6	7¹⁰	6																1	L Hewitt	7⁷	6⁴	6⁵	4
18	Y El Aynaoui	2	4	6	1															18	Y El Aynaoui	6⁴	7⁷	7⁷	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	7⁷	7¹⁰
	R Ginepri	6	6	6											F López	7	2	6³	6⁸
	M Rosset	3	4	2				R Ginepri	2	4	2
	F López	6³	7¹¹	7⁸	6			F López	6	6	6
15	À Corretja	7⁷	6⁹	6⁶	3

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

9	A Roddick	6⁹	6	7⁷	6
	Ž Krajan	7¹¹	2	6⁰	3		9	A Roddick	6	6	6
	A Sá	2	6²	4				A Voinea	2	2	2
	A Voinea	6	7⁷	6										9	A Roddick	6	6	6
	L Horna	6	6	3	6³	1									F Vicente	2	3	2
	F Vicente	3	4	6	7⁷	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	6⁴	3	7	6	6
25	M Youzhny	3	6	6	6															25	M Youzhny	7⁷	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	6³	6⁵	6	6	3
	V Spadea	2	6	2	6³		7	J Novák	7⁷	7⁷	4	4	6
7	J Novák	6	2	6	7⁷

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
WC	T Reid	6	2	2	1								31	R Schüttler	w/o
PR	R Krajicek	3	6	6	6		PR	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	7⁷	6	6															23	J Blake	3	4	6	3
	J Vaněk	6²	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	6³	4	6								A Martín	3	6	2	2
Q	A Bogomolov Jr.	2	4	7⁷	6	1		A Martín	6⁵	6	6	7⁷
Q	J Varlet	2	6	6	3	4	13	F González	7⁷	3	1	6⁴
13	F González	6	3	4	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

10	D Nalbandian	3	6	6	0
	J Golmard	6	3	1	0^r	10	D Nalbandian	6	7⁷	6
Q	J Crabb	6	3	7⁷	6	Q	J Crabb	1	6³	3
WC	A Ilie	3	6	6³	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	6⁶	5
	D Hrbatý	2	3	2		20	X Malisse	6	5	7⁸	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	6⁴	5	3		6	R Federer	6	6	6
6	R Federer	7⁷	7	6

Bottom draw

Section 5

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

5	C Moyá	7	6	6
	D Norman	5	3	4		5	C Moyá	6	6⁸	4	6	2
Q	J Johansson	3	5	2			M Fish	3	7¹⁰	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	6⁴	0		S Sargsian	2	7	6	6
	S Sargsian	6	3	7⁷	6									S Sargsian	5	7	6	6
	M Philippoussis	6	6	6⁵	6									M Philippoussis	7	5	0	4
	M Verkerk	4	4	7⁷	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	7⁷
Q	J Brasington	4	2	6⁵			16	S Schalken	3	6	7¹²	4	4
	M Ančić	6	6	7⁷				M Ančić	6	1	6¹⁰	6	6
Q	A Waske	3	4	6⁴											M Ančić	2	7⁷	6	6
	A Sávolt	5	2	4										WC	P Luczak	6	6²	4	2
WC	P Luczak	7	6	6			WC	P Luczak	7⁷	4	6	6
Q	R Furlan	4					Q	R Furlan	6²	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	0
	W Arthurs	6⁵	3	7⁷	6	6		W Arthurs	3	1	0^r
Q	M Daniel	7⁷	6	6⁵	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	6⁵	6	2	3		4	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
4	JC Ferrero	7⁷	3	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

8	A Costa	6	6	3	7⁷
Q	D Prinosil	4	1	6	6⁵		8	A Costa	6	6⁹	6	6
WC	S Draper	7	6	3	6		WC	S Draper	4	7¹¹	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	7⁷	6	2	27	J-M Gambill	7	4	6	3	2
27	J-M Gambill	6	7	6³	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	6²	6	3	6¹
	F Meligeni	4	2	3			12	S Grosjean	7⁷	2	6	7⁷
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	6⁵	3	6	3		22	Y Kafelnikov	3	3	6	6	1
22	Y Kafelnikov	7⁷	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

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Richard Krajicek (40)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Grégory Carraz

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Arnaud Clément (38) → replaced by Jean-René Lisnard (105)
Nicolas Kiefer (72) → replaced by Justin Gimelstob (106)
Tommy Haas (11) → replaced by Magnus Norman (107)
Thomas Johansson (14) → replaced by Željko Krajan (108)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (36) → replaced by Juan Balcells (109)
Olivier Mutis (94) → replaced by Jan Vacek (110)
Julien Boutter (78) → replaced by Cecil Mamiit (111)
Todd Martin (47) → replaced by Francisco Clavet (113)
Tim Henman (8) → replaced by Mariano Puerta (115)
Taylor Dent (57) → replaced by Karol Beck (116)
Nicolás Massú (56) → replaced by Alex Kim (117)
Greg Rusedski (31) → replaced by Andrea Gaudenzi (119)
Bohdan Ulihrach (76) → replaced by Julian Knowle (120)^[a]
Jonas Björkman (48) → replaced by Grégory Carraz (LL)

During the tournament

Marat Safin

Notes

^ Last direct acceptance

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Australian Open Results Archive – 2003 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

External links

Preceded by 2002 US Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2003 French Open – Men's singles

[3] Last direct acceptance

[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.

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