2003 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2003 Pacific Life Open
Final
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Indian Wells Masters.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Hewitt saved three match points in his first round encounter against Younes El Aynaoui.^[5]^[6]

Seeds

Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
~~Andre Agassi~~ (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
Roger Federer (second round)
Carlos Moyá (third round)
Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
Marat Safin (third round)
Albert Costa (second round)
Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to a virus)
David Nalbandian (first round)
Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
Tim Henman (second round)
Sjeng Schalken (second round)
Rainer Schüttler (semifinals)
Àlex Corretja (second round)
Gastón Gaudio (first round, retired due to a virus)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6

Q	Robby Ginepri	4	2
					1	Lleyton Hewitt	7⁷	6

					Q	Vince Spadea	6⁵	1
Q	Brian Vahaly	3	2

Q	Vince Spadea	6	6
										1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6

											Gustavo Kuerten	1	1
	James Blake	6	4	0

	Gustavo Kuerten	4	6	6
						Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	6

					15	Rainer Schüttler	2	6	2
6	Andy Roddick	3	2

15	Rainer Schüttler	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

1	L Hewitt	4	7	6
	Y El Aynaoui	6	5	2	1	L Hewitt	6	6
	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6		Y Kafelnikov	3	2
	R Štěpánek	6	1	1					1	L Hewitt	6³	6	6
	G Coria	6	2	6						G Coria	7⁷	4	3
	D Sanguinetti	0	6	0		G Coria	6	6
	J Acasuso	6²	6⁷		16	À Corretja	2	1
16	À Corretja	7⁷	7⁹											1	L Hewitt	6	6
9	J Novák	6	7											Q	R Ginepri	4	2
Q	K Beck	4	5		9	J Novák
Q	R Ginepri	7⁷	4	6	Q	R Ginepri	w/o
Q	H-T Lee	6²	6	4					Q	R Ginepri	6	6
	A Pavel	3	4						7	M Safin	0	1
WC	M Philippoussis	6	6		WC	M Philippoussis	4	3
	S Koubek	6	3	5	7	M Safin	6	6
7	M Safin	3	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	J C Ferrero	6	6⁵	6
Q	S Sargsian	4	7⁷	4	3	J C Ferrero	4	6	3
	F González	6	3	4	Q	B Vahaly	6	3	6
Q	B Vahaly	2	6	6						Q	B Vahaly	6	7
	J Nieminen	2	1^r								T Robredo	2	5
	T Robredo	6	0			T Robredo	5	6	6
	F Vicente	2	3		14	S Schalken	7	2	0
14	S Schalken	6	6												Q	B Vahaly	3	2
12	P Srichaphan	3	4												Q	V Spadea	6	6
Q	V Spadea	6	6		Q	V Spadea	6	6
Q	N Kiefer	6	6		Q	N Kiefer	3	2
WC	M Ančić	2	4							Q	V Spadea	6	4	6
LL	O Rochus	6	2	6						LL	O Rochus	4	6	2
	F Santoro	1	6	3	LL	O Rochus	5	6	6
	R Krajicek	6⁵	6⁴		8	A Costa	7	4	4
8	A Costa	7⁷	7⁷

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

8	C Moyá	6	6
WC	M Chang	0	3		8	C Moyá	6	6
Q	M Kratochvil	2	6	2		A Clément	0	2
	A Clément	6	3	6					8	C Moyá	7	3	2
	J Blake	6	3	7						J Blake	5	6	6
WC	T Martin	1	6	5		J Blake	6	6
	J I Chela	4	6	7		J I Chela	1	4
10	D Nalbandian	6	4	5											J Blake	6	4	0
13	T Henman	7	6												G Kuerten	4	6	6
	J-M Gambill	5	2		13	T Henman	4	6⁴
	N Lapentti	4	3			A Calleri	6	7⁷
	A Calleri	6	6							A Calleri	4	6⁵
	G Kuerten	6	6							G Kuerten	6	7⁷
	G Ivanišević	2	4			G Kuerten	7	7⁷
	F Mantilla	7⁷	4	1^r	4	R Federer	5	6³
4	R Federer	6⁴	6	4

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

6	A Roddick	6	6
	T Enqvist	4	4	6	A Roddick	6	6
	D Hrbatý	2	6²		F López	4	3
	F López	6	7⁷					6	A Roddick	7⁷	2	7⁷
	D Ferrer	1	0					11	S Grosjean	6⁵	6	6¹
	X Malisse	6	6		X Malisse	3	3
	D Sánchez	3	2	11	S Grosjean	6	6
11	S Grosjean	6	6										6	A Roddick	3	2
15	R Schüttler	6	7⁷										15	R Schüttler	6	6
	W Arthurs	4	6³	15	R Schüttler	6	6
	M Zabaleta	7⁷	6		M Zabaleta	3	3
	M Youzhny	6⁵	1					15	R Schüttler	6	6
	W Ferreira	6⁵	3						M Mirnyi	3	4
	M Mirnyi	7⁷	6		M Mirnyi	6	6
	M Ríos	4			M Ríos	3	3
17	G Gaudio	0^r

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Vince Spadea (qualified)
Lee Hyung-taik (qualified)
Olivier Rochus (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
André Sá (first round)
Michel Kratochvil (qualified)
Karol Beck (qualified)
Nicolas Kiefer (qualified)
Robby Ginepri (qualified)
Brian Vahaly (qualified)
Sargis Sargsian (qualified)
Luis Horna (qualifying competition)
Franco Squillari (qualifying competition)
Jean-René Lisnard (qualifiying competition)
Justin Gimelstob (first round)
Magnus Norman (qualifying competition)
Kristian Pless (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Olivier Rochus

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Vince Spadea	6	3	6

	Michael Joyce	1	6	1
					1	Vince Spadea	7⁷	6

					15	Magnus Norman	6⁵	4
WC	Brian Baker	3	3

15	Magnus Norman	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Lee Hyung-taik	6	6

	Peter Luczak	4	0
					2	Lee Hyung-taik	6	6

					13	Jean-René Lisnard	3	4
	Alexander Waske	6²	7⁷	4

13	Jean-René Lisnard	7⁷	6³	6

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Olivier Rochus	6	6

	Fernando Meligeni	3	1
				3	Olivier Rochus	4	2

				9	Brian Vahaly	6	6
WC	Alex Reichel	2	4

9	Brian Vahaly	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	André Sá	1	2

	Nicolás Massú	6	6
					Nicolás Massú	7	6⁵	1

				10	Sargis Sargsian	5	7⁷	6
	Scott Draper	5	5

10	Sargis Sargsian	7	7

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Michel Kratochvil	6	6⁵	7⁷

	Cecil Mamiit	4	7⁷	6³
					5	Michel Kratochvil	7	6

						Gastón Etlis	5	2
	Gastón Etlis	7	6

14	Justin Gimelstob	5	3

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Karol Beck	6	6

	Arnaud Di Pasquale	4	4
					6	Karol Beck	6	6

					11	Luis Horna	3	2
	Attila Sávolt	6	3	3

11	Luis Horna	2	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6

	Michaël Llodra	4	3
				7	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6

				16	Kristian Pless	4	2
	Jürgen Melzer	6³	4

16	Kristian Pless	7⁷	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Robby Ginepri	6	6

WC	Prakash Amritraj	3	3
					8	Robby Ginepri	7	6

					12	Franco Squillari	5	0
WC	Brendan Evans	6	1	5

12	Franco Squillari	4	6	7

References

^ "Hewitt makes it two in a row". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "Hewitt defends Indian Wells title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "PLUS: TENNIS; Hewitt and Clijsters Win at Indian Wells". The New York Times. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "BNP Paribas Open: Lleyton Hewitt Defeats Kuerten" (video). YouTube. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "Hewitt survives scare, avenges loss to El Aynaoui". ESPN. Indian Wells, California. Associated Press, Reuters. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ Peters, Ken (11 March 2003). "Hewitt Avoids Another Aynaoui Upset". Midland Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

External links

[1] "Hewitt makes it two in a row". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[2] "Hewitt defends Indian Wells title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[3] "PLUS: TENNIS; Hewitt and Clijsters Win at Indian Wells". The New York Times. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[4] "BNP Paribas Open: Lleyton Hewitt Defeats Kuerten" (video). YouTube. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[5] "Hewitt survives scare, avenges loss to El Aynaoui". ESPN. Indian Wells, California. Associated Press, Reuters. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[6] Peters, Ken (11 March 2003). "Hewitt Avoids Another Aynaoui Upset". Midland Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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