2003 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Second-seeded Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. This was Agassi's eighth and last Grand Slam title, his first having come at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] Agassi's win in the final was his 21st consecutive match win at the Australian Open as he won the title in 2000 and 2001 (he initially participated at the 2002 event, but withdrew due to injury).

Men's Singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion Andre Agassi
Runner-up Rainer Schüttler
Final score6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2003 Australian Open

Thomas Johansson was the defending champion, but he did not participate this year due to an injury.

It was notable for the first grand slam appearance from Spaniard David Ferrer, who lost to Lee Hyung-taik in the first round and was also the final Grand Slam appearance of former No. 4 player Richard Krajicek.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Lleyton Hewitt (Fourth round)
  2. Andre Agassi (Champion)
  3. Marat Safin (Third round, withdrew)
  4. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Quarterfinals)
  5. Carlos Moyá (Second round)
  6. Roger Federer (Fourth round)
  7. Jiří Novák (Third round)
  8. Albert Costa (Third round)
  9. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
  10. David Nalbandian (Quarterfinals)
  11. Paradorn Srichaphan (Second round)
  12. Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinals)
  13. Fernando González (Second round)
  14. Guillermo Cañas (Second round)
  15. Àlex Corretja (First round)
  16. Sjeng Schalken (Second round)
  17. Gastón Gaudio (Second round)
  18. Younes El Aynaoui (Quarterfinals)
  19. Juan Ignacio Chela (Second round)
  20. Xavier Malisse (Third round)
  21. Andrei Pavel (First round, retired)
  22. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second round)
  23. James Blake (Fourth round)
  24. Nicolás Lapentti (Third round)
  25. Mikhail Youzhny (Fourth round)
  26. Tommy Robredo (First round)
  27. Jan-Michael Gambill (Second round)
  28. Fabrice Santoro (Third round)
  29. Nicolas Escudé (Third round)
  30. Gustavo Kuerten (Second round)
  31. Rainer Schüttler (Finals)
  32. Stefan Koubek (First round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2003 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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

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 0r 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 3r 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 0r 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 0r
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 1r
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

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 C Moyà 7 6 6
D Norman 5 3 4 5 C Moyà 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 1r 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 0r
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 1r
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

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