2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Sjeng Schalken.

Singles
2003 Dubai Tennis Championships
and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Jiří Novák
Final score6–1, 7–6(7–2)

Roger Federer won in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2) against Jiří Novák.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Roger Federer (Champion)
  2. Marat Safin (Second Round)
  3. Jiří Novák (Final)
  4. Tim Henman (First Round)
  5. Rainer Schüttler (Quarterfinals)
  6. Sjeng Schalken (Quarterfinals)
  7. Younes El Aynaoui (Second Round)
  8. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)

Draw

Key
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 R Federer 6 6  
  I Labadze 3 3   1 R Federer 6 7  
Q M Abel 0     Q M Abel 4 5  
  I Heuberger 1r   1 R Federer 7 6  
WC H Arazi 6 6   WC H Arazi 5 3  
  J Vacek 2 1   WC H Arazi 6 4 6
  J van Lottum 2 6 3 8 Y Kafelnikov 4 6 3
8 Y Kafelnikov 6 4 6 1 R Federer 6 6  
4 T Henman 7 63 4   I Ljubičić 3 2  
  A Sávolt 5 77 6   A Sávolt 4 4  
Q W Black 5 3     I Ljubičić 6 6  
  I Ljubičić 7 6     I Ljubičić 6 6  
  A Voinea 4 2   5 R Schüttler 3 4  
  M Mirnyi 6 6     M Mirnyi 66 6 68
  Ž Krajan 4 6 3 5 R Schüttler 78 4 710
5 R Schüttler 6 2 6 1 Roger Federer 6 77  
6 S Schalken 7 6   3 Jiří Novák 1 62  
  M Youzhny 5 0   6 S Schalken 3 77 77
  F Santoro 61 6 6   F Santoro 6 62 65
  S Koubek 77 2 0 6 S Schalken 4 4  
WC G Ivanišević 6r   3 J Novák 6 6  
Q A Stoliarov 6     Q A Stoliarov 1 1  
  D Hrbatý 1 6 3 3 J Novák 6 6  
3 J Novák 6 3 6 3 J Novák 6 6  
7 Y El Aynaoui 6 6     T Robredo 4 1  
WC O Bahrouzyan 0 3   7 Y El Aynaoui 62 65  
Q V Kutsenko 65 2     F López 77 77  
  F López 77 6     F López 77 3 4
  J Björkman 2 3     T Robredo 64 6 6
  T Robredo 6 6     T Robredo 7 4 77
  A Waske 4 2   2 M Safin 5 6 63
2 M Safin 6 6  
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