2003 French Open – Men's Singles

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Martin Verkerk in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open. Albert Costa was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Ferrero.

Men's Singles
2003 French Open
Champion Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up Martin Verkerk
Final score6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2003 French Open

As of 2019, this is the most recent Grand Slam event Roger Federer lost in the first round. As of 2019, this is also the most recent French Open to feature an American player in the quarterfinals of the men's singles.

Seeds
  1. Lleyton Hewitt (Third round)
  2. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
  3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Champion)
  4. Carlos Moyà (Quarterfinals)
  5. Roger Federer (First round)
  6. Andy Roddick (First round)
  7. Guillermo Coria (Semifinals)
  8. David Nalbandian (Second round)
  9. Albert Costa (Semifinals)
  10. Paradorn Srichaphan (First round)
  11. Rainer Schüttler (Fourth round)
  12. Sjeng Schalken (Third round, retired because of a stomach ache)
  13. Jiří Novák (Fourth round)
  14. Sébastien Grosjean (Second round)
  15. Gustavo Kuerten (Fourth round)
  16. Àlex Corretja (First round)
  17. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second round)
  18. Agustín Calleri (First round)
  19. Fernando González (Quarterfinals)
  20. Félix Mantilla (Fourth round)
  21. Gastón Gaudio (Third round)
  22. Wayne Ferreira (Third round, retired because of a groin injury)
  23. Younes El Aynaoui (Third round)
  24. James Blake (Second round)
  25. Tim Henman (Third round)
  26. Xavier Malisse (Third round)
  27. Mikhail Youzhny (Second round)
  28. Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)
  29. Vincent Spadea (Third round)
  30. Jarkko Nieminen (Fourth round)
  31. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third round)
  32. Arnaud Clément (Fourth round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
28 Tommy Robredo 6 6 4 5 2
9 Albert Costa 2 3 6 7 6
9 Albert Costa 3 65 4
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 77 6
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 3 6 5 6
19 Fernando González 1 6 1 7 4
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 6
  Martin Verkerk 1 3 2
  Martin Verkerk 6 6 5 4 8
4 Carlos Moyà 3 4 7 6 6
  Martin Verkerk 77 6 77
7 Guillermo Coria 64 4 60
7 Guillermo Coria 4 6 6 6
2 Andre Agassi 6 3 2 4

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 L Hewitt 6 6 66 6
  B Vahaly 4 1 78 3 1 L Hewitt 6 4 6 77
  N Davydenko 6 7 6   N Davydenko 3 6 3 65
  G Rusedski 3 5 2 1 L Hewitt 6 6 3 2 3
  J Björkman 6 6 6 28 T Robredo 4 1 6 6 6
  M Mirnyi 1 2 4   J Björkman 62 3 4
Q G Lapentti 6 63 6 1 r 28 T Robredo 77 6 6
28 T Robredo 3 77 3 3 28 T Robredo 6 1 77 6
21 G Gaudio 7 6 6 15 G Kuerten 4 6 62 4
  P-H Mathieu 5 3 3 21 G Gaudio 6 1 6 6
  O Mutis 6 65 6 6   O Mutis 2 6 2 2
WC J Golmard 2 77 2 3 21 G Gaudio 61 5 7 3
  H Arazi 6 77 2 6 15 G Kuerten 77 7 5 6
  R Sluiter 2 63 6 0   H Arazi 1 0 1
  M Rosset 2 77 3 63 15 G Kuerten 6 6 6
15 G Kuerten 6 63 6 77

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 A Costa 63 2 7 6 6
LL S Roitman 77 6 5 2 2 9 A Costa 6 5 6 3 6
  W Arthurs 1 6 1 62   R Štěpánek 3 7 4 6 4
  R Štěpánek 6 4 6 77 9 A Costa 4 4 6 6 6
WC R Gasquet 3 64 0 r   N Lapentti 6 6 3 4 4
  N Lapentti 6 77 3   N Lapentti 4 6 6 6
  F Squillari 7 77 6   F Squillari 6 1 4 3
18 A Calleri 5 62 3 9 A Costa 6 7 7
32 A Clément 6 6 6 32 A Clément 2 5 5
  T Enqvist 3 4 2 32 A Clément 6 6 6
  L Burgsmüller 77 6 4 6   L Burgsmüller 3 3 3
  M Fish 63 2 6 1 32 A Clément 6 6 6
Q N Coutelot 6 6 6 Q N Coutelot 4 3 2
  D Sanguinetti 3 3 4 Q N Coutelot 6 6 4 2 6
  Á Montañés 4 3 6 5 8 D Nalbandian 3 3 6 6 1
8 D Nalbandian 6 6 3 7

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 JC Ferrero 7 7 6
  M Kratochvil 5 5 4 3 JC Ferrero 6 3
  M Norman 4 1 3   N Massú 2 0 r
  N Massú 6 6 6 3 JC Ferrero 4 6 6 6
  T Martin 4 6 6 6 25 T Henman 6 2 4 2
  J Acasuso 6 3 4 2   T Martin 65 7 1 5
  V Voltchkov 2 3 1 25 T Henman 77 5 6 7
25 T Henman 6 6 6 3 JC Ferrero 6 6 6
20 F Mantilla 77 6 77 20 F Mantilla 2 1 1
  H-t Lee 63 4 64 20 F Mantilla 6 4 6 6
  O Rochus 6 6 1 1 3 Q F Browne 3 6 3 1
Q F Browne 4 2 6 6 6 20 F Mantilla 77 6 6
Q A Waske 6 2 5 6 3   F Vicente 63 3 3
  F Vicente 3 6 7 1 6   F Vicente 77 6 6
  A Voinea 4 63 6 3 14 S Grosjean 63 3 3
14 S Grosjean 6 77 3 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 S Schalken 6 6 3 6
WC S Draper 2 4 6 4 12 S Schalken 6 6 6
WC M Chang 5 1 1   F Santoro 1 3 4
  F Santoro 7 6 6 12 S Schalken 64 3 1r
WC T Ascione 6 2 4 4 19 F González 77 6 3
  A Portas 3 6 6 6   A Portas 3 6 4 2
  J-M Gambill 0 2 3 19 F González 6 4 6 6
19 F González 6 6 6 19 F González 6 6 6
30 J Nieminen 77 64 6 6 30 J Nieminen 3 3 2
  N Escudé 63 77 3 1 30 J Nieminen 1 1 77 6 6
Q J Varlet 6 4 6 77 Q J Varlet 6 6 64 2 4
  K Carlsen 1 6 3 65 30 J Nieminen 61 6 6 3 6
  M Llodra 4 3 2 Q V Hănescu 77 4 2 6 3
Q V Hănescu 6 6 6 Q V Hănescu 6 7 3 6
  S Sargsian 63 6 6 6   S Sargsian 3 5 6 2
6 A Roddick 77 1 2 4

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 R Federer 66 2 63
  L Horna 78 6 77   L Horna 6 4 6 5 2
  Z Krajan 3 4 4   M Verkerk 4 6 4 7 6
  M Verkerk 6 6 6   M Verkerk 5 6 6 7
  J van Lottum 6 3 2 6 6 29 V Spadea 7 4 2 5
Q D Norman 3 6 6 3 4   J van Lottum 5 1 6 1
  I Labadze 1 6 7 4 1 29 V Spadea 7 6 2 6
29 V Spadea 6 3 5 6 6   M Verkerk 6 6 7
22 W Ferreira 6 6 6 11 R Schüttler 3 3 5
  T Behrend 4 2 3 22 W Ferreira 4 6 6 6
  D Ferrer 6 6 77   D Ferrer 6 4 1 3
  J Melzer 2 2 62 22 W Ferreira 3 6 63 3 r
  J-R Lisnard 6 6 4 6 11 R Schüttler 6 1 77 2
Q M Delfino 1 4 6 4   J-R Lisnard 6 2 0 0
  C Mamiit 1 6 4 2 11 R Schüttler 4 6 6 6
11 R Schüttler 6 2 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 J Novák 6 6 6
WC J Benneteau 2 3 2 13 J Novák 6 3 0 6 6
WC N Mahut 5 1 65 Q M López 4 6 6 1 3
Q M López 7 6 77 13 J Novák 6 7 3 6
  K Kučera 2 3 2   I Ljubičić 4 5 6 2
  I Ljubičić 6 6 6   I Ljubičić 6 4 77 6
  T Dent 4 3 63 24 J Blake 3 6 62 4
24 J Blake 6 6 77 13 J Novák 5 3 2
31 JI Chela 3 77 6 7 4 C Moyà 7 6 6
WC C Saulnier 6 63 3 5 31 JI Chela 6 5 6 6
LL I Heuberger 65 6 2 2 LL G Galimberti 2 7 2 1
LL G Galimberti 77 4 6 6 31 JI Chela 2 3 6 6 3
  M Philippoussis 2 61 7 6 6 4 C Moyà 6 6 3 2 6
Q A Kim 6 77 5 2 2   M Philippoussis 2 4 67
LL F Volandri 67 6 2 3 4 C Moyà 6 6 79
4 C Moyà 79 4 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 G Coria 6 6 6
  A Sá 3 1 1 7 G Coria 6 5 6 6
Q T Larkham 3 3 6 6 3   N Kiefer 3 7 3 1
  N Kiefer 6 6 4 2 6 7 G Coria 6 6 6
Q A Sávolt 7 77 4 6 Q A Sávolt 4 1 1
  A Vinciguerra 5 64 6 0 Q A Sávolt 3 6 5 6 6
  D Sánchez 3 0 0 27 M Youzhny 6 4 7 2 4
27 M Youzhny 6 6 6 7 G Coria 6 77 5 64 6
23 Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6   M Zabaleta 4 64 7 77 3
  A Dupuis 4 4 4 23 Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6
Q C Rochus 7 6 6 Q C Rochus 4 4 3
Q H Gamonal 5 3 3 23 Y El Aynaoui 2 4 6 62
  M Zabaleta 6 710 6   M Zabaleta 6 6 3 77
  F López 2 68 0   M Zabaleta 6 6 6
  D Hrbatý 6 3 6 7   D Hrbatý 2 4 2
10 P Srichaphan 4 6 0 5

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 À Corretja 7 3 0 5
Q G Blanco 5 6 6 7 Q G Blanco 6 6 6
  M Puerta 6 4 77 6   M Puerta 2 2 4
  J Gimelstob 2 6 61 1 Q G Blanco 63 3 2 r
  F Saretta 77 6 6   F Saretta 77 6 2
  A Martín 64 0 0   F Saretta 6 3 6 60 6
  J Boutter 1 2 4 17 Y Kafelnikov 4 6 0 77 4
17 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6   F Saretta 2 1 5
26 X Malisse 7 6 6 2 A Agassi 6 6 7
Q Á Calatrava 5 4 2 26 X Malisse 3 4 6 7 8
  S Koubek 7 6 6   S Koubek 6 6 4 5 6
PR A Popp 5 2 3 26 X Malisse 4 5 5
  M Ríos 1 0r 2 A Agassi 6 7 7
  M Ančić 6 1   M Ančić 7 6 4 2 5
  K Beck 2 3 3 2 A Agassi 5 1 6 6 7
2 A Agassi 6 6 6
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