2003 ATP Tour explained

2003 ATP Tour
Duration:	28 December 2002 – 8 November 2003
Edition:	34th
Tournaments:	68
Most Tournament Titles:	Roger Federer (7)
Most Tournament Finals:	Roger Federer (9)
Prize Money Leader:	Roger Federer ($4,000,680)
Points Leader:	Andy Roddick (4,535)
Player Of The Year:	Andy Roddick
Doubles Team Of The Year:	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Most Improved Player Of The Year:	Rainer Schüttler
Newcomer Of The Year:	Rafael Nadal
Comeback Player Of The Year:	Mark Phillipoussis
Previous:	2002
Next:	2004

The 2003 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2003 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

Season summary

The 2003 ATP Tour season saw 3 new Grand Slam champions and saw Andre Agassi win his eighth and last Grand Slam title when winning the Australian Open for the fourth time.^[1] Roger Federer would win his first of 20 Grand Slam titles by defeating Aussie Mark Philippoussis 7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 7–6^(7–3) in the final at Wimbledon.^[2] Federer would also win his maiden Tennis Masters Cup by defeating Agassi in the final 6–3, 6–0, 6–4. Federer would win 7 titles overall, including winning in Dubai and Halle, tournaments he would have a lot of success at in later seasons. 2003 would be a breakout season for Federer as a dominant player at the very top of the game, improving his year-end ATP ranking from 6 the previous season to 2.

Andy Roddick also had a breakthrough season by winning his first and only Grand Slam title at the US Open and ending the season as world No. 1, 160 points ahead of Federer. Roddick started the season off with an epic victory in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open over Younes El Aynaoui, winning 21–19 in the fifth set after playing for 4 hours and 59 minutes.^[3] By doing this, Roddick reached his first major semifinal but was eventually defeated by Rainer Schüttler.

Roddick reached the semifinals of Wimbledon where he was defeated by Federer in straight sets but then won his maiden Masters Series title in Montreal, beating Federer in the semis on route. Roddick would then go on to win back to back Masters Series titles by winning Cincinnati.^[4] At the US Open, Roddick saved a match point en route to the title in the semifinals against David Nalbandian, which he won 6–7^(4–7), 3–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–1, 6–3. He went on to defeat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3 in the final.^[5] Roddick became one of only three players to win Canada, Cincinnati and the US Open consecutively along with Patrick Rafter in 1998 and Rafael Nadal in 2013.

Juan Carlos Ferrero also added his name to the list of maiden Grand Slam champions in 2003 when he won the French Open, having lost in the final the previous year. He defeated surprise finalist Martin Verkerk 6–1, 6–3, 6–2. Ferrero also captured Masters Series titles in Monte Carlo and Madrid and went on to end the season as world No. 3.

Andre Agassi won his eighth and final Grand Slam title by defeating Rainer Schüttler in the final of the Australian Open 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. In March, Agassi won his sixth Miami Masters title and his 16th Masters title overall. On April 28, Agassi reclaimed his position at the top of the ATP rankings for the first time since 2000. He then replicated this feat when recapturing the No. 1 ranking on June 16, a position he maintained for 13 weeks. By being No. 1 in the rankings, he became the oldest world No. 1 at 33 years and 3 months of age, a record not broken till Federer got to the top of the rankings in 2018.^[6] Agassi lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Ferrero.

Young Argentine Guillermo Coria had a breakout season in 2003, rising from world No. 45 in 2002 to 5 at the end of the year. He won his first Masters Series title in Hamburg and reached the semifinals of the French Open. Félix Mantilla caused an upset by capturing his first and only Masters title in Rome, picking up wins over Costa, Kafelnikov and Federer on the way. 4-time Wimbledon semi finalist Tim Henman also captured his lone Masters Series title by impressively coming through the draw in Paris, defeating the likes of Federer and Roddick on the way before defeating Andrei Pavel in the final.

2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt’s form dropped in 2003, losing his world No. 1 position and dropping out of the top 10. Despite failing to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in 2003, Hewitt did however defend the title at the Indian Wells Masters and was instrumental in helping Australia win the Davis Cup title. Hewitt defeated Federer in the semifinals from 2 sets down to help Australia reach the final. He then defeated Ferrero in the final in another 5 set victory to help Australia capture their 28th Davis Cup crown. Mark Philippoussis beat Ferrero to see Australia claim the victory over Spain 3–1 in Melbourne.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2003 ATP Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
Tennis Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team Events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
30 Dec	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Team Championships Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	3–0
		Nikolay Davydenko 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)		Brian Vahaly Alberto Martín Mariano Zabaleta Antony Dupuis
		Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard 2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(9–7)	Max Mirnyi Jeff Morrison	Brian Vahaly Alberto Martín Mariano Zabaleta Antony Dupuis
		Paradorn Srichaphan 6–3, 6–1		Guillermo Cañas Tomas Behrend Rainer Schüttler Sargis Sargsian
		Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann 7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(7–3)	František Čermák Leoš Friedl
		Stefan Koubek 6–4, 6–4		Roger Federer Fernando Vicente Fabrice Santoro Andreas Vinciguerra
		Martin Damm Cyril Suk 3–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6 Jan		Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 7–5		Jiří Novák David Ferrer Guillermo Coria Stefan Koubek
		David Adams Robbie Koenig 7–6^(7–5), 3–6, 6–3	Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl	Jiří Novák David Ferrer Guillermo Coria Stefan Koubek
		Hyung-Taik Lee 4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–4)		Marat Safin Franco Squillari Mardy Fish Paradorn Srichaphan
		Paul Hanley Nathan Healey 7–6^(7–3), 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Joshua Eagle	Marat Safin Franco Squillari Mardy Fish Paradorn Srichaphan
13 Jan 20 Jan	bgcolor=#F3E6D7 rowspan=3		Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–2, 6–1		Younes El Aynaoui David Nalbandian Juan Carlos Ferrero Sébastien Grosjean
	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
	Leander Paes Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5	Todd Woodbridge Eleni Daniilidou
27 Jan		Martin Verkerk 6–4, 5–7, 7–5		Richard Krajicek Jonas Björkman Julien Varlet Davide Sanguinetti
27 Jan		Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round Bucharest, Romania – Carpet (i) Arnhem, Netherlands – Carpet (i) Sydney, Australia – Clay (red) Helsingborg, Sweden – Carpet (i) Zagreb, Croatia – Carpet (i) Seville, Spain – Clay (red) Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay (red) Ostrava, Czech Republic – Clay (red) (i)	4–1 3–2 4–1 3–2 4–1 5–0 5–0 3–2
10 Feb		Roger Federer 6–2, 7–6^(8–6)		Raemon Sluiter Olivier Rochus Dominik Hrbatý Rodolphe Cadart
		Sébastien Grosjean Fabrice Santoro 6–1, 6–4	Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner
		Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–1		Vladimir Voltchkov Nikolay Davydenko Vincent Spadea Kenneth Carlsen
		Hyung-Taik Lee Vladimir Voltchkov 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	Paul Goldstein Robert Kendrick
		David Sánchez 1–6, 6–3, 6–3		Félix Mantilla Agustín Calleri Andrea Gaudenzi Jiří Vaněk
		Agustín Calleri Mariano Hood 6–3, 1–6, 6–4	František Čermák Leoš Friedl	Félix Mantilla Agustín Calleri Andrea Gaudenzi Jiří Vaněk
17 Feb	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Taylor Dent 6–1, 6–4		Robby Ginepri Irakli Labadze Vladimir Voltchkov Mardy Fish
	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan			Robby Ginepri Irakli Labadze Vladimir Voltchkov Mardy Fish
	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Max Mirnyi 7–6^(7–3), 6–4		Juan Carlos Ferrero Nicolas Escudé Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sjeng Schalken
	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Roger Federer Max Mirnyi
		Carlos Moyà 6–3, 4–6, 6–4		Luis Horna Félix Mantilla Juan Ignacio Chela David Nalbandian
		Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto 6–2, 6–2	Lucas Arnold Ker David Nalbandian
24 Feb	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Agustín Calleri 7–5, 3–6, 6–3		Carlos Moyà Marcelo Ríos Fernando González Iván Miranda
	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 6–3	David Ferrer Fernando Vicente			Carlos Moyà Marcelo Ríos Fernando González Iván Miranda
	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Roger Federer 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)		Hicham Arazi Rainer Schüttler Sjeng Schalken Feliciano López
	Leander Paes David Rikl 6–3, 6–0	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett
		Karol Kučera 7–6^(7–4), 6–4		Tomas Behrend Karol Beck Michel Kratochvil Magnus Norman
		Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner 7–5, 5–7, 6–2	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann	Tomas Behrend Karol Beck Michel Kratochvil Magnus Norman

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar		Jan-Michael Gambill 6–0, 7–6^(7–5)		Alberto Martín Hyung-Taik Lee Flávio Saretta Vladimir Voltchkov
		Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 3–6, 7–5	Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk
		Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–4		Àlex Corretja David Sánchez David Nalbandian James Blake
		James Blake Mark Merklein 6–4, 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(7–5)	Lleyton Hewitt Mark Philippoussis	Àlex Corretja David Sánchez David Nalbandian James Blake
10 Mar	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Lleyton Hewitt 6–1, 6–1		Robby Ginepri Brian Vahaly James Blake Andy Roddick
10 Mar	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan			Robby Ginepri Brian Vahaly James Blake Andy Roddick
17 Mar 24 Mar	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3		Robby Ginepri Todd Martin Roger Federer Younes El Aynaoui
17 Mar 24 Mar	Roger Federer Max Mirnyi 7–5, 6–3	Leander Paes David Rikl			Robby Ginepri Todd Martin Roger Federer Younes El Aynaoui
31 Mar	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Toulouse, France – Hard (i) Malmö, Sweden – Hard (i) Valencia, Spain – Clay (red) Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay (red)	3–2 5–0 5–0 5–0

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr		Julien Boutter 6–2, 2–6, 6–1		Nicolás Massú Olivier Mutis Federico Browne Flávio Saretta
		František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–3, 7–5	Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher	Nicolás Massú Olivier Mutis Federico Browne Flávio Saretta
		Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 6–3		Galo Blanco Fernando González Yevgeny Kafelnikov Feliciano López
		Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 6–1, 6–2	Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood
14 Apr	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–2, 6–2		Alberto Martín Filippo Volandri Juan Ignacio Chela Julien Boutter
14 Apr	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
21 Apr	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Carlos Moyà 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 3–0 ret.		Gustavo Kuerten Gastón Gaudio Tommy Robredo Nikolay Davydenko
	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–3	Chris Haggard Robbie Koenig
		Andre Agassi 3–6, 6–3, 6–4		Ricardo Mello Mardy Fish James Blake Fernando Meligeni
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–3	Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver	Ricardo Mello Mardy Fish James Blake Fernando Meligeni
28 Apr		Roger Federer 6–1, 6–4		Mikhail Youzhny Rainer Schüttler Sjeng Schalken Radek Štěpánek
		Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–5	Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer
		Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–2, 6–4		Agustín Calleri Gastón Gaudio Nicolás Massú Sargis Sargsian
		Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood 6–1, 6–7^(7–9), 6–4	Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić	Agustín Calleri Gastón Gaudio Nicolás Massú Sargis Sargsian

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
5 May	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Félix Mantilla 7–5, 6–2, 7–6^(10–8)		Ivan Ljubičić Martin Verkerk Filippo Volandri Rainer Schüttler
5 May	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 6–1, 6–3	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
12 May	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Guillermo Coria 6–3, 6–4, 6–4		Fernando González Wayne Ferreira Mark Philippoussis Olivier Rochus
12 May	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 7–6(10)	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
19 May	2003 ARAG World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany World Team Cup $1,850,000 – Clay	2–1
		Andy Roddick 6–3, 6–2		Richard Krajicek Mario Ančić Flávio Saretta Antony Dupuis
		Simon Aspelin Massimo Bertolini 6–4, 6–7(8), 6–3	Sargis Sargsian Nenad Zimonjić	Richard Krajicek Mario Ančić Flávio Saretta Antony Dupuis
26 May 2 Jun	bgcolor=#F3E6D7 rowspan=3		Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1, 6–3, 6–2		Tommy Robredo Fernando González Carlos Moyà Andre Agassi
	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6^(7–3), 6–3
	Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Elena Likhovtseva

June

Week	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3			Younes El Aynaoui Jiří Novák Karol Kučera Radek Štěpánek
	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 6–4	Martin Damm Cyril Suk		Younes El Aynaoui Jiří Novák Karol Kučera Radek Štěpánek
	Andy Roddick 6–3, 6–3			Lleyton Hewitt Antony Dupuis Taylor Dent Xavier Malisse
	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 5–7, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi		Lleyton Hewitt Antony Dupuis Taylor Dent Xavier Malisse
16 Jun	Sjeng Schalken 6–3, 6–4			Jiří Novák Fernando Vicente Tommy Robredo John van Lottum
	Martin Damm Cyril Suk 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)	Johnson Leander Paes		Jiří Novák Fernando Vicente Tommy Robredo John van Lottum
	Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–2			Wayne Arthurs Vladimir Voltchkov Alexander Popp Taylor Dent
	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 7–6^(7–4)	Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer		Wayne Arthurs Vladimir Voltchkov Alexander Popp Taylor Dent
23 Jun 30 Jun	Roger Federer 7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)	Mark Philippoussis	Andy Roddick Sébastien Grosjean	Jonas Björkman Sjeng Schalken Tim Henman Alexander Popp
	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
	Leander Paes Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3	Andy Ram Anastassia Rodionova

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul		Mariano Zabaleta 6–3, 6–4		Jonas Björkman Mikhail Youzhny Rafael Nadal Filippo Volandri
		Simon Aspelin Massimo Bertolini 6–7^(3–7), 6–0, 6–4	Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood
		Jiří Novák 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3		David Sánchez Stefan Koubek Juan Ignacio Chela Rainer Schüttler
		Leander Paes David Rikl 6–3, 6–3	František Čermák Leoš Friedl
		Robby Ginepri 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1		Justin Gimelstob Iván Miranda Cyril Saulnier Jeff Salzenstein
		Jordan Kerr David MacPherson 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
14 Jul	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Guillermo Coria 6–2, 6–2, 6–1		Tomas Behrend Filippo Volandri Rainer Schüttler Mikhail Youzhny
	Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Kevin Ullyett
		Nicolás Massú 6–4, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2		Markus Hipfl Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Dennis van Scheppingen Óscar Hernández
		Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher 6–0, 6–4	Chris Haggard André Sá
21 Jul	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Guillermo Coria 6–1, 6–4, 6–2		Juan Carlos Ferrero Nicolás Lapentti Gastón Gaudio Juan Ignacio Chela
	Martin Damm Cyril Suk 6–4, 6–4	Jürgen Melzer Alexander Peya
		Andy Roddick 7–6^(7–2), 6–4		Xavier Malisse Robby Ginepri Nicolas Kiefer Scott Draper
		Mario Ančić Andy Ram 2–6, 7–6^(7–3), 7–5	Diego Ayala Robby Ginepri	Xavier Malisse Robby Ginepri Nicolas Kiefer Scott Draper
		Carlos Moyà 6–4, 3–6, 7–5		David Ferrer Magnus Norman Alberto Martín Fernando González
		Álex López Morón Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–1	Todd Perry Thomas Shimada	David Ferrer Magnus Norman Alberto Martín Fernando González
28 Jul		Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 4–6, 7–5		Kenneth Carlsen Vincent Spadea Gustavo Kuerten Sébastien Grosjean
		Jan-Michael Gambill Travis Parrott 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Joshua Eagle Sjeng Schalken
		Guillermo Coria 7–5, 6–1		Juan Carlos Ferrero Olivier Mutis Andreas Vinciguerra Galo Blanco
		Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–7^(7–9), 6–3	František Čermák Leoš Friedl
		Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4		James Blake Max Mirnyi Paradorn Srichaphan Mardy Fish
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sargis Sargsian 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Chris Haggard Paul Hanley	James Blake Max Mirnyi Paradorn Srichaphan Mardy Fish

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Andy Roddick 6–1, 6–3		Andre Agassi Feliciano López Max Mirnyi Karol Kučera
4 Aug	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge			Andre Agassi Feliciano López Max Mirnyi Karol Kučera
11 Aug	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–4)		Guillermo Coria Mariano Zabaleta David Nalbandian Robby Ginepri
11 Aug	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley
18 Aug		Paradorn Srichaphan 6–2, 6–4		Jeff Morrison Juan Ignacio Chela Jarkko Nieminen Gustavo Kuerten
18 Aug		Robbie Koenig Martín Rodríguez 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Martin Damm Cyril Suk
25 Aug 1 Sep	bgcolor=#F3E6D7 rowspan=3		Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3		Guillermo Coria Lleyton Hewitt Sjeng Schalken Younes El Aynaoui
	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 5–7, 6–0, 7–5	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
	Bob Bryan Katarina Srebotnik 5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)	Daniel Nestor Lina Krasnoroutskaya

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep		David Sánchez 6–2, 6–2		John van Lottum Paul-Henri Mathieu Sargis Sargsian Victor Hănescu
		Karsten Braasch Sargis Sargsian 7–6^(9–7), 6–2	Simon Aspelin Jeff Coetzee
		Sjeng Schalken 6–2, 6–4		Ramón Delgado Ricardo Mello Kenneth Carlsen Vincent Spadea
		Todd Perry Thomas Shimada 6–2, 6–4	Scott Humphries Mark Merklein	Ramón Delgado Ricardo Mello Kenneth Carlsen Vincent Spadea
15 Sep	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Melbourne, Australia – Hard Málaga, Spain – Clay	3–2 3–2
22 Sep		Taylor Dent 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)		Gregory Carraz Paradorn Srichaphan Carlos Moyà Nicolas Thomann
		Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Andrew Kratzmann Jarkko Nieminen
		Nicolás Massú 1–6, 6–2, 7–6(0)		Albert Montañés Óscar Hernández Franco Squillari Diego Veronelli
		Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood 7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(3–7), 6–3	František Čermák Leoš Friedl
		Mark Philippoussis 6–2, 6–1		Magnus Norman Ivo Karlović Guillermo Cañas Scott Draper
		Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 6–2, 6–4	Zeng Shaoxuan Zhu Benqiang	Magnus Norman Ivo Karlović Guillermo Cañas Scott Draper
29 Sep	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Rainer Schüttler 7–6^(7–5), 6–2		Scott Draper Mark Philippoussis Hyung-Taik Lee Jan-Michael Gambill
	Justin Gimelstob Nicolas Kiefer 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Scott Humphries Mark Merklein
		Arnaud Clément 6–3, 1–6, 6–3		Tommy Robredo David Ferrer Philipp Petzschner Alexander Popp
		Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut 7–6^(7–2), 6–3	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
		Taylor Dent 7–6^(7–5), 6–4		Igor Andreev Marc Rosset Stefan Koubek Agustín Calleri
		Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 6–3, 7–5	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	Igor Andreev Marc Rosset Stefan Koubek Agustín Calleri

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	bgcolor=#DDF3D1 rowspan=2		Roger Federer 6–3, 6–3, 6–3		Jarkko Nieminen Feliciano López Jonas Björkman Nicolas Kiefer
	Yves Allegro Roger Federer 7–6^(9–7), 7–5	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
		Rainer Schüttler 7–5, 6–3		Xavier Malisse Robby Ginepri Fabrice Santoro Hicham Arazi
		Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 6–1, 6–3	Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut	Xavier Malisse Robby Ginepri Fabrice Santoro Hicham Arazi
13 Oct	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 6–4, 6–3		Paradorn Srichaphan Feliciano López Sébastien Grosjean Juan Ignacio Chela
13 Oct	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 6–2, 2–6, 6–3	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett
20 Oct		Guillermo Coria W/O		Olivier Rochus Tim Henman Feliciano López Nicolás Lapentti
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–2	Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood	Olivier Rochus Tim Henman Feliciano López Nicolás Lapentti
		Gustavo Kuerten 6–4, 6–3		Mikhail Youzhny Lars Burgsmüller Vincent Spadea Sébastien Grosjean
		Julian Knowle Nenad Zimonjić 7–6^(7–1), 6–3	Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler
		Mardy Fish 7–5, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)		Jonas Björkman Joachim Johansson Mario Ančić Robby Ginepri
		Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 6–4	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	Jonas Björkman Joachim Johansson Mario Ančić Robby Ginepri
27 Oct	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Tim Henman 6–2, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–2)		Hicham Arazi Rainer Schüttler Roger Federer Jonas Björkman
27 Oct	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 6–3, 1–6, 6–3	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro			Hicham Arazi Rainer Schüttler Roger Federer Jonas Björkman

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
10 Nov	bgcolor=#FFFFCC rowspan=2		Roger Federer 6–3, 6–0, 6–4	Guillermo Coria Carlos Moyà David Nalbandian Juan Carlos Ferrero
10 Nov	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
24 Nov	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Melbourne, Australia – Grass	3–1

Statistical information

List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of the number of titles won:

Roger Federer – Marseille, Dubai, Munich, Halle, Wimbledon , Vienna and Masters Cup (7)
Andy Roddick – St. Poelten, London Queen's Club, Indianapolis, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters and US Open (6)
Guillermo Coria – Hamburg Masters, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Sopot and Basel (5)
Andre Agassi – Australian Open, San Jose, Miami Masters and Houston (4)
Juan Carlos Ferrero – Monte Carlos Masters, Valencia, French Open and Madrid Masters (4)
Taylor Dent – Memphis, Bangkok and Moscow (3)
Carlos Moyà – Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Umag (3)
Nikolay Davydenko – Adelaide and Estoril (2)
Tim Henman – Washington, D.C., and Paris Masters (2)
Lleyton Hewitt – Scottsdale and Indian Wells Masters (2)
Gustavo Kuerten – Auckland and St. Petersburg (2)
Nicolás Massú – Amersfoort and Palermo (2)
David Sánchez – Viña del Mar and Bucharest (2)
Sjeng Schalken – 's-Hertogenbosch and Costa do Sauipe (2)
Rainer Schüttler – Tokyo and Lyon (2)
Paradorn Srichaphan – Chennai and Long Island (2)
Julien Boutter – Casablanca (1)
Agustín Calleri – Acapulco (1)
Arnaud Clément – Metz (1)
Wayne Ferreira – Los Angeles (1)
Mardy Fish – Stockholm (1)
Jan-Michael Gambill – Delray Beach (1)
Robby Ginepri – Newport (1)
Stefan Koubek – Doha (1)
Karol Kučera – Copenhagen (1)
Hyung-Taik Lee – Sydney (1)
Félix Mantilla – Rome Masters (1)
Max Mirnyi – Rotterdam (1)
Jiří Novák – Gstaad (1)
Mark Philippoussis – Shanghai (1)
Greg Rusedski – Nottingham (1)
Martin Verkerk – Milan (1)
Mariano Zabaleta – Båstad (1)

The following players won their first title:

Julien Boutter – Casablanca
Agustín Calleri – Acapulco
Nikolay Davydenko – Adelaide
Mardy Fish – Stockholm
Robby Ginepri – Newport
Hyung-Taik Lee – Sydney
Max Mirnyi – Rotterdam
David Sánchez – Viña del Mar
Martin Verkerk – Milan

Titles won by nation:

16 (Australian Open, San Jose, Memphis, Delray Beach, Miami Masters, Houston, St. Poelten, London Queen's Club, Newport, Indianapolis, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, US Open, Bangkok, Moscow and Stockholm)
Spain 10 (Viña del Mar, Buenos Aires, Monte Carlos Masters, Barcelona, Valencia, Rome Masters, French Open, Umag, Bucharest and Madrid Masters)
Argentina 7 (Acapulco, Hamburg Masters, Båstad, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Sopot and Basel)
Switzerland 7 (Marseille, Dubai, Munich, Halle, Wimbledon , Vienna and Masters Cup)
Australia 3 (Scottsdale, Indian Wells Masters and Shanghai)
Netherlands 3 (Milan, 's-Hertogenbosch and Costa do Sauipe)
United Kingdom 3 (Nottingham; Washington, D.C., and Paris Masters)
Brazil 2 (Auckland and St. Petersburg)
Chile 2 (Amersfoort and Palermo)
France 2 (Casablanca and Metz)
Germany 2 (Tokyo and Lyon)
Russia 2 (Adelaide and Estoril)
Thailand 2 (Chennai and Long Island)
Austria 1 (Doha)
Belarus 1 (Rotterdam)
Czech Republic 1 (Gstaad)
Slovakia 1 (Copenhagen)
South Africa 1 (Los Angeles)
South Korea 1 (Sydney)

ATP entry rankings

Singles

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2003 season:

Michael Chang (born February 22, 1972, in Hoboken, New Jersey) He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 2. He won the French Open in 1989 and was a finalist at the Australian Open and the US Open, as well as the year-end finals. In all, he won 34 career titles. He played his final career match at the US Open against Fernando González.^[8]
Francisco Clavet (born October 24, 1968, in Aranjuez, Spain) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 18 in 1992. He earned eight singles titles and played his last match in Segovia in July against Nicolas Mahut.^[9]
Fernando Meligeni (born April 12, 1971, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 25 in 1999. He reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1999 and earned three career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 34 in 1997 and earned seven career titles.
Andrea Gaudenzi (born 30 July 1973 in Faenza, Italy) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 18 in 1995. He earned three career singles titles and two doubles titles. His last match was in San Marino in August against Federico Browne.^[10]
Paul Haarhuis (born 19 February 1966 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1989 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 18. He reached the quarterfinals at the US Open and earned one career singles title. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1 in 1994 and won all four Grand Slam tournaments, the French open three times. He played his last career match at Wimbledon partnering Yevgeny Kafelnikov.^[11]
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 in Sochi, Soviet Union) He turned professional in 1992 and reached the world no. 1 ranking in 1999. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002. He is the last man to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament, the 1996 French Open. He played his last match in St. Petersburg in October against Mikhail Youzhny.^[12]
Richard Krajicek (born 6 December 1971 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1989 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 4 in 1999. He won Wimbledon in 1996 and was a semifinalist at the Australian and French Opens. He earned 17 career ATP titles. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 45 and won three career titles, also reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open. His last career ATP match was in 's-Hertogenbusch in June against Olivier Mutis.^[13]
Alex O'Brien (born 7 March 1970 in Amarillo, Texas) He turned professional in 1992 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 30 in 1997. He earned one career singles ATP title. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1 in 2000 and won the US Open in 1999. He was a finalist at the Australian Open in 1996 and 1997 and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 1999 and 2000. His last career match was in Torrance, California, in October partnering Kevin Kim.^[14]
Sandon Stolle (born 13 July 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 50 and doubles ranking of no. 2 in 2001. He earned 22 career titles in doubles and won the US Open in 1998, partnering Cyril Suk. He was a finalist at the US Open (1995), French Open (2000), and Wimbledon (2000), each time losing the final match to the "Woodies". His last match was at the Australian Open partnering Andrew Florent.^[15]
Daniel Vacek (born 1 April 1971 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 26 in 1996. In doubles, he was ranked no. 3 in 1997 and earned 25 career titles. He won the French Open in 1996 and 1997 and the US Open in 1997. He was also a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1999. He played his last match at Wimbledon partnering Jim Thomas.^[16]
Adrian Voinea (born 6 August 1974 in Focşani, Romania) He turned professional in 1993 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 36 in 1996. He reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995 and earned one career ATP title. He played his last match in Sopot in July against Olivier Mutis.^[17]

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Notes and References

News: AO Flashback: Remembering Andre Agassi's 2003 title, 20 years on. 21 December 2023 . ausopen.
News: Roger Federer’s First Wimbledon Title – A Look Back 20 Years. 21 December 2023 . worldtennismagazine.
News: Roddick survives 83-game epic. 21 December 2023 . The Guardian.
News: Roddick overcomes Fish. 21 December 2023 . Eurosport.
News: Today in Sports - Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title. 21 December 2023 . APnews.
News: How Roger Federer unseated Andre Agassi to become the oldest world No1. 21 December 2023 . The Telegraph.
Web site: ATP Year-end top 20 . ATP . 31 August 2023.
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http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ha/P/Paul-Haarhuis.aspx?t=pa&y=2003&m=d&e=0 ATP Player Activity page
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http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Kr/R/Richard-Krajicek.aspx?t=pa&y=2003&m=s&e=0 ATP Player Activity page
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ob/A/Alex-Obrien.aspx?t=pa&y=2003&m=d&e=0 ATP Player Activity page
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http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Va/D/Daniel-Vacek.aspx?t=pa&y=2003&m=d&e=0 ATP Player Activity page
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