2003 US Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2003 US Open
ChampionUnited States Andy Roddick
Runner-upSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Draw128
Seeds32

Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was his first (and only) major title. Roddick remains the most recent American to win a major men's singles title. Roddick saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against David Nalbandian. He also completed the "Summer Slam," having won Masters titles in Canada and Cincinnati in the lead-up to the US Open.

Pete Sampras was the reigning champion, but he retired from professional tennis in August 2003.

This tournament marked the first US Open main draw appearance for future four-time champion Rafael Nadal, as well as the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 4 and Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych. It also marked the final major appearances for former major champions Michael Chang and Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Seeds

  1. United States Andre Agassi (semifinals)
  2. Switzerland Roger Federer (fourth round)
  3. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (final)
  4. United States Andy Roddick (champion)
  5. Argentina Guillermo Coria (quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  7. Spain Carlos Moyà (fourth round)
  8. Germany Rainer Schüttler (fourth round)
  9. France Sébastien Grosjean (first round)
  10. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (third round)
  11. Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (fourth round)
  12. Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
  13. Argentina David Nalbandian (semifinals)
  14. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  15. Chile Fernando González (third round)
  16. Netherlands Martin Verkerk (second round)
  17. Spain Tommy Robredo (first round)
  18. Belarus Max Mirnyi (first round)
  19. Argentina Agustín Calleri (second round)
  20. Australia Mark Philippoussis (third round)
  21. Spain Félix Mantilla (first round)
  22. Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  23. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (second round)
  24. United States Mardy Fish (second round)
  25. Spain Albert Costa (second round)
  26. Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
  27. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  28. Spain Feliciano López (first round)
  29. Argentina Gastón Gaudio (first round)
  30. France Arnaud Clément (second round)
  31. United States Vincent Spadea (first round)
  32. Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Andre Agassi 6 6 7
5 Argentina Guillermo Coria 4 3 5
1 United States Andre Agassi 4 3 6 4
3 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 3 6
3 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 6 77 6
6 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 65 1
3 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 62 3
4 United States Andy Roddick 6 77 6
12 Netherlands Sjeng Schalken 4 2 3
4 United States Andy Roddick 6 6 6
4 United States Andy Roddick 64 3 79 6 6
13 Argentina David Nalbandian 77 6 67 1 3
22 Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 62 2 6 5
13 Argentina David Nalbandian 77 6 3 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States A Agassi 6 6 6    
  Spain À Corretja 1 2 2     1 United States A Agassi 77 6 6    
  Sweden A Vinciguerra 77 62 7 1 6   Sweden A Vinciguerra 61 1 4    
WC United States R Kendrick 64 77 5 6 1 1 United States A Agassi 6 77 6    
  Denmark K Carlsen 6 3 6 6   27 Russia Y Kafelnikov 3 64 4    
WC United States J Morrison 2 6 3 4     Denmark K Carlsen 6 2 3 3  
  Belgium K Vliegen 6 61 2 2   27 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6 6  
27 Russia Y Kafelnikov 3 77 6 6   1 United States A Agassi 65 6 7 0  
18 Belarus M Mirnyi 63 6 2 66     United States T Dent 77 4 5 0r  
  Russia N Davydenko 77 2 6 78     Russia N Davydenko 3 4 67    
  United States T Dent 77 6 3 6     United States T Dent 6 6 79    
Q Sweden R Söderling 61 3 6 4     United States T Dent 711 63 3 77 6
Q Italy G Galimberti 7 2 2 64   15 Chile F González 69 77 6 64 4
  Austria S Koubek 5 6 6 77     Austria S Koubek 61 1 2    
WC United States M Chang 3 5 7 4   15 Chile F González 77 6 6    
15 Chile F González 6 7 5 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 France S Grosjean 4 77 6 67 4
Q Paraguay R Delgado 6 63 4 79 6 Q Paraguay R Delgado 6 4 4 6 3
Sweden J Björkman 6 6 6 Sweden J Björkman 4 6 6 3 6
Italy F Volandri 1 4 0 Sweden J Björkman 6 4 63 6 6
Slovakia K Kučera 6 7 6 Slovakia K Kučera 4 6 77 4 4
Germany A Popp 2 5 3 Slovakia K Kučera 6 79 6
Q Sweden J Johansson 3 2 4 24 United States M Fish 4 67 4
24 United States M Fish 6 6 6 Sweden J Björkman 2 3 6 2
30 France A Clément 66 78 6 6 5 Argentina G Coria 6 6 4 6
United States B Vahaly 78 66 3 4 30 France A Clément 6 6 2 63 1
France G Carraz 6 4 6 5 6 France G Carraz 3 1 6 77 6
United Kingdom G Rusedski 4 6 2 7 4 France G Carraz 5 1 5
PR Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 6 6 6 5 Argentina G Coria 7 6 7
Q Germany M Abel 6 4 3 1 PR Czech Republic B Ulihrach 2 1 4
Argentina M Puerta 4 3 1 5 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6
5 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 4 6 6
Q Czech Republic J Vacek 2 6 3 2 3 Spain JC Ferrero 1 77 6 6
Austria J Melzer 6 6 5 6 Austria J Melzer 6 62 2 4
WC United States B Baker 3 3 7 3 3 Spain JC Ferrero 7 7 6
LL Czech Republic T Berdych 5 6 6 6 32 Argentina JI Chela 5 5 1
Germany T Behrend 7 3 2 3 LL Czech Republic T Berdych 6 1 4 3
Q Croatia R Karanušić 4 62 3 32 Argentina JI Chela 2 6 6 6
32 Argentina JI Chela 6 77 6 3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6 3 5 6
23 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6 6 United States T Martin 2 4 6 7 3
Peru I Miranda 4 3 1 23 South Africa W Ferreira 2 4 77 2
Spain D Ferrer 2 3 3 United States R Ginepri 6 6 60 6
United States R Ginepri 6 6 6 United States R Ginepri 77 64 4 4
WC United States R Yim 1 67 2 United States T Martin 62 77 6 6
United States T Martin 6 79 6 United States T Martin 6 6 65 711
WC United States A Bogomolov Jr. 64 6 6 69 0r 16 Netherlands M Verkerk 3 4 77 69
16 Netherlands M Verkerk 77 4 3 711 1

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Thailand P Srichaphan 2 6 6 77
France C Saulnier 6 2 3 64 11 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 6 6
United States J Gimelstob 3 4 2 Slovakia D Hrbatý 4 4 3
Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 6 11 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 6 6
Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 6 0 6 1 1 LL Spain F Verdasco 3 4 3
Italy D Sanguinetti 4 6 3 6 6 Italy D Sanguinetti 66 65 6 3
LL Spain F Verdasco 6 6 6 LL Spain F Verdasco 78 77 4 6
17 Spain T Robredo 3 4 2 11 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 2 4 2
28 Spain F López 4 4 4 6 Australia L Hewitt 4 6 6 6
Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 6 6 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 6 66 6
Q France J Benneteau 6 5 2 2 France F Santoro 2 4 78 3
France F Santoro 0 7 6 6 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 1 0r
South Korea H-t Lee 6 6 77 6 Australia L Hewitt 6 3
Belarus V Voltchkov 3 4 63 South Korea H-t Lee 7 2 2 4
Romania V Hănescu 3 2 2 6 Australia L Hewitt 5 6 6 6
6 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Germany R Schüttler 4 6 6 6
Australia W Arthurs 6 3 2 4 8 Germany R Schüttler 6 7 2 6
Germany N Kiefer 6 5 Germany N Kiefer 1 5 6 4
Argentina F Squillari 3 0r 8 Germany R Schüttler 6 6 6
France O Mutis 0 3 1 Spain A Martín 1 4 2
Spain A Martín 6 6 6 Spain A Martín 6 6 3 6
Netherlands R Sluiter 65 63 6 3 25 Spain A Costa 3 3 6 2
25 Spain A Costa 77 77 2 6 8 Germany R Schüttler 1 6 3 4
21 Spain F Mantilla 4 4 4 12 Netherlands S Schalken 6 4 6 6
Q Croatia I Karlović 6 6 6 Q Croatia I Karlović 3 77 77 78
Q United States J Salzenstein 1 64 3 Morocco H Arazi 6 65 64 66
Morocco H Arazi 6 77 6 Q Croatia I Karlović 68 65 63
Peru L Horna 4 6 6 5 1 12 Netherlands S Schalken 710 77 77
Germany L Burgsmüller 6 4 3 7 6 Germany L Burgsmüller 6 6 2 2 0
France J Boutter 2 3 2 12 Netherlands S Schalken 4 2 6 6 6
12 Netherlands S Schalken 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Brazil G Kuerten 7 2 2 6 61
Q Russia D Tursunov 5 6 6 4 77 Q Russia D Tursunov 6 3 6 5 6
Belgium C Rochus 0 2 2 Netherlands J van Lottum 4 6 3 7 2
Netherlands J van Lottum 6 6 6 Q Russia D Tursunov 5 4 68
Belgium X Malisse 6 6 6 Belgium X Malisse 7 6 710
Belgium O Rochus 3 4 2 Belgium X Malisse 6 63 6 3 6
Austria W Eschauer 64 62 6 4 19 Argentina A Calleri 2 77 3 6 3
19 Argentina A Calleri 77 77 1 6 Belgium X Malisse 3 4 65
31 United States V Spadea 3 1 7 68 4 United States A Roddick 6 6 77
Brazil F Saretta 6 6 5 710 Brazil F Saretta 6 6 6
Slovakia K Beck 6 3 5 6 4 Ecuador N Lapentti 2 4 0
Ecuador N Lapentti 4 6 7 3 6 Brazil F Saretta 1 3 3
Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6 7 4 United States A Roddick 6 6 6
France P-H Mathieu 4 2 5 Croatia I Ljubičić 3 77 3 68
United Kingdom T Henman 3 62 3 4 United States A Roddick 6 64 6 710
4 United States A Roddick 6 77 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Spain C Moyà 4 6 7 78
Australia S Draper 6 4 5 66 7 Spain C Moyà 6 78 6
Q South Africa W Moodie 77 6 6 Q South Africa W Moodie 2 66 3
Spain Á Montañés 63 2 2 7 Spain C Moyà 7 6 3 6
Q Sweden T Enqvist 6 6 6 Chile N Massú 5 4 6 3
Spain A Portas 2 3 1 Q Sweden T Enqvist 3 2 5
Chile N Massú 6 6 6 Chile N Massú 6 6 7
29 Argentina G Gaudio 3 3 2 7 Spain C Moyà 64 67 6 4
22 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 7 77 6 22 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 77 79 4 6
WC United States A Kim 5 65 3 22 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 78 6 78
Spain R Nadal 6 6 6 Spain R Nadal 66 3 66
Spain F Vicente 4 3 3 22 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 77 5 3 6 77
Spain D Sánchez 63 2 2 10 Czech Republic J Novák 61 7 6 3 65
United States J-M Gambill 77 6 6 United States J-M Gambill 4 4 4
Croatia M Ančić 6 3 7 2 2 10 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 6
10 Czech Republic J Novák 3 6 5 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 77 6
Q Germany P Kohlschreiber 4 64 3 13 Argentina D Nalbandian 5 6 6 4 77
Finland J Nieminen 6 6 7 Finland J Nieminen 7 3 1 6 63
Q France N Mahut 2 4 5 13 Argentina D Nalbandian 7 610 6 6
Russia M Youzhny 7 4 6 3 5 20 Australia M Philippoussis 5 712 3 2
France A Dupuis 5 6 3 6 7 France A Dupuis 2 3 4
Q Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević 2 64 4 20 Australia M Philippoussis 6 6 6
20 Australia M Philippoussis 6 77 6 13 Argentina D Nalbandian 3 77 6 6
26 Argentina M Zabaleta 64 3 2 2 Switzerland R Federer 6 61 4 3
United States J Blake 77 6 6 United States J Blake 6 6 4 78
WC United States A Delic 6 3 77 2 5 Armenia S Sargsian 3 4 6 66
Armenia S Sargsian 4 6 63 6 7 United States J Blake 3 64 3
France J-R Lisnard 6 6 64 0 77 2 Switzerland R Federer 6 77 6
Sweden M Norman 2 2 77 6 64 France J-R Lisnard 1 2 0
Argentina J Acasuso 7 3 3 0r 2 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
2 Switzerland R Federer 5 6 6 2

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