Men's singles | |
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2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Rainer Schüttler |
Runner-up | Sébastien Grosjean |
Final score | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Draw | 48 (6 Q / 4 WC ) |
Seeds | 16 |
Kenneth Carlsen was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Hyung-Taik Lee.
Rainer Schüttler won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–2 against Sébastien Grosjean.
All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Cyril Saulnier | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Rainer Schüttler | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Sébastien Grosjean | 65 | 2 | ||||||||||
3 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
2 | Sébastien Grosjean | 4 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Iwabuchi | 77 | 6 | WC | S Iwabuchi | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Mamiit | 64 | 2 | 1 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Kendrick | 77 | 6 | R Kendrick | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W Arthurs | 63 | 4 | R Kendrick | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | B Vahaly | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Draper | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | E Taino | 2 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Vacek | 3 | 64 | S Draper | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Draper | 6 | 77 | S Draper | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Heuberger | 2 | 61 | 6 | N Kiefer | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 77 | A Bogomolov Jr. | 5 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | N Kiefer | 7 | 79 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Novák | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | B Phau | 61 | 77 | 77 | Q | B Phau | 62 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Salzenstein | 77 | 64 | 63 | 4 | J Novák | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Gimelstob | 65 | 6 | 1 | C Saulnier | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Saulnier | 77 | 3 | 6 | C Saulnier | 78 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | L Burgsmüller | 66 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Saulnier | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Philippoussis | 2r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | M Ančić | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W Eschauer | 0 | 4 | Q | T Iwami | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Iwami | 6 | 6 | 10 | M Ančić | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F Browne | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Terachi | 3 | 4 | F Browne | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | H-T Lee | 6 | 63 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | G Weiner | 4 | 2 | F Verdasco | 3 | 77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | 7 | H-T Lee | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Vassallo Argüello | 0 | 3 | 9 | K Carlsen | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | G Motomura | 6 | 6 | WC | G Motomura | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | K Carlsen | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | H-T Lee | 6 | 65 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | P Srichaphan | 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | W Moodie | 1 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Waske | 65 | 3 | WC | T Suzuki | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Suzuki | 77 | 6 | WC | T Suzuki | 2 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Norman | 7 | 6 | 3 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | G Bastl | 5 | 4 | D Norman | 6 | 63 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | P Srichaphan | 4 | 77 | 77 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Miranda | 6 | 4 | 4 | B Ulihrach | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Ulihrach | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Berdych | 62 | 6 | 3 | Q | M Kratochvil | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Kratochvil | 77 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | J van Lottum | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | J-M Gambill | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Grosjean | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | G Carraz | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A Vinciguerra | 6 | 4 | 1 | D van Scheppingen | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D van Scheppingen | 4 | 6 | 6 | D van Scheppingen | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Söderling | 4 | 4 | 2 | S Grosjean | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Karlović | 6 | 6 | I Karlović | 3 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Grosjean | 6 | 710 |
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Stefan Koubek was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Hyung-Taik Lee.
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Rainer Schüttler.
Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Gustavo Kuerten.
Roger Federer was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Mark Philippoussis.
Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Marat Safin was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
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Félix Mantilla was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Mariano Zabaleta.
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.
Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Patrick Rafter was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Guillermo Coria.
Greg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.
Sébastien Grosjean was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Àlex Corretja.
Hyung-Taik Lee was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals.
Rainer Schüttler was the defending champion, but did not participate.