2003 BNP Paribas Masters

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2003 BNP Paribas Masters
Date27 October – 2 November
Edition31st
Category ATP Masters Series
Draw64S / 16D
Prize money$2,200,000
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
Location Paris, France
Venue Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley [2]
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The 2003 BNP Paribas Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 31st edition of the Paris Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris in France from 27 October through 2 November 2003. Unseeded Tim Henman won the singles title.

Contents

Tournament review

Tim Henman won the men's singles title to claim his debut Masters Series title, and what ultimately proved to be the last of 11 titles Henman won during his career. He beat Nikolay Davydenko, Sébastien Grosjean, Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer, and Andy Roddick en route to victory against Andrei Pavel in the final. [3]

Andy Roddick's performance in reaching the semi-finals lifted him to No. 1 in the rankings. Despite his loss to Henman he gained the top spot from Juan Carlos Ferrero, who lost to Jiří Novák earlier in the competition. He became the fourth youngest male player to reach number one. [4]

David Nalbandian secured the final place in the Tennis Masters Cup even though he did not play at the event. Paradorn Srichaphan, the only player who could beat him to eighth place in the rankings, lost in the third round. [5]

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman defeated Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2) [1]

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley defeated Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 [2]

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