2003 Brasil Open – Singles

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Singles
2003 Brasil Open
Final
Champion Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken
Runner-up Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler
Score62, 64
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · Brasil Open ·  2004  

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Rainer Schüttler.

Contents

Sjeng Schalken won in the final 62, 64 against Rainer Schüttler.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler (final)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (champion)
  3. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González (first round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Vince Spadea (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
  7. Flag of Brazil.svg Flávio Saretta (second round)
  8. Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Carlsen (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler 62 7
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten 4 65
1 Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler 2 4
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken 66
Q Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis 1 0r
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken 62

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 66 
WC Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá 2 0  1 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein 66   Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein 0 1  
  Flag of Argentina.svg F Browne 2 0  1 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 66 
  Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 65    Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 1 3  
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Puerta 3 1r  Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 2 66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg M Daniel 4 3  7 Flag of Brazil.svg F Saretta 63 4
7 Flag of Brazil.svg F Saretta 66 1 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 62 7
3 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 66 3 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 4 65
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 3 2  3 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg W Eschauer 5 7777  Flag of Austria.svg W Eschauer 2 1  
Q Flag of Brazil.svg J Silva 762613 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 66 
Q Flag of Chile.svg P Capdeville 770 1   Flag of Brazil.svg R Mello 2 2  
  Flag of Brazil.svg R Mello 6466  Flag of Brazil.svg R Mello 2 66
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Larkham 4 61 6 Flag of Argentina.svg J I Chela 62 4
6 Flag of Argentina.svg J I Chela 62 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 4 6713
WC Flag of Brazil.svg F Ferreiro 64 6118 Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 7656
  Flag of Peru.svg I Miranda 4 4    Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie 5 773
  Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie 66 8 Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 4 773
Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 1 66Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 6626
  Flag of the United States.svg B Vahaly 62 3 Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 74 77
  Flag of the United States.svg E Taino 777   Flag of the United States.svg E Taino 5 665
4 Flag of Chile.svg F González 655  Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 1 0r
5 Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 67 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 62 
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 4 5  5 Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 62 3
  Flag of Chile.svg H Gamonal 776   Flag of Chile.svg H Gamonal 1 61r
Q Flag of Colombia.svg M Quintero 602  5 Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 602  
  Flag of Germany.svg A Popp 1 61 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 776 
  Flag of France.svg G Carraz 64 6  Flag of France.svg G Carraz 5 4  
  Flag of France.svg C Saulnier 6463 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 76 
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 772 6

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