2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
2003 Dubai Tennis Championships
and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Final
Champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Score6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2002  · Dubai Tennis Championships ·  2004  
  2002  · Dubai Duty Free Women's Open ·  2004  

Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Sjeng Schalken.

Contents

Roger Federer won in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2) against Jiří Novák. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (champion)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin (second round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák (final)
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman (first round)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 66 
  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg I Labadze 3 3  1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 67 
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Abel 0   Q Flag of Germany.svg M Abel 4 5  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger 1r 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 76 
WC Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 66 WC Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 5 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Vacek 2 1  WC Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 64 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Lottum 2 63 8 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 4 63
8 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 64 61 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 66 
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 7634   Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 3 2  
  Flag of Hungary.svg A Sávolt 5 776  Flag of Hungary.svg A Sávolt 4 4  
Q Flag of Zimbabwe.svg W Black 5 3    Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 66 
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 76   Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 4 2  5 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 3 4  
  Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 66   Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 66668
  Flag of Croatia.svg Ž Krajan 4 63 5 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 784 710
5 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 62 61 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 677 
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 76 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák 1 62 
  Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 5 0  6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 3 7777
  Flag of France.svg F Santoro 6166  Flag of France.svg F Santoro 66265
  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 772 0 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 4 4  
WC Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 6r 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 66 
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov 6   Q Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov 1 1  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 1 63 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 66 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 63 63 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 66 
7 Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 66   Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 4 1  
WC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg O Bahrouzyan 0 3  7 Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 6265 
Q Flag of Uzbekistan.svg V Kutsenko 652    Flag of Spain.svg F López 7777 
  Flag of Spain.svg F López 776   Flag of Spain.svg F López 773 4
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 2 3    Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 6466
  Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 66   Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 74 77
  Flag of Germany.svg A Waske 4 2  2 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 5 663
2 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 66 

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