2003 Hamburg Masters

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2003 Hamburg Masters
Date12–18 May
Edition97th
Category Tennis Masters Series
Draw64S / 22D
Prize money$2,200,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hamburg, Germany
Venue Rothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria [1]
Doubles
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor [2]
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The 2003 Hamburg Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 97th edition of the Hamburg Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany from 12 May through 18 May 2003.

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The singles field was headlined by new ATP No. 1, Scottsdale, Indian Wells winner and Masters Cup defending champion Lleyton Hewitt, Buenos Aires, Barcelona champion, Miami runner-up and Monte Carlo semifinalist Carlos Moyá and Marseille, Dubai, Munich winner and recent Rome finalist Roger Federer. Other top seeds competing were Memphis and Houston finalist Andy Roddick, 2002 French Open champion Albert Costa, Jiří Novák, Paradorn Srichaphan and David Nalbandian. Young Rafael Nadal at 16 defeated world number 4 Moya in 2 sets.

For the first time in a Tennis Masters Series tournament all four semifinalists were from the same country. The Argentine semifinalists were Guillermo Coria, Agustín Calleri, Gastón Gaudio and David Nalbandian.

Finals

Singles

Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Calleri 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor defeated Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi 6–4, 7–6(12–10)

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References

  1. "2003 Hamburg – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2003 Hamburg – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).