Singles | |
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2003 Mercedes-Benz Cup | |
Champion | Wayne Ferreira |
Runner-up | Lleyton Hewitt |
Score | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Draw | 32 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Wayne Ferreira won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Lleyton Hewitt.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Nicolas Kiefer | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
1 | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
7 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
5 | Mark Philippoussis | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
7 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Mamiit | 0 | 5 | 1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Joyce | 77 | 2 | 77 | WC | M Joyce | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
J-M Gambill | 65 | 6 | 64 | 1 | L Hewitt | 63 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Carlsen | 6 | 4 | 77 | K Carlsen | 77 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Reynolds | 2 | 6 | 63 | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Amritraj | 5 | WC | P Amritraj | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | M Safin | 3r | 1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | N Kiefer | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Golovanov | 4 | 4 | 3 | S Schalken | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Thomann | 1 | 4 | N Kiefer | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Vacek | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | V Spadea | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Kim | 6 | 1 | 4 | J Vacek | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Gimelstob | 4 | 3 | 8 | V Spadea | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Kennedy | 3 | 2 | 5 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Z Fleishman | 1 | 1 | M Chang | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Chang | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 3 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H-T Lee | 6 | 65 | 2 | 4 | G Kuerten | 3 | 6 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
E Taino | 3 | 77 | 6 | E Taino | 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Niemeyer | 6 | 62 | 4 | 4 | G Kuerten | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | G Kuerten | 3 | 77 | 6 | 5 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | 7 | W Ferreira | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Yim | 4 | 4 | 7 | W Ferreira | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | A Bogomolov Jr. | 61 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Mello | 3 | 2 | 7 | W Ferreira | 77 | 64 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | 2 | S Grosjean | 64 | 77 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Ilie | 1 | 1 | R Ginepri | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
X Malisse | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Grosjean | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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