2003 MercedesCup – Singles

Singles
2003 MercedesCup
Champion	Guillermo Coria
Runner-up	Tommy Robredo
Final score	6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 2003 MercedesCup

Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Guillermo Coria.

Coria won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 against Tommy Robredo.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Carlos Moyá (second round)
2. Guillermo Coria (champion)
3. Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
4. Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
5. Jiří Novák (third round)
6. Fernando González (semifinals)
7. Félix Mantilla (second round)
8. Albert Costa (second round)
9. Tommy Robredo (final)
10. Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
11. Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
12. Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
13. Max Mirnyi (third round)
14. Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
15. Àlex Corretja (third round)
16. Ivan Ljubičić (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Fernando González	2	1r
	9	Tommy Robredo	6	4
								9	Tommy Robredo	2	2	1
								2	Guillermo Coria	6	6	6
		Feliciano López	4	0
	2	Guillermo Coria	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Moyá	65	62
		J Boutter	6	2	1				T Behrend	77	77
		T Behrend	3	6	6											T Behrend	6	6
	Q	P Starace	3	5											13	M Mirnyi	4	4
	Q	M López	6	7				Q	M López	4	3
								13	M Mirnyi	6	6
																							T Behrend	5	3
																						6	F González	7	6
								11	J Nieminen	6	4	6
		A Martín	77	6					A Martín	2	6	4
		R Delgado	61	3											11	J Nieminen	62	77	3
		R Nadal	7	6											6	F González	77	65	6
	WC	P Petzschner	5	1					R Nadal	2	6	2
								6	F González	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Grosjean	2	1
		F Volandri	6	3					F Volandri	6	6
		D Sánchez	0	0r												F Volandri	6	3	6
	Q	R Furlan	4	1											14	N Davydenko	3	6	1
		O Mutis	6	6					O Mutis	0	63
								14	N Davydenko	6	77
																							F Volandri	4	2
																						9	T Robredo	6	6
								9	T Robredo	67	6	7
		L Burgsmüller	6	7					L Burgsmüller	79	3	5
		M Norman	4	5											9	T Robredo	6	66	6
	Q	J Vaněk	4	6	6										Q	J Vaněk	2	78	3
	WC	S Greul	6	1	3			Q	J Vaněk	77	6
								8	A Costa	64	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	F Mantilla	6	3	67
		R Mello	1	4					F López	1	6	79
		F López	6	6												F López	3	6	6
	WC	A Popp	3	2											10	Y El Aynaoui	6	4	3
	Q	G Etlis	6	6				Q	G Etlis	64	4
								10	Y El Aynaoui	77	6
																							F López	6	6
																						3	R Schüttler	2	4
								15	À Corretja	4	6	7
		M Kratochvil	6	2	3				O Rochus	6	1	5
		O Rochus	3	6	6										15	À Corretja	4	4
	WC	M Abel	2	6	77										3	R Schüttler	6	6
		A Dupuis	6	3	65			WC	M Abel	2	4
								3	R Schüttler	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	J Novák	6	6
		F Saretta	4	2					S Sargsian	4	4
		S Sargsian	6	6											5	J Novák	61	4
		N Lapentti	6	6											12	M Youzhny	77	6
		S Koubek	4	2					N Lapentti	3	6	3
								12	M Youzhny	6	2	6
																						12	M Youzhny	0	0
																						2	G Coria	6	6
								16	I Ljubičić	63	1
		D Ferrer	77	6					D Ferrer	77	6
		M Zabaleta	63	4												D Ferrer	1	1
		P-H Mathieu	6	6											2	G Coria	6	6
	Q	T Zíb	1	2					P-H Mathieu	5	3
								2	G Coria	7	6

External links

• 2003 Mercedes Cup draw