2003 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

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Singles
2003 Monte Carlo Masters
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw64 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · Monte Carlo Masters ·  2004  

Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Monte Carlo Masters.

Contents

This was a breakthrough tournament for future eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal. With his second round victory over defending French Open champion Albert Costa, he entered the world's Top 100 in the ATP rankings for the first time. He lost to Coria in the third round, which would remain his sole loss at the tournament until 2013. [1] [2]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick (first round)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa (second round)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák (second round)
  6. Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian (second round)
  7. Flag of Thailand.svg Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler (second round)
  9. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (third round)
  10. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  11. Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
  12. Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja (first round)
  13. Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Gaudio (third round)
  14. Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González (first round)
  15. Flag of the United States.svg James Blake (second round)
  16. Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero 66
Q Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Martín 0 2
1 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg Vince Spadea 3 4  
Flag of the United States.svg Vince Spadea 66
Q Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri 1 3
1 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 2 2  
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Chela 1 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 66
  Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 776 
2 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá 632  
WC Flag of France.svg Julien Boutter 642
2 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá 776

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg JC Ferrero 66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs 4 1  1 Flag of Spain.svg JC Ferrero 3 67
  Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 67   Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 62 5
Q Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsian 0 5  1 Flag of Spain.svg JC Ferrero 3 76
Q Flag of Peru.svg L Horna 66 13 Flag of Argentina.svg G Gaudio 65 2
  Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 4 4  Q Flag of Peru.svg L Horna 4 1  
  Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 5 2  13 Flag of Argentina.svg G Gaudio 66 
13 Flag of Argentina.svg G Gaudio 76 1 Flag of Spain.svg JC Ferrero 66 
12 Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 643  Q Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 0 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg F López 776   Flag of Spain.svg F López 661  
  Flag of Spain.svg F Vicente 66   Flag of Spain.svg F Vicente 786 
  Flag of France.svg N Escudé 4 3    Flag of Spain.svg F Vicente 4 65 
Q Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 63 6Q Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 677 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus 3 62 Q Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 66 
  Flag of France.svg F Santoro 1 2  8 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 2 4  
8 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of the United States.svg A Roddick 653  
Q Flag of Spain.svg A Portas 776 Q Flag of Spain.svg A Portas 4 3  
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 3 68   Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 66 
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 6710   Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 64 68
  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 66   Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 1 6710
  Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 1 2    Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 6466
  Flag of France.svg A Clément 66   Flag of France.svg A Clément 771 2
14 Flag of Chile.svg F González 4 3    Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 66 
10 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 3 66Q Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 1 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg M Fish 61 0 10 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 65 2
  Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 3 3  WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 1 76
WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 66 WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 5 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek 4 3  Q Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 76 
Q Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 66 Q Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 678 
WC Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 4 0  6 Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian 2 66 
6 Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian 66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 4 4  5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 4 2  
  Flag of Argentina.svg J I Chela 66   Flag of Argentina.svg J I Chela 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri 4 1    Flag of Argentina.svg J I Chela 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg T Dent 632    Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 1 1  
  Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 776   Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 3 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 6646  Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 62 2
11 Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 2 771   Flag of Argentina.svg J I Chela 1 1  
15 Flag of the United States.svg J Blake 63 6  Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 3 62 15 Flag of the United States.svg J Blake 0 773
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 66   Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 6636
  Flag of Argentina.svg J Acasuso 2 2    Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 776 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 1 2  Q Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 632  
Q Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66 Q Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 76 
  Flag of Russia.svg N Davydenko 2 2  4 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 5 3  
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 66 

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 73 77
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Luczak 5 6647 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 4 64
  Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 6663 WC Flag of France.svg J Boutter 64 6
WC Flag of France.svg J Boutter 783 6WC Flag of France.svg J Boutter 776 
  Flag of South Korea.svg H-T Lee 66 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 634  
  Flag of Spain.svg D Sanchez 1 3    Flag of South Korea.svg H-T Lee 5 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 4 1r9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 76 
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 63  WC Flag of France.svg J Boutter 642  
16 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 3 662 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 776 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Verkerk 63 4 16 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Sluiter 61 61Q Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 2 2  
Q Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 3 67716 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 2 4  
  Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 62 72 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 66 
WC Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 4 65   Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 4 4  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 3 3  2 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 66 
2 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 66 

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References

  1. Nadal has won an all-time record 11 titles at the Monte Carlo Masters, including an Open Era record streak of eight consecutive titles from 2005 to 2012 and three consecutive titles from 2016 to 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Kevin (2013-04-21). "Novak Djokovic busts Rafael Nadal's eight-year Monte Carlo reign". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-02-28.