2003 Open 13 – Singles

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Singles
2003 Open 13
Final
Champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Runner-up Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Score6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · Open 13 ·  2004  

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Raemon Sluiter.

Contents

Roger Federer won in the final 6–2, 7–6(8–6) against Jonas Björkman.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (champion)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák (first round)
  3. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler (withdrew because of an elbow injury)
  5. Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro (first round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 776 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 653  
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 678
  Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman 2 66
  Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman w/o  
  Flag of France.svg Nicolas Escudé    

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 770  
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 630r 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 66 
  Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 64 77  Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 3 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek 2 6611 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 64 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Sluiter 7778   Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Sluiter 4 64
  Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 6466   Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Sluiter 7616
Q Flag of France.svg C Saulnier 2 66Q Flag of France.svg C Saulnier 5 772
7 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 64 1 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 776 
3 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 66   Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 653  
Q Flag of Spain.svg Á Calatrava 2 1  3 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 641  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Kratochvil 64 1r  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 776 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 3 64   Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 66 
WC Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 6466  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus 3 3  
  Flag of Spain.svg F López 774 4 WC Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 770r
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus 776   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus 615  
WC/6 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 654  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
WC/5 Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 2 4  
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 66   Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 78666
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs 4 64   Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 66783
  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 677   Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 796 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 66   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 674  
Q Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 1 3    Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 66 
  Flag of France.svg O Mutis 62 7  Flag of France.svg O Mutis 3 4  
LL Flag of Germany.svg C Vinck 4 65   Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman w/o  
8 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 66665  Flag of France.svg N Escudé    
  Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 781 77  Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 652  
Q Flag of France.svg R Cadart 66 Q Flag of France.svg R Cadart 776 
  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg I Labadze 4 3  Q Flag of France.svg R Cadart 5 3  
  Flag of France.svg A Dupuis 774 4   Flag of France.svg N Escudé 76 
  Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 6466  Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 2 6610
  Flag of France.svg N Escudé 66   Flag of France.svg N Escudé 63 712
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 2 1  

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