2003 RCA Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
2003 RCA Championships
Final
Champion	Andy Roddick
Runner-up	Paradorn Srichaphan
Score	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Details
Draw	48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated November 06, 2023

Greg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

Andy Roddick (champion)
Paradorn Srichaphan (final)
Sjeng Schalken (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Jan-Michael Gambill (third round)
Mardy Fish (third round)
Robby Ginepri (quarterfinals)
Hyung-Taik Lee (second round)
Xavier Malisse (quarterfinals)
Greg Rusedski (second round)
Mario Ančić (second round)
Brian Vahaly (second round)
Lars Burgsmüller (third round)
Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinals)
Kenneth Carlsen (second round)
Justin Gimelstob (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Andy Roddick	6	6

3	Sjeng Schalken	3	2
					1	Andy Roddick	7⁷	6

					2	Paradorn Srichaphan	6²	4
	Nicolas Thomann	6	6⁵	3

2	Paradorn Srichaphan	4	7⁷	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	A Roddick	6⁵	6	7⁷
	C Saulnier	6	6			C Saulnier	7⁷	3	6⁴
Q	M Behrmann	0	3							1	A Roddick	6	6
	G Carraz	4	6	6							G Carraz	3	4
	N Okun	6	3	4		G Carraz	6	3	7⁷
					15	K Carlsen	4	6	6⁵
														1	A Roddick	6	6
														9	X Malisse	4	1
					9	X Malisse	6	6
WC	R Ram	6	6		WC	R Ram	2	4
LL	I Levine	1	3							9	X Malisse	6	6
	T Enqvist	7⁷	3	6						5	J-M Gambill	4	2
	J Vacek	6⁵	6	3		T Enqvist	2	2
					5	J-M Gambill	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					3	S Schalken	6	6
Q	J Benneteau	1	0			I Miranda	3	1
	I Miranda	6	6							3	S Schalken	6	6
	E Taino	3	6	7						13	L Burgsmüller	4	2
	M Chang	6	3	5		E Taino	3	4
					13	L Burgsmüller	6	6
														3	S Schalken	1	6	6
														7	R Ginepri	6	1	2
					11	M Ančić	3	6	5
	I Heuberger	6	6			I Heuberger	6	2	7
	H Levy	1	1								I Heuberger	1	3
Q	A Ram	1	6	4						7	R Ginepri	6	6
	P Luczak	6	3	6		P Luczak	3	3
					7	R Ginepri	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	H-T Lee	4	5
	N Thomann	6	6			N Thomann	6	7
Q	D Ayala	4	4								N Thomann	6	6
	R Delgado	4	6	4							W Moodie	3	4
	W Moodie	6	2	6		W Moodie	6	4	7⁷
					12	B Vahaly	3	6	6¹
															N Thomann	7⁷	7
														14	N Kiefer	6²	4
					14	N Kiefer	6	6
Q	P Amritraj	6	3	7	Q	P Amritraj	3	1
	S Roitman	3	6	5						14	N Kiefer	6	6
Q	N Zimonjić	6⁵	4							4	Y Kafelnikov	3	4
	J Tipsarević	7⁷	6			J Tipsarević	5	3
					4	Y Kafelnikov	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	M Fish	7	6⁵	6
	C Mamiit	1	3		WC	C Guccione	5	7⁷	4
WC	C Guccione	6	6							6	M Fish	6	6³	3
	S Draper	7	6								S Draper	3	7⁷	6
WC	B Reynolds	5	3			S Draper	3	7⁷	7⁷
					10	G Rusedski	6	6⁴	6⁴
																S Draper	4	2
															2	P Srichaphan	6	6
					16	J Gimelstob	2	4
	A Kim	3	6	4		A Bogomolov Jr.	6	6
	A Bogomolov Jr.	6	1	6							A Bogomolov Jr.	4	3
	R Mello	7⁷	4	5						2	P Srichaphan	6	6
WC	A Delić	6³	6	7	WC	A Delić	7⁷	6³	1
					2	P Srichaphan	6⁵	7⁷	6

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