2003 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Singles
Singles
2003 Monte Carlo Masters
Final
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Guillermo Coria
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

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.

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

Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
Andy Roddick (first round)
Albert Costa (second round)
Jiří Novák (second round)
David Nalbandian (second round)
Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
Rainer Schüttler (second round)
Sjeng Schalken (third round)
Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
Àlex Corretja (first round)
Gastón Gaudio (third round)
Fernando González (first round)
James Blake (second round)
Tommy Robredo (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6

Q	Alberto Martín	0	2
				1	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6

					Vince Spadea	3	4
	Vince Spadea	6	6

Q	Filippo Volandri	1	3
								1	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6

									Guillermo Coria	2	2
	Juan Ignacio Chela	1	1

	Guillermo Coria	6	6
					Guillermo Coria	7⁷	6

				2	Carlos Moyá	6³	2
WC	Julien Boutter	6⁴	2

2	Carlos Moyá	7⁷	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	JC Ferrero	6	6
	W Arthurs	4	1		1	JC Ferrero	3	6	7
	F Mantilla	6	7			F Mantilla	6	2	5
Q	S Sargsian	0	5							1	JC Ferrero	3	7	6
Q	L Horna	6	6							13	G Gaudio	6	5	2
	P-H Mathieu	4	4		Q	L Horna	4	1
	D Ferrer	5	2		13	G Gaudio	6	6
13	G Gaudio	7	6												1	JC Ferrero	6	6
12	À Corretja	6⁴	3												Q	A Martín	0	2
	F López	7⁷	6			F López	6⁶	1
	F Vicente	6	6			F Vicente	7⁸	6
	N Escudé	4	3								F Vicente	4	6⁵
Q	A Martín	6	3	6						Q	A Martín	6	7⁷
	O Rochus	3	6	2	Q	A Martín	6	6
	F Santoro	1	2		8	R Schüttler	2	4
8	R Schüttler	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	A Roddick	6⁵	3
Q	A Portas	7⁷	6		Q	A Portas	4	3
	M Zabaleta	3	6⁸			I Ljubičić	6	6
	I Ljubičić	6	7¹⁰								I Ljubičić	6	4	6⁸
	V Spadea	6	6								V Spadea	1	6	7¹⁰
	M Youzhny	1	2			V Spadea	6⁴	6	6
	A Clément	6	6			A Clément	7⁷	1	2
14	F González	4	3													V Spadea	6	6
10	G Kuerten	3	6	6											Q	F Volandri	1	3
	M Fish	6	1	0	10	G Kuerten	6	5	2
	N Lapentti	3	3		WC	M Norman	1	7	6
WC	M Norman	6	6							WC	M Norman	5	3
	R Štěpánek	4	3							Q	F Volandri	7	6
Q	F Volandri	6	6		Q	F Volandri	6	7⁸
WC	R Gasquet	4	0		6	D Nalbandian	2	6⁶
6	D Nalbandian	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

5	J Novák	6	6
	S Koubek	4	4		5	J Novák	4	2
	J I Chela	6	6			J I Chela	6	6
	A Calleri	4	1								J I Chela	6	6
	T Dent	6³	2								J Nieminen	1	1
	J Nieminen	7⁷	6			J Nieminen	3	6	6
	Y Kafelnikov	6	6⁴	6		Y Kafelnikov	6	2	2
11	Y El Aynaoui	2	7⁷	1											J I Chela	1	1
15	J Blake	6	3	6											G Coria	6	6
	D Hrbatý	3	6	2	15	J Blake	0	7⁷	3
	G Coria	6	6			G Coria	6	6³	6
	J Acasuso	2	2								G Coria	7⁷	6
	K Kučera	1	2							Q	R Nadal	6³	2
Q	R Nadal	6	6		Q	R Nadal	7	6
	N Davydenko	2	2		4	A Costa	5	3
4	A Costa	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	P Srichaphan	7	3	7⁷
Q	P Luczak	5	6	6⁴	7	P Srichaphan	4	6	4
	M Mirnyi	6⁶	6	3	WC	J Boutter	6	4	6
WC	J Boutter	7⁸	3	6						WC	J Boutter	7⁷	6
	H-T Lee	6	6							9	S Schalken	6³	4
	D Sanchez	1	3			H-T Lee	5	2
	D Sanguinetti	4	1^r		9	S Schalken	7	6
9	S Schalken	6	3											WC	J Boutter	6⁴	2
16	T Robredo	3	6	6										2	C Moyá	7⁷	6
	M Verkerk	6	3	4	16	T Robredo	6	6
	R Sluiter	6	1	6¹	Q	J Benneteau	2	2
Q	J Benneteau	3	6	7⁷						16	T Robredo	2	4
	W Ferreira	6	2	7						2	C Moyá	6	6
WC	J Björkman	4	6	5		W Ferreira	4	4
	X Malisse	3	3		2	C Moyá	6	6
2	C Moyá	6	6

References

External links

2003 Monte Carlo Masters Draw

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[2]

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