2003 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Singles
2003 BNP Paribas Masters
Champion Tim Henman
Runner-up Andrei Pavel
Score6–2, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)
Draw48 (6 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds16

Tim Henman defeated Andrei Pavel in the final, 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2) to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Paris Masters. It was his first and only Masters title

Marat Safin was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

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 into the second round.

  1. Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  2. Andy Roddick (semifinals)
  3. Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
  4. Guillermo Coria (third round, withdrew)
  5. Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
  6. David Nalbandian (withdrew)
  7. Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
  8. Paradorn Srichaphan (third round)
  9. Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  10. Nicolás Massú (third round)
  11. Sjeng Schalken (second round)
  12. Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
  13. Martin Verkerk (third round)
  14. Jiří Novák (semifinals)
  15. Félix Mantilla (second round)
  16. Tommy Robredo (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
14 Jiří Novák 6 6
Q Hicham Arazi 2 1
14 Jiří Novák 2 6 4
Andrei Pavel 6 4 6
Andrei Pavel 2 6 6
5 Rainer Schüttler 6 3 2
  Andrei Pavel 2 66 62
  Tim Henman 6 78 77
Tim Henman 77 6
3 Roger Federer 65 1
Tim Henman 77 79
2 Andy Roddick 64 67
Jonas Björkman 5 60
2 Andy Roddick 7 77

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 J C Ferrero 79 6  
Q N Mahut 4 6 7 Q N Mahut 67 4  
  J Nieminen 6 4 5 1 J C Ferrero 5 5  
  M Mirnyi 4 6 1 14 J Novák 7 7  
WC F Santoro 6 4 6 WC F Santoro 4 6 0
14 J Novák 6 4 6
14 J Novák 6 6  
Q H Arazi 2 1  
12 Y El Aynaoui 6 3 2r
Q H Arazi 7 6   Q H Arazi 4 6 1
WC P-H Mathieu 5 4   Q H Arazi 77 6  
  R Ginepri 65 4   8 P Srichaphan 63 3  
Q K Beck 77 6   Q K Beck 64 3  
8 P Srichaphan 77 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 G Coria 6 3 6
  M Youzhny 64 3     F López 3 6 3
  F López 77 6   4 G Coria      
  A Pavel 77 6     A Pavel w/o    
  K Kučera 64 2     A Pavel 7 78  
15 F Mantilla 5 66  
  A Pavel 2 6 6
5 R Schüttler 6 3 2
10 N Massú 3 6 7
  A Costa 64 6 7   A Costa 6 1 5
  M Zabaleta 77 4 5 10 N Massú 4 5  
  F González 3 4   5 R Schüttler 6 7  
  J Blake 6 6     J Blake 6 2 3
5 R Schüttler 4 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 S Grosjean 6 4 5
  N Davydenko 3 4     T Henman 3 6 7
  T Henman 6 6     T Henman 6 6  
  G Kuerten 6 77     G Kuerten 4 2  
  M Fish 4 62     G Kuerten 65 713 77
9 M Philippoussis 77 611 61
  T Henman 77 6  
3 R Federer 65 1  
13 M Verkerk 77 6  
LL D Hrbatý 77 6   LL D Hrbatý 63 4  
  V Spadea 61 1   13 M Verkerk 77 612 66
  J I Chela 0 3   3 R Federer 63 714 78
Q T Ascione 6 6   Q T Ascione 65 1  
3 R Federer 77 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL N Lapentti 4 1  
  J Björkman 6 77     J Björkman 6 6  
  A Calleri 4 65     J Björkman 6 79  
  R Štěpánek 6 2 63 Q G Carraz 3 67  
Q G Carraz 2 6 77 Q G Carraz 6 2 6
11 S Schalken 4 6 3
  J Björkman 5 60  
2 A Roddick 7 77  
16 T Robredo 7 6  
WC R Gasquet 6 611 4   G Gaudio 5 3  
  G Gaudio 1 713 6 16 T Robredo 3 4  
Q V Hănescu 2 6 6 2 A Roddick 6 6  
  W Ferreira 6 4 4 Q V Hănescu 64 64  
2 A Roddick 77 77  

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