2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Mark Philippoussis
Score7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships

Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first major title, the first of a record eight gentlemen's singles titles at Wimbledon, and the first of 20 major men's singles titles overall.

Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Ivo Karlović. Hewitt was only the second man to lose in the first round of his Wimbledon title defence, after Manuel Santana in 1967. As per tradition, defending champion Hewitt was playing the opening match on Centre Court – a situation he had willingly avoided the previous year (when reigning champion Goran Ivanišević withdrew) out of fear of the unpredictability of fresh grass.[2]

With the losses of Hewitt, Andre Agassi and Juan Carlos Ferrero by the fourth round, a first-time major champion was guaranteed. This marked the first time in the Open Era that none of the quarterfinalists in a major had previously won a major singles title.[3]

This tournament marked the major debut of future 22-time major champion, Olympic gold medalist, and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal (who was the youngest player in the draw at 17 years and 20 days of age);[3] he lost to Paradorn Srichaphan in the third round. It was also notable for the absence of seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras, who had yet to announce his official retirement following his final match at the 2002 US Open.

Seeds

1.   Lleyton Hewitt (first round)
2.   Andre Agassi (fourth round)
3.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
4.   Roger Federer (champion)
5.   Andy Roddick (semifinals)
6.   David Nalbandian (fourth round)
7.   Guillermo Coria (first round)
8.   Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
9.   Rainer Schüttler (fourth round)
10.   Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
11.   Jiří Novák (third round)
12.   Paradorn Srichaphan (fourth round)
13.   Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)
14.   Xavier Malisse (first round)
15.   Arnaud Clément (second round)
16.   Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
17.   Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
18.   Marat Safin (withdrew)
19.   Fernando González (first round)
20.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
21.   Martin Verkerk (first round)
22.   Félix Mantilla (first round)
23.   Agustín Calleri (second round)
24.   Albert Costa (withdrew)
25.   Tommy Robredo (third round)
26.   James Blake (second round)
27.   Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
28.   Wayne Ferreira (first round)
29.   Gastón Gaudio (first round)
30.   Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
31.   Vince Spadea (first round)
32.   Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
33.   Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
34.   Àlex Corretja (withdrew)
35.   Radek Štěpánek (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Albert Costa and Marat Safin withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded players Nikolay Davydenko and Àlex Corretja, who became the #33 and #34 seeds respectively. Corretja subsequently withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced by the next highest non-seeded player Radek Štěpánek, who became the #35 seed.

Qualifying

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Jonas Björkman 4 2 4
5 Andy Roddick 6 6 6
5 Andy Roddick 66 3 3
4 Roger Federer 78 6 6
4 Roger Federer 6 6 6
8 Sjeng Schalken 3 4 4
4 Roger Federer 77 6 77
Mark Philippoussis 65 2 63
10 Tim Henman 68 6 3 4
13 Sébastien Grosjean 710 3 6 6
13 Sébastien Grosjean 63 3 3
Mark Philippoussis 77 6 6
PR Alexander Popp 6 6 3 3 6
Mark Philippoussis 4 4 6 6 8

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 L Hewitt 6 65 3 4
Q I Karlović 1 77 6 6 Q I Karlović 6 77 5 6
Q I Heuberger 68 3 6 62 Q P Baccanello 4 63 7 2
Q P Baccanello 710 6 3 77 Q I Karlović 65 6 3 64
T Dent 5 6 3 5 M Mirnyi 77 3 6 77
I Ljubičić 7 3 6 7 I Ljubičić 3 4 6 2
M Mirnyi 6 6 6 M Mirnyi 6 6 2 6
31 V Spadea 2 4 4 M Mirnyi 4 6 3 64
19 F González 3 4 66 J Björkman 6 3 6 77
J Melzer 6 6 78 J Melzer 4 2 6 3
Q P Luxa 3 66 2 J Björkman 6 6 2 6
J Björkman 6 78 6 J Björkman 6 6 6
I Labadze 2 2 4 J Gimelstob 1 3 3
J Gimelstob 6 6 6 J Gimelstob 2 6 6 62 6
R Ginepri 3 6 62 77 8 15 A Clément 6 3 4 77 1
15 A Clément 6 4 77 63 10

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 P Srichaphan 6 6 4 3 6
D Hrbatý 3 4 6 6 3 12 P Srichaphan 4 1 77 7 7
O Mutis 4 0 6 77 6 O Mutis 6 6 64 5 5
F Squillari 6 6 4 61 3 12 P Srichaphan 6 6 6
R Nadal 6 6 4 6 R Nadal 4 4 2
M Ančić 3 4 6 4 R Nadal 6 6 6
WC L Childs 2 77 1 77 6 WC L Childs 2 4 3
33 N Davydenko 6 62 6 65 2 12 P Srichaphan 4 6 3 2
25 T Robredo 3 6 78 6 5 A Roddick 6 3 6 6
J Acasuso 6 3 66 4 25 T Robredo 6 6 6
B Vahaly 2 6 6 6 B Vahaly 4 4 2
F Volandri 6 1 4 4 25 T Robredo 65 4 4
A Waske 66 5 67 5 A Roddick 77 6 6
G Rusedski 78 7 79 G Rusedski 64 61 5
D Sanguinetti 2 3 3 5 A Roddick 77 77 7
5 A Roddick 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 R Federer 6 6 77
H-t Lee 3 3 62 4 R Federer 7 6 6
S Koubek 4 6 6 6 S Koubek 5 1 1
C Rochus 6 3 1 1 4 R Federer 6 6 4 6
J-M Gambill 6 6 6 M Fish 3 1 6 1
LL I Kunitsyn 3 2 4 J-M Gambill 4 4 1
M Fish 6 4 6 6 M Fish 6 6 6
29 G Gaudio 2 6 3 3 4 R Federer 77 6 6
23 A Calleri 6 7 1 F López 65 4 4
A Voinea 2 5 0r 23 A Calleri 4 715 2 77 8
F Saretta 6 6 6 F Saretta 6 613 6 65 10
WC A Mackin 2 4 2 F Saretta 4 4 4
F López 6 6 77 F López 6 6 6
LL R Kendrick 3 4 64 F López 77 6 6
K Beck 4 2 3 16 M Youzhny 65 3 2
16 M Youzhny 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 R Schüttler 6 6 64 7
M Kratochvil 3 4 77 5 9 R Schüttler 6 6 6
A Vinciguerra 6 3 6 2 2 F Santoro 2 3 3
F Santoro 4 6 2 6 6 9 R Schüttler 4 7 61 6 7
F Vicente 77 4 6 66 4 T Martin 6 5 77 1 5
T Martin 64 6 2 78 6 T Martin 77 6 6
J van Lottum 6 2r 17 G Kuerten 64 4 4
17 G Kuerten 2 3 9 R Schüttler 5 4 5
32 JI Chela 6 6 6 8 S Schalken 7 6 7
T Behrend 4 2 3 32 JI Chela 2 1 4
LL V Hănescu 77 6 6 LL V Hănescu 6 6 6
A Portas 64 0 0 LL V Hănescu 2 4 63
K Carlsen 3 4 6 4 8 S Schalken 6 6 77
N Lapentti 6 6 3 6 N Lapentti 2 6 77 64 3
WC A Parmar 3 4 1 8 S Schalken 6 3 63 77 6
8 S Schalken 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 D Nalbandian 7 6 6
V Voltchkov 5 4 2 6 D Nalbandian 6 7 6
A Sá 6 3 A Sá 2 5 2
M Puerta 2 2r 6 D Nalbandian 6 5 61 6 6
Q D Norman 68 4 63 K Kučera 4 7 77 4 2
Q T Suzuki 710 6 77 Q T Suzuki 3 5 2
K Kučera 6 6 6 K Kučera 6 7 6
28 W Ferreira 1 2 4 6 D Nalbandian 2 77 5 3
21 M Verkerk 3 4 77 1 10 T Henman 6 64 7 6
Q R Söderling 6 6 65 6 Q R Söderling 2 710 6 6
Q G Elseneer 3 6 6 6 Q G Elseneer 6 68 4 3
N Kiefer 6 3 4 4 Q R Söderling 3 1 4
D Sánchez 3 4 710 3 10 T Henman 6 6 6
Q M Llodra 6 6 68 6 Q M Llodra 4 4 3
LL T Zíb 2 611 6 1 10 T Henman 6 6 6
10 T Henman 6 713 3 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 S Grosjean 4 6 6 77
T Enqvist 6 3 4 64 13 S Grosjean 6 6 612 6
A Martín 63 1 64 W Arthurs 3 4 714 3
W Arthurs 77 6 77 13 S Grosjean 65 6 6 6
Q W Moodie 6 6 6 Q W Moodie 77 2 4 4
M Rosset 4 4 4 Q W Moodie 710 4 2 6 7
Q F Niemeyer 6 78 4 77 Q F Niemeyer 68 6 6 1 5
22 F Mantilla 4 66 6 63 13 S Grosjean 6 4 77 77
26 J Blake 6 6 6 3 JC Ferrero 2 6 62 63
Q T Larkham 3 1 1 26 J Blake 2 63 2
S Sargsian 6 6 6 S Sargsian 6 77 6
WC A Bogdanovic 1 3 2 S Sargsian 4 4 6 4
N Escudé 79 6 77 3 JC Ferrero 6 6 2 6
Q K Economidis 67 4 65 N Escudé 77 3 3 0r
J-R Lisnard 2 1 3 3 JC Ferrero 65 6 6 0
3 JC Ferrero 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 G Coria 5 64 3
O Rohcus 7 77 6 O Rochus 2 6 4 77 6
WC R Bloomfield 4 66 3 A Dupuis 6 3 6 65 4
A Dupuis 6 78 6 O Rochus 77 6 6
LL S Galvani 6 2 1 6 8 30 J Nieminen 65 3 1
J Boutter 3 6 6 2 6 LL S Galvani 4 7 4 63
Q F Verdasco 710 4 6 3 3 30 J Nieminen 6 5 6 77
30 J Nieminen 68 6 4 6 6 O Rochus 7 3 4 2
20 Y Kafelnikov 5 6 6 2 3 PR A Popp 5 6 6 6
R Sluiter 7 3 2 6 6 R Sluiter 64 6 3 77 2
H Arazi 4 65 3 PR A Popp 77 4 6 65 6
PR A Popp 6 77 6 PR A Popp 6 6 77
D Ferrer 1 6 6 6 11 J Novák 3 4 63
WC M Lee 6 3 1 2 D Ferrer 2 5 3
L Horna 6 61 1 1 11 J Novák 6 7 6
11 J Novák 3 77 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 X Malisse 4 3 2
Q C Saulnier 6 6 6 Q C Saulnier 3 2 62
M Zabaleta 3 6 3 2 M Philippoussis 6 6 77
M Philippoussis 6 4 6 6 M Philippoussis 4 79 6 78
S Draper 77 4 6 6 35 R Štěpánek 6 67 4 66
P-H Mathieu 65 6 3 4 S Draper 66 3 1
Q M Mertiňák 66 4 4 35 R Štěpánek 78 6 6
35 R Štěpánek 78 6 6 M Philippoussis 6 2 64 6 6
27 Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6 2 A Agassi 3 6 77 3 4
WC M Hilton 3 2 4 27 Y El Aynaoui 77 3 77 6
Z Krajan 1 1 1 N Massú 65 6 64 4
N Massú 6 6 6 27 Y El Aynaoui 7 4 64 64
L Burgsmüller 6 77 4 6 2 A Agassi 5 6 77 77
A Montañés 3 65 6 2 L Burgsmüller 3 64 3
WC J Delgado 4 0 7 4 2 A Agassi 6 77 6
2 A Agassi 6 6 5 6

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ Harman, Neil (2004). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2004. London: Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135 39 7.
  3. ^ a b Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. London: Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135-29-X.
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