The 2003 Brasil Open was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Costa do Sauipe resort,

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, in

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and was part of the International Series of the

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. It was the third edition of the tournament and ran from September 8 through September 14, 2003.

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won the singles title.

Winners

Men's singles

defeated

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6–2, 6–4 * It was Schalken's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of his career.

Men's doubles

Todd Perry /

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defeated

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/ Mark Merklein 6–2, 6–4 * It was Perry's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Shimada's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

References

External links

Official website

ATP Tournament Profile

Brasil Open The Brasil Open was a tennis tournament held annually in São Paulo, Brazil. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series, and was one of the main events in the Brazilian tennis calendar alongside ATP Tour 500 Rio Open. Since 2004, it was a part of th ...

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