Younes El Aynaoui was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to

Stefan Koubek Stefan Koubek (born 2 January 1977) is a retired tennis player from Austria. Koubek played left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek won three titles, two of which came on hardcourts; despite th ...

. Koubek won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against

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Seeds

# Roger Federer ''(quarterfinals)'' # Albert Costa ''(second round)'' # Younes El Aynaoui ''(semifinals)'' # Yevgeny Kafelnikov ''(first round)'' # ~~Greg Rusedski~~ ''(withdrew)'' # Mikhail Youzhny ''(semifinals)'' #

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''(first round)'' # Fabrice Santoro ''(quarterfinals)'' #

''(final)''

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

External links

2003 Qatar Open draw

2003 Qatar Open Qualifying draw
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