Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 ...
defeated
Rainer Schüttler in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the
2003 Australian Open. It was his fourth
Australian Open title and his eighth and last
major
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title overall.
With the win, Agassi claimed his 21st consecutive match win at the Australian Open, after winning the title in
2000
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Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
and
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
(he did not play in
2002 due to injury).
Thomas Johansson was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury.
Tim Henman and
Greg Rusedski's withdrawals from the tournament marked the first time there were no British players competing in the Australian Open in the
Open Era.
This event marked the first main-draw major appearance for future world No. 3
David Ferrer, who lost to
Lee Hyung-taik in the first round; it was also the final major appearance for former world No. 4
Richard Krajicek.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 ...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fo ...
''(fourth round)''
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Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 ...
''(champion)''
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Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former professional tennis player and former politician. He was ranked as the List of ...
''(third round, withdrew)''
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Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(quarterfinals)''
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Carlos Moyá ''(second round)''
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Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( , ; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 3 ...
''(fourth round)''
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Jiří Novák ''(third round)''
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Albert Costa ''(third round)''
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Andy Roddick ''(semifinals)''
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David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Paradorn Srichaphan ''(second round)''
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Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean (; born 29 May 1978) is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004. He finished eight consecutive ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Fernando González
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (; born 29 July 1980) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. During his career, he reached at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major tournaments. He contested hi ...
''(second round)''
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Guillermo Cañas ''(second round)''
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Àlex Corretja
Alejandro Corretja Verdegay (; born 11 April 1974) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1999. Corretja won 17 ATP Tour singles titles, incl ...
''(first round)''
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Sjeng Schalken ''(second round)''
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Gastón Gaudio ''(second round)''
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Younes El Aynaoui ''(quarterfinals)''
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Juan Ignacio Chela ''(second round)''
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Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a Belgian tennis coach and a former professional player. Born in the north-western Flemish Region, Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed ''X-Man'', he is one of only two Belgian men (the other being David G ...
''(third round)''
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Andrei Pavel ''(first round, retired)''
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis p ...
''(second round)''
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James Blake ''(fourth round)''
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Nicolás Lapentti ''(third round)''
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Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (born 25 June 1982), nicknamed "Misha" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Associ ...
''(fourth round)''
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Tommy Robredo ''(first round)''
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Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill (born June 3, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 14, which he achieved on June 18, 2001. Best known for his unu ...
''(second round)''
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Fabrice Santoro ''(third round)''
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Nicolas Escudé ''(third round)''
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Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the list of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals f ...
''(second round)''
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Rainer Schüttler ''(final)''
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Stefan Koubek ''(first round)''
Draw
Finals
Top draw
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom draw
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament
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Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former professional tennis player and former politician. He was ranked as the List of ...
Notes
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2003 Australian Open Men's Singles draw2003 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Australian Open - Men's Singles
Mens singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles