2003 French Open – Men's singles

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Martin Verkerk in the final, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open.

Men's singles
2003 French Open
ChampionSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-upNetherlands Martin Verkerk
Score6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2003 French Open

Albert Costa was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Ferrero in a rematch of the previous year's final.

This is the last major where future world No. 1 Roger Federer lost in the first round. He retired 19 years later at the 2022 Laver Cup

Seeds
01.   Australia Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
02.   United States Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
03.   Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
04.   Spain Carlos Moyà (quarterfinals)
05.   Switzerland Roger Federer (first round)
06.   United States Andy Roddick (first round)
07.   Argentina Guillermo Coria (semifinals)
08.   Argentina David Nalbandian (second round)
09.   Spain Albert Costa (semifinals)
10.   Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
11.   Germany Rainer Schüttler (fourth round)
12.   Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (third round, retired because of a stomach ache)
13.   Czech Republic Jiří Novák (fourth round)
14.   France Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
15.   Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (fourth round)
16.   Spain Àlex Corretja (first round)
17.   Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
18.   Argentina Agustín Calleri (first round)
19.   Chile Fernando González (quarterfinals)
20.   Spain Félix Mantilla (fourth round)
21.   Argentina Gastón Gaudio (third round)
22.   South Africa Wayne Ferreira (third round, retired because of a groin injury)
23.   Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
24.   United States James Blake (second round)
25.   United Kingdom Tim Henman (third round)
26.   Belgium Xavier Malisse (third round)
27.   Russia Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
28.   Spain Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
29.   United States Vince Spadea (third round)
30.   Finland Jarkko Nieminen (fourth round)
31.   Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
32.   France Arnaud Clément (fourth round)

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

Qualifying
Main article: 2003 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
28 Spain Tommy Robredo 6 6 4 5 2
9 Spain Albert Costa 2 3 6 7 6
9 Spain Albert Costa 3 65 4
3 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 77 6
3 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 3 6 5 6
19 Chile Fernando González 1 6 1 7 4
3 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 6
  Netherlands Martin Verkerk 1 3 2
  Netherlands Martin Verkerk 6 6 5 4 8
4 Spain Carlos Moyà 3 4 7 6 6
  Netherlands Martin Verkerk 77 6 77
7 Argentina Guillermo Coria 64 4 60
7 Argentina Guillermo Coria 4 6 6 6
2 United States Andre Agassi 6 3 2 4

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 66 6
  United States B Vahaly 4 1 78 3 1 Australia L Hewitt 6 4 6 77
  Russia N Davydenko 6 7 6   Russia N Davydenko 3 6 3 65
  United Kingdom G Rusedski 3 5 2 1 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 3 2 3
  Sweden J Björkman 6 6 6 28 Spain T Robredo 4 1 6 6 6
  Belarus M Mirnyi 1 2 4   Sweden J Björkman 62 3 4
Q Ecuador G Lapentti 6 63 6 1 r 28 Spain T Robredo 77 6 6
28 Spain T Robredo 3 77 3 3 28 Spain T Robredo 6 1 77 6
21 Argentina G Gaudio 7 6 6 15 Brazil G Kuerten 4 6 62 4
  France P-H Mathieu 5 3 3 21 Argentina G Gaudio 6 1 6 6
  France O Mutis 6 65 6 6   France O Mutis 2 6 2 2
WC France J Golmard 2 77 2 3 21 Argentina G Gaudio 61 5 7 3
  Morocco H Arazi 6 77 2 6 15 Brazil G Kuerten 77 7 5 6
  Netherlands R Sluiter 2 63 6 0   Morocco H Arazi 1 0 1
  Switzerland M Rosset 2 77 3 63 15 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6
15 Brazil G Kuerten 6 63 6 77

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Spain A Costa 63 2 7 6 6
LL Argentina S Roitman 77 6 5 2 2 9 Spain A Costa 6 5 6 3 6
  Australia W Arthurs 1 6 1 62   Czech Republic R Štěpánek 3 7 4 6 4
  Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 4 6 77 9 Spain A Costa 4 4 6 6 6
WC France R Gasquet 3 64 0 r   Ecuador N Lapentti 6 6 3 4 4
  Ecuador N Lapentti 6 77 3   Ecuador N Lapentti 4 6 6 6
  Argentina F Squillari 7 77 6   Argentina F Squillari 6 1 4 3
18 Argentina A Calleri 5 62 3 9 Spain A Costa 6 7 7
32 France A Clément 6 6 6 32 France A Clément 2 5 5
  Sweden T Enqvist 3 4 2 32 France A Clément 6 6 6
  Germany L Burgsmüller 77 6 4 6   Germany L Burgsmüller 3 3 3
  United States M Fish 63 2 6 1 32 France A Clément 6 6 6
Q France N Coutelot 6 6 6 Q France N Coutelot 4 3 2
  Italy D Sanguinetti 3 3 4 Q France N Coutelot 6 6 4 2 6
  Spain Á Montañés 4 3 6 5 8 Argentina D Nalbandian 3 3 6 6 1
8 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 3 7

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Spain JC Ferrero 7 7 6
  Switzerland M Kratochvil 5 5 4 3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 3
  Sweden M Norman 4 1 3   Chile N Massú 2 0 r
  Chile N Massú 6 6 6 3 Spain JC Ferrero 4 6 6 6
  United States T Martin 4 6 6 6 25 United Kingdom T Henman 6 2 4 2
  Argentina J Acasuso 6 3 4 2   United States T Martin 65 7 1 5
  Belarus V Voltchkov 2 3 1 25 United Kingdom T Henman 77 5 6 7
25 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 6 3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6 6
20 Spain F Mantilla 77 6 77 20 Spain F Mantilla 2 1 1
  South Korea H-t Lee 63 4 64 20 Spain F Mantilla 6 4 6 6
  Belgium O Rochus 6 6 1 1 3 Q Argentina F Browne 3 6 3 1
Q Argentina F Browne 4 2 6 6 6 20 Spain F Mantilla 77 6 6
Q Germany A Waske 6 2 5 6 3   Spain F Vicente 63 3 3
  Spain F Vicente 3 6 7 1 6   Spain F Vicente 77 6 6
  Romania A Voinea 4 63 6 3 14 France S Grosjean 63 3 3
14 France S Grosjean 6 77 3 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Netherlands S Schalken 6 6 3 6
WC Australia S Draper 2 4 6 4 12 Netherlands S Schalken 6 6 6
WC United States M Chang 5 1 1   France F Santoro 1 3 4
  France F Santoro 7 6 6 12 Netherlands S Schalken 64 3 1r
WC France T Ascione 6 2 4 4 19 Chile F González 77 6 3
  Spain A Portas 3 6 6 6   Spain A Portas 3 6 4 2
  United States J-M Gambill 0 2 3 19 Chile F González 6 4 6 6
19 Chile F González 6 6 6 19 Chile F González 6 6 6
30 Finland J Nieminen 77 64 6 6 30 Finland J Nieminen 3 3 2
  France N Escudé 63 77 3 1 30 Finland J Nieminen 1 1 77 6 6
Q France J Varlet 6 4 6 77 Q France J Varlet 6 6 64 2 4
  Denmark K Carlsen 1 6 3 65 30 Finland J Nieminen 61 6 6 3 6
  France M Llodra 4 3 2 Q Romania V Hănescu 77 4 2 6 3
Q Romania V Hănescu 6 6 6 Q Romania V Hănescu 6 7 3 6
  Armenia S Sargsian 63 6 6 6   Armenia S Sargsian 3 5 6 2
6 United States A Roddick 77 1 2 4

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Switzerland R Federer 66 2 63
  Peru L Horna 78 6 77   Peru L Horna 6 4 6 5 2
  Croatia Z Krajan 3 4 4   Netherlands M Verkerk 4 6 4 7 6
  Netherlands M Verkerk 6 6 6   Netherlands M Verkerk 5 6 6 7
  Netherlands J van Lottum 6 3 2 6 6 29 United States V Spadea 7 4 2 5
Q Belgium D Norman 3 6 6 3 4   Netherlands J van Lottum 5 1 6 1
  Georgia (country) I Labadze 1 6 7 4 1 29 United States V Spadea 7 6 2 6
29 United States V Spadea 6 3 5 6 6   Netherlands M Verkerk 6 6 7
22 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6 6 11 Germany R Schüttler 3 3 5
  Germany T Behrend 4 2 3 22 South Africa W Ferreira 4 6 6 6
  Spain D Ferrer 6 6 77   Spain D Ferrer 6 4 1 3
  Austria J Melzer 2 2 62 22 South Africa W Ferreira 3 6 63 3 r
  Monaco J-R Lisnard 6 6 4 6 11 Germany R Schüttler 6 1 77 2
Q Argentina M Delfino 1 4 6 4   Monaco J-R Lisnard 6 2 0 0
  Philippines C Mamiit 1 6 4 2 11 Germany R Schüttler 4 6 6 6
11 Germany R Schüttler 6 2 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 6
WC France J Benneteau 2 3 2 13 Czech Republic J Novák 6 3 0 6 6
WC France N Mahut 5 1 65 Q Spain M López 4 6 6 1 3
Q Spain M López 7 6 77 13 Czech Republic J Novák 6 7 3 6
  Slovakia K Kučera 2 3 2   Croatia I Ljubičić 4 5 6 2
  Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6 6   Croatia I Ljubičić 6 4 77 6
  United States T Dent 4 3 63 24 United States J Blake 3 6 62 4
24 United States J Blake 6 6 77 13 Czech Republic J Novák 5 3 2
31 Argentina JI Chela 3 77 6 7 4 Spain C Moyà 7 6 6
WC France C Saulnier 6 63 3 5 31 Argentina JI Chela 6 5 6 6
LL Switzerland I Heuberger 65 6 2 2 LL Italy G Galimberti 2 7 2 1
LL Italy G Galimberti 77 4 6 6 31 Argentina JI Chela 2 3 6 6 3
  Australia M Philippoussis 2 61 7 6 6 4 Spain C Moyà 6 6 3 2 6
Q United States A Kim 6 77 5 2 2   Australia M Philippoussis 2 4 67
LL Italy F Volandri 67 6 2 3 4 Spain C Moyà 6 6 79
4 Spain C Moyà 79 4 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6
  Brazil A Sá 3 1 1 7 Argentina G Coria 6 5 6 6
Q Australia T Larkham 3 3 6 6 3   Germany N Kiefer 3 7 3 1
  Germany N Kiefer 6 6 4 2 6 7 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6
Q Hungary A Sávolt 7 77 4 6 Q Hungary A Sávolt 4 1 1
  Sweden A Vinciguerra 5 64 6 0 Q Hungary A Sávolt 3 6 5 6 6
  Spain D Sánchez 3 0 0 27 Russia M Youzhny 6 4 7 2 4
27 Russia M Youzhny 6 6 6 7 Argentina G Coria 6 77 5 64 6
23 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6   Argentina M Zabaleta 4 64 7 77 3
  France A Dupuis 4 4 4 23 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6 6
Q Belgium C Rochus 7 6 6 Q Belgium C Rochus 4 4 3
Q Chile H Gamonal 5 3 3 23 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 2 4 6 62
  Argentina M Zabaleta 6 710 6   Argentina M Zabaleta 6 6 3 77
  Spain F López 2 68 0   Argentina M Zabaleta 6 6 6
  Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 3 6 7   Slovakia D Hrbatý 2 4 2
10 Thailand P Srichaphan 4 6 0 5

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Spain À Corretja 7 3 0 5
Q Spain G Blanco 5 6 6 7 Q Spain G Blanco 6 6 6
  Argentina M Puerta 6 4 77 6   Argentina M Puerta 2 2 4
  United States J Gimelstob 2 6 61 1 Q Spain G Blanco 63 3 2 r
  Brazil F Saretta 77 6 6   Brazil F Saretta 77 6 2
  Spain A Martín 64 0 0   Brazil F Saretta 6 3 6 60 6
  France J Boutter 1 2 4 17 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 6 0 77 4
17 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6   Brazil F Saretta 2 1 5
26 Belgium X Malisse 7 6 6 2 United States A Agassi 6 6 7
Q Spain Á Calatrava 5 4 2 26 Belgium X Malisse 3 4 6 7 8
  Austria S Koubek 7 6 6   Austria S Koubek 6 6 4 5 6
PR Germany A Popp 5 2 3 26 Belgium X Malisse 4 5 5
  Chile M Ríos 1 0r 2 United States A Agassi 6 7 7
  Croatia M Ančić 6 1   Croatia M Ančić 7 6 4 2 5
  Slovakia K Beck 2 3 3 2 United States A Agassi 5 1 6 6 7
2 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
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