2003 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Monte Carlo Masters.

Singles
2003 Monte Carlo Masters
ChampionSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Coria
Score6–2, 6–2
Draw64 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
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Rafael Nadal entered the world's Top 100 in the ATP rankings for the first time after this tournament. He lost to Coria in the third round, which would remain his sole loss at the tournament until 2013.

Seeds
  1. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
  2. Spain Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
  3. United States Andy Roddick (first round)
  4. Spain Albert Costa (second round)
  5. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (second round)
  6. Argentina David Nalbandian (second round)
  7. Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
  8. Germany Rainer Schüttler (second round)
  9. Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (third round)
  10. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  11. Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
  12. Spain Àlex Corretja (first round)
  13. Argentina Gastón Gaudio (third round)
  14. Chile Fernando González (first round)
  15. United States James Blake (second round)
  16. Spain Tommy Robredo (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  
  United States Vince Spadea 3 4  
1 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  
  Argentina Guillermo Coria 2 2  
  Argentina Guillermo Coria 77 6  
2 Spain Carlos Moyá 63 2  

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6  
  Australia W Arthurs 4 1   1 Spain JC Ferrero 3 6 7
  Spain F Mantilla 6 7     Spain F Mantilla 6 2 5
Q Armenia S Sargsian 0 5   1 Spain JC Ferrero 3 7 6
Q Peru L Horna 6 6   13 Argentina G Gaudio 6 5 2
  France P-H Mathieu 4 4   Q Peru L Horna 4 1  
  Spain D Ferrer 5 2   13 Argentina G Gaudio 6 6  
13 Argentina G Gaudio 7 6   1 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6  
12 Spain À Corretja 64 3   Q Spain A Martín 0 2  
  Spain F López 77 6     Spain F López 66 1  
  Spain F Vicente 6 6     Spain F Vicente 78 6  
  France N Escudé 4 3     Spain F Vicente 4 65  
Q Spain A Martín 6 3 6 Q Spain A Martín 6 77  
  Belgium O Rochus 3 6 2 Q Spain A Martín 6 6  
  France F Santoro 1 2   8 Germany R Schüttler 2 4  
8 Germany R Schüttler 6 6  

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States A Roddick 65 3  
Q Spain A Portas 77 6   Q Spain A Portas 4 3  
  Argentina M Zabaleta 3 68     Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6  
  Croatia I Ljubičić 6 710     Croatia I Ljubičić 6 4 68
  United States V Spadea 6 6     United States V Spadea 1 6 710
  Russia M Youzhny 1 2     United States V Spadea 64 6 6
  France A Clément 6 6     France A Clément 77 1 2
14 Chile F González 4 3     United States V Spadea 6 6  
10 Brazil G Kuerten 3 6 6 Q Italy F Volandri 1 3  
  United States M Fish 6 1 0 10 Brazil G Kuerten 6 5 2
  Ecuador N Lapentti 3 3   WC Sweden M Norman 1 7 6
WC Sweden M Norman 6 6   WC Sweden M Norman 5 3  
  Czech Republic R Štěpánek 4 3   Q Italy F Volandri 7 6  
Q Italy F Volandri 6 6   Q Italy F Volandri 6 78  
WC France R Gasquet 4 0   6 Argentina D Nalbandian 2 66  
6 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6  

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6  
  Austria S Koubek 4 4   5 Czech Republic J Novák 4 2  
  Argentina J I Chela 6 6     Argentina J I Chela 6 6  
  Argentina A Calleri 4 1     Argentina J I Chela 6 6  
  United States T Dent 63 2     Finland J Nieminen 1 1  
  Finland J Nieminen 77 6     Finland J Nieminen 3 6 6
  Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 64 6   Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 2 2
11 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 2 77 1   Argentina J I Chela 1 1  
15 United States J Blake 6 3 6   Argentina G Coria 6 6  
  Slovakia D Hrbatý 3 6 2 15 United States J Blake 0 77 3
  Argentina G Coria 6 6     Argentina G Coria 6 63 6
  Argentina J Acasuso 2 2     Argentina G Coria 77 6  
  Slovakia K Kučera 1 2   Q Spain R Nadal 63 2  
Q Spain R Nadal 6 6   Q Spain R Nadal 7 6  
  Russia N Davydenko 2 2   4 Spain A Costa 5 3  
4 Spain A Costa 6 6  

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Thailand P Srichaphan 7 3 77
Q Australia P Luczak 5 6 64 7 Thailand P Srichaphan 4 6 4
  Belarus M Mirnyi 66 6 3 WC France J Boutter 6 4 6
WC France J Boutter 78 3 6 WC France J Boutter 77 6  
  South Korea H-T Lee 6 6   9 Netherlands S Schalken 63 4  
  Spain D Sanchez 1 3     South Korea H-T Lee 5 2  
  Italy D Sanguinetti 4 1r 9 Netherlands S Schalken 7 6  
9 Netherlands S Schalken 6 3   WC France J Boutter 64 2  
16 Spain T Robredo 3 6 6 2 Spain C Moyá 77 6  
  Netherlands M Verkerk 6 3 4 16 Spain T Robredo 6 6  
  Netherlands R Sluiter 6 1 61 Q France J Benneteau 2 2  
Q France J Benneteau 3 6 77 16 Spain T Robredo 2 4  
  South Africa W Ferreira 6 2 7 2 Spain C Moyá 6 6  
WC Sweden J Björkman 4 6 5   South Africa W Ferreira 4 4  
  Belgium X Malisse 3 3   2 Spain C Moyá 6 6  
2 Spain C Moyá 6 6  
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