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
Final
ChampionSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Coria
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw64 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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This was a breakthrough tournament for future eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal. With his second round victory over defending French Open champion Albert Costa, he entered the world's Top 100 in the ATP rankings for the first time. He lost to Coria in the third round, which would remain his sole loss at the tournament until 2013.[1][2]

Seeds

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6
Q   Alberto Martín 0 2
1   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  
    Vince Spadea 3 4  
  Vince Spadea 6 6
Q   Filippo Volandri 1 3
1   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6  
    Guillermo Coria 2 2  
  Juan Ignacio Chela 1 1
  Guillermo Coria 6 6
    Guillermo Coria 77 6  
2   Carlos Moyá 63 2  
WC   Julien Boutter 64 2
2   Carlos Moyá 77 6

Top half

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Section 1

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

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   A Roddick 65 3  
Q   A Portas 77 6   Q   A Portas 4 3  
    M Zabaleta 3 68       I Ljubičić 6 6  
    I Ljubičić 6 710       I Ljubičić 6 4 68
    V Spadea 6 6       V Spadea 1 6 710
    M Youzhny 1 2       V Spadea 64 6 6
    A Clément 6 6       A Clément 77 1 2
14   F González 4 3       V Spadea 6 6  
10   G Kuerten 3 6 6 Q   F Volandri 1 3  
    M Fish 6 1 0 10   G Kuerten 6 5 2
    N Lapentti 3 3   WC   M Norman 1 7 6
WC   M Norman 6 6   WC   M Norman 5 3  
    R Štěpánek 4 3   Q   F Volandri 7 6  
Q   F Volandri 6 6   Q   F Volandri 6 78  
WC   R Gasquet 4 0   6   D Nalbandian 2 66  
6   D Nalbandian 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   J Novák 6 6  
    S Koubek 4 4   5   J Novák 4 2  
    J I Chela 6 6       J I Chela 6 6  
    A Calleri 4 1       J I Chela 6 6  
    T Dent 63 2       J Nieminen 1 1  
    J Nieminen 77 6       J Nieminen 3 6 6
    Y Kafelnikov 6 64 6     Y Kafelnikov 6 2 2
11   Y El Aynaoui 2 77 1     J I Chela 1 1  
15   J Blake 6 3 6     G Coria 6 6  
    D Hrbatý 3 6 2 15   J Blake 0 77 3
    G Coria 6 6       G Coria 6 63 6
    J Acasuso 2 2       G Coria 77 6  
    K Kučera 1 2   Q   R Nadal 63 2  
Q   R Nadal 6 6   Q   R Nadal 7 6  
    N Davydenko 2 2   4   A Costa 5 3  
4   A Costa 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   P Srichaphan 7 3 77
Q   P Luczak 5 6 64 7   P Srichaphan 4 6 4
    M Mirnyi 66 6 3 WC   J Boutter 6 4 6
WC   J Boutter 78 3 6 WC   J Boutter 77 6  
    H-T Lee 6 6   9   S Schalken 63 4  
    D Sanchez 1 3       H-T Lee 5 2  
    D Sanguinetti 4 1r 9   S Schalken 7 6  
9   S Schalken 6 3   WC   J Boutter 64 2  
16   T Robredo 3 6 6 2   C Moyá 77 6  
    M Verkerk 6 3 4 16   T Robredo 6 6  
    R Sluiter 6 1 61 Q   J Benneteau 2 2  
Q   J Benneteau 3 6 77 16   T Robredo 2 4  
    W Ferreira 6 2 7 2   C Moyá 6 6  
WC   J Björkman 4 6 5     W Ferreira 4 4  
    X Malisse 3 3   2   C Moyá 6 6  
2   C Moyá 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ Nadal has won an all-time record 11 titles at the Monte Carlo Masters, including an Open Era record streak of eight consecutive titles from 2005 to 2012 and three consecutive titles from 2016 to 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Kevin (2013-04-21). "Novak Djokovic busts Rafael Nadal's eight-year Monte Carlo reign". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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