2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first major title, the first of a record eight Gentleman's singles titles at Wimbledon, and the first of 20 major men's singles titles overall.

Men's singles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Mark Philippoussis
Final score7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships

Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ivo Karlović. As a result, Hewitt became one of only two defending Wimbledon men's singles champions to lose in the first round of their defence, the other being Manuel Santana, the 1966 champion, who lost in the first round in 1967 to Charlie Pasarell. Hewitt had previously rejected playing the opening Centre Court match in 2002, when Goran Ivanišević withdrew, for fear of the unpredictability of fresh grass.[2]

With the losses of Hewitt, Andre Agassi and Juan Carlos Ferrero in the fourth round, a first-time major champion was guaranteed. This marked the first time in the Open Era that none of the quarterfinalists in a major had previously won a major singles title.[3]

This was also notable for being the first major in which future 21-time major champion and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal competed in the main draw (also the youngest player in the men's singles),[3] in which he lost to Paradorn Srichaphan in the third round. It was also notable for the absence of seven-time Wimbledon champion, Pete Sampras. Sampras did not officially retire until the 2003 US Open, although he did not play in any tournaments after the 2002 US Open.

This was also the first meeting in a major between Federer and Andy Roddick, after which a high profile rivalry was established.

Seeds
01.   Lleyton Hewitt (first round)
02.   Andre Agassi (fourth round)
03.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
04.   Roger Federer (champion)
05.   Andy Roddick (semifinals)
06.   David Nalbandian (fourth round)
07.   Guillermo Coria (first round)
08.   Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
09.   Rainer Schüttler (fourth round)
10.   Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
11.   Jiří Novák (third round)
12.   Paradorn Srichaphan (fourth round)
13.   Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals)
14.   Xavier Malisse (first round)
15.   Arnaud Clément (second round)
16.   Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
17.   Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
18.   Marat Safin (withdrew)
19.   Fernando González (first round)
20.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
21.   Martin Verkerk (first round)
22.   Félix Mantilla (first round)
23.   Agustín Calleri (second round)
24.   Albert Costa (withdrew)
25.   Tommy Robredo (third round)
26.   James Blake (second round)
27.   Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
28.   Wayne Ferreira (first round)
29.   Gastón Gaudio (first round)
30.   Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
31.   Vince Spadea (first round)
32.   Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
33.   Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
34.   Àlex Corretja (withdrew)
35.   Radek Štěpánek (third round)

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

Albert Costa and Marat Safin withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded players Nikolay Davydenko and Àlex Corretja, who became the #33 and #34 seeds respectively. Corretja subsequently withdrew due to personal reasons and was replaced by the next highest non-seeded player Radek Štěpánek, who became the #35 seed.

Qualifying
Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Jonas Björkman 4 2 4
5 Andy Roddick 6 6 6
5 Andy Roddick 66 3 3
4 Roger Federer 78 6 6
4 Roger Federer 6 6 6
8 Sjeng Schalken 3 4 4
4 Roger Federer 77 6 77
Mark Philippoussis 65 2 63
10 Tim Henman 68 6 3 4
13 Sébastien Grosjean 710 3 6 6
13 Sébastien Grosjean 63 3 3
Mark Philippoussis 77 6 6
PR Alexander Popp 6 6 3 3 6
Mark Philippoussis 4 4 6 6 8

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Lleyton Hewitt 6 65 3 4
Q Ivo Karlović 1 77 6 6 Q I Karlović 6 77 5 6
Q Ivo Heuberger 68 3 6 62 Q P Baccanello 4 63 7 2
Q Paul Baccanello 710 6 3 77 Q I Karlović 65 6 3 64
Taylor Dent 5 6 3 5 M Mirnyi 77 3 6 77
Ivan Ljubičić 7 3 6 7 I Ljubičić 3 4 6 2
Max Mirnyi 6 6 6 M Mirnyi 6 6 2 6
31 Vince Spadea 2 4 4 M Mirnyi 4 6 3 64
19 Fernando González 3 4 66 J Björkman 6 3 6 77
Jürgen Melzer 6 6 78 J Melzer 4 2 6 3
Q Petr Luxa 3 66 2 J Björkman 6 6 2 6
Jonas Björkman 6 78 6 J Björkman 6 6 6
Irakli Labadze 2 2 4 J Gimelstob 1 3 3
Justin Gimelstob 6 6 6 J Gimelstob 2 6 6 62 6
Robby Ginepri 3 6 62 77 8 15 A Clément 6 3 4 77 1
15 Arnaud Clément 6 4 77 63 10

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Paradorn Srichaphan 6 6 4 3 6
Dominik Hrbatý 3 4 6 6 3 12 P Srichaphan 4 1 77 7 7
Olivier Mutis 4 0 6 77 6 O Mutis 6 6 64 5 5
Franco Squillari 6 6 4 61 3 12 P Srichaphan 6 6 6
Rafael Nadal 6 6 4 6 R Nadal 4 4 2
Mario Ančić 3 4 6 4 R Nadal 6 6 6
WC Lee Childs 2 77 1 77 6 WC L Childs 2 4 3
33 Nikolay Davydenko 6 62 6 65 2 12 P Srichaphan 4 6 3 2
25 Tommy Robredo 3 6 78 6 5 A Roddick 6 3 6 6
José Acasuso 6 3 66 4 25 T Robredo 6 6 6
Brian Vahaly 2 6 6 6 B Vahaly 4 4 2
Filippo Volandri 6 1 4 4 25 T Robredo 65 4 4
Alexander Waske 66 5 67 5 A Roddick 77 6 6
Greg Rusedski 78 7 79 G Rusedski 64 61 5
Davide Sanguinetti 2 3 3 5 A Roddick 77 77 7
5 Andy Roddick 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Roger Federer 6 6 77
Hyung-taik Lee 3 3 62 4 R Federer 7 6 6
Stefan Koubek 4 6 6 6 S Koubek 5 1 1
Christophe Rochus 6 3 1 1 4 R Federer 6 6 4 6
Jan-Michael Gambill 6 6 6 M Fish 3 1 6 1
LL Igor Kunitsyn 3 2 4 J-M Gambill 4 4 1
Mardy Fish 6 4 6 6 M Fish 6 6 6
29 Gastón Gaudio 2 6 3 3 4 R Federer 77 6 6
23 Agustín Calleri 6 7 1 F López 65 4 4
Adrian Voinea 2 5 0r 23 A Calleri 4 715 2 77 8
Flávio Saretta 6 6 6 F Saretta 6 613 6 65 10
WC Alan Mackin 2 4 2 F Saretta 4 4 4
Feliciano López 6 6 77 F López 6 6 6
LL Robert Kendrick 3 4 64 F López 77 6 6
Karol Beck 4 2 3 16 M Youzhny 65 3 2
16 Mikhail Youzhny 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Rainer Schüttler 6 6 64 7
Michel Kratochvil 3 4 77 5 9 R Schüttler 6 6 6
Andreas Vinciguerra 6 3 6 2 2 F Santoro 2 3 3
Fabrice Santoro 4 6 2 6 6 9 R Schüttler 4 7 61 6 7
Fernando Vicente 77 4 6 66 4 T Martin 6 5 77 1 5
Todd Martin 64 6 2 78 6 T Martin 77 6 6
John van Lottum 6 2r 17 G Kuerten 64 4 4
17 Gustavo Kuerten 2 3 9 R Schüttler 5 4 5
32 Juan Ignacio Chela 6 6 6 8 S Schalken 7 6 7
Tomas Behrend 4 2 3 32 JI Chela 2 1 4
LL Victor Hănescu 77 6 6 LL V Hănescu 6 6 6
Albert Portas 64 0 0 LL V Hănescu 2 4 63
Kenneth Carlsen 3 4 6 4 8 S Schalken 6 6 77
Nicolás Lapentti 6 6 3 6 N Lapentti 2 6 77 64 3
WC Arvind Parmar 3 4 1 8 S Schalken 6 3 63 77 6
8 Sjeng Schalken 6 6 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 David Nalbandian 7 6 6
Vladimir Voltchkov 5 4 2 6 D Nalbandian 6 7 6
André Sá 6 3 A Sá 2 5 2
Mariano Puerta 2 2r 6 D Nalbandian 6 5 61 6 6
Q Dick Norman 68 4 63 K Kučera 4 7 77 4 2
Q Takao Suzuki 710 6 77 Q T Suzuki 3 5 2
Karol Kučera 6 6 6 K Kučera 6 7 6
28 Wayne Ferreira 1 2 4 6 D Nalbandian 2 77 5 3
21 Martin Verkerk 3 4 77 1 10 T Henman 6 64 7 6
Q Robin Söderling 6 6 65 6 Q R Söderling 2 710 6 6
Q Gilles Elseneer 3 6 6 6 Q G Elseneer 6 68 4 3
Nicolas Kiefer 6 3 4 4 Q R Söderling 3 1 4
David Sánchez 3 4 710 3 10 T Henman 6 6 6
Q Michaël Llodra 6 6 68 6 Q M Llodra 4 4 3
LL Tomáš Zíb 2 611 6 1 10 T Henman 6 6 6
10 Tim Henman 6 713 3 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Sébastien Grosjean 4 6 6 77
Thomas Enqvist 6 3 4 64 13 S Grosjean 6 6 612 6
Alberto Martín 63 1 64 W Arthurs 3 4 714 3
Wayne Arthurs 77 6 77 13 S Grosjean 65 6 6 6
Q Wesley Moodie 6 6 6 Q W Moodie 77 2 4 4
Marc Rosset 4 4 4 Q W Moodie 710 4 2 6 7
Q Frédéric Niemeyer 6 78 4 77 Q F Niemeyer 68 6 6 1 5
22 Félix Mantilla 4 66 6 63 13 S Grosjean 6 4 77 77
26 James Blake 6 6 6 3 JC Ferrero 2 6 62 63
Q Todd Larkham 3 1 1 26 J Blake 2 63 2
Sargis Sargsian 6 6 6 S Sargsian 6 77 6
WC Alex Bogdanovic 1 3 2 S Sargsian 4 4 6 4
Nicolas Escudé 79 6 77 3 JC Ferrero 6 6 2 6
Q Konstantinos Economidis 67 4 65 N Escudé 77 3 3 0r
Jean-René Lisnard 2 1 3 3 JC Ferrero 65 6 6 0
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Guillermo Coria 5 64 3
Olivier Rochus 7 77 6 O Rochus 2 6 4 77 6
WC Richard Bloomfield 4 66 3 A Dupuis 6 3 6 65 4
Antony Dupuis 6 78 6 O Rochus 77 6 6
LL Stefano Galvani 6 2 1 6 8 30 J Nieminen 65 3 1
Julien Boutter 3 6 6 2 6 LL S Galvani 4 7 4 63
Q Fernando Verdasco 710 4 6 3 3 30 J Nieminen 6 5 6 77
30 Jarkko Nieminen 68 6 4 6 6 O Rochus 7 3 4 2
20 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 6 6 2 3 PR A Popp 5 6 6 6
Raemon Sluiter 7 3 2 6 6 R Sluiter 64 6 3 77 2
Hicham Arazi 4 65 3 PR A Popp 77 4 6 65 6
PR Alexander Popp 6 77 6 PR A Popp 6 6 77
David Ferrer 1 6 6 6 11 J Novák 3 4 63
WC Martin Lee 6 3 1 2 D Ferrer 2 5 3
Luis Horna 6 61 1 1 11 J Novák 6 7 6
11 Jiří Novák 3 77 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Xavier Malisse 4 3 2
Q Cyril Saulnier 6 6 6 Q C Saulnier 3 2 62
Mariano Zabaleta 3 6 3 2 M Philippoussis 6 6 77
Mark Philippoussis 6 4 6 6 M Philippoussis 4 79 6 78
Scott Draper 77 4 6 6 35 R Štěpánek 6 67 4 66
Paul-Henri Mathieu 65 6 3 4 S Draper 66 3 1
Q Michal Mertiňák 66 4 4 35 R Štěpánek 78 6 6
35 Radek Štěpánek 78 6 6 M Philippoussis 6 2 64 6 6
27 Younes El Aynaoui 6 6 6 2 A Agassi 3 6 77 3 4
WC Mark Hilton 3 2 4 27 Y El Aynaoui 77 3 77 6
Zeljko Krajan 1 1 1 N Massú 65 6 64 4
Nicolás Massú 6 6 6 27 Y El Aynaoui 7 4 64 64
Lars Burgsmüller 6 77 4 6 2 A Agassi 5 6 77 77
Albert Montañés 3 65 6 2 L Burgsmüller 3 64 3
WC Jamie Delgado 4 0 7 4 2 A Agassi 6 77 6
2 Andre Agassi 6 6 5 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. Harman, Neil (2004). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2004. London: Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135 39 7.
  3. Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. London: Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135-29-X.
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