2003 US Open – Men's singles

Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was his first and only major title. Roddick remains the most recent American to win a major men's singles title. Roddick saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against David Nalbandian. He also completed the "Summer Slam," having won Masters titles in Canada and Cincinnati in the lead-up to the US Open.

Men's singles
2003 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Andy Roddick
Runner-upSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Pete Sampras was the reigning champion, but he retired from professional tennis in August 2003.

This tournament marked the first US Open main draw appearance for future four-time champion Rafael Nadal, as well as the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 4 and Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych. It also marked the final major appearances for former major champions Michael Chang and Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Seeds

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  1.   Andre Agassi (semifinals)
  2.   Roger Federer (fourth round)
  3.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (final)
  4.   Andy Roddick (champion)
  5.   Guillermo Coria (quarterfinals)
  6.   Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  7.   Carlos Moyà (fourth round)
  8.   Rainer Schüttler (fourth round)
  9.   Sébastien Grosjean (first round)
  10.   Jiří Novák (third round)
  11.   Paradorn Srichaphan (fourth round)
  12.   Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
  13.   David Nalbandian (semifinals)
  14.   Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  15.   Fernando González (third round)
  16.   Martin Verkerk (second round)
  17.   Tommy Robredo (first round)
  18.   Max Mirnyi (first round)
  19.   Agustín Calleri (second round)
  20.   Mark Philippoussis (third round)
  21.   Félix Mantilla (first round)
  22.   Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  23.   Wayne Ferreira (second round)
  24.   Mardy Fish (second round)
  25.   Albert Costa (second round)
  26.   Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
  27.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  28.   Feliciano López (first round)
  29.   Gastón Gaudio (first round)
  30.   Arnaud Clément (second round)
  31.   Vincent Spadea (first round)
  32.   Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Andre Agassi 6 6 7
5   Guillermo Coria 4 3 5
1   Andre Agassi 4 3 6 4
3   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 3 6
3   Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 6 77 6
6   Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 65 1
3   Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 62 3
4   Andy Roddick 6 77 6
12   Sjeng Schalken 4 2 3
4   Andy Roddick 6 6 6
4   Andy Roddick 64 3 79 6 6
13   David Nalbandian 77 6 67 1 3
22   Younes El Aynaoui 62 2 6 5
13   David Nalbandian 77 6 3 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Agassi 6 6 6    
    À Corretja 1 2 2     1   A Agassi 77 6 6    
    A Vinciguerra 77 62 7 1 6     A Vinciguerra 61 1 4    
WC   R Kendrick 64 77 5 6 1 1   A Agassi 6 77 6    
    K Carlsen 6 3 6 6   27   Y Kafelnikov 3 64 4    
WC   J Morrison 2 6 3 4       K Carlsen 6 2 3 3  
    K Vliegen 6 61 2 2   27   Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6 6  
27   Y Kafelnikov 3 77 6 6   1   A Agassi 65 6 7 0  
18   M Mirnyi 63 6 2 66       T Dent 77 4 5 0r  
    N Davydenko 77 2 6 78       N Davydenko 3 4 67    
    T Dent 77 6 3 6       T Dent 6 6 79    
Q   R Söderling 61 3 6 4       T Dent 711 63 3 77 6
Q   G Galimberti 7 2 2 64   15   F González 69 77 6 64 4
    S Koubek 5 6 6 77       S Koubek 61 1 2    
WC   M Chang 3 5 7 4   15   F González 77 6 6    
15   F González 6 7 5 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   S Grosjean 4 77 6 67 4
Q   R Delgado 6 63 4 79 6 Q   R Delgado 6 4 4 6 3
  J Björkman 6 6 6   J Björkman 4 6 6 3 6
  F Volandri 1 4 0   J Björkman 6 4 63 6 6
  K Kučera 6 7 6   K Kučera 4 6 77 4 4
  A Popp 2 5 3   K Kučera 6 79 6
Q   J Johansson 3 2 4 24   M Fish 4 67 4
24   M Fish 6 6 6   J Björkman 2 3 6 2
30   A Clément 66 78 6 6 5   G Coria 6 6 4 6
  B Vahaly 78 66 3 4 30   A Clément 6 6 2 63 1
  G Carraz 6 4 6 5 6   G Carraz 3 1 6 77 6
  G Rusedski 4 6 2 7 4   G Carraz 5 1 5
PR   B Ulihrach 4 6 6 6 5   G Coria 7 6 7
Q   M Abel 6 4 3 1 PR   B Ulihrach 2 1 4
  M Puerta 4 3 1 5   G Coria 6 6 6
5   G Coria 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   JC Ferrero 6 4 6 6
Q   J Vacek 2 6 3 2 3   JC Ferrero 1 77 6 6
  J Melzer 6 6 5 6   J Melzer 6 62 2 4
WC   B Baker 3 3 7 3 3   JC Ferrero 7 7 6
LL   T Berdych 5 6 6 6 32   JI Chela 5 5 1
  T Behrend 7 3 2 3 LL   T Berdych 6 1 4 3
Q   R Karanušić 4 62 3 32   JI Chela 2 6 6 6
32   JI Chela 6 77 6 3   JC Ferrero 6 6 3 5 6
23   W Ferreira 6 6 6   T Martin 2 4 6 7 3
  I Miranda 4 3 1 23   W Ferreira 2 4 77 2
  D Ferrer 2 3 3   R Ginepri 6 6 60 6
  R Ginepri 6 6 6   R Ginepri 77 64 4 4
WC   R Yim 1 67 2   T Martin 62 77 6 6
  T Martin 6 79 6   T Martin 6 6 65 711
WC   A Bogomolov Jr. 64 6 6 69 0r 16   M Verkerk 3 4 77 69
16   M Verkerk 77 4 3 711 1

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   P Srichaphan 2 6 6 77
  C Saulnier 6 2 3 64 11   P Srichaphan 6 6 6
  J Gimelstob 3 4 2   D Hrbatý 4 4 3
  D Hrbatý 6 6 6 11   P Srichaphan 6 6 6
  R Ramírez Hidalgo 6 0 6 1 1 LL   F Verdasco 3 4 3
  D Sanguinetti 4 6 3 6 6   D Sanguinetti 66 65 6 3
LL   F Verdasco 6 6 6 LL   F Verdasco 78 77 4 6
17   T Robredo 3 4 2 11   P Srichaphan 6 2 4 2
28   F López 4 4 4 6   L Hewitt 4 6 6 6
  R Štěpánek 6 6 6   R Štěpánek 6 6 66 6
Q   J Benneteau 6 5 2 2   F Santoro 2 4 78 3
  F Santoro 0 7 6 6   R Štěpánek 1 0r
  H-t Lee 6 6 77 6   L Hewitt 6 3
  V Voltchkov 3 4 63   H-t Lee 7 2 2 4
  V Hănescu 3 2 2 6   L Hewitt 5 6 6 6
6   L Hewitt 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   R Schüttler 4 6 6 6
  W Arthurs 6 3 2 4 8   R Schüttler 6 7 2 6
  N Kiefer 6 5   N Kiefer 1 5 6 4
  F Squillari 3 0r 8   R Schüttler 6 6 6
  O Mutis 0 3 1   A Martín 1 4 2
  A Martín 6 6 6   A Martín 6 6 3 6
  R Sluiter 65 63 6 3 25   A Costa 3 3 6 2
25   A Costa 77 77 2 6 8   R Schüttler 1 6 3 4
21   F Mantilla 4 4 4 12   S Schalken 6 4 6 6
Q   I Karlović 6 6 6 Q   I Karlović 3 77 77 78
Q   J Salzenstein 1 64 3   H Arazi 6 65 64 66
  H Arazi 6 77 6 Q   I Karlović 68 65 63
  L Horna 4 6 6 5 1 12   S Schalken 710 77 77
  L Burgsmüller 6 4 3 7 6   L Burgsmüller 6 6 2 2 0
  J Boutter 2 3 2 12   S Schalken 4 2 6 6 6
12   S Schalken 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   G Kuerten 7 2 2 6 61
Q   D Tursunov 5 6 6 4 77 Q   D Tursunov 6 3 6 5 6
  C Rochus 0 2 2   J van Lottum 4 6 3 7 2
  J van Lottum 6 6 6 Q   D Tursunov 5 4 68
  X Malisse 6 6 6   X Malisse 7 6 710
  O Rochus 3 4 2   X Malisse 6 63 6 3 6
  W Eschauer 64 62 6 4 19   A Calleri 2 77 3 6 3
19   A Calleri 77 77 1 6   X Malisse 3 4 65
31   V Spadea 3 1 7 68 4   A Roddick 6 6 77
  F Saretta 6 6 5 710   F Saretta 6 6 6
  K Beck 6 3 5 6 4   N Lapentti 2 4 0
  N Lapentti 4 6 7 3 6   F Saretta 1 3 3
  I Ljubičić 6 6 7 4   A Roddick 6 6 6
  P-H Mathieu 4 2 5   I Ljubičić 3 77 3 68
  T Henman 3 62 3 4   A Roddick 6 64 6 710
4   A Roddick 6 77 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   C Moyà 4 6 7 78
  S Draper 6 4 5 66 7   C Moyà 6 78 6
Q   W Moodie 77 6 6 Q   W Moodie 2 66 3
  Á Montañés 63 2 2 7   C Moyà 7 6 3 6
Q   T Enqvist 6 6 6   N Massú 5 4 6 3
  A Portas 2 3 1 Q   T Enqvist 3 2 5
  N Massú 6 6 6   N Massú 6 6 7
29   G Gaudio 3 3 2 7   C Moyà 64 67 6 4
22   Y El Aynaoui 7 77 6 22   Y El Aynaoui 77 79 4 6
WC   A Kim 5 65 3 22   Y El Aynaoui 78 6 78
  R Nadal 6 6 6   R Nadal 66 3 66
  F Vicente 4 3 3 22   Y El Aynaoui 77 5 3 6 77
  D Sánchez 63 2 2 10   J Novák 61 7 6 3 65
  J-M Gambill 77 6 6   J-M Gambill 4 4 4
  M Ančić 6 3 7 2 2 10   J Novák 6 6 6
10   J Novák 3 6 5 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   D Nalbandian 6 77 6
Q   P Kohlschreiber 4 64 3 13   D Nalbandian 5 6 6 4 77
  J Nieminen 6 6 7   J Nieminen 7 3 1 6 63
Q   N Mahut 2 4 5 13   D Nalbandian 7 610 6 6
  M Youzhny 7 4 6 3 5 20   M Philippoussis 5 712 3 2
  A Dupuis 5 6 3 6 7   A Dupuis 2 3 4
Q   J Tipsarević 2 64 4 20   M Philippoussis 6 6 6
20   M Philippoussis 6 77 6 13   D Nalbandian 3 77 6 6
26   M Zabaleta 64 3 2 2   R Federer 6 61 4 3
  J Blake 77 6 6   J Blake 6 6 4 78
WC   A Delic 6 3 77 2 5   S Sargsian 3 4 6 66
  S Sargsian 4 6 63 6 7   J Blake 3 64 3
  J-R Lisnard 6 6 64 0 77 2   R Federer 6 77 6
  M Norman 2 2 77 6 64   J-R Lisnard 1 2 0
  J Acasuso 7 3 3 0r 2   R Federer 6 6 6
2   R Federer 5 6 6 2
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