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Men's singles
2003 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Félix Mantilla
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	7–5, 6–2, 7–6
Details
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Félix Mantilla defeated Roger Federer in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 7–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Italian Open.

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to David Ferrer.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Andre Agassi (first round)
2. Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals, retired due to a shoulder injury)
3. Carlos Moyá (third round)
4. Roger Federer (final)
5. Andy Roddick (second round)
6. Marat Safin (withdrew due to a left wrist injury)
7. Albert Costa (third round)
8. Jiří Novák (third round)
9. Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
10. Sjeng Schalken (first round)
11. David Nalbandian (first round)
12. Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
13. Sébastien Grosjean (first round)
14. Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
15. Guillermo Coria (third round)
16. Younes El Aynaoui (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Ivan Ljubičić	6	3	4
		Félix Mantilla	3	6	6
									Félix Mantilla	4	7	6
									Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6	4
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7
	Q	Martin Verkerk	3	5
																Félix Mantilla	7	6	7
															4	Roger Federer	5	2	6
	WC	Filippo Volandri	3	7	2
	4	Roger Federer	6	5	6
								4	Roger Federer	6	4
								2	Juan Carlos Ferrero	2	2
	12	Rainer Schüttler	4	4
	2	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	A Agassi	6	6	4
		D Ferrer	0	7	6				D Ferrer	2	3
		I Ljubičić	6	6					I Ljubičić	6	6
		X Malisse	2	4												I Ljubičić	6	6
	Q	V Hănescu	7	6											15	G Coria	4	3
		M Youzhny	6	3				Q	V Hănescu	1	6
		T Henman	2	1				15	G Coria	6	7
	15	G Coria	6	6																			I Ljubičić	6	3	4
	11	D Nalbandian	3	6	0																		F Mantilla	3	6	6
		F Mantilla	6	1	6				F Mantilla	6	6
		M Fish	7	7					M Fish	4	3
		F Santoro	5	5												F Mantilla	7	4	6
	WC	D Sanguinetti	1	3											7	A Costa	5	6	1
		A Clément	6	6					A Clément	7	2	4
	Q	Ž Krajan	4	5				7	A Costa	6	6	6
	7	A Costa	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Moyá	6	6
		F Vicente	2	4				3	C Moyá	6	6
		N Lapentti	6	6	3				M Mirnyi	4	4
		M Mirnyi	4	7	6										3	C Moyá	4	6
		B Vahaly	5	6	3											Y Kafelnikov	6	7
	WC	G Galimberti	7	4	6			WC	G Galimberti	5	1
		Y Kafelnikov	6	1	6				Y Kafelnikov	7	6
	16	Y El Aynaoui	1	6	4																		Y Kafelnikov	6	7
	9	P Srichaphan	1	2																		Q	M Verkerk	3	5
		J Nieminen	6	6					J Nieminen	7	4	6
		N Davydenko	2	6	7				N Davydenko	5	6	1
		K Kučera	6	1	5											J Nieminen	0	3
	Q	M Verkerk	6	7											Q	M Verkerk	6	6
		V Spadea	3	6				Q	M Verkerk	6	6	6
	WC	A Gaudenzi	2	3				5	A Roddick	7	3	4
	5	A Roddick	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	LL	N Massú	6	2	1
	WC	F Volandri	1	6	6			WC	F Volandri	6	7
		R Sluiter	6	4	6				R Sluiter	1	5
		J-M Gambill	4	6	2										WC	F Volandri	6	6
		R Štěpánek	6	1	6											R Štěpánek	3	4
		J Blake	2	6	3				R Štěpánek	6	6
	Q	A Martín	2	6	6			Q	A Martín	4	3
	10	S Schalken	6	3	1																	WC	F Volandri	3	7	2
	13	S Grosjean	7	4	3																	4	R Federer	6	5	6
		T Robredo	6	6	6				T Robredo	6	6
		J I Chela	6	6					J I Chela	2	0
		O Rochus	1	1												T Robredo	1	1
		M Zabaleta	6	6											4	R Federer	6	6
		D Sánchez	4	2					M Zabaleta	6	2
		P-H Mathieu	3	5				4	R Federer	7	6
	4	R Federer	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	J Novák	6	6
		W Arthurs	3	3				8	J Novák	6	6
		D Hrbatý	6	6					D Hrbatý	1	4
	Q	T Enqvist	3	3											8	J Novák	4	6
		W Ferreira	3	6	6										12	R Schüttler	6	7
		F López	6	4	3				W Ferreira	6	2
	Q	M Norman	6	5				12	R Schüttler	7	6
	12	R Schüttler	7	7																		12	R Schüttler	4	4
	14	G Kuerten	3	6	4																	2	J C Ferrero	6	6
		G Gaudio	6	2	6				G Gaudio	6	6
		A Calleri	6	6					A Calleri	4	2
		S Koubek	2	2												G Gaudio	7	0	2
	Q	A Portas	6	2	2										2	J C Ferrero	5	6	6
		À Corretja	3	6	6				À Corretja	4	4
	Q	M Philippoussis	6	4				2	J C Ferrero	6	6
	2	J C Ferrero	7	6

External links

• 2003 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Singles draw
• 2003 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Qualifying draw

• 2003 Italian Open (tennis)
• 2003 ATP Tour