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Singles
2003 Monte Carlo Masters
Final
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Guillermo Coria
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

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.

Seeds

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

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
	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	7	6
								2	Carlos Moyá	6	2
	WC	Julien Boutter	6	2
	2	Carlos Moyá	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	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	6	3																		Q	A Martín	0	2
		F López	7	6					F López	6	1
		F Vicente	6	6					F Vicente	7	6
		N Escudé	4	3												F Vicente	4	6
	Q	A Martín	6	3	6										Q	A Martín	6	7
		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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Roddick	6	3
	Q	A Portas	7	6				Q	A Portas	4	3
		M Zabaleta	3	6					I Ljubičić	6	6
		I Ljubičić	6	7												I Ljubičić	6	4	6
		V Spadea	6	6												V Spadea	1	6	7
		M Youzhny	1	2					V Spadea	6	6	6
		A Clément	6	6					A Clément	7	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	7
	WC	R Gasquet	4	0				6	D Nalbandian	2	6
	6	D Nalbandian	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	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	6	2												J Nieminen	1	1
		J Nieminen	7	6					J Nieminen	3	6	6
		Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6				Y Kafelnikov	6	2	2
	11	Y El Aynaoui	2	7	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	7	3
		G Coria	6	6					G Coria	6	6	6
		J Acasuso	2	2												G Coria	7	6
		K Kučera	1	2											Q	R Nadal	6	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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	P Srichaphan	7	3	7
	Q	P Luczak	5	6	6			7	P Srichaphan	4	6	4
		M Mirnyi	6	6	3			WC	J Boutter	6	4	6
	WC	J Boutter	7	3	6										WC	J Boutter	7	6
		H-T Lee	6	6											9	S Schalken	6	4
		D Sanchez	1	3					H-T Lee	5	2
		D Sanguinetti	4	1				9	S Schalken	7	6
	9	S Schalken	6	3																		WC	J Boutter	6	2
	16	T Robredo	3	6	6																	2	C Moyá	7	6
		M Verkerk	6	3	4			16	T Robredo	6	6
		R Sluiter	6	1	6			Q	J Benneteau	2	2
	Q	J Benneteau	3	6	7										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

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.

External links

• 2003 Monte Carlo Masters Draw
• 2003 Monte Carlo Masters Qualifying Draw

• 2003 Monte Carlo Masters
• 2003 ATP Tour