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Men's singles
2003 Pacific Life Open
Final
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Indian Wells Masters. Hewitt saved three match points in his first round encounter against Younes El Aynaoui.

Seeds

1. Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
2. Andre Agassi (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
4. Roger Federer (second round)
5. Carlos Moyá (third round)
6. Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
7. Marat Safin (third round)
8. Albert Costa (second round)
9. Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to a virus)
10. David Nalbandian (first round)
11. Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
12. Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
13. Tim Henman (second round)
14. Sjeng Schalken (second round)
15. Rainer Schüttler (semifinals)
16. Àlex Corretja (second round)
17. Gastón Gaudio (first round, retired due to a virus)

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	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
	Q	Robby Ginepri	4	2
								1	Lleyton Hewitt	7	6
								Q	Vince Spadea	6	1
	Q	Brian Vahaly	3	2
	Q	Vince Spadea	6	6
															1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
																Gustavo Kuerten	1	1
		James Blake	6	4	0
		Gustavo Kuerten	4	6	6
									Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	6
								15	Rainer Schüttler	2	6	2
	6	Andy Roddick	3	2
	15	Rainer Schüttler	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Hewitt	4	7	6
		Y El Aynaoui	6	5	2			1	L Hewitt	6	6
		Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6				Y Kafelnikov	3	2
		R Štěpánek	6	1	1										1	L Hewitt	6	6	6
		G Coria	6	2	6											G Coria	7	4	3
		D Sanguinetti	0	6	0				G Coria	6	6
		J Acasuso	6	6				16	À Corretja	2	1
	16	À Corretja	7	7																		1	L Hewitt	6	6
	9	J Novák	6	7																		Q	R Ginepri	4	2
	Q	K Beck	4	5				9	J Novák
	Q	R Ginepri	7	4	6			Q	R Ginepri	w/o
	Q	H-T Lee	6	6	4										Q	R Ginepri	6	6
		A Pavel	3	4											7	M Safin	0	1
	WC	M Philippoussis	6	6				WC	M Philippoussis	4	3
		S Koubek	6	3	5			7	M Safin	6	6
	7	M Safin	3	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	J C Ferrero	6	6	6
	Q	S Sargsian	4	7	4			3	J C Ferrero	4	6	3
		F González	6	3	4			Q	B Vahaly	6	3	6
	Q	B Vahaly	2	6	6										Q	B Vahaly	6	7
		J Nieminen	2	1												T Robredo	2	5
		T Robredo	6	0					T Robredo	5	6	6
		F Vicente	2	3				14	S Schalken	7	2	0
	14	S Schalken	6	6																		Q	B Vahaly	3	2
	12	P Srichaphan	3	4																		Q	V Spadea	6	6
	Q	V Spadea	6	6				Q	V Spadea	6	6
	Q	N Kiefer	6	6				Q	N Kiefer	3	2
	WC	M Ančić	2	4											Q	V Spadea	6	4	6
	LL	O Rochus	6	2	6										LL	O Rochus	4	6	2
		F Santoro	1	6	3			LL	O Rochus	5	6	6
		R Krajicek	6	6				8	A Costa	7	4	4
	8	A Costa	7	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Moyá	6	6
	WC	M Chang	0	3				8	C Moyá	6	6
	Q	M Kratochvil	2	6	2				A Clément	0	2
		A Clément	6	3	6										8	C Moyá	7	3	2
		J Blake	6	3	7											J Blake	5	6	6
	WC	T Martin	1	6	5				J Blake	6	6
		J I Chela	4	6	7				J I Chela	1	4
	10	D Nalbandian	6	4	5																		J Blake	6	4	0
	13	T Henman	7	6																			G Kuerten	4	6	6
		J-M Gambill	5	2				13	T Henman	4	6
		N Lapentti	4	3					A Calleri	6	7
		A Calleri	6	6												A Calleri	4	6
		G Kuerten	6	6												G Kuerten	6	7
		G Ivanišević	2	4					G Kuerten	7	7
		F Mantilla	7	4	1			4	R Federer	5	6
	4	R Federer	6	6	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Roddick	6	6
		T Enqvist	4	4				6	A Roddick	6	6
		D Hrbatý	2	6					F López	4	3
		F López	6	7											6	A Roddick	7	2	7
		D Ferrer	1	0											11	S Grosjean	6	6	6
		X Malisse	6	6					X Malisse	3	3
		D Sánchez	3	2				11	S Grosjean	6	6
	11	S Grosjean	6	6																		6	A Roddick	3	2
	15	R Schüttler	6	7																		15	R Schüttler	6	6
		W Arthurs	4	6				15	R Schüttler	6	6
		M Zabaleta	7	6					M Zabaleta	3	3
		M Youzhny	6	1											15	R Schüttler	6	6
		W Ferreira	6	3												M Mirnyi	3	4
		M Mirnyi	7	6					M Mirnyi	6	6
		M Ríos	4						M Ríos	3	3
	17	G Gaudio	0

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Vince Spadea (qualified)
2. Lee Hyung-taik (qualified)
3. Olivier Rochus (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. André Sá (first round)
5. Michel Kratochvil (qualified)
6. Karol Beck (qualified)
7. Nicolas Kiefer (qualified)
8. Robby Ginepri (qualified)
9. Brian Vahaly (qualified)
10. Sargis Sargsian (qualified)
11. Luis Horna (qualifying competition)
12. Franco Squillari (qualifying competition)
13. Jean-René Lisnard (qualifiying competition)
14. Justin Gimelstob (first round)
15. Magnus Norman (qualifying competition)
16. Kristian Pless (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Vince Spadea
2. Lee Hyung-taik
3. Brian Vahaly
4. Sargis Sargsian
5. Michel Kratochvil
6. Karol Beck
7. Nicolas Kiefer
8. Robby Ginepri

Lucky loser

1. Olivier Rochus

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Vince Spadea	6	3	6
		Michael Joyce	1	6	1
								1	Vince Spadea	7	6
								15	Magnus Norman	6	4
	WC	Brian Baker	3	3
	15	Magnus Norman	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Lee Hyung-taik	6	6
		Peter Luczak	4	0
								2	Lee Hyung-taik	6	6
								13	Jean-René Lisnard	3	4
		Alexander Waske	6	7	4
	13	Jean-René Lisnard	7	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Olivier Rochus	6	6
		Fernando Meligeni	3	1
								3	Olivier Rochus	4	2
								9	Brian Vahaly	6	6
	WC	Alex Reichel	2	4
	9	Brian Vahaly	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	André Sá	1	2
		Nicolás Massú	6	6
									Nicolás Massú	7	6	1
								10	Sargis Sargsian	5	7	6
		Scott Draper	5	5
	10	Sargis Sargsian	7	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Michel Kratochvil	6	6	7
		Cecil Mamiit	4	7	6
								5	Michel Kratochvil	7	6
									Gastón Etlis	5	2
		Gastón Etlis	7	6
	14	Justin Gimelstob	5	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Karol Beck	6	6
		Arnaud Di Pasquale	4	4
								6	Karol Beck	6	6
								11	Luis Horna	3	2
		Attila Sávolt	6	3	3
	11	Luis Horna	2	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6
		Michaël Llodra	4	3
								7	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6
								16	Kristian Pless	4	2
		Jürgen Melzer	6	4
	16	Kristian Pless	7	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Robby Ginepri	6	6
	WC	Prakash Amritraj	3	3
								8	Robby Ginepri	7	6
								12	Franco Squillari	5	0
	WC	Brendan Evans	6	1	5
	12	Franco Squillari	4	6	7

References

1. "Hewitt makes it two in a row". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "Hewitt defends Indian Wells title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
3. "PLUS: TENNIS; Hewitt and Clijsters Win at Indian Wells". The New York Times. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
4. "BNP Paribas Open: Lleyton Hewitt Defeats Kuerten" (video). YouTube. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. "Hewitt survives scare, avenges loss to El Aynaoui". ESPN. Indian Wells, California. Associated Press, Reuters. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
6. Peters, Ken (11 March 2003). "Hewitt Avoids Another Aynaoui Upset". Midland Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

External links

• 2003 Pacific Life Open draw
• Main draw (ATP)
• Qualifying draw (ATP)
• ITF tournament profile

• 2003 Pacific Life Open