2003 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles

January 2025 2003 Pacific Life Open AUS Lleyton Hewitt BRA Gustavo Kuerten 6–1, 6–1 64 (4WC Wild cards/8Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky loser) 16 Indian Wells Open 2003 Pacific Life Open 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 makes it two in a row https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-03-17/hewitt-makes-it-two-in-a-row/1817952 27 May 2024 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 March 2003Hewitt defends Indian Wells title https://www.smh.com.au/national/hewitt-defends-indian-wells-title-20030317-gdgfwc.html 27 May 2024 The Sydney Morning Herald 17 March 2003PLUS: TENNIS; Hewitt and Clijsters Win at Indian Wells https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/17/sports/plus-tennis-hewitt-and-clijsters-win-at-indian-wells.html 27 May 2024 The New York Times 17 March 2003BNP Paribas Open: Lleyton Hewitt Defeats Kuerten https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=v4oXfolDHJI YouTube 27 May 2024 video 11 March 2016 He saved three match points en route to the title, in the first round against Younes El Aynaoui.Hewitt survives scare, avenges loss to El Aynaoui https://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2003/0311/1522012.html 27 May 2024 ESPN Associated Press, Reuters 11 March 2003 Indian Wells, CaliforniaPeters Ken Hewitt Avoids Another Aynaoui Upset https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Hewitt-Avoids-Another-Aynaoui-Upset-7202270.php 27 May 2024 Midland Daily News Associated Press 11 March 2003 Seeds 30em AUS Lleyton Hewitt (champion) USA Andre Agassi (withdrew due to a shoulder injury) ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round) SUI Roger Federer (second round) ESP Carlos Moyá (third round) USA Andy Roddick (quarterfinals) RUS Marat Safin (third round) ESP Albert Costa (second round) CZE Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to a virus) ARG David Nalbandian (first round) FRA Sébastien Grosjean (third round) THA Paradorn Srichaphan (first round) GBR Tim Henman (second round) NED Sjeng Schalken (second round) GER Rainer Schüttler (semifinals) ESP Àlex Corretja (second round) ARG Gastón Gaudio (first round, retired due to a virus) Draw Finals 3/3/3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 Q USA Robby Ginepri 4 2 Q USA Brian Vahaly 3 2 Q USA Vince Spadea 6 6   USA James Blake 6 4 0   BRA Gustavo Kuerten 4 6 6 6 USA Andy Roddick 3 2 15 GER Rainer Schüttler 6 6 1 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 77 6   Q USA Vince Spadea 65 1     BRA Gustavo Kuerten 6 3 6 15 GER Rainer Schüttler 2 6 2 1 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 6 6     BRA Gustavo Kuerten 1 1   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 AUS L Hewitt 4 7 6   MAR Y El Aynaoui 6 5 2   RUS Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6   CZE R Štěpánek 6 1 1   ARG G Coria 6 2 6   ITA D Sanguinetti 0 6 0   ARG J Acasuso 62 67   16 ESP À Corretja 77 79   9 CZE J Novák 6 7   Q SVK K Beck 4 5   Q USA R Ginepri 77 4 6 Q KOR H-T Lee 62 6 4   ROM A Pavel 3 4   WC AUS M Philippoussis 6 6     AUT S Koubek 6 3 5 7 RUS M Safin 3 6 7 1 AUS L Hewitt 6 6     RUS Y Kafelnikov 3 2     ARG G Coria 6 6   16 ESP À Corretja 2 1   9 CZE J Novák       Q USA R Ginepri w/o     WC AUS M Philippoussis 4 3   7 RUS M Safin 6 6   1 AUS L Hewitt 63 6 6   ARG G Coria 77 4 3 Q USA R Ginepri 6 6   7 RUS M Safin 0 1   1 AUS L Hewitt 6 6   Q USA R Ginepri 4 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ESP J C Ferrero 6 65 6 Q ARM S Sargsian 4 77 4   CHI F González 6 3 4 Q USA B Vahaly 2 6 6   FIN J Nieminen 2 1r   ESP T Robredo 6 0     ESP F Vicente 2 3   14 NED S Schalken 6 6   12 THA P Srichaphan 3 4   Q USA V Spadea 6 6   Q GER N Kiefer 6 6   WC CRO M Ančić 2 4   LL BEL O Rochus 6 2 6   FRA F Santoro 1 6 3   NED R Krajicek 65 64   8 ESP A Costa 77 77   3 ESP J C Ferrero 4 6 3 Q USA B Vahaly 6 3 6   ESP T Robredo 5 6 6 14 NED S Schalken 7 2 0 Q USA V Spadea 6 6   Q GER N Kiefer 3 2   LL BEL O Rochus 5 6 6 8 ESP A Costa 7 4 4 Q USA B Vahaly 6 7     ESP T Robredo 2 5   Q USA V Spadea 6 4 6 LL BEL O Rochus 4 6 2 Q USA B Vahaly 3 2   Q USA V Spadea 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 ESP C Moyá 6 6   WC USA M Chang 0 3   Q SUI M Kratochvil 2 6 2   FRA A Clément 6 3 6   USA J Blake 6 3 7 WC USA T Martin 1 6 5   ARG J I Chela 4 6 7 10 ARG D Nalbandian 6 4 5 13 GBR T Henman 7 6     USA J-M Gambill 5 2     ECU N Lapentti 4 3     ARG A Calleri 6 6     BRA G Kuerten 6 6     CRO G Ivanišević 2 4     ESP F Mantilla 77 4 1r 4 SUI R Federer 64 6 4 8 ESP C Moyá 6 6     FRA A Clément 0 2     USA J Blake 6 6     ARG J I Chela 1 4   13 GBR T Henman 4 64     ARG A Calleri 6 77     BRA G Kuerten 7 77   4 SUI R Federer 5 63   8 ESP C Moyá 7 3 2   USA J Blake 5 6 6   ARG A Calleri 4 65     BRA G Kuerten 6 77     USA J Blake 6 4 0   BRA G Kuerten 4 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 USA A Roddick 6 6     SWE T Enqvist 4 4     SVK D Hrbatý 2 62     ESP F López 6 77     ESP D Ferrer 1 0     BEL X Malisse 6 6     ESP D Sánchez 3 2   11 FRA S Grosjean 6 6   15 GER R Schüttler 6 77     AUS W Arthurs 4 63     ARG M Zabaleta 77 6     RUS M Youzhny 65 1     RSA W Ferreira 65 3     BLR M Mirnyi 77 6     CHI M Ríos 4     17 ARG G Gaudio 0r   6 USA A Roddick 6 6     ESP F López 4 3     BEL X Malisse 3 3   11 FRA S Grosjean 6 6   15 GER R Schüttler 6 6     ARG M Zabaleta 3 3     BLR M Mirnyi 6 6     CHI M Ríos 3 3   6 USA A Roddick 77 2 77 11 FRA S Grosjean 65 6 61 15 GER R Schüttler 6 6     BLR M Mirnyi 3 4   6 USA A Roddick 3 2   15 GER R Schüttler 6 6   Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em USA Vince Spadea (qualified) KOR Lee Hyung-taik (qualified) BEL Olivier Rochus (qualifying competition, lucky loser) BRA André Sá (first round) SUI Michel Kratochvil (qualified) SVK Karol Beck (qualified) GER Nicolas Kiefer (qualified) USA Robby Ginepri (qualified) USA Brian Vahaly (qualified) ARM Sargis Sargsian (qualified) PER Luis Horna (qualifying competition) ARG Franco Squillari (qualifying competition) FRA Jean-René Lisnard (qualifiying competition) USA Justin Gimelstob (first round) SWE Magnus Norman (qualifying competition) DEN Kristian Pless (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em USA Vince Spadea KOR Lee Hyung-taik USA Brian Vahaly ARM Sargis Sargsian SUI Michel Kratochvil SVK Karol Beck GER Nicolas Kiefer USA Robby Ginepri Lucky loser BEL Olivier Rochus Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 USA Vince Spadea 6 3 6 USA Michael Joyce 1 6 1 WC USA Brian Baker 3 3 15 SWE Magnus Norman 6 6 1 USA Vince Spadea 77 6 15 SWE Magnus Norman 65 4 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 KOR Lee Hyung-taik 6 6 AUS Peter Luczak 4 0 GER Alexander Waske 62 77 4 13 FRA Jean-René Lisnard 77 63 6 2 KOR Lee Hyung-taik 6 6 13 FRA Jean-René Lisnard 3 4 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 BEL Olivier Rochus 6 6 BRA Fernando Meligeni 3 1 WC USA Alex Reichel 2 4 9 USA Brian Vahaly 6 6 3 BEL Olivier Rochus 4 2 9 USA Brian Vahaly 6 6 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 BRA André Sá 1 2 CHI Nicolás Massú 6 6 AUS Scott Draper 5 5 10 ARM Sargis Sargsian 7 7 CHI Nicolás Massú 7 65 1 10 ARM Sargis Sargsian 5 77 6 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 SUI Michel Kratochvil 6 65 77 PHI Cecil Mamiit 4 77 63 ARG Gastón Etlis 7 6 14 USA Justin Gimelstob 5 3 5 SUI Michel Kratochvil 7 6 ARG Gastón Etlis 5 2 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 SVK Karol Beck 6 6 FRA Arnaud Di Pasquale 4 4 HUN Attila Sávolt 6 3 3 11 PER Luis Horna 2 6 6 6 SVK Karol Beck 6 6 11 PER Luis Horna 3 2 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 GER Nicolas Kiefer 6 6 FRA Michaël Llodra 4 3 AUT Jürgen Melzer 63 4 16 DEN Kristian Pless 77 6 7 GER Nicolas Kiefer 6 6 16 DEN Kristian Pless 4 2 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 8 USA Robby Ginepri 6 6 WC IND Prakash Amritraj 3 3 WC USA Brendan Evans 6 1 5 12 ARG Franco Squillari 4 6 7 8 USA Robby Ginepri 7 6 12 ARG Franco Squillari 5 0 References External links 2003 Pacific Life Open draw Main draw (ATP) Qualifying draw (ATP) ITF tournament profile Men's Singles