2003 US Open – Men's singles

March 2026 September 2023 September 2023 2003 US Open USA Andy Roddick ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 128 32 2003 US Open (tennis) 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 saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against David Nalbandian. He also completed the Summer Slam, having won the Canada Masters and Cincinnati Masters. Roddick remains the most recent American to win a major men's singles title. 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 of future four-time champion Rafael Nadal. It also marked the final major appearances of former major champions Michael Chang and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Seeds 30em USA Andre Agassi (semifinals) CHE Roger Federer (fourth round) ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (final) USA Andy Roddick (champion) ARG Guillermo Coria (quarterfinals) AUS Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals) ESP Carlos Moyà (fourth round) DEU Rainer Schüttler (fourth round) FRA Sébastien Grosjean (first round) CZE Jiří Novák (third round) THA Paradorn Srichaphan (fourth round) NLD Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals) ARG David Nalbandian (semifinals) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (first round) CHL Fernando González (third round) NLD Martin Verkerk (second round) ESP Tommy Robredo (first round) BLR Max Mirnyi (first round) ARG Agustín Calleri (second round) AUS Mark Philippoussis (third round) ESP Félix Mantilla (first round) MAR Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals) ZAF Wayne Ferreira (second round) USA Mardy Fish (second round) ESP Albert Costa (second round) ARG Mariano Zabaleta (first round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round) ESP Feliciano López (first round) ARG Gastón Gaudio (first round) FRA Arnaud Clément (second round) USA Vincent Spadea (first round) ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (third round) Qualifying 2003 US Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 USA Andy Roddick 4 3 6 62 77 3 6 USA Andre Agassi 1 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 4 6 3 6 6 3 4 6 USA Andy Roddick 4 ARG David Nalbandian 13 64 77 3 6 79 67 6 1 6 3 USA Andre Agassi 1 ARG Guillermo Coria 5 6 4 6 3 7 5 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 6 4 6 6 3 77 65 6 1 NLD Sjeng Schalken 12 USA Andy Roddick 4 4 6 2 6 3 6 MAR Younes El Aynaoui 22 ARG David Nalbandian 13 62 77 2 6 6 3 5 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA A Agassi 6 6 6       ESP À Corretja 1 2 2       SWE A Vinciguerra 77 62 7 1 6 WC USA R Kendrick 64 77 5 6 1   DEN K Carlsen 6 3 6 6   WC USA J Morrison 2 6 3 4     BEL K Vliegen 6 61 2 2   27 RUS Y Kafelnikov 3 77 6 6   18 BLR M Mirnyi 63 6 2 66     RUS N Davydenko 77 2 6 78     USA T Dent 77 6 3 6   Q SWE R Söderling 61 3 6 4   Q ITA G Galimberti 7 2 2 64     AUT S Koubek 5 6 6 77   WC USA M Chang 3 5 7 4   15 CHI F González 6 7 5 6   1 USA A Agassi 77 6 6       SWE A Vinciguerra 61 1 4       DEN K Carlsen 6 2 3 3   27 RUS Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6 6     RUS N Davydenko 3 4 67       USA T Dent 6 6 79       AUT S Koubek 61 1 2     15 CHI F González 77 6 6     1 USA A Agassi 6 77 6     27 RUS Y Kafelnikov 3 64 4       USA T Dent 711 63 3 77 6 15 CHI F González 69 77 6 64 4 1 USA A Agassi 65 6 7 0     USA T Dent 77 4 5 0r   Section 2 SWE J Björkman ARG G Coria 5 2 6 3 6 6 4 2 6 SWE J Björkman SVK K Kučera 6 4 4 6 63 77 6 4 6 4 FRA G Carraz ARG G Coria 5 5 7 1 6 5 7 PAR R Delgado Q SWE J Björkman 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 3 3 6 SVK K Kučera USA M Fish 24 6 4 79 67 6 4 FRA A Clément 30 FRA G Carraz 6 3 6 1 2 6 63 77 1 6 CZE B Ulihrach PR ARG G Coria 5 2 6 1 6 4 6 FRA S Grosjean 9 PRY R Delgado Q 4 6 77 63 6 4 67 79 4 6 SWE J Björkman ITA F Volandri 6 1 6 4 6 0 SVK K Kučera DEU A Popp 6 2 7 5 6 3 SWE J Johansson Q USA M Fish 24 3 6 2 6 4 6 FRA A Clément 30 USA B Vahaly 66 78 78 66 6 3 6 4 FRA G Carraz GBR G Rusedski 6 4 4 6 6 2 5 7 6 4 CZE B Ulihrach PR DEU M Abel Q 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 1 ARG M Puerta ARG G Coria 5 4 6 3 6 1 6 Section 3 ESP JC Ferrero 3 USA T Martin 6 2 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 3 ESP JC Ferrero 3 ARG JI Chela 32 7 5 7 5 6 1 USA R Ginepri USA T Martin 77 62 64 77 4 6 4 6 ESP JC Ferrero 3 AUT J Melzer 1 6 77 62 6 2 6 4 CZE T Berdych LL ARG JI Chela 32 6 2 1 6 4 6 3 6 RSA W Ferreira 23 USA R Ginepri 2 6 4 6 77 60 2 6 USA T Martin NED M Verkerk 16 6 3 6 4 65 77 711 69 ESP JC Ferrero 3 CZE J Vacek Q 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 2 AUT J Melzer USA B Baker WC 6 3 6 3 5 7 6 3 CZE T Berdych LL DEU T Behrend 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 3 HRV R Karanušić Q ARG JI Chela 32 4 6 62 77 3 6 ZAF W Ferreira 23 PER I Miranda 6 4 6 3 6 1 ESP D Ferrer USA R Ginepri 2 6 3 6 3 6 USA R Yim WC USA T Martin 1 6 67 79 2 6 USA A Bogomolov Jr. WC NLD M Verkerk 16 64 77 6 4 6 3 69 711 0r 1 Section 4 THA P Srichaphan 11 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 4 2 6 4 6 2 6 THA P Srichaphan 11 ESP F Verdasco LL 6 3 6 4 6 3 CZE R Štěpánek AUS L Hewitt 6 1 6 0r 3 THA P Srichaphan 11 SVK D Hrbatý 6 4 6 4 6 3 ITA D Sanguinetti ESP F Verdasco LL 66 78 65 77 6 4 3 6 CZE R Štěpánek FRA F Santoro 6 2 6 4 66 78 6 3 KOR 1997 H-t Lee AUS L Hewitt 6 7 5 2 6 2 6 4 6 THA P Srichaphan 11 FRA C Saulnier 2 6 6 2 6 3 77 64 USA J Gimelstob SVK D Hrbatý 3 6 4 6 2 6 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo ITA D Sanguinetti 6 4 0 6 6 3 1 6 1 6 ESP F Verdasco LL ESP T Robredo 17 6 3 6 4 6 2 ESP F López 28 CZE R Štěpánek 4 6 4 6 4 6 FRA J Benneteau Q FRA F Santoro 6 0 5 7 2 6 2 6 KOR 1997 H-t Lee BLR 1995 V Voltchkov 6 3 6 4 77 63 ROU V Hănescu AUS L Hewitt 6 3 6 2 6 2 6 Bottom half Section 5 GER R Schüttler 8 NED S Schalken 12 1 6 6 4 3 6 4 6 GER R Schüttler 8 ESP A Martín 6 1 6 4 6 2 CRO I Karlović Q NED S Schalken 12 68 710 65 77 63 77 GER R Schüttler 8 GER N Kiefer 6 1 7 5 2 6 6 4 ESP A Martín ESP A Costa 25 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 2 CRO I Karlović Q MAR H Arazi 3 6 77 65 77 64 78 66 GER L Burgsmüller NED S Schalken 12 6 4 6 2 2 6 2 6 0 6 DEU R Schüttler 8 AUS W Arthurs 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4 DEU N Kiefer ARG F Squillari 6 3 5 0r FRA O Mutis ESP A Martín 0 6 3 6 1 6 NLD R Sluiter ESP A Costa 25 65 77 63 77 6 2 3 6 ESP F Mantilla 21 HRV I Karlović Q 4 6 4 6 4 6 USA J Salzenstein Q MAR H Arazi 1 6 64 77 3 6 PER L Horna DEU L Burgsmüller 4 6 6 4 6 3 5 7 1 6 FRA J Boutter NLD S Schalken 12 2 6 3 6 2 6 Section 6 BEL X Malisse USA A Roddick 4 3 6 4 6 65 77 RUS D Tursunov Q BEL X Malisse 5 7 4 6 68 710 BRA F Saretta USA A Roddick 4 1 6 3 6 3 6 RUS D Tursunov Q NED J van Lottum 6 4 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 2 BEL X Malisse ARG A Calleri 19 6 2 63 77 6 3 3 6 6 3 BRA F Saretta ECU N Lapentti 6 2 6 4 6 0 CRO I Ljubičić USA A Roddick 4 3 6 77 64 3 6 68 710 BRA G Kuerten 14 RUS D Tursunov Q 7 5 2 6 2 6 6 4 61 77 BEL C Rochus NLD J van Lottum 0 6 2 6 2 6 BEL X Malisse BEL O Rochus 6 3 6 4 6 2 AUT W Eschauer ARG A Calleri 19 64 77 62 77 6 1 4 6 USA V Spadea 31 BRA F Saretta 3 6 1 6 7 5 68 710 SVK K Beck ECU N Lapentti 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 3 4 6 HRV I Ljubičić FRA P-H Mathieu 6 4 6 2 7 5 GBR T Henman USA A Roddick 4 3 6 62 77 3 6 Section 7 ESP C Moyà 7 MAR Y El Aynaoui 22 64 77 67 79 6 4 4 6 ESP C Moyà 7 CHI N Massú 7 5 6 4 3 6 6 3 MAR Y El Aynaoui 22 CZE J Novák 10 77 61 5 7 3 6 6 3 77 65 ESP C Moyà 7 RSA W Moodie Q 6 2 78 66 6 3 SWE T Enqvist Q CHI N Massú 3 6 2 6 5 7 MAR Y El Aynaoui 22 ESP R Nadal 78 66 6 3 78 66 USA J-M Gambill CZE J Novák 10 4 6 4 6 4 6 ESP C Moyà 7 AUS S Draper 4 6 6 4 7 5 78 66 ZAF W Moodie Q ESP Á Montañés 77 63 6 2 6 2 SWE T Enqvist Q ESP A Portas 6 2 6 3 6 1 CHL N Massú ARG G Gaudio 29 6 3 6 3 6 2 MAR Y El Aynaoui 22 USA A Kim WC 7 5 77 65 6 3 ESP R Nadal ESP F Vicente 6 4 6 3 6 3 ESP D Sánchez USA J-M Gambill 63 77 2 6 2 6 HRV M Ančić CZE J Novák 10 6 3 3 6 7 5 2 6 2 6 Section 8 ARG D Nalbandian 13 SUI R Federer 2 3 6 77 61 6 4 6 3 ARG D Nalbandian 13 AUS M Philippoussis 20 7 5 610 712 6 3 6 2 USA J Blake SUI R Federer 2 3 6 64 77 3 6 ARG D Nalbandian 13 FIN J Nieminen 5 7 6 3 6 1 4 6 77 63 FRA A Dupuis AUS M Philippoussis 20 2 6 3 6 4 6 USA J Blake ARM S Sargsian 6 3 6 4 4 6 78 66 FRA J-R Lisnard SUI R Federer 2 1 6 2 6 0 6 ARG D Nalbandian 13 DEU P Kohlschreiber Q 6 4 77 64 6 3 FIN J Nieminen FRA N Mahut Q 6 2 6 4 7 5 RUS M Youzhny FRA A Dupuis 7 5 4 6 6 3 3 6 5 7 SCG J Tipsarević Q AUS M Philippoussis 20 2 6 64 77 4 6 ARG M Zabaleta 26 USA J Blake 64 77 3 6 2 6 USA A Delic WC ARM S Sargsian 6 4 3 6 77 63 2 6 5 7 FRA J-R Lisnard SWE M Norman 6 2 6 2 64 77 0 6 77 64 ARG J Acasuso CHE R Federer 2 7 5 3 6 3 6 0r 2 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2003 US Open Men's Singles draw 2003 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam men's singles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 2004 Australian Open – Men's singles Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles