2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

2003 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Duty Free Women's Open SUI Roger Federer CZE Jiří Novák 6–1, 7–6(7–2) 32 8 Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion,https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/03/03/Santoro-wins-Dubai-tennis/55341015187094/ Santoro wins Dubai tennis UPI 21 July 2026 but lost in the second round to Sjeng Schalken.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-02-27/robredo-shocks-safin-in-dubai/1221984 Robredo shocks Safin in Dubai Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 July 2026 Roger Federer won in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2) against Jiří Novák.https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/videos/Roger_Federer/52249/roger-federer-wins-his-first-dubai-title-2003/ Roger Federer wins his first Dubai title - 2003 Tennis World USA 21 July 2026 He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. SUI Roger Federer (champion) RUS Marat Safin (second round) CZE Jiří Novák (final) GBR Tim Henman (first round) GER Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals) NED Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals) MAR Younes El Aynaoui (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SUI R Federer 6 6     GEO 1990 I Labadze 3 3   Q GER M Abel 0       SUI I Heuberger 1r   WC MAR H Arazi 6 6     CZE J Vacek 2 1     NED J van Lottum 2 6 3 8 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 4 6 4 GBR T Henman 7 63 4   HUN A Sávolt 5 77 6 Q ZIM W Black 5 3     CRO I Ljubičić 7 6     ROM A Voinea 4 2     BLR M Mirnyi 6 6     CRO Ž Krajan 4 6 3 5 GER R Schüttler 6 2 6 6 NED S Schalken 7 6     RUS M Youzhny 5 0     FRA F Santoro 61 6 6   AUT S Koubek 77 2 0 WC CRO G Ivanišević 6r   Q RUS A Stoliarov 6       SVK D Hrbatý 1 6 3 3 CZE J Novák 6 3 6 7 MAR Y El Aynaoui 6 6   WC UAE O Bahrouzyan 0 3   Q UZB V Kutsenko 65 2     ESP F López 77 6     SWE J Björkman 2 3     ESP T Robredo 6 6     GER A Waske 4 2   2 RUS M Safin 6 6   1 SUI R Federer 6 7   Q GER M Abel 4 5   WC MAR H Arazi 6 4 6 8 RUS Y Kafelnikov 4 6 3   HUN A Sávolt 4 4     CRO I Ljubičić 6 6     BLR M Mirnyi 66 6 68 5 GER R Schüttler 78 4 710 6 NED S Schalken 3 77 77   FRA F Santoro 6 62 65 Q RUS A Stoliarov 1 1   3 CZE J Novák 6 6   7 MAR Y El Aynaoui 62 65     ESP F López 77 77     ESP T Robredo 7 4 77 2 RUS M Safin 5 6 63 1 SUI R Federer 7 6   WC MAR H Arazi 5 3     CRO I Ljubičić 6 6   5 GER R Schüttler 3 4   6 NED S Schalken 4 4   3 CZE J Novák 6 6     ESP F López 77 3 4   ESP T Robredo 64 6 6 1 SUI R Federer 6 6     CRO I Ljubičić 3 2   3 CZE J Novák 6 6     ESP T Robredo 4 1   1 SUI Roger Federer 6 77   3 CZE Jiří Novák 1 62   References External links 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships draw 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships Qualifying draw Category:2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open Singles