2003 Italian Open – Men's singles

2003 Italian Open ESP Félix Mantilla SUI Roger Federer 7–5, 6–2, 7–6(10–8) 16 2003 Italian Open (tennis) Félix Mantilla defeated Roger Federer in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 7–6(10–8) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Italian Open. Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to David Ferrer. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Andre Agassi (first round) ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals, retired due to a shoulder injury) ESP Carlos Moyá (third round) SUI Roger Federer (final) USA Andy Roddick (second round) RUS Marat Safin (withdrew due to a left wrist injury) ESP Albert Costa (third round) CZE Jiří Novák (third round) THA Paradorn Srichaphan (first round) NED Sjeng Schalken (first round) ARG David Nalbandian (first round) GER Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals) FRA Sébastien Grosjean (first round) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (first round) ARG Guillermo Coria (third round) MAR Younes El Aynaoui (first round) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175   CRO Ivan Ljubičić 6 3 4   ESP Félix Mantilla 3 6 6 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 7 Q NED Martin Verkerk 3 5 WC ITA Filippo Volandri 3 7 2 4 SUI Roger Federer 6 5 6 12 GER Rainer Schüttler 4 4 2 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6   ESP Félix Mantilla 4 77 6   RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 63 4 4 SUI Roger Federer 6 4   2 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 2 2r   ESP Félix Mantilla 7 6 710     4 SUI Roger Federer 5 2 68     Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA A Agassi 6 63 4   ESP D Ferrer 0 77 6   CRO I Ljubičić 6 6     BEL X Malisse 2 4   Q ROU V Hănescu 77 6     RUS M Youzhny 61 3     GBR T Henman 2 1   15 ARG G Coria 6 6   11 ARG D Nalbandian 3 6 0   ESP F Mantilla 6 1 6   USA M Fish 7 7     FRA F Santoro 5 5   WC ITA D Sanguinetti 1 3     FRA A Clément 6 6   Q CRO Ž Krajan 4 5   7 ESP A Costa 6 7     ESP D Ferrer 2 3     CRO I Ljubičić 6 6   Q ROU V Hănescu 1 66   15 ARG G Coria 6 78     ESP F Mantilla 6 6     USA M Fish 4 3     FRA A Clément 77 2 4 7 ESP A Costa 63 6 6   CRO I Ljubičić 6 6   15 ARG G Coria 4 3     ESP F Mantilla 7 4 6 7 ESP A Costa 5 6 1   CRO I Ljubičić 6 3 4   ESP F Mantilla 3 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ESP C Moyá 6 6     ESP F Vicente 2 4     ECU N Lapentti 6 63 3   BLR M Mirnyi 4 77 6   USA B Vahaly 5 6 3 WC ITA G Galimberti 7 4 6   RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 1 6 16 MAR Y El Aynaoui 1 6 4 9 THA P Srichaphan 1 2     FIN J Nieminen 6 6     RUS N Davydenko 2 6 7   SVK K Kučera 6 1 5 Q NED M Verkerk 6 77     USA V Spadea 3 62   WC ITA A Gaudenzi 2 3   5 USA A Roddick 6 6   3 ESP C Moyá 6 6     BLR M Mirnyi 4 4   WC ITA G Galimberti 5 1     RUS Y Kafelnikov 7 6     FIN J Nieminen 7 4 6   RUS N Davydenko 5 6 1 Q NED M Verkerk 66 6 6 5 USA A Roddick 78 3 4 3 ESP C Moyá 4 64     RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 77     FIN J Nieminen 0 3   Q NED M Verkerk 6 6     RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 7   Q NED M Verkerk 3 5   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals LL CHI N Massú 6 2 1 WC ITA F Volandri 1 6 6   NED R Sluiter 6 4 6   USA J-M Gambill 4 6 2   CZE R Štěpánek 6 1 6   USA J Blake 2 6 3 Q ESP A Martín 2 6 6 10 NED S Schalken 6 3 1 13 FRA S Grosjean 77 4 3   ESP T Robredo 64 6 6   ARG J I Chela 6 6     BEL O Rochus 1 1     ARG M Zabaleta 6 6     ESP D Sánchez 4 2     FRA P-H Mathieu 3 5   4 SUI R Federer 6 7   WC ITA F Volandri 6 7     NED R Sluiter 1 5     CZE R Štěpánek 6 6   Q ESP A Martín 4 3     ESP T Robredo 6 6     ARG J I Chela 2 0     ARG M Zabaleta 64 2   4 SUI R Federer 77 6   WC ITA F Volandri 6 6     CZE R Štěpánek 3 4     ESP T Robredo 1 1   4 SUI R Federer 6 6   WC ITA F Volandri 3 7 2 4 SUI R Federer 6 5 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 CZE J Novák 6 6     AUS W Arthurs 3 3     SVK D Hrbatý 6 6   Q SWE T Enqvist 3 3     RSA W Ferreira 3 6 6   ESP F López 6 4 3 Q SWE M Norman 67 5   12 GER R Schüttler 79 7   14 BRA G Kuerten 3 6 4   ARG G Gaudio 6 2 6   ARG A Calleri 6 6     AUT S Koubek 2 2   Q ESP A Portas 6 2 2   ESP À Corretja 3 6 6 Q AUS M Philippoussis 63 4   2 ESP J C Ferrero 77 6   8 CZE J Novák 6 6     SVK D Hrbatý 1 4     RSA W Ferreira 64 2   12 GER R Schüttler 77 6     ARG G Gaudio 6 6     ARG A Calleri 4 2     ESP À Corretja 4 4   2 ESP J C Ferrero 6 6   8 CZE J Novák 4 62   12 GER R Schüttler 6 77     ARG G Gaudio 7 0 2 2 ESP J C Ferrero 5 6 6 12 GER R Schüttler 4 4   2 ESP J C Ferrero 6 6   External links 2003 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Singles draw 2003 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Qualifying draw Men's Singles Italian Open - Singles