2003 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

2003 Monte Carlo Masters ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero ARG Guillermo Coria 6–2, 6–2 64 (8 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wild Cards) 16 singles doubles 2003 Monte Carlo Masters Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Monte Carlo Masters. In addition to this being the first Masters Series tournament for Rafael Nadal, it was also a breakthrough tournament for future eleven-time champion Nadal. With his second round victory over reigning French Open champion Albert Costa, ranked at №7 in the world, he would get his first win over a top-10 player, and he also made his Top-100 debut in the ATP rankings, at 1986 6 3 2003 4 21 old. He lost to Coria in the third round, which would remain his sole loss at the tournament until the 2013 Final, winning a record 46 consecutive matches.Nadal has won an all-time record 11 titles at the Monte Carlo Masters, including an Open Era record streak of eight consecutive titles from 2005 to 2012 and three consecutive titles from 2016 to 2018.Mitchell Kevin 2013-04-21 Novak Djokovic busts Rafael Nadal's eight-year Monte Carlo reign https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/21/novak-djokovic-busts-rafael-nadal 2024-02-28 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Seeds 30em ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion) ESP Carlos Moyá (semifinals) USA Andy Roddick (first round) ESP Albert Costa (second round) CZE Jiří Novák (second round) ARG David Nalbandian (second round) THA Paradorn Srichaphan (second round) GER Rainer Schüttler (second round) NED Sjeng Schalken (third round) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (second round) MAR Younes El Aynaoui (first round) ESP Àlex Corretja (first round) ARG Gastón Gaudio (third round) CHI Fernando González (first round) USA James Blake (second round) ESP Tommy Robredo (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 Q ESP Alberto Martín 0 2 USA Vince Spadea 6 6 Q ITA Filippo Volandri 1 3 ARG Juan Ignacio Chela 1 1 ARG Guillermo Coria 6 6 WC FRA Julien Boutter 64 2 2 ESP Carlos Moyá 77 6 1 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6     USA Vince Spadea 3 4     ARG Guillermo Coria 77 6   2 ESP Carlos Moyá 63 2   1 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6     ARG Guillermo Coria 2 2   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6     AUS W Arthurs 4 1     ESP F Mantilla 6 7   Q ARM S Sargsian 0 5   Q PER L Horna 6 6     FRA P-H Mathieu 4 4     ESP D Ferrer 5 2   13 ARG G Gaudio 7 6   12 ESP À Corretja 64 3     ESP F López 77 6     ESP F Vicente 6 6     FRA N Escudé 4 3   Q ESP A Martín 6 3 6   BEL O Rochus 3 6 2   FRA F Santoro 1 2   8 GER R Schüttler 6 6   1 ESP JC Ferrero 3 6 7   ESP F Mantilla 6 2 5 Q PER L Horna 4 1   13 ARG G Gaudio 6 6     ESP F López 66 1     ESP F Vicente 78 6   Q ESP A Martín 6 6   8 GER R Schüttler 2 4   1 ESP JC Ferrero 3 7 6 13 ARG G Gaudio 6 5 2   ESP F Vicente 4 65   Q ESP A Martín 6 77   1 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6   Q ESP A Martín 0 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 USA A Roddick 65 3   Q ESP A Portas 77 6     ARG M Zabaleta 3 68     CRO I Ljubičić 6 710     USA V Spadea 6 6     RUS M Youzhny 1 2     FRA A Clément 6 6   14 CHI F González 4 3   10 BRA G Kuerten 3 6 6   USA M Fish 6 1 0   ECU N Lapentti 3 3   WC SWE M Norman 6 6     CZE R Štěpánek 4 3   Q ITA F Volandri 6 6   WC FRA R Gasquet 4 0   6 ARG D Nalbandian 6 6   Q ESP A Portas 4 3     CRO I Ljubičić 6 6     USA V Spadea 64 6 6   FRA A Clément 77 1 2 10 BRA G Kuerten 6 5 2 WC SWE M Norman 1 7 6 Q ITA F Volandri 6 78   6 ARG D Nalbandian 2 66     CRO I Ljubičić 6 4 68   USA V Spadea 1 6 710 WC SWE M Norman 5 3   Q ITA F Volandri 7 6     USA V Spadea 6 6   Q ITA F Volandri 1 3   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 CZE J Novák 6 6     AUT S Koubek 4 4     ARG J I Chela 6 6     ARG A Calleri 4 1     USA T Dent 63 2     FIN J Nieminen 77 6     RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 64 6 11 MAR Y El Aynaoui 2 77 1 15 USA J Blake 6 3 6   SVK D Hrbatý 3 6 2   ARG G Coria 6 6     ARG J Acasuso 2 2     SVK K Kučera 1 2   Q ESP R Nadal 6 6     RUS N Davydenko 2 2   4 ESP A Costa 6 6   5 CZE J Novák 4 2     ARG J I Chela 6 6     FIN J Nieminen 3 6 6   RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 2 2 15 USA J Blake 0 77 3   ARG G Coria 6 63 6 Q ESP R Nadal 7 6   4 ESP A Costa 5 3     ARG J I Chela 6 6     FIN J Nieminen 1 1     ARG G Coria 77 6   Q ESP R Nadal 63 2     ARG J I Chela 1 1     ARG G Coria 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 THA P Srichaphan 7 3 77 Q AUS P Luczak 5 6 64   BLR M Mirnyi 66 6 3 WC FRA J Boutter 78 3 6   KOR H-T Lee 6 6     ESP D Sanchez 1 3     ITA D Sanguinetti 4 1r 9 NED S Schalken 6 3   16 ESP T Robredo 3 6 6   NED M Verkerk 6 3 4   NED R Sluiter 6 1 61 Q FRA J Benneteau 3 6 77   RSA W Ferreira 6 2 7 WC SWE J Björkman 4 6 5   BEL X Malisse 3 3   2 ESP C Moyá 6 6   7 THA P Srichaphan 4 6 4 WC FRA J Boutter 6 4 6   KOR H-T Lee 5 2   9 NED S Schalken 7 6   16 ESP T Robredo 6 6   Q FRA J Benneteau 2 2     RSA W Ferreira 4 4   2 ESP C Moyá 6 6   WC FRA J Boutter 77 6   9 NED S Schalken 63 4   16 ESP T Robredo 2 4   2 ESP C Moyá 6 6   WC FRA J Boutter 64 2   2 ESP C Moyá 77 6   References External links 2003 Monte Carlo Masters Draw 2003 Monte Carlo Masters Qualifying Draw Category:2003 Monte Carlo Masters Singles