French Open 2003 (ATP)
Grand SlamParisClay26 May 2003 – 8 Jun 2003
French Open 2003 (Paris, Clay): Ferrero J.C. beat Verkerk M. 6-1 6-3 6-2 in the final. 127 matches, 23 won by the outsider.
The road to the final
Ferrero J.C. · champion
- 1st Roundbeat Kratochvil M. (85)7-5 7-5 6-4
- 2nd Roundbeat Massu N. (84)6-2 3-0 ret. @ 1.10
- 3rd Roundbeat Henman T. (28)4-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 @ 1.10
- 4th Roundbeat Mantilla F. (21)6-2 6-1 6-1 @ 1.22
- Quarterfinalsbeat Gonzalez F. (20)6-1 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-4 @ 1.29
- Semifinalsbeat Costa A. (9)6-3 7-6 6-4 @ 1.33
- Finalbeat Verkerk M. (46)6-1 6-3 6-2 @ 1.33
Opponents' average ranking 42; 4 in the top 32. 27 May 2003 – 8 Jun 2003.
Verkerk M. · runner-up
- 1st Roundbeat Krajan Z. (103)6-3 6-4 6-4 @ 1.36
- 2nd Roundbeat Horna L. (88)4-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-2 @ 1.61
- 3rd Roundbeat Spadea V. (32)5-7 6-4 6-2 7-5 @ 1.57
- 4th Roundbeat Schuettler R. (11)6-3 6-3 7-5 @ 2.38
- Quarterfinalsbeat Moya C. (4)6-3 6-4 5-7 4-6 8-6 @ 3.75
- Semifinalsbeat Coria G. (7)7-6 6-4 7-6 @ 3.25
- Finallost to Ferrero J.C. (3)6-1 6-3 6-2 @ 3.50
Opponents' average ranking 35; 5 in the top 32. 26 May 2003 – 8 Jun 2003.
The draw from the last 16
4th Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The Final
6-2 6-1 6-1
6-3 6-3 6-2
6-2 7-5 7-5
6-4 1-6 7-6 6-4Upset
6-3 6-3 7-5Upset
7-5 6-3 6-2
6-4 7-6 5-7 6-7 6-3
6-2 6-1 7-5
6-1 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-4
2-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2
6-3 6-4 5-7 4-6 8-6Upset
4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4Upset
6-3 7-6 6-4
7-6 6-4 7-6Upset
6-1 6-3 6-2
Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.
3rd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2003 | Agassi A. (2) | Malisse X. (29) | 6-4 7-5 7-5 |
| 30 May 2003 | Coria G. (7) | Savolt A. (141) | 6-4 6-1 6-1 |
| 30 May 2003 | Moya C. (4) | Chela J.I. (35) | 6-2 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 |
| 30 May 2003 | Novak J. (14) | Ljubicic I. (43) | 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-2 |
| 30 May 2003 | Saretta F. (78) | Blanco G. (139) | 7-6 6-3 2-2 ret. |
| 30 May 2003 | Schuettler R. (11) | Ferreira W. (24) | 6-3 1-6 7-6 2-3 ret. |
| 30 May 2003 | Verkerk M. (46) | Spadea V. (32) | 5-7 6-4 6-2 7-5 |
| 30 May 2003 | Zabaleta M. (39) | El Aynaoui Y. (26) | 6-2 6-4 3-6 7-6Upset |
| 31 May 2003 | Clement A. (36) | Coutelot N. (208) | 6-4 6-3 6-2 |
| 31 May 2003 | Costa A. (9) | Lapentti N. (58) | 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 31 May 2003 | Ferrero J.C. (3) | Henman T. (28) | 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 |
| 31 May 2003 | Gonzalez F. (20) | Schalken S. (13) | 7-6 6-3 3-1 ret. |
| 31 May 2003 | Mantilla F. (21) | Vicente F. (63) | 7-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 31 May 2003 | Nieminen J. (34) | Hanescu V. (122) | 6-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 31 May 2003 | Robredo T. (31) | Hewitt L. (1) | 4-6 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-3Upset |
| 1 Jun 2003 | Kuerten G. (16) | Gaudio G. (22) | 7-6 7-5 5-7 6-3 |
2nd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2003 | Agassi A. (2) | Ancic M. (74) | 5-7 1-6 6-4 6-2 7-5 |
| 28 May 2003 | Blanco G. (139) | Puerta M. (97) | 6-2 6-2 6-4 |
| 28 May 2003 | Chela J.I. (35) | Galimberti G. (117) | 6-2 5-7 6-2 6-1 |
| 28 May 2003 | Coria G. (7) | Kiefer N. (77) | 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-1 |
| 28 May 2003 | El Aynaoui Y. (26) | Rochus C. (101) | 6-4 6-4 6-3 |
| 28 May 2003 | Ferreira W. (24) | Ferrer D. (65) | 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 |
| 28 May 2003 | Malisse X. (29) | Koubek S. (72) | 3-6 4-6 6-4 7-5 8-6 |
| 28 May 2003 | Moya C. (4) | Philippoussis M. (52) | 6-2 6-4 7-6 |
| 28 May 2003 | Novak J. (14) | Lopez M. (213) | 6-4 3-6 0-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 28 May 2003 | Saretta F. (78) | Kafelnikov Y. (18) | 6-4 3-6 6-0 6-7 6-4Upset |
| 28 May 2003 | Savolt A. (141) | Youzhny M. (30) | 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4Upset |
| 28 May 2003 | Schuettler R. (11) | Lisnard J.R. (98) | 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 |
| 28 May 2003 | Spadea V. (32) | van Lottum J. (96) | 7-5 6-1 2-6 6-1 |
| 28 May 2003 | Verkerk M. (46) | Horna L. (88) | 4-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 28 May 2003 | Zabaleta M. (39) | Hrbaty D. (62) | 6-2 6-4 6-2 |
| 29 May 2003 | Clement A. (36) | Burgsmuller L. (93) | 6-3 6-3 6-3 |
| 29 May 2003 | Costa A. (9) | Stepanek R. (47) | 6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 29 May 2003 | Coutelot N. (208) | Nalbandian D. (8) | 6-3 6-3 4-6 2-6 6-1Upset |
| 29 May 2003 | Ferrero J.C. (3) | Massu N. (84) | 6-2 3-0 ret. |
| 29 May 2003 | Gaudio G. (22) | Mutis O. (83) | 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 29 May 2003 | Gonzalez F. (20) | Portas A. (81) | 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 29 May 2003 | Hanescu V. (122) | Sargsian S. (67) | 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-2Upset |
| 29 May 2003 | Henman T. (28) | Martin T. (94) | 7-6 5-7 6-1 7-5 |
| 29 May 2003 | Hewitt L. (1) | Davydenko N. (33) | 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 29 May 2003 | Kuerten G. (16) | Arazi H. (91) | 6-1 6-0 6-1 |
| 29 May 2003 | Lapentti N. (58) | Squillari F. (89) | 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3Upset |
| 29 May 2003 | Ljubicic I. (43) | Blake J. (27) | 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 29 May 2003 | Mantilla F. (21) | Browne F. (147) | 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 29 May 2003 | Nieminen J. (34) | Varlet J. (163) | 1-6 1-6 7-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 29 May 2003 | Robredo T. (31) | Bjorkman J. (69) | 7-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 29 May 2003 | Schalken S. (13) | Santoro F. (54) | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 29 May 2003 | Vicente F. (63) | Grosjean S. (15) | 7-6 6-3 6-3Upset |
1st Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2003 | Agassi A. (2) | Beck K. (73) | 6-2 6-3 6-3 |
| 26 May 2003 | Ancic M. (74) | Rios M. (42) | 6-1 ret.Upset |
| 26 May 2003 | Blake J. (27) | Dent T. (40) | 6-4 6-3 7-6 |
| 26 May 2003 | Blanco G. (139) | Corretja A. (17) | 5-7 6-3 6-0 7-5Upset |
| 26 May 2003 | Chela J.I. (35) | Saulnier C. (124) | 3-6 7-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 26 May 2003 | Coria G. (7) | Sa A. (87) | 6-3 6-1 6-1 |
| 26 May 2003 | El Aynaoui Y. (26) | Dupuis A. (80) | 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 26 May 2003 | Ferreira W. (24) | Behrend T. (102) | 6-4 6-2 6-3 |
| 26 May 2003 | Ferrer D. (65) | Melzer J. (92) | 6-2 6-2 7-6 |
| 26 May 2003 | Galimberti G. (117) | Heuberger I. (137) | 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 26 May 2003 | Horna L. (88) | Federer R. (5) | 7-6 6-2 7-6Upset |
| 26 May 2003 | Hrbaty D. (62) | Srichaphan P. (10) | 6-4 3-6 6-0 7-5 |
| 26 May 2003 | Kafelnikov Y. (18) | Boutter J. (95) | 6-1 6-2 6-4 |
| 26 May 2003 | Kiefer N. (77) | Larkham T. (202) | 6-3 6-3 4-6 2-6 6-3 |
| 26 May 2003 | Koubek S. (72) | Popp A. (170) | 7-5 6-2 6-3 |
| 26 May 2003 | Lisnard J.R. (98) | Delfino M. (185) | 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| 26 May 2003 | Ljubicic I. (43) | Kucera K. (49) | 6-2 6-3 6-2 |
| 26 May 2003 | Lopez M. (213) | Mahut N. (190) | 7-5 6-1 7-6 |
| 26 May 2003 | Malisse X. (29) | Calatrava A. (206) | 7-5 6-4 6-2 |
| 26 May 2003 | Moya C. (4) | Volandri F. (79) | 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 26 May 2003 | Novak J. (14) | Benneteau J. (182) | 6-2 6-3 6-2 |
| 26 May 2003 | Philippoussis M. (52) | Kim A. (172) | 2-6 6-7 7-5 6-2 6-2 |
| 26 May 2003 | Puerta M. (97) | Gimelstob J. (90) | 6-2 4-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 26 May 2003 | Rochus C. (101) | Gamonal H. (195) | 7-5 6-3 6-3 |
| 26 May 2003 | Saretta F. (78) | Martin A. (60) | 7-6 6-0 6-0 |
| 26 May 2003 | Savolt A. (141) | Vinciguerra A. (114) | 7-5 7-6 4-6 6-0 |
| 26 May 2003 | Schuettler R. (11) | Mamiit C. (131) | 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 26 May 2003 | Spadea V. (32) | Labadze I. (105) | 6-1 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-1 |
| 26 May 2003 | van Lottum J. (96) | Norman D. (119) | 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 26 May 2003 | Verkerk M. (46) | Krajan Z. (103) | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 26 May 2003 | Youzhny M. (30) | Sanchez D. (48) | 6-3 6-0 6-0 |
| 26 May 2003 | Zabaleta M. (39) | Lopez F. (53) | 6-2 7-6 6-0 |
| 27 May 2003 | Arazi H. (91) | Sluiter R. (64) | 6-1 7-6 2-6 6-0 |
| 27 May 2003 | Bjorkman J. (69) | Mirnyi M. (41) | 6-1 6-2 6-4Upset |
| 27 May 2003 | Browne F. (147) | Rochus O. (59) | 4-6 2-6 6-1 6-1 6-3Upset |
| 27 May 2003 | Burgsmuller L. (93) | Fish M. (51) | 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-1Upset |
| 27 May 2003 | Clement A. (36) | Enqvist T. (100) | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 27 May 2003 | Costa A. (9) | Roitman S. (134) | 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-2 |
| 27 May 2003 | Coutelot N. (208) | Sanguinetti D. (86) | 6-3 6-3 6-4 |
| 27 May 2003 | Davydenko N. (33) | Rusedski G. (70) | 6-3 7-5 6-2 |
| 27 May 2003 | Ferrero J.C. (3) | Kratochvil M. (85) | 7-5 7-5 6-4 |
| 27 May 2003 | Gaudio G. (22) | Mathieu P.H. (44) | 7-5 6-3 6-3 |
| 27 May 2003 | Gonzalez F. (20) | Gambill J.M. (38) | 6-0 6-2 6-3 |
| 27 May 2003 | Grosjean S. (15) | Voinea A. (99) | 6-4 7-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 27 May 2003 | Hanescu V. (122) | Llodra M. (132) | 6-4 6-3 6-2 |
| 27 May 2003 | Henman T. (28) | Voltchkov V. (66) | 6-2 6-3 6-1 |
| 27 May 2003 | Hewitt L. (1) | Vahaly B. (76) | 6-4 6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| 27 May 2003 | Kuerten G. (16) | Rosset M. (108) | 6-2 6-7 6-3 7-6 |
| 27 May 2003 | Lapentti N. (58) | Gasquet R. (130) | 6-3 7-6 3-0 ret. |
| 27 May 2003 | Mantilla F. (21) | Lee H.T. (55) | 7-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 27 May 2003 | Martin T. (94) | Acasuso J. (50) | 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2Upset |
| 27 May 2003 | Massu N. (84) | Norman M. (82) | 6-4 6-1 6-3 |
| 27 May 2003 | Mutis O. (83) | Golmard J. (136) | 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 27 May 2003 | Nalbandian D. (8) | Montanes A. (104) | 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 27 May 2003 | Nieminen J. (34) | Escude N. (61) | 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 |
| 27 May 2003 | Portas A. (81) | Ascione T. (177) | 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 |
| 27 May 2003 | Robredo T. (31) | Lapentti G. (203) | 3-6 7-6 3-6 3-1 ret. |
| 27 May 2003 | Santoro F. (54) | Chang M. (142) | 7-5 6-1 6-1 |
| 27 May 2003 | Sargsian S. (67) | Roddick A. (6) | 6-7 6-1 6-2 6-4Upset |
| 27 May 2003 | Schalken S. (13) | Draper S. (109) | 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 27 May 2003 | Squillari F. (89) | Calleri A. (19) | 7-5 7-6 6-3Upset |
| 27 May 2003 | Stepanek R. (47) | Arthurs W. (57) | 6-1 4-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 27 May 2003 | Varlet J. (163) | Carlsen K. (68) | 6-1 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 27 May 2003 | Vicente F. (63) | Waske A. (116) | 3-6 6-2 7-5 1-6 6-3 |
The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.