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2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionGermany Rainer Schüttler
Runner-upFrance Sébastien Grosjean
Score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Kenneth Carlsen was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Hyung-Taik Lee.

Rainer Schüttler won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–2 against Sébastien Grosjean.

Seeds

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All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Germany Rainer Schüttler (champion)
  2. France Sébastien Grosjean (final)
  3. Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
  4. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (third round)
  5. Australia Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
  6. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
  7. South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Jan-Michael Gambill (quarterfinals)
  9. Denmark Kenneth Carlsen (third round)
  10. Croatia Mario Ančić (third round)
  11. n/a
  12. Netherlands John van Lottum (second round)
  13. United States Brian Vahaly (second round)
  14. South Africa Wesley Moodie (second round)
  15. Germany Lars Burgsmüller (second round)
  16. France Grégory Carraz (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Germany Rainer Schüttler 6 6  
  France Cyril Saulnier 3 2  
1 Germany Rainer Schüttler 77 6  
2 France Sébastien Grosjean 65 2  
3 Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan 6 3 4
2 France Sébastien Grosjean 4 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Germany R Schüttler 6 6  
WC Japan S Iwabuchi 77 6   WC Japan S Iwabuchi 0 4  
  United States C Mamiit 64 2   1 Germany R Schüttler 6 6  
  United States R Kendrick 77 6     United States R Kendrick 3 2  
  Australia W Arthurs 63 4     United States R Kendrick 6 3 6
13 United States B Vahaly 2 6 4
1 Germany R Schüttler 6 6  
  Australia S Draper 3 3  
LL United States E Taino 2 65  
Q Czech Republic J Vacek 3 64     Australia S Draper 6 77  
  Australia S Draper 6 77     Australia S Draper 7 6  
  Switzerland I Heuberger 2 61   6 Germany N Kiefer 5 2  
  United States A Bogomolov Jr. 6 77     United States A Bogomolov Jr. 5 67  
6 Germany N Kiefer 7 79  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Czech Republic J Novák 77 6  
Q Germany B Phau 61 77 77 Q Germany B Phau 62 2  
  United States J Salzenstein 77 64 63 4 Czech Republic J Novák 6 5 4
  United States J Gimelstob 65 6 1   France C Saulnier 4 7 6
  France C Saulnier 77 3 6   France C Saulnier 78 77  
15 Germany L Burgsmüller 66 64  
  France C Saulnier 5    
5 Australia M Philippoussis 2r  
10 Croatia M Ančić 6 7  
  Austria W Eschauer 0 4   Q Japan T Iwami 2 5  
Q Japan T Iwami 6 6   10 Croatia M Ančić 4 5  
  Argentina F Browne 6 6   5 Australia M Philippoussis 6 7  
WC Japan T Terachi 3 4     Argentina F Browne 4 3  
5 Australia M Philippoussis 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 South Korea H-T Lee 6 63 6
Q United States G Weiner 4 2     Spain F Verdasco 3 77 3
  Spain F Verdasco 6 6   7 South Korea H-T Lee 6 6  
  Argentina M Vassallo Argüello 0 3   9 Denmark K Carlsen 3 4  
WC Japan G Motomura 6 6   WC Japan G Motomura 2 64  
9 Denmark K Carlsen 6 77  
7 South Korea H-T Lee 6 65 3
3 Thailand P Srichaphan 4 77 6
14 South Africa W Moodie 1 63  
  Germany A Waske 65 3   WC Japan T Suzuki 6 77  
WC Japan T Suzuki 77 6   WC Japan T Suzuki 2 63  
  Belgium D Norman 7 6   3 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 77  
Q Switzerland G Bastl 5 4     Belgium D Norman 6 63 62
3 Thailand P Srichaphan 4 77 77

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United States J-M Gambill 6 6  
  Peru I Miranda 6 4 4   Czech Republic B Ulihrach 3 4  
  Czech Republic B Ulihrach 2 6 6 8 United States J-M Gambill 6 7  
  Czech Republic T Berdych 62 6 3 Q Switzerland M Kratochvil 3 5  
Q Switzerland M Kratochvil 77 4 6 Q Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 6  
12 Netherlands J van Lottum 2 3  
8 United States J-M Gambill 3 64  
2 France S Grosjean 6 77  
16 France G Carraz 5 6 5
  Sweden A Vinciguerra 6 4 1   Netherlands D van Scheppingen 7 1 7
  Netherlands D van Scheppingen 4 6 6   Netherlands D van Scheppingen 3 63  
  Sweden R Söderling 4 4   2 France S Grosjean 6 77  
  Croatia I Karlović 6 6     Croatia I Karlović 3 68  
2 France S Grosjean 6 710  

References

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