2003 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

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.

Singles
2003 Monte Carlo Masters
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Guillermo Coria
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	64 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2003 Monte Carlo Masters

This was a breakthrough tournament for future eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal. With his second round victory over defending French Open champion Albert Costa, he entered the world's Top 100 in the ATP rankings for the first time. He lost to Coria in the third round, which would remain his sole loss at the tournament until 2013.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
2. Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
3. Andy Roddick (first round)
4. Albert Costa (second round)
5. Jiří Novák (second round)
6. David Nalbandian (second round)
7. Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
8. Rainer Schüttler (second round)
9. Sjeng Schalken (third round)
10. Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
11. Younes El Aynaoui (first round)
12. Àlex Corretja (first round)
13. Gastón Gaudio (third round)
14. Fernando González (first round)
15. James Blake (second round)
16. Tommy Robredo (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6
	Q	Alberto Martín	0	2
								1	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6
									Vince Spadea	3	4
		Vince Spadea	6	6
	Q	Filippo Volandri	1	3
															1	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6
																Guillermo Coria	2	2
		Juan Ignacio Chela	1	1
		Guillermo Coria	6	6
									Guillermo Coria	77	6
								2	Carlos Moyá	63	2
	WC	Julien Boutter	64	2
	2	Carlos Moyá	77	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	JC Ferrero	6	6
		W Arthurs	4	1				1	JC Ferrero	3	6	7
		F Mantilla	6	7					F Mantilla	6	2	5
	Q	S Sargsian	0	5											1	JC Ferrero	3	7	6
	Q	L Horna	6	6											13	G Gaudio	6	5	2
		P-H Mathieu	4	4				Q	L Horna	4	1
		D Ferrer	5	2				13	G Gaudio	6	6
	13	G Gaudio	7	6																		1	JC Ferrero	6	6
	12	À Corretja	64	3																		Q	A Martín	0	2
		F López	77	6					F López	66	1
		F Vicente	6	6					F Vicente	78	6
		N Escudé	4	3												F Vicente	4	65
	Q	A Martín	6	3	6										Q	A Martín	6	77
		O Rochus	3	6	2			Q	A Martín	6	6
		F Santoro	1	2				8	R Schüttler	2	4
	8	R Schüttler	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Roddick	65	3
	Q	A Portas	77	6				Q	A Portas	4	3
		M Zabaleta	3	68					I Ljubičić	6	6
		I Ljubičić	6	710												I Ljubičić	6	4	68
		V Spadea	6	6												V Spadea	1	6	710
		M Youzhny	1	2					V Spadea	64	6	6
		A Clément	6	6					A Clément	77	1	2
	14	F González	4	3																			V Spadea	6	6
	10	G Kuerten	3	6	6																	Q	F Volandri	1	3
		M Fish	6	1	0			10	G Kuerten	6	5	2
		N Lapentti	3	3				WC	M Norman	1	7	6
	WC	M Norman	6	6											WC	M Norman	5	3
		R Štěpánek	4	3											Q	F Volandri	7	6
	Q	F Volandri	6	6				Q	F Volandri	6	78
	WC	R Gasquet	4	0				6	D Nalbandian	2	66
	6	D Nalbandian	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	J Novák	6	6
		S Koubek	4	4				5	J Novák	4	2
		J I Chela	6	6					J I Chela	6	6
		A Calleri	4	1												J I Chela	6	6
		T Dent	63	2												J Nieminen	1	1
		J Nieminen	77	6					J Nieminen	3	6	6
		Y Kafelnikov	6	64	6				Y Kafelnikov	6	2	2
	11	Y El Aynaoui	2	77	1																		J I Chela	1	1
	15	J Blake	6	3	6																		G Coria	6	6
		D Hrbatý	3	6	2			15	J Blake	0	77	3
		G Coria	6	6					G Coria	6	63	6
		J Acasuso	2	2												G Coria	77	6
		K Kučera	1	2											Q	R Nadal	63	2
	Q	R Nadal	6	6				Q	R Nadal	7	6
		N Davydenko	2	2				4	A Costa	5	3
	4	A Costa	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	P Srichaphan	7	3	77
	Q	P Luczak	5	6	64			7	P Srichaphan	4	6	4
		M Mirnyi	66	6	3			WC	J Boutter	6	4	6
	WC	J Boutter	78	3	6										WC	J Boutter	77	6
		H-T Lee	6	6											9	S Schalken	63	4
		D Sanchez	1	3					H-T Lee	5	2
		D Sanguinetti	4	1r				9	S Schalken	7	6
	9	S Schalken	6	3																		WC	J Boutter	64	2
	16	T Robredo	3	6	6																	2	C Moyá	77	6
		M Verkerk	6	3	4			16	T Robredo	6	6
		R Sluiter	6	1	61			Q	J Benneteau	2	2
	Q	J Benneteau	3	6	77										16	T Robredo	2	4
		W Ferreira	6	2	7										2	C Moyá	6	6
	WC	J Björkman	4	6	5				W Ferreira	4	4
		X Malisse	3	3				2	C Moyá	6	6
	2	C Moyá	6	6