2003 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2003 Pacific Life Open
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	6–1, 6–1
Draw	64 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2003 Pacific Life Open

Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Indian Wells Masters. Hewitt saved three match points in his first round encounter against Younes El Aynaoui.

Seeds

1. Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
2. Andre Agassi (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
4. Roger Federer (second round)
5. Carlos Moyá (third round)
6. Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
7. Marat Safin (third round)
8. Albert Costa (second round)
9. Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to a virus)
10. David Nalbandian (first round)
11. Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
12. Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
13. Tim Henman (second round)
14. Sjeng Schalken (second round)
15. Rainer Schüttler (semifinals)
16. Àlex Corretja (second round)
17. Gastón Gaudio (first round, retired due to a virus)

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	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
	Q	Robby Ginepri	4	2
								1	Lleyton Hewitt	77	6
								Q	Vince Spadea	65	1
	Q	Brian Vahaly	3	2
	Q	Vince Spadea	6	6
															1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
																Gustavo Kuerten	1	1
		James Blake	6	4	0
		Gustavo Kuerten	4	6	6
									Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	6
								15	Rainer Schüttler	2	6	2
	6	Andy Roddick	3	2
	15	Rainer Schüttler	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Hewitt	4	7	6
		Y El Aynaoui	6	5	2			1	L Hewitt	6	6
		Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6				Y Kafelnikov	3	2
		R Štěpánek	6	1	1										1	L Hewitt	63	6	6
		G Coria	6	2	6											G Coria	77	4	3
		D Sanguinetti	0	6	0				G Coria	6	6
		J Acasuso	62	67				16	À Corretja	2	1
	16	À Corretja	77	79																		1	L Hewitt	6	6
	9	J Novák	6	7																		Q	R Ginepri	4	2
	Q	K Beck	4	5				9	J Novák
	Q	R Ginepri	77	4	6			Q	R Ginepri	w/o
	Q	H-T Lee	62	6	4										Q	R Ginepri	6	6
		A Pavel	3	4											7	M Safin	0	1
	WC	M Philippoussis	6	6				WC	M Philippoussis	4	3
		S Koubek	6	3	5			7	M Safin	6	6
	7	M Safin	3	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	J C Ferrero	6	65	6
	Q	S Sargsian	4	77	4			3	J C Ferrero	4	6	3
		F González	6	3	4			Q	B Vahaly	6	3	6
	Q	B Vahaly	2	6	6										Q	B Vahaly	6	7
		J Nieminen	2	1r												T Robredo	2	5
		T Robredo	6	0					T Robredo	5	6	6
		F Vicente	2	3				14	S Schalken	7	2	0
	14	S Schalken	6	6																		Q	B Vahaly	3	2
	12	P Srichaphan	3	4																		Q	V Spadea	6	6
	Q	V Spadea	6	6				Q	V Spadea	6	6
	Q	N Kiefer	6	6				Q	N Kiefer	3	2
	WC	M Ančić	2	4											Q	V Spadea	6	4	6
	LL	O Rochus	6	2	6										LL	O Rochus	4	6	2
		F Santoro	1	6	3			LL	O Rochus	5	6	6
		R Krajicek	65	64				8	A Costa	7	4	4
	8	A Costa	77	77

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Moyá	6	6
	WC	M Chang	0	3				8	C Moyá	6	6
	Q	M Kratochvil	2	6	2				A Clément	0	2
		A Clément	6	3	6										8	C Moyá	7	3	2
		J Blake	6	3	7											J Blake	5	6	6
	WC	T Martin	1	6	5				J Blake	6	6
		J I Chela	4	6	7				J I Chela	1	4
	10	D Nalbandian	6	4	5																		J Blake	6	4	0
	13	T Henman	7	6																			G Kuerten	4	6	6
		J-M Gambill	5	2				13	T Henman	4	64
		N Lapentti	4	3					A Calleri	6	77
		A Calleri	6	6												A Calleri	4	65
		G Kuerten	6	6												G Kuerten	6	77
		G Ivanišević	2	4					G Kuerten	7	77
		F Mantilla	77	4	1r			4	R Federer	5	63
	4	R Federer	64	6	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Roddick	6	6
		T Enqvist	4	4				6	A Roddick	6	6
		D Hrbatý	2	62					F López	4	3
		F López	6	77											6	A Roddick	77	2	77
		D Ferrer	1	0											11	S Grosjean	65	6	61
		X Malisse	6	6					X Malisse	3	3
		D Sánchez	3	2				11	S Grosjean	6	6
	11	S Grosjean	6	6																		6	A Roddick	3	2
	15	R Schüttler	6	77																		15	R Schüttler	6	6
		W Arthurs	4	63				15	R Schüttler	6	6
		M Zabaleta	77	6					M Zabaleta	3	3
		M Youzhny	65	1											15	R Schüttler	6	6
		W Ferreira	65	3												M Mirnyi	3	4
		M Mirnyi	77	6					M Mirnyi	6	6
		M Ríos	4						M Ríos	3	3
	17	G Gaudio	0r

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Vince Spadea (qualified)
2. Lee Hyung-taik (qualified)
3. Olivier Rochus (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. André Sá (first round)
5. Michel Kratochvil (qualified)
6. Karol Beck (qualified)
7. Nicolas Kiefer (qualified)
8. Robby Ginepri (qualified)
9. Brian Vahaly (qualified)
10. Sargis Sargsian (qualified)
11. Luis Horna (qualifying competition)
12. Franco Squillari (qualifying competition)
13. Jean-René Lisnard (qualifiying competition)
14. Justin Gimelstob (first round)
15. Magnus Norman (qualifying competition)
16. Kristian Pless (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Vince Spadea
2. Lee Hyung-taik
3. Brian Vahaly
4. Sargis Sargsian
5. Michel Kratochvil
6. Karol Beck
7. Nicolas Kiefer
8. Robby Ginepri

Lucky loser

1. Olivier Rochus

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Vince Spadea	6	3	6
		Michael Joyce	1	6	1
								1	Vince Spadea	77	6
								15	Magnus Norman	65	4
	WC	Brian Baker	3	3
	15	Magnus Norman	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Lee Hyung-taik	6	6
		Peter Luczak	4	0
								2	Lee Hyung-taik	6	6
								13	Jean-René Lisnard	3	4
		Alexander Waske	62	77	4
	13	Jean-René Lisnard	77	63	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Olivier Rochus	6	6
		Fernando Meligeni	3	1
								3	Olivier Rochus	4	2
								9	Brian Vahaly	6	6
	WC	Alex Reichel	2	4
	9	Brian Vahaly	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	André Sá	1	2
		Nicolás Massú	6	6
									Nicolás Massú	7	65	1
								10	Sargis Sargsian	5	77	6
		Scott Draper	5	5
	10	Sargis Sargsian	7	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Michel Kratochvil	6	65	77
		Cecil Mamiit	4	77	63
								5	Michel Kratochvil	7	6
									Gastón Etlis	5	2
		Gastón Etlis	7	6
	14	Justin Gimelstob	5	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Karol Beck	6	6
		Arnaud Di Pasquale	4	4
								6	Karol Beck	6	6
								11	Luis Horna	3	2
		Attila Sávolt	6	3	3
	11	Luis Horna	2	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6
		Michaël Llodra	4	3
								7	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6
								16	Kristian Pless	4	2
		Jürgen Melzer	63	4
	16	Kristian Pless	77	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Robby Ginepri	6	6
	WC	Prakash Amritraj	3	3
								8	Robby Ginepri	7	6
								12	Franco Squillari	5	0
	WC	Brendan Evans	6	1	5
	12	Franco Squillari	4	6	7

External links

• 2003 Pacific Life Open draw
• Main draw (ATP)
• Qualifying draw (ATP)
• ITF tournament profile