2003_Gerry_Weber_Open_–_Singles

2003 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

2003 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

2003 tennis event results

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Karol Kučera.

Quick Facts Singles, Final ...

Roger Federer won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Nicolas Kiefer.[1] This tournament marked the beginning of Federer's dominance on grass courts; he remained undefeated on the surface until the final of Wimbledon in 2008. Federer's subsequent 65-match winning streak on grass remains the longest tour-level winning streak on the surface for a male player in the Open Era.[2] It was the first of a record ten singles titles won by Federer in Halle.[3]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Switzerland Roger Federer (champion)
  2. Germany Rainer Schüttler (second round)
  3. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  5. Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  6. Russia Mikhail Youzhny (semifinals)
  7. Russia Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
  8. France Arnaud Clément (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 4 77 6
6 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6 64 2
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6
  Germany Nicolas Kiefer 1 3
8 France Arnaud Clément 6 64 4
  Germany Nicolas Kiefer 4 77 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Switzerland R Federer 7 6  
  Armenia S Sargsian 5 1   1 Switzerland R Federer 4 6 6
  South Korea H-T Lee 4 0     Spain F Vicente 6 2 1
  Spain F Vicente 6 6   1 Switzerland R Federer 7 77  
  Germany L Burgsmüller 6 5 6 5 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 5 63  
Q Switzerland J-C Scherrer 4 7 4   Germany L Burgsmüller 3 3  
WC Germany C Koderisch 1 2   5 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6  
5 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6   1 Switzerland R Federer 4 77 6
3 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6   6 Russia M Youzhny 6 64 2
WC Germany H Dreekmann 2 4   3 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6  
  Austria S Koubek 6 6     Austria S Koubek 4 3  
Q Switzerland Y Allegro 4 3   3 Czech Republic J Novák 4 4  
WC Germany M Abel 3 4   6 Russia M Youzhny 6 6  
  Sweden J Björkman 6 6     Sweden J Björkman 4 5  
  France P-H Mathieu 6 1 2r 6 Russia M Youzhny 6 7  
6 Russia M Youzhny 1 6 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 France A Clément 6 6  
Q Canada F Niemeyer 3 0   8 France A Clément 6 6  
  Croatia I Ljubičić 77 6     Croatia I Ljubičić 4 2  
Q Germany D Prinosil 65 2   8 France A Clément 7 65 78
  France F Santoro 6 4 6   Slovakia K Kučera 5 77 66
  United States B Vahaly 2 6 3   France F Santoro 3 3  
  Slovakia K Kučera 6 68 77   Slovakia K Kučera 6 6  
4 Russia Y Kafelnikov 1 710 65 8 France A Clément 6 64 4
7 Russia N Davydenko 65 3     Germany N Kiefer 4 77 6
  Spain F López 77 6     Spain F López 1 6 5
  Germany N Kiefer 6 6     Germany N Kiefer 6 3 7
  Belgium O Rochus 3 0     Germany N Kiefer 7 6  
  France N Escudé 6 3 0r   Czech Republic R Štěpánek 5 3  
  Czech Republic R Štěpánek 3 6 3   Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 66 6
  Denmark K Carlsen 3 4   2 Germany R Schüttler 4 78 3
2 Germany R Schüttler 6 6  

References

  1. [1]
    "Federer wins Halle title". www.eurosport.com. 2003-06-15. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. [2]
    Tennis.com. "Roger Federer records that may never be broken: The 65-match grass-court winning streak". Tennis.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. [3]
    "Halle Open 2019: Roger Federer beats David Goffin in straight sets to win record-extending 10th title". Firstpost. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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