2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Rainer Schüttler
Runner-up	Sébastien Grosjean
Final score	7–6(7–5), 6–2

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

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

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

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	J Novák	77	6
Q	B Phau	61	77	77			Q	B Phau	62	2
	J Salzenstein	77	64	63										4	J Novák	6	5	4
	J Gimelstob	65	6	1											C Saulnier	4	7	6
	C Saulnier	77	3	6				C Saulnier	78	77
							15	L Burgsmüller	66	64
																						C Saulnier	5
																					5	M Philippoussis	2r
							10	M Ančić	6	7
	W Eschauer	0	4				Q	T Iwami	2	5
Q	T Iwami	6	6											10	M Ančić	4	5
	F Browne	6	6											5	M Philippoussis	6	7
WC	T Terachi	3	4					F Browne	4	3
							5	M Philippoussis	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	H-T Lee	6	63	6
Q	G Weiner	4	2					F Verdasco	3	77	3
	F Verdasco	6	6											7	H-T Lee	6	6
	M Vassallo Argüello	0	3											9	K Carlsen	3	4
WC	G Motomura	6	6				WC	G Motomura	2	64
							9	K Carlsen	6	77
																					7	H-T Lee	6	65	3
																					3	P Srichaphan	4	77	6
							14	W Moodie	1	63
	A Waske	65	3				WC	T Suzuki	6	77
WC	T Suzuki	77	6											WC	T Suzuki	2	63
	D Norman	7	6											3	P Srichaphan	6	77
Q	G Bastl	5	4					D Norman	6	63	62
							3	P Srichaphan	4	77	77

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	J-M Gambill	6	6
	I Miranda	6	4	4				B Ulihrach	3	4
	B Ulihrach	2	6	6										8	J-M Gambill	6	7
	T Berdych	62	6	3										Q	M Kratochvil	3	5
Q	M Kratochvil	77	4	6			Q	M Kratochvil	6	6
							12	J van Lottum	2	3
																					8	J-M Gambill	3	64
																					2	S Grosjean	6	77
							16	G Carraz	5	6	5
	A Vinciguerra	6	4	1				D van Scheppingen	7	1	7
	D van Scheppingen	4	6	6											D van Scheppingen	3	63
	R Söderling	4	4											2	S Grosjean	6	77
	I Karlović	6	6					I Karlović	3	68
							2	S Grosjean	6	710

References

• 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw