2003 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

Singles
2003 Gerry Weber Open
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Nicolas Kiefer
Score	6–1, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	4	7^7	6
	6	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6^4	2
								1	Roger Federer	6	6
									Nicolas Kiefer	1	3
	8	Arnaud Clément	6	6^4	4
		Nicolas Kiefer	4	7^7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Federer	7	6
		S Sargsian	5	1				1	R Federer	4	6	6
		H-T Lee	4	0					F Vicente	6	2	1
		F Vicente	6	6											1	R Federer	7	7^7
		L Burgsmüller	6	5	6										5	Y El Aynaoui	5	6^3
	Q	J-C Scherrer	4	7	4				L Burgsmüller	3	3
	WC	C Koderisch	1	2				5	Y El Aynaoui	6	6
	5	Y El Aynaoui	6	6																		1	R Federer	4	7^7	6
	3	J Novák	6	6																		6	M Youzhny	6	6^4	2
	WC	H Dreekmann	2	4				3	J Novák	6	6
		S Koubek	6	6					S Koubek	4	3
	Q	Y Allegro	4	3											3	J Novák	4	4
	WC	M Abel	3	4											6	M Youzhny	6	6
		J Björkman	6	6					J Björkman	4	5
		P-H Mathieu	6	1	2^r			6	M Youzhny	6	7
	6	M Youzhny	1	6	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Clément	6	6
	Q	F Niemeyer	3	0				8	A Clément	6	6
		I Ljubičić	7^7	6					I Ljubičić	4	2
	Q	D Prinosil	6^5	2											8	A Clément	7	6^5	7^8
		F Santoro	6	4	6											K Kučera	5	7^7	6^6
		B Vahaly	2	6	3				F Santoro	3	3
		K Kučera	6	6^8	7^7				K Kučera	6	6
	4	Y Kafelnikov	1	7^10	6^5																	8	A Clément	6	6^4	4
	7	N Davydenko	6^5	3																			N Kiefer	4	7^7	6
		F López	7^7	6					F López	1	6	5
		N Kiefer	6	6					N Kiefer	6	3	7
		O Rochus	3	0												N Kiefer	7	6
		N Escudé	6	3	0^r											R Štěpánek	5	3
		R Štěpánek	3	6	3				R Štěpánek	6	6^6	6
		K Carlsen	3	4				2	R Schüttler	4	7^8	3
	2	R Schüttler	6	6

References

1. "Federer wins Halle title". www.eurosport.com. 2003-06-15. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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. "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.

External links

• 2003 Gerry Weber Open draw
• 2003 Gerry Weber Open Qualifying draw