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2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Kenneth Carlsen was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Hyung-Taik Lee.

Men's singles
2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionGermany Rainer Schüttler
Runner-upFrance Sébastien Grosjean
Score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Rainer Schüttler won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–2 against Sébastien Grosjean.

Seeds

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All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Rainer Schüttler (champion)
  2.   Sébastien Grosjean (final)
  3.   Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
  4.   Jiří Novák (third round)
  5.   Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
  6.   Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
  7.   Hyung-Taik Lee (quarterfinals)
  8.   Jan-Michael Gambill (quarterfinals)
  9.   Kenneth Carlsen (third round)
  10.   Mario Ančić (third round)
  11. n/a
  12.   John van Lottum (second round)
  13.   Brian Vahaly (second round)
  14.   Wesley Moodie (second round)
  15.   Lars Burgsmüller (second round)
  16.   Grégory Carraz (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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