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
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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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

References

• 2003 Pacific Life Open draw