2003 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

2003 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Champion   South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Runner-up   Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Final score   63, 46, 75
Events
Singles   Doubles

Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Wayne Ferreira won in the final 63, 46, 75 against Lleyton Hewitt.

Seeds

  1. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (Final)
  2. France Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinals)
  3. Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (Second Round)
  4. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)

  1. Australia Mark Philippoussis (Semifinals)
  2. Russia Marat Safin (First Round)
  3. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (Champion)
  4. United States Vince Spadea (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6    
   Germany Nicolas Kiefer 2 4    
  1  Australia Lleyton Hewitt 3 6 5
  7  South Africa Wayne Ferreira 6 4 7
5  Australia Mark Philippoussis 4 5  
  7  South Africa Wayne Ferreira 6 7    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1  Australia L Hewitt 6 7    
   United States C Mamiit 0 5       1  Australia L Hewitt 6 6    
WC  United States M Joyce 77 2 77     WC  United States M Joyce 3 0    
   United States J-M Gambill 65 6 64       1  Australia L Hewitt 63 6 6  
   Denmark K Carlsen 6 4 77          Denmark K Carlsen 77 4 3  
WC  United States B Reynolds 2 6 63        Denmark K Carlsen 6 6  
WC  India P Amritraj 5         WC  India P Amritraj 4 2    
6  Russia M Safin 3r         1  Australia L Hewitt 6 6  
3  Netherlands S Schalken 6 6            Germany N Kiefer 2 4  
Q  Russia D Golovanov 4 4       3  Netherlands S Schalken 4 4    
   Germany N Kiefer 6 6          Germany N Kiefer 6 6    
   France N Thomann 1 4            Germany N Kiefer 1 7 6
   Czech Republic J Vacek 2 6 6       8  United States V Spadea 6 5 3  
   United States K Kim 6 1 4        Czech Republic J Vacek 5 6 2
   United States J Gimelstob 4 3       8  United States V Spadea 7 2 6  
8  United States V Spadea 6 6    

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  Australia M Philippoussis 6 6    
   Australia A Kennedy 3 2       5  Australia M Philippoussis 6 6    
Q  United States Z Fleishman 1 1          United States M Chang 2 4    
   United States M Chang 6 6         5  Australia M Philippoussis 6 3 77  
   South Korea H-T Lee 6 65 2       4  Brazil G Kuerten 3 6 65  
   United States E Taino 3 77 6        United States E Taino 3 65  
   Canada F Niemeyer 6 62 4     4  Brazil G Kuerten 6 77    
4  Brazil G Kuerten 3 77 6       5  Australia M Philippoussis 4 5  
7  South Africa W Ferreira 6 6         7  South Africa W Ferreira 6 7  
Q  United States R Yim 4 4       7  South Africa W Ferreira 77 6    
   United States A Bogomolov, Jr. 6 6          United States A Bogomolov, Jr. 61 3    
   Brazil R Mello 3 2         7  South Africa W Ferreira 77 64 6
   United States R Ginepri 6 6         2  France S Grosjean 64 77 2  
Q  Australia A Ilie 1 1          United States R Ginepri 2 3  
   Belgium X Malisse 6 5 3     2  France S Grosjean 6 6    
2  France S Grosjean 4 7 6  

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