The 2003 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2003 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the
ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four
Grand Slam tournaments, the
Tennis Masters Cup, the
ATP Masters Series
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, the
International Series Gold
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and the
International Series tournaments.
Season summary
The 2003 ATP Tour season saw 3 new
Grand Slam champions and saw
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 ...
win his eighth and last Grand Slam title when winning the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
for the fourth time.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( , ; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 3 ...
would win his first of 20 Grand Slam titles by defeating Aussie
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator and former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Austra ...
7–6
(7–5), 6–2, 7–6
(7–3) in the final at
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
. Federer would also win his maiden
Tennis Masters Cup by defeating Agassi in the final 6–3, 6–0, 6–4. Federer would win 7 titles overall, including winning in
Dubai
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and
Halle, tournaments he would have a lot of success at in later seasons. 2003 would be a breakout season for Federer as a dominant player at the very top of the game, improving his year-end
ATP ranking from 6 the previous season to 2.
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
also had a breakthrough season by winning his first and only Grand Slam title at the
US Open and ending the season as
world No. 1, 160 points ahead of Federer. Roddick started the season off with an epic victory in the quarterfinals of the
Australian Open
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over
Younes El Aynaoui, winning 21–19 in the fifth set after playing for 4 hours and 59 minutes. By doing this, Roddick reached his first major semifinal but was eventually defeated by
Rainer Schüttler.
Roddick reached the semifinals of Wimbledon where he was defeated by Federer in straight sets but then won his maiden
Masters Series title in
Montreal
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, beating Federer in the semis on route. Roddick would then go on to win back to back Masters Series titles by winning
Cincinnati
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. At the US Open, Roddick saved a match point en route to the title in the semifinals against
David Nalbandian
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, which he won 6–7
(4–7), 3–6, 7–6
(9–7), 6–1, 6–3. He went on to defeat
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
6–3, 7–6
(7–2), 6–3 in the final. Roddick became one of only three players to win Canada, Cincinnati and the US Open consecutively along with
Patrick Rafter in
1998
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Events January
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and
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
in
2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
.
Juan Carlos Ferrero also added his name to the list of maiden Grand Slam champions in 2003 when he won the
French Open
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, having lost in the final the previous year. He defeated surprise finalist
Martin Verkerk 6–1, 6–3, 6–2. Ferrero also captured Masters Series titles in
Monte Carlo
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and
Madrid
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and went on to end the season as world No. 3.
Andre Agassi won his eighth and final Grand Slam title by defeating Rainer Schüttler in the final of the Australian Open 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. In March, Agassi won his sixth
Miami Masters title and his 16th Masters title overall. On April 28, Agassi reclaimed his position at the top of the ATP rankings for the first time since 2000. He then replicated this feat when recapturing the No. 1 ranking on June 16, a position he maintained for 13 weeks. By being No. 1 in the rankings, he became the oldest world No. 1 at 33 years and 3 months of age, a record not broken till Federer got to the top of the rankings in 2018. Agassi lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Ferrero.
Young Argentine
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born 13 January 1982), nicknamed ''El Mago'' (''The Magician'' in Spanish), is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP world No. 3 Singles (ten ...
had a breakout season in 2003, rising from world No. 45 in
2002
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to 5 at the end of the year. He won his first Masters Series title in
Hamburg
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and reached the semifinals of the French Open.
Félix Mantilla caused an upset by capturing his first and only Masters title in Rome, picking up wins over
Costa,
Kafelnikov and Federer on the way. 4-time Wimbledon semi finalist
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) during the early 2000s. Henman won 15 career ATP Tour titl ...
also captured his lone Masters Series title by impressively coming through the draw in
Paris
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, defeating the likes of Federer and Roddick on the way before defeating
Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel (born 27 January 1974) is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player.
He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13 and won three titles, including the 2001 Canada Masters. He also reached a care ...
in the final.
2002
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
champion
Lleyton Hewitt’s form dropped in 2003, losing his world No. 1 position and dropping out of the top 10. Despite failing to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in 2003, Hewitt did however defend the title at the
Indian Wells Masters and was instrumental in helping
Australia
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win the
Davis Cup
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title. Hewitt defeated Federer in the semifinals from 2 sets down to help Australia reach the final. He then defeated Ferrero in the final in another 5 set victory to help Australia capture their 28th Davis Cup crown. Mark Philippoussis beat Ferrero to see Australia claim the victory over Spain 3–1 in
Melbourne
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.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2003 ATP Tour schedule.
;Key
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Statistical information
List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of the number of titles won:
*
Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( , ; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 3 ...
– Marseille, Dubai, Munich, Halle, Wimbledon , Vienna and Masters Cup (7)
*
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
– St. Poelten, London Queen's Club, Indianapolis, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters and US Open (6)
*
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born 13 January 1982), nicknamed ''El Mago'' (''The Magician'' in Spanish), is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP world No. 3 Singles (ten ...
– Hamburg Masters, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Sopot and Basel (5)
*
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 ...
– Australian Open, San Jose, Miami Masters and Houston (4)
*
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
– Monte Carlos Masters, Valencia, French Open and Madrid Masters (4)
*
Taylor Dent – Memphis, Bangkok and Moscow (3)
*
Carlos Moyà – Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Umag (3)
*
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
– Adelaide and Estoril (2)
*
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) during the early 2000s. Henman won 15 career ATP Tour titl ...
– Washington, D.C., and Paris Masters (2)
*
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fo ...
– Scottsdale and Indian Wells Masters (2)
*
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the list of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals f ...
– Auckland and St. Petersburg (2)
*
Nicolás Massú – Amersfoort and Palermo (2)
*
David Sánchez – Viña del Mar and Bucharest (2)
*
Sjeng Schalken
Sjeng Schalken (; born 8 September 1976) is a coach and a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Playing style
A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both ...
– 's-Hertogenbosch and Costa do Sauipe (2)
*
Rainer Schüttler – Tokyo and Lyon (2)
*
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan (; ; ; born 14 June 1979) is a Thai former professional tennis player. Srichaphan was the first player from Asia to be ranked in the world's top 10 of men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), reaching ...
– Chennai and Long Island (2)
*
Julien Boutter – Casablanca (1)
*
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri (, ; born 14 September 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is ''Gordo'' which means ''Fat'' in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay.
Calleri served as ...
– Acapulco (1)
*
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément (; born 17 December 1977) is a French former professional tennis player and Davis Cup captain. Clément reached the final of the 2001 Australian Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 in April 2001. He ...
– Metz (1)
*
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira (born 15 September 1971) is a South African tennis coach and a former professional player. Ferreira won 15 ATP singles titles and 11 doubles titles. His career-high rankings were world No. 6 in singles (in May 1995) and ...
– Los Angeles (1)
*
Mardy Fish – Stockholm (1)
*
Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill (born June 3, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 14, which he achieved on June 18, 2001. Best known for his unu ...
– Delray Beach (1)
*
Robby Ginepri – Newport (1)
*
Stefan Koubek – Doha (1)
*
Karol Kučera – Copenhagen (1)
*
Hyung-Taik Lee – Sydney (1)
*
Félix Mantilla – Rome Masters (1)
*
Max Mirnyi
Maksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi (born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.
Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finished ...
– Rotterdam (1)
*
Jiří Novák
Jiří Novák (; born 22 March 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Career
Novák turned professional in 1993 and won seven singles and 18 doubles ...
– Gstaad (1)
*
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator and former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Austra ...
– Shanghai (1)
*
Greg Rusedski – Nottingham (1)
*
Martin Verkerk – Milan (1)
*
Mariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta (born 28 February 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He had an unusual but effective service motion. His best shot was his forehand and his favourite surface was clay. Zabaleta's career highlights ...
– Båstad (1)
The following players won their first title:
*
Julien Boutter – Casablanca
*
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri (, ; born 14 September 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is ''Gordo'' which means ''Fat'' in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay.
Calleri served as ...
– Acapulco
*
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
– Adelaide
*
Mardy Fish – Stockholm
*
Robby Ginepri – Newport
*
Hyung-Taik Lee – Sydney
*
Max Mirnyi
Maksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi (born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.
Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finished ...
– Rotterdam
*
David Sánchez – Viña del Mar
*
Martin Verkerk – Milan
Titles won by nation:
* 16 (Australian Open, San Jose, Memphis, Delray Beach, Miami Masters, Houston, St. Poelten, London Queen's Club, Newport, Indianapolis, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, US Open, Bangkok, Moscow and Stockholm)
* Spain 10 (Viña del Mar, Buenos Aires, Monte Carlos Masters, Barcelona, Valencia, Rome Masters, French Open, Umag, Bucharest and Madrid Masters)
*
Argentina
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7 (Acapulco, Hamburg Masters, Båstad, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Sopot and Basel)
* Switzerland 7 (Marseille, Dubai, Munich, Halle, Wimbledon , Vienna and Masters Cup)
* Australia 3 (Scottsdale, Indian Wells Masters and Shanghai)
* Netherlands 3 (Milan, 's-Hertogenbosch and Costa do Sauipe)
* United Kingdom 3 (Nottingham; Washington, D.C., and Paris Masters)
* Brazil 2 (Auckland and St. Petersburg)
*
Chile
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2 (Amersfoort and Palermo)
* France 2 (Casablanca and Metz)
* Germany 2 (Tokyo and Lyon)
* Russia 2 (Adelaide and Estoril)
*
Thailand
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2 (Chennai and Long Island)
* Austria 1 (Doha)
*
Belarus
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1 (Rotterdam)
*
Czech Republic
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1 (Gstaad)
*
Slovakia
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1 (Copenhagen)
*
South Africa
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1 (Los Angeles)
*
South Korea
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1 (Sydney)
ATP entry rankings
Singles
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
ATP rankings
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top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2003 season:
*
Michael Chang
Michael Te-pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1996. Chang is the youngest man in history to win a singl ...
(born February 22, 1972, in Hoboken, New Jersey) He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 2. He won the French Open in 1989 and was a finalist at the Australian Open and the US Open, as well as the year-end finals. In all, he won 34 career titles. He played his final career match at the US Open against
Fernando González
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (; born 29 July 1980) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. During his career, he reached at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major tournaments. He contested hi ...
.
*
Francisco Clavet
Francisco Javier Clavet González de Castejón (; born 24 October 1968), known as Pato Clavet (), is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won eight singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 1992 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singl ...
(born October 24, 1968, in Aranjuez, Spain) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 18 in 1992. He earned eight singles titles and played his last match in Segovia in July against
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born 21 January 1982) is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at th ...
.
*
Fernando Meligeni
Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born 12 April 1971), nicknamed ''Fininho'' (diminutive form in Portuguese for ''thin''), is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He won three singles (and 7 doubles) titles and reached the semifinals of both t ...
(born April 12, 1971, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 25 in 1999. He reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1999 and earned three career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 34 in 1997 and earned seven career titles.
*
Andrea Gaudenzi (born 30 July 1973 in Faenza, Italy) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 18 in 1995. He earned three career singles titles and two doubles titles. His last match was in San Marino in August against
Federico Browne.
*
Paul Haarhuis (born 19 February 1966 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1989 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 18. He reached the quarterfinals at the US Open and earned one career singles title. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1 in 1994 and won all four Grand Slam tournaments, the French open three times. He played his last career match at Wimbledon partnering
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis p ...
.
*
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis p ...
(born 18 February 1974 in Sochi, Soviet Union) He turned professional in 1992 and reached the world no. 1 ranking in 1999. He won two
Grand Slam singles titles, the
1996 French Open and the
1999 Australian Open. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in
2000
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. He also helped Russia win the
Davis Cup
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in 2002. He is the last man to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament, the
1996 French Open. He played his last match in St. Petersburg in October against
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (born 25 June 1982), nicknamed "Misha" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Associ ...
.
*
Richard Krajicek (born 6 December 1971 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1989 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 4 in 1999. He won Wimbledon in 1996 and was a semifinalist at the Australian and French Opens. He earned 17 career ATP titles. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 45 and won three career titles, also reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open. His last career ATP match was in 's-Hertogenbusch in June against
Olivier Mutis.
*
Alex O'Brien
Alex O'Brien (born ) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He gained the top ranking in May 2000 and was ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles in June 1997.
He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 199 ...
(born 7 March 1970 in Amarillo, Texas) He turned professional in 1992 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 30 in 1997. He earned one career singles ATP title. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1 in 2000 and won the US Open in 1999. He was a finalist at the Australian Open in 1996 and 1997 and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 1999 and 2000. His last career match was in Torrance, California, in October partnering
Kevin Kim
Kevin Kim (born July 26, 1978) is an American former tennis player.
Career
He entered the top 100 in 2004, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 63 in March 2005.
In 1993, Kim won the USTA
The United States Tennis Associatio ...
.
*
Sandon Stolle (born 13 July 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 50 and doubles ranking of no. 2 in 2001. He earned 22 career titles in doubles and won the US Open in 1998, partnering
Cyril Suk. He was a finalist at the US Open (1995), French Open (2000), and Wimbledon (2000), each time losing the final match to the "Woodies". His last match was at the Australian Open partnering
Andrew Florent.
*
Daniel Vacek (born 1 April 1971 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 26 in 1996. In doubles, he was ranked no. 3 in 1997 and earned 25 career titles. He won the French Open in 1996 and 1997 and the US Open in 1997. He was also a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1999. He played his last match at Wimbledon partnering
Jim Thomas.
*
Adrian Voinea (born 6 August 1974 in Focşani, Romania) He turned professional in 1993 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 36 in 1996. He reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995 and earned one career ATP title. He played his last match in Sopot in July against
Olivier Mutis.
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See also
* 2003 WTA Tour
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 2003 Results Archive
Year-end ATP rankings
Davis Cup 2003 Drawsheet
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