The 2003 BNP Paribas Masters was a men's

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tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 31st edition of the Paris Masters and was part of the

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of the

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. It took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris in France from 27 October through 2 November 2003. Unseeded Tim Henman won the singles title.

Tournament review

Tim Henman won the men's singles title to claim his debut Masters Series title, and what ultimately proved to be the last of 11 titles Henman won during his career. He beat Nikolay Davydenko,

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, Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer, and Andy Roddick en route to victory against Andrei Pavel in the final. Andy Roddick's performance in reaching the semi-finals lifted him to No. 1 in the rankings. Despite his loss to Henman he gained the top spot from

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, who lost to

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earlier in the competition. He became the fourth youngest male player to reach number one. David Nalbandian secured the final place in the Tennis Masters Cup even though he did not play at the event.

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, the only player who could beat him to eighth place in the rankings, lost in the third round.

Finals

Singles

Tim Henman defeated Andrei Pavel 6–2, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–2) * It was Henman's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was his 1st Masters Series title.

Doubles

Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley defeated

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/ Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 * It was Arthurs' 4th title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Hanley's 5th title of the year and the 6th of his career.

References

External links

Official website

ATP tournament profile
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BNP Paribas Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the AccorHotels Arena, in the neighborhood of Bercy. The event is part of the ATP Tour Masters 1000 on the Association o ...