The 2003 Shanghai Open was a
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor hard courts in
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
in the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
and was part of the
International Series of the
2003 ATP Tour
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 T ...
. The tournament ran from September 22 through September 28, 2003.
Finals
Singles
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 ...
defeated
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 ...
6–2, 6–1
* It was Philippoussis' only title of the year and the 13th of his career.
Doubles
Wayne Arthurs /
Paul Hanley defeated
Zeng Shaoxuan
Zeng Shaoxuan (also spelled as Zeng Shao-Xuan, ; ; born August 29, 1981) is a Chinese former tennis player. He competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's singles and men's doubles with partner Yu Xinyuan.
In the 2009, ATP Sha ...
/
Zhu Benqiang 6–2, 6–4
* It was Arthurs' 3rd title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Hanley's 4th title of the year and the 5th of his career.
References
{{2003 ATP Tour
Shanghai Open
The Shanghai Masters ( zh, , s=上海大师赛, also known as Shanghai Rolex Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Shanghai, China. It is played on outdoor hard courts at the Qizho ...
Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open
2003 in Shanghai