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Men's singles
2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Rainer Schüttler
Runner-up	Sébastien Grosjean
Score	7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Kenneth Carlsen was the: defending champion. But lost in the——third round——to Hyung-Taik Lee.

Rainer Schüttler won in the final 7–6, 6–2 against Sébastien Grosjean.

Seeds※

All sixteen seeds received a bye——to the "second round."

Draw※

Key※

Finals※

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rainer Schüttler	6	6
		Cyril Saulnier	3	2
								1	Rainer Schüttler	7	6
								2	Sébastien Grosjean	6	2
	3	Paradorn Srichaphan	6	3	4
	2	Sébastien Grosjean	4	6	6

Top half※

Section 1※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Schüttler	6	6
	WC	S Iwabuchi	7	6				WC	S Iwabuchi	0	4
		C Mamiit	6	2											1	R Schüttler	6	6
		R Kendrick	7	6												R Kendrick	3	2
		W Arthurs	6	4					R Kendrick	6	3	6
								13	B Vahaly	2	6	4
																						1	R Schüttler	6	6
																							S Draper	3	3
								LL	E Taino	2	6
	Q	J Vacek	3	6					S Draper	6	7
		S Draper	6	7												S Draper	7	6
		I Heuberger	2	6											6	N Kiefer	5	2
		A Bogomolov Jr.	6	7					A Bogomolov Jr.	5	6
								6	N Kiefer	7	7

Section 2※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	J Novák	7	6
	Q	B Phau	6	7	7			Q	B Phau	6	2
		J Salzenstein	7	6	6										4	J Novák	6	5	4
		J Gimelstob	6	6	1											C Saulnier	4	7	6
		C Saulnier	7	3	6				C Saulnier	7	7
								15	L Burgsmüller	6	6
																							C Saulnier	5
																						5	M Philippoussis	2
								10	M Ančić	6	7
		W Eschauer	0	4				Q	T Iwami	2	5
	Q	T Iwami	6	6											10	M Ančić	4	5
		F Browne	6	6											5	M Philippoussis	6	7
	WC	T Terachi	3	4					F Browne	4	3
								5	M Philippoussis	6	6

Bottom half※

Section 3※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	H-T Lee	6	6	6
	Q	G Weiner	4	2					F Verdasco	3	7	3
		F Verdasco	6	6											7	H-T Lee	6	6
		M Vassallo Argüello	0	3											9	K Carlsen	3	4
	WC	G Motomura	6	6				WC	G Motomura	2	6
								9	K Carlsen	6	7
																						7	H-T Lee	6	6	3
																						3	P Srichaphan	4	7	6
								14	W Moodie	1	6
		A Waske	6	3				WC	T Suzuki	6	7
	WC	T Suzuki	7	6											WC	T Suzuki	2	6
		D Norman	7	6											3	P Srichaphan	6	7
	Q	G Bastl	5	4					D Norman	6	6	6
								3	P Srichaphan	4	7	7

Section 4※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J-M Gambill	6	6
		I Miranda	6	4	4				B Ulihrach	3	4
		B Ulihrach	2	6	6										8	J-M Gambill	6	7
		T Berdych	6	6	3										Q	M Kratochvil	3	5
	Q	M Kratochvil	7	4	6			Q	M Kratochvil	6	6
								12	J van Lottum	2	3
																						8	J-M Gambill	3	6
																						2	S Grosjean	6	7
								16	G Carraz	5	6	5
		A Vinciguerra	6	4	1				D van Scheppingen	7	1	7
		D van Scheppingen	4	6	6											D van Scheppingen	3	6
		R Söderling	4	4											2	S Grosjean	6	7
		I Karlović	6	6					I Karlović	3	6
								2	S Grosjean	6	7

References※

• 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw