XIV

Singles
2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and the——Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Final
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Jiří Novák
Score	6–1, 7–6
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 2002 · Dubai Tennis Championships · 2004 → ← 2002 · Dubai Duty Free Women's Open · 2004 →

Fabrice Santoro was the "defending champion." But lost in the second round——to Sjeng Schalken.

Roger Federer won in the final 6–1, 7–6against Jiří Novák. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.

Seeds※

A champion seed is: indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw※

Key※

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	R Federer	6	6
		I Labadze	3	3				1	R Federer	6	7
	Q	M Abel	0					Q	M Abel	4	5
		I Heuberger	1												1	R Federer	7	6
	WC	H Arazi	6	6											WC	H Arazi	5	3
		J Vacek	2	1				WC	H Arazi	6	4	6
		J van Lottum	2	6	3			8	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	3
	8	Y Kafelnikov	6	4	6																	1	R Federer	6	6
	4	T Henman	7	6	4																		I Ljubičić	3	2
		A Sávolt	5	7	6				A Sávolt	4	4
	Q	W Black	5	3					I Ljubičić	6	6
		I Ljubičić	7	6												I Ljubičić	6	6
		A Voinea	4	2											5	R Schüttler	3	4
		M Mirnyi	6	6					M Mirnyi	6	6	6
		Ž Krajan	4	6	3			5	R Schüttler	7	4	7
	5	R Schüttler	6	2	6																								1	Roger Federer	6	7
	6	S Schalken	7	6																									3	Jiří Novák	1	6
		M Youzhny	5	0				6	S Schalken	3	7	7
		F Santoro	6	6	6				F Santoro	6	6	6
		S Koubek	7	2	0										6	S Schalken	4	4
	WC	G Ivanišević	6												3	J Novák	6	6
	Q	A Stoliarov	6					Q	A Stoliarov	1	1
		D Hrbatý	1	6	3			3	J Novák	6	6
	3	J Novák	6	3	6																	3	J Novák	6	6
	7	Y El Aynaoui	6	6																			T Robredo	4	1
	WC	O Bahrouzyan	0	3				7	Y El Aynaoui	6	6
	Q	V Kutsenko	6	2					F López	7	7
		F López	7	6												F López	7	3	4
		J Björkman	2	3												T Robredo	6	6	6
		T Robredo	6	6					T Robredo	7	4	7
		A Waske	4	2				2	M Safin	5	6	6
	2	M Safin	6	6

External links※

• 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships draw
• 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships Qualifying draw