Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was his fourth Australian Open title and his eighth and last major title overall. With the win, Agassi claimed his 21st consecutive match win at the Australian Open, after winning the title in 2000 and 2001 (he did not play in 2002 due to injury). At old, Agassi was the oldest men’s major champion since Ken Rosewall at the 1972 Australian Open.
Thomas Johansson was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury.
Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski's withdrawals from the tournament marked the first time there were no British players competing in the Australian Open in the Open Era.
This event marked the first main-draw major appearance for future world No. 3 David Ferrer, who lost to Lee Hyung-taik in the first round; it also marked the final major appearance for former world No. 4 and 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek, and the final Australian Open appearance of former world No. 1 and 1999 champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Both players were defeated in the second round, by Schüttler and Jarkko Nieminen, respectively.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round) Andre Agassi (champion) Marat Safin (third round, withdrew) Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals) Carlos Moyá (second round) Roger Federer (fourth round) Jiří Novák (third round) Albert Costa (third round) Andy Roddick (semifinals) David Nalbandian (quarterfinals) Paradorn Srichaphan (second round) Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals) Fernando González (second round) Guillermo Cañas (second round) Àlex Corretja (first round) Sjeng Schalken (second round) Gastón Gaudio (second round) Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals) Juan Ignacio Chela (second round) Xavier Malisse (third round) Andrei Pavel (first round, retired) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) James Blake (fourth round) Nicolás Lapentti (third round) Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round) Tommy Robredo (first round) Jan-Michael Gambill (second round) Fabrice Santoro (third round) Nicolas Escudé (third round) Gustavo Kuerten (second round) Rainer Schüttler (final) Stefan Koubek (first round)
Draw
Finals
Top draw
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom draw
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Withdrawals Before the tournament
During the tournament Marat Safin
Notes
References
External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2003 Australian Open Men's Singles draw 2003 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation