# 2003 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Tim Henman defeated Andrei Pavel in the final, 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Paris Masters. It was his first and only Masters title
Marat Safin was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
* Andy Roddick (semifinals)
* Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
* Guillermo Coria (third round, withdrew)
* Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
* David Nalbandian (withdrew)
* Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
* Paradorn Srichaphan (third round)
* Mark Philippoussis (second round)
* Nicolás Massú (third round)
* Sjeng Schalken (second round)
* Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
* Martin Verkerk (third round)
* Jiří Novák (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 14 | Jiří Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Hicham Arazi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Hicham Arazi | 2 | 1 | | 14 | Jiří Novák | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Andrei Pavel | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrei Pavel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Andrei Pavel | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Andrei Pavel | 2 | 6$^6$ | 6$^2$ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tim Henman | 6 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | |
| | Tim Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Tim Henman | 6 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | Tim Henman | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Andy Roddick | 6$^4$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Jonas Björkman | 5 | 6$^0$ | | 2 | Andy Roddick | 6$^4$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 2 | Andy Roddick | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J C Ferrero | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Mahut | 4 | 6 | 7 | Q | N Mahut | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | J C Ferrero | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | J Novák | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | F Santoro | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | F Santoro | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | J Novák | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Novák | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | H Arazi | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 12 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Arazi | 7 | 6 | | Q | H Arazi | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | H Arazi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Ginepri | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | P Srichaphan | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | K Beck | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | K Beck | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | P Srichaphan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | G Coria | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Youzhny | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | F López | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| F López | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | G Coria | | | | | | | |
| A Pavel | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | A Pavel | w/o | | | | | | |
| K Kučera | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | A Pavel | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | F Mantilla | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavel | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 10 | N Massú | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Costa | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | A Costa | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Zabaleta | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | N Massú | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| F González | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | R Schüttler | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | J Blake | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | R Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 7 | S Grosjean | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko | 3 | 4 | | T Henman | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Kuerten | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | G Kuerten | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Fish | 4 | 6$^2$ | | G Kuerten | 6$^5$ | 7$^{13}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 6$^{11}$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| | | | | 13 | M Verkerk | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Hrbatý | 7$^7$ | 6 | LL | D Hrbatý | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | 13 | M Verkerk | 7$^7$ | 6$^{12}$ | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | J I Chela | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6$^3$ | 7$^{14}$ | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| Q | T Ascione | 6 | 6 | Q | T Ascione | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | N Lapentti | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | Q | G Carraz | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | G Carraz | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | G Carraz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 5 | 6$^0$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 16 | T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Gasquet | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 4 | | G Gaudio | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 1 | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | 16 | T Robredo | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | V Hănescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 4 | 4 | Q | V Hănescu | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |