# Tennis at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's singles

The men's singles event at the 2003 Pan American Games was held at Centro Nacional de Tenis in Santo Domingo from August 4 to August 10.
Fernando Meligeni won the gold medal by defeating Marcelo Ríos in the final, 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$. It was the final match of Meligeni's career. The Bronze medal was awarded to both semifinalists.

## Medalists

| Gold | Fernando Meligeni Brazil |
| Silver | Marcelo Ríos Chile |
| Bronze | Alex Kim United States |
| Bronze | José de Armas Venezuela |

## Seeds

* Marcelo Ríos (CHI) (final, silver medalist)
* Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) (quarterfinals)
* Fernando Meligeni (BRA) (champion, gold medalist)
* Alex Kim (USA) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
* Jeff Morrison (USA) (quarterfinals)
* Cristian Villagrán (ARG) (second round)
* Miguel Gallardo (MEX) (quarterfinals)
* José de Armas (VEN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)

## 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 | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) |
| 1 | Marcelo Ríos (CHI) | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miguel Gallardo (MEX) | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miguel Gallardo (MEX) | 6$^1$ | 1 | | 1 | Marcelo Ríos (CHI) | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Alex Kim (USA) | 6$^9$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Alex Kim (USA) | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Alex Kim (USA) | 6$^9$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Jhonson García (DOM) | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jhonson García (DOM) | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Marcelo Ríos (CHI) | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fernando Meligeni (BRA) | 5 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | Fernando Meligeni (BRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fernando Meligeni (BRA) | 5 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Jeff Morrison (USA) | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jeff Morrison (USA) | 3 | 4 | | 3 | Fernando Meligeni (BRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | José de Armas (VEN) | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | José de Armas (VEN) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | José de Armas (VEN) | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | 1 | M Ríos (CHI) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shane Stone (TTO) | 6 | 6 | | S Stone (TTO) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerold Gellizeaux (VIN) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos (CHI) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| José Bernard (DOM) | 4 | | | | | | | | J Cuellar (ESA) | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| B Dabul (ARG) | 6 | r | | J Bernard (DOM) | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jaime Cuellar (ESA) | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos (CHI) | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Gallardo (MEX) | 6$^1$ | 1 |
| | | | | K Orellana (VEN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Carvallo (PAR) | 2 | 3 | | L Navarro-Batles (CUB) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Navarro-Batles (CUB) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Orellana (VEN) | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Karlvin Norris (DMA) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | M Gallardo (MEX) | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| D Brown (JAM) | 6 | 6 | | D Brown (JAM) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | M Gallardo (MEX) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | 4 | A Kim (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | L Morejón (ECU) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | A Kim (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Gilbero Alvarez (PUR) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | M Carlsson (BRA) | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| M Carlsson (BRA) | 6 | 6 | | M Carlsson (BRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Damien Applewhaite (BAR) | 2 | 2 | | Kenny Callendar (ISV) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kenny Callendar (ISV) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Kim (USA) | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | J García (DOM) | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | M Quintero (COL) | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| A Hernández (MEX) | 6 | 6 | | A Hernández (MEX) | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| D Camacho (BOL) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | M Quintero (COL) | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| J García (DOM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J García (DOM) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| M Vilarrubí (URU) | 4 | 4 | | J García (DOM) | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | C Villagrán (ARG) | 6$^0$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | F Meligeni (BRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Berlocq (ARG) | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | C Berlocq (ARG) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Mena (PAR) | 7 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | 3 | F Meligeni (BRA) | w/o | | | | | |
| G Montilla (PUR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Montilla (PUR) | | | | | | |
| Damar Johnson (JAM) | 2 | 2 | | | G Montilla (PUR) | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Alberto Sottocorno (BOL) | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Meligeni (BRA) | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Morrison (USA) | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | John Richards (ISV) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Arévalo (ESA) | 0 | 1 | | | A García (CHI) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| A García (CHI) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A García (CHI) | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| C Avellán (ECU) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | J Morrison (USA) | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| J Medina (VEN) | 6 | 6 | | | J Medina (VEN) | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | J Morrison (USA) | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 8 | J de Armas (VEN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Williams (BAR) | 6 | 6 | | | D Williams (BAR) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Corey Huggins (VIN) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | J de Armas (VEN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jeremiah James (DMA) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | M Felder (URU) | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| M Felder (URU) | 6 | 6 | | | M Felder (URU) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Troy Stone (TTO) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J de Armas (VEN) | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | Pablo González (COL) | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| S González (MEX) | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S González (MEX) | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Nisker (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | P González (COL) | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| R Chile (CUB) | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| V Estrella Burgos (DOM) | 6 | 6 | | | V Estrella Burgos (DOM) | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |