ATP Dubai 2003 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Roger Federer won the 2003 Dubai, defeating Jiri Novak 6-1 7-6(2) in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from February 24 to March 2, 2003.

Champion
Roger Federer
def. Jiri Novak , 6-1 7-6(2)
Dates
Feb 24 — Mar 2
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 32
Roger Federer #5 6-3 6-3
Irakli Labadze #103
Maximilian Abel #217 0-1 (ret.)
Ivo Heuberger #145
Hicham Arazi #113 6-2 6-1
Jan Vacek #118
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #23 6-2 4-6 6-3
John Van Lottum
Ivan Ljubicic #60 7-5 6-3
Wayne Black #436
Attila Savolt #102 5-7 7-6(3) 6-4
Tim Henman #12
Rainer Schuettler #16 6-4 2-6 6-3
Zeljko Krajan #104
Max Mirnyi #36 6-4 6-2
Adrian Voinea #78
Jiri Novak #10 6-1 3-6 6-3
Dominik Hrbaty #51
Andrei Stoliarov #138 6-6(0) (ret.)
Goran Ivanisevic #680
Sjeng Schalken #15 7-5 6-0
Mikhail Youzhny #27
Fabrice Santoro #33 6-7(1) 6-2 6-0
Stefan Koubek #50
Tommy Robredo #34 6-2 6-3
Jonas Bjorkman #71
Marat Safin #7 6-4 6-2
Alexander Waske #100
Feliciano Lopez #64 7-6(5) 6-2
Vadim Kutsenko #164
Younes El Aynaoui #21 6-0 6-3
Omar Alawadhi #1001
Round of 16
Roger Federer #5 6-4 7-5
Maximilian Abel #217
Hicham Arazi #113 6-4 4-6 6-3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #23
Ivan Ljubicic #60 6-4 6-4
Attila Savolt #102
Rainer Schuettler #16 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(8)
Max Mirnyi #36
Jiri Novak #10 6-1 6-1
Andrei Stoliarov #138
Sjeng Schalken #15 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
Fabrice Santoro #33
Tommy Robredo #34 7-5 4-6 7-6(3)
Marat Safin #7
Feliciano Lopez #64 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
Younes El Aynaoui #21
Quarterfinals
Roger Federer #5 7-5 6-3
Hicham Arazi #113
Ivan Ljubicic #60 6-3 6-4
Rainer Schuettler #16
Jiri Novak #10 6-4 6-4
Sjeng Schalken #15
Tommy Robredo #34 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
Feliciano Lopez #64
Semifinals
Roger Federer #5 6-3 6-2
Ivan Ljubicic #60
Jiri Novak #10 6-4 6-1
Tommy Robredo #34
Final
Roger Federer #5 6-1 7-6(2)
Jiri Novak #10

Most Titles

PlayerTitles
Roger Federer 8
Novak Djokovic 5
Daniil Medvedev 2
Alex Corretja 1
Andrey Rublev 1

Recent Finals

SeasonSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
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2024 Hard Ugo Humbert 6-4 6-3 Alexander Bublik H2H Match data
2023 Hard Daniil Medvedev 6-2 6-2 Andrey Rublev H2H Match data
2022 Hard Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 Jiri Vesely H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Dubai held?
Dubai is held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Who won the most recent Dubai?
The 2026 Dubai was won by Daniil Medvedev 0-0.
Who has won the most Dubai titles?
Roger Federer has won 8 Dubai titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Dubai played?
The first edition of Dubai was held in 1993.
What surface is Dubai played on?
Dubai is played on hard courts.