Dubai Tennis Open Dubai, United Arab Emirates February 24-March 2, 2003 32 Draw - $1,000,000 Surface - Hard Singles Seeds: (cut: Ivo Heuberger - 125) 1. Roger Federer 2. Marat Safin 3. Jiri Novak 4. Tim Henman 5. Rainer Schuettler 6. Sjeng Schalken 7. Younes El Aynaoui 8. Yevgeny Kafelnikov First Round (1)Roger Federer (SUI) d. Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-3 6-3 (q)Maximilian Abel (GER) d. Ivo Heuberger (SUI) 0-1 ret. (WC)Hicham Arazi (MAR) d. Jan Vacek (CZE) 6-2 6-1 (8)Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. John van Lottum (NED) 6-2 4-6 6-3 Attila Savolt (HUN) d. (4)Tim Henman (GBR) 5-7 7-6(3) 6-4 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. (q)Wayne Black (ZIM) 7-5 6-3 Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Adrian Voinea (ROM) 6-4 6-2 (5)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Zeljko Krajan (CRO) 6-4 2-6 6-3 (6)Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-5 6-0 Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-0 (q)Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) d. (WC)Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) 6-6 ret. (3)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-1 3-6 6-3 (7)Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) d. (WC)Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) 6-0 6-3 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d. (q)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) 7-6(5) 6-2 Tommy Robredo (ESP) d. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-2 6-3 (2)Marat Safin (RUS) d. Alexander Waske (GER) 6-4 6-2 Second Round (1)Roger Federer (SUI) d. (q)Maximilian Abel (GER) 6-4 7-5 (WC)Hicham Arazi (MAR) d. (8)Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 6-4 4-6 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Attila Savolt (HUN) 6-4 6-4 (5)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Max Mirnyi (BLR) 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(8) (6)Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5) (3)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (q)Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 6-1 6-1 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d. (7)Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) 7-6(2) 7-6(5) Tommy Robredo (ESP) d. (2)Marat Safin (RUS) 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) Quarterfinals (1)Roger Federer (SUI) d. (WC)Hicham Arazi (MAR) 7-5 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. (5)Rainer Schuettler (GER) 6-3 6-4 (3)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (6)Sjeng Schalken (NED) 6-4 6-4 Tommy Robredo (ESP) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 Semifinals (1)Roger Federer (SUI) d. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-3 6-2 (3)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-4 6-1 Finals (1)Roger Federer (SUI) d. (3)Jiri Novak (CZE) 6-1 7-6(2) Doubles Seeds: (cut: 69D; 221S) 1. Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi 2. Jonas Bjorkman/Todd Woodbridge 3. Donald Johnson/Jared Palmer 4. Martin Damm/Cyril Suk First Round (1)Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi (IND/BLR) d. (WC)Karim Alami/Adrian Voinea (MAR/ROM) 6-3 6-3 Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic (FRA/SER) d. Ivo Heuberger/Alexander Waske (SUI/GER) 6-1 7-6(4) (3)Donald Johnson/Jared Palmer (USA) d. (WC)Mohammed Al Ghareeb/Omar Bahrouzyan (KUW/UAE) 6-2 6-3 Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) d. Alex Lopez-Moron/Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-2 Leander Paes/David Rikl (IND/CZE) d. Rainer Schuettler/Mikhail Youzhny (GER/RUS) 6-1 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Tommy Robredo (RUS/ESP) d. (4)Martin Damm/Cyril Suk (CZE) 6-0 7-6(2) Dominik Hrbaty/Sjeng Schalken (SVK/NED) d. Hicham Arazi/Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) 6-0 6-4 (2)Jonas Bjorkman/Todd Woodbridge (SWE/AUS) d. Jiri Novak/Petr Pala (CZE) 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Quarterfinals (1)Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi (IND/BLR) d. Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic (FRA/SER) 6-2 6-7(11) 7-5 Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) d. (3)Donald Johnson/Jared Palmer (USA) 7-5 6-3 Leander Paes/David Rikl (IND/CZE) d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Tommy Robredo (RUS/ESP) 6-1 6-3 (2)Jonas Bjorkman/Todd Woodbridge (SWE/AUS) d. Dominik Hrbaty/Sjeng Schalken (SVK/NED) 6-3 6-3 Semifinals Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) d. (1)Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi (IND/BLR) 6-4 0-6 7-6(4) Leander Paes/David Rikl (IND/CZE) d. (2)Jonas Bjorkman/Todd Woodbridge (SWE/AUS) 6-2 2-6 6-4 Finals Leander Paes/David Rikl (IND/CZE) d. Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) 6-3 6-0