Milan Open
Milan, Italy
January 27-February 2, 2003
32 Draw - $380,000
Surface - Carpet (Indoor)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Martin Verkerk - 86)
1. Jiri Novak
2. Sjeng Schalken
3. Younes El Aynaoui
4. Xavier Malisse
5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6. Fabrice Santoro   WD
7. Nicolas Escude
8. Jarkko Nieminen

First Round
Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (1)Jiri Novak (CZE) 6-4 6-3
(WC)Richard Krajicek (NED) d. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 7-5 6-2
Anthony Dupuis (FRA) d. Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) 4-6 6-3 6-4
(8)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Michel Kratochvil (SUI) 6-4 3-6 6-1
(WC)Andrea Gaudenzi (ITA) d. (3)Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) 7-5 6-3
(q)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. (q)Tomas Zib (CZE) 7-5 6-3
Kristian Pless (DEN) d. (WC)Hicham Arazi (MAR) 6-3 1-6 6-3
(5)Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. (q)Marcelo Charpentier (ARG) 6-2 7-5
Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. (7)Nicolas Escude (FRA) 6-4 1-6 6-3
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 7-5 6-3
(q)Julien Varlet (FRA) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-4
(4)Xavier Malisse (BEL) d. Andre Sa (BRA) 6-4 6-4
Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) d. (LL)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 6-2 6-4   [Galimberti replaces Santoro]
Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) 7-5 2-6 4-0 ret.
Martin Verkerk (NED) d. Adrian Voinea (ROM) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4
Thomas Enqvist (SWE) d. (2)Sjeng Schalken (NED) 6-4 6-3

Second Round
(WC)Richard Krajicek (NED) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 3-6 6-3 7-6(13)
(8)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Anthony Dupuis (FRA) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4
(q)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. (WC)Andrea Gaudenzi (ITA) 6-2 6-1
(5)Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. Kristian Pless (DEN) 6-4 6-3
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4
(q)Julien Varlet (FRA) d. (4)Xavier Malisse (BEL) 2-6 7-5 7-6(6)
Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) d. Max Mirnyi (BLR) 1-6 6-3 7-6(8)
Martin Verkerk (NED) d. Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 6-3 6-4

Quarterfinals
(8)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. (WC)Richard Krajicek (NED) 7-6(7) 7-5
(5)Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. (q)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-3 6-4
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. (q)Julien Varlet (FRA) 6-4 6-1
Martin Verkerk (NED) d. Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) 7-5 6-3

Semifinals
(5)Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. (8)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-6(8) 6-3
Martin Verkerk (NED) d. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 3-6 7-5 7-6(1)

Finals
Martin Verkerk (NED) d. (5)Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 6-4 5-7 7-5


Doubles
Seeds: (cuts: Luxa/Stepanek - 89D; Landsberg/Nieminen - 123S)
1. Jonas Bjorkman/Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2. Petr Pala/Cyril Suk
3. Tomas Cibulec/Pavel Vizner
4. David Adams/Paul Hanley

First Round
Simon Aspelin/Dominik Hrbaty (SWE/SVK) d. (1)Jonas Bjorkman/Yevgeny Kafelnikov (SWE/RUS) 6-0 6-2
Richard Krajicek/Martin Verkerk (NED) d. (WC)Renzo Furlan/Andrea Gaudenzi (ITA) 6-1 6-3
(3)Tomas Cibulec/Pavel Vizner (CZE) d. (WC)Amir Hadad/Aisam Qureshi (ISR/PAK) 7-6(8) 6-1
Paul Haarhuis/Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) 5-7 6-3 7-5
Younes El Aynaoui/Jeff Tarango (MAR/USA) d. Leos Friedl/Andre Sa (CZE/BRA) 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(1)
Feliciano Lopez/Davide Sanguinetti (ESP/ITA) d. (4)David Adams/Paul Hanley (RSA/AUS) 6-4 6-4
Petr Luxa/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Nicolas Escude/Nenad Zimonjic (FRA/YUG) 6-4 7-6(4)
(2)Petr Pala/Cyril Suk (CZE) d. Johan Landsberg/Jarkko Nieminen (SWE/FIN) 4-6 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
Simon Aspelin/Dominik Hrbaty (SWE/SVK) d. Richard Krajicek/Martin Verkerk (NED) w/o
(3)Tomas Cibulec/Pavel Vizner (CZE) d. Paul Haarhuis/Sjeng Schalken (NED) 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2
Feliciano Lopez/Davide Sanguinetti (ESP/ITA) d. Younes El Aynaoui/Jeff Tarango (MAR/USA) 7-6(8) 6-7(2) 6-1
Petr Luxa/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (2)Petr Pala/Cyril Suk (CZE) 6-4 3-6 6-3

Semifinals
(3)Tomas Cibulec/Pavel Vizner (CZE) d. Simon Aspelin/Dominik Hrbaty (SWE/SVK) 6-3 6-3
Petr Luxa/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Feliciano Lopez/Davide Sanguinetti (ESP/ITA) 2-6 6-4 6-4

Finals
Petr Luxa/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (3)Tomas Cibulec/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 6-4 7-6(4)