2003 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The 2003 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a tennis

Tennis

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts

Clay court

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in Palermo

Palermo

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in Italy

Italy

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and was part of the International Series

ATP International Series

The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....

of the 2003 ATP Tour

2003 ATP Tour

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. The tournament ran from September 22 through September 28, 2003.

Men's Singles

Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...

defeated

Paul-Henri Mathieu

Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...

1–6, 6–2, 7–6 (7–0)

It was Massú's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Men's Doubles

Lucas Arnold
Lucas Arnold Ker
Lucas Arnold Ker is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell....

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Mariano Hood
Mariano Hood
Mariano Hood is a retire left-handed professional Argentine tennis player who specialized in doubles.In his career, Hood won 13 out of the 26 top level doubles finals he was in. He turned professional in 1993, and currently resides in his city of birth, Buenos Aires. He won $US806,888 in earnings...

defeated

František Čermák

František Cermák

----František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 19 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 14 on February 1, 2010...

Leoš Friedl

Leoš Friedl is a Czech professional tennis player best known for his doubles play with František Čermák. He is coached by Lubomir Gerla. In his career, he has won 15 top-level doubles titles and $1,027,625 in prize money...

7–6 (8–6), 6–7 (3–7), 6–3

It was Arnold's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Hood's 4th title of the year and the 8th of his career.

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