2003 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2003 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
at the Los Angeles Tennis Center
in Los Angeles
, California
in the United States
and was part of the International Series
of the 2003 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from July 28 through August 3, 2003.
Wayne Ferreira
defeated
Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Jan-Michael Gambill
/ Travis Parrott
defeated Joshua Eagle
/
Sjeng Schalken
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
at the Los Angeles Tennis Center
Los Angeles Tennis Center
The Los Angeles Tennis Center is a tennis facility located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. The center opened May 20, 1984, and hosted the demonstration tennis event of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The UCLA Bruins tennis teams moved to...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in the United States
United States
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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
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
. The tournament ran from July 28 through August 3, 2003.
Men's Singles
Wayne FerreiraWayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....
defeated
Lleyton HewittLleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
- It was Ferreira's 2nd title of the year and the 26th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Jan-Michael GambillJan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill is an American tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His highest singles ranking to date is World No. 14, which he first reached on June 18, 2001...
/
Travis ParrottTravis Parrott
Travis Parrott is an American professional ATP tennis doubles player. He is primarily a doubles specialist...
defeated
Joshua EagleJoshua Eagle
Joshua Eagle is a former professional male tennis player from Australia. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and now lives in Noosa, Queensland. He stands at 1.82 m and weighs 90 kg, and is classified as a doubles specialist. Eagle has won five ATP doubles titles.Eagles is married to...
/
Sjeng SchalkenSjeng Schalken
Sjeng Schalken is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Playing style:A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his continental technique on both the forehand and backhand...
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
- It was Gambill's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Parrott's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.