2003 Tennis Channel Open
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The 2003 Franklin Templeton Classic was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
in Scottsdale, Arizona
in the United States
and was part of the International Series
of the 2003 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from March 3 through March 9, 2003.
Lleyton Hewitt
defeated Mark Philippoussis
6–4, 6–4
James Blake
/
Mark Merklein
defeated Lleyton Hewitt
/ Mark Philippoussis
6–4, 6–7 (2–7), 7–6 (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...
in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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 March 3 through March 9, 2003.
Men's Singles
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...
defeated
Mark PhilippoussisMark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
6–4, 6–4
- It was Hewitt's 1st title of the year and the 20th of his career.
Men's Doubles
James BlakeJames Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
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Mark MerkleinMark Merklein
Mark Merklein is a former college and professional tennis player from the Bahamas.Merklein was born in Freeport, Bahamas. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National...
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...
/
Mark PhilippoussisMark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
6–4, 6–7 (2–7), 7–6 (7–5)
- It was Blake's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Merklein's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career.