Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Guillermo Coria.
Second-seeded Coria won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 against Tommy Robredo.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
External links 2003 Mercedes Cup draw 2003 Mercedes Cup Qualifying draw