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On this day: Agassi’s first place in the U.S. Open
The Spanish spent eight weeks between Agassi and Roddick’s reign
September 8, 2025
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Juan Carlos Ferrero was held in Madrid in 2003.
Arthur Kapetanakis
Juan Carlos Ferrero was short in the 2003 U.S. Open finals, but one day later he won the Ultimate Consolation Award: He ranked No. 1 in the PIF ATP rankings. The Spaniard rose to the top of the men’s game on September 8, 2003, but he began laying the foundation for this milestone last season.
In the final of the 2002 ATP Masters Cup (now the Nitto ATP Final), Ferrero finished the match in fourth place of the year. His season finale in Shanghai (L. Hewitt) beat the trophy (Hewitt) but won four singles titles in the 2023 breakthrough 2023 campaign.
Ferrero canceled his sole Grand Slam title on Roland Garros that season and won the ATP Masters in Monte Carlo and Madrid in the 1000s. Despite his initial efforts to support the success of the French Open, he won his place at the Open Open (never surpassed the fourth round).
Ferrero won only six wins in one game against the New York final. In the 2001 U.S. Open champion Lleyton, the quarter-finals in the quarter-finals held a semi-final showdown with World One Andre Agassi, a big showdown that became the No. 1 gunfight in the PIF ATP rankings.
With his victory over the family’s favorite victory 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, Ferrero promises to be the new No. 1.
“I worked a lot for the first one,” said the Spaniard, who played four games in four days to end the rain-affected U.S. Open. “I’m really happy to be number 1.”
Within eight weeks on the peak, Ferrero won the Madrid championship, winning the best of the match. His run ended with Roddick, who made his debut in November.
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