Open Gaz de France 2003

Open Gaz de France 2003
date	1-9 February 2003
Edition	11
navigation	2002  ◄  2003  ►  2004
WTA tour
venue	Paris France
Tournament number	604
category	WTA Tier II
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q
Prize money	US $ 585,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Venus Williams
Last year's winner (double)	Nathalie Dechy Miles Tu
Winner (singles)	Serena Williams
Winner (doubles)	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
Tournament supervisor	Giulia Orlandi
Last direct assumption	Emilie Loit (58)
Player representatives	Amélie Mauresmo Stephanie Cohen-Aloro Nathalie Dechy
As of January 15, 2014

The Open Gaz de France 2003 was a WTA tennis indoor carpet court tournament for women in Paris . It was part of the WTA Tour 2003 as a Tier II category tournament and took place from February 1st to 9th, 2003.

In the singles Serena Williams won against Amélie Mauresmo 6: 3 and 6: 2. In doubles, the pairing Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder won 2: 6, 6: 2 and 7: 6 ⁵ against Marion Bartoli / Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro .

qualification

→ Main article : Open Gaz de France 2003 / Qualification

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Serena Williams victory 02.   Hantuchová Quarter finals 03.  Amélie Mauresmo final 04th  Jelena Dokic Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Patty Schnyder 1 round 06th  Silvia Farina Elia 1 round 07th  Anna Smaschnowa 1 round 08th.  Eleni Daniilidou Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

M. Casanova

4th

7th

6th

M. Casanova

0

4th

B. Schett

6th

5

3

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

J. Husárová

1

6th

6th

J. Husárová

3

3

Q

G. Arn

6th

2

0

J. Husárová

6th

6th

T. Pisnik

6th

6th

T. Pisnik

4th

3

5

P. Schnyder

3

3

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

8th

E. Daniilidou

2

0

4th

J. Dokic

6th

6th

Q

V. Razzano

3

2

É. Loit

3

4th

É. Loit

6th

6th

4th

J. Dokic

1

3

Q

S. Foretz

6th

5

7th

8th

E. Daniilidou

6th

6th

N. Pratt

2

7th

5

Q

S. Foretz

0

4th

A. Stevenson

3

5

8th

E. Daniilidou

6th

6th

8th

E. Daniilidou

6th

7th

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

7th

A. Smashnowa

3

2

3

A. Mauresmo

3

2

WC

S. Cohen-Aloro

6th

6th

WC

S. Cohen-Aloro

6 3

7th

3

D. Bedáňová

3

6 5

M. Serna

7th

6 2

6th

M. Serna

6th

7th

M. Serna

6 4

4th

A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

3

A. Mauresmo

7th

6th

N. Dechy

2

4th

A. Sugiyama

5

2

3

A. Mauresmo

7th

6th

3

A. Mauresmo

6th

6th

6th

S. Farina Elia

3

6th

5

J. Dementjewa

0

0

R. Grande

6th

1

7th

R. Grande

3

6th

3

Q

D. Chládková

4th

3

J. Dementjewa

6th

4th

6th

J. Dementjewa

6th

6th

J. Dementjewa

7th

6th

WC

M. Bartoli

3

4th

2

Hantuchová

5

3

M. Matevžič

6th

6th

M. Matevžič

3

3

2

Hantuchová

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama   1 round 02.  Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit   Semifinals 03.  Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder   victory 04th  Silvia Farina Elia Åsa Svensson   1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Hantuchová A. Sugiyama

4th

2

E. Daniilidou N. Pratt

6th

6th

E. Daniilidou N. Pratt

2

2

K. Boogert M. Serna

7th

6th

K. Boogert M. Serna

6th

6th

Z. Gubacsi T. Perebyjnis

5

0

K. Boogert M. Serna

4th

3

4th

S. Farina Elia Å. Svensson

3

7th

4th

WC

M. Bartoli S. Cohen-Aloro

6th

6th

S. Foretz V. Razzano

6th

6 4

6th

S. Foretz V. Razzano

6 4

6 5

WC

M. Bartoli S. Cohen-Aloro

6th

1

6th

WC

M. Bartoli S. Cohen-Aloro

7th

7th

L. Bacheva C. Dhenin

4th

6th

4th

WC

M. Bartoli S. Cohen-Aloro

6th

2

6 5

D. Bedáňová J. Husárová

6th

6th

3

B. Schett P. Schnyder

2

6th

7th

Q

K. Kilsdonk S. Lefèvre

1

2

D. Bedáňová J. Husárová

2

7th

6 3

A. Fusai N. Tauziat

2

2

3

B. Schett P. Schnyder

6th

5

7th

3

B. Schett P. Schnyder

6th

6th

3

B. Schett P. Schnyder

6th

6th

A. Stevenson O. Tatarkova

7th

6th

2

N. Dechy É. Loit

3

2

K. Freye A. Roesch

6 4

2

A. Stevenson O. Tatarkova

2

1

R. Grande M. Marrero

1

1

2

N. Dechy É. Loit

6th

6th

2

N. Dechy É. Loit

6th

6th

Web links

• Open Gaz de France 2003 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Open Gaz de France 2003 (English) on the ITF website