Swisscom Challenge 2003

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Swisscom Challenge 2003
date 10/10/2003 - 19/10/2003
Edition 20th
navigation 2002  ◄  2003  ►  2004
WTA tour
venue Zurich Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
Tournament number 608
category WTA Tier I
Tournament type Indoor tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q
Prize money US $ 1,300,000 
Last year's winner (individual) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder
Last year's winner (double) RussiaRussia Jelena Bowina Justine Henin
BelgiumBelgium 
Winner (singles) BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Winner (doubles) BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
Tournament supervisor Pam Whytcross
Last direct assumption GreeceGreece Eleni Daniilidou (25)
Player representatives SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian Patty Schnyder
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
As of November 1, 2014

The Swisscom Challenge 2003 was a tennis - halls - hard court tournament for women in Zurich . It was part of the WTA Tour 2003 and took place from October 10th to 19th, 2003. It was carried out in the Schluefweg Hall  in Kloten .

qualification

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters Semifinals
02. BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin-Hardenne victory
03. FranceFrance Amélie Mauresmo Round of 16
04th RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Round of 16
No. Player Round reached
05. United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby 1 round

06th JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama Round of 16

07th RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova Quarter finals

08th. SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová 1 round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  BelgiumBelgium K. Clijsters 6th 6th  
Q  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 6th 2       Q  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 2 2    
WC  FranceFrance M. Pierce 0 0 r     1  BelgiumBelgium K. Clijsters 6th 6th  
Q  SloveniaSlovenia T. Pisnik 6th 6th         Q  SloveniaSlovenia T. Pisnik 3 2    
   South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 3 0       Q  SloveniaSlovenia T. Pisnik 5 6th 6th
LL  SpainSpain M. Serna 3 6th 1     6th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 7th 3 3  
6th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 3 6th     1  BelgiumBelgium K. Clijsters 6th 3 4th
         Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Dokic 1 6th 6th  
  3  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 2 2  
   GreeceGreece E. Daniilidou 3 3          SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 6th 6th    
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 6th 6th          SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 0 3  
WC  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Casanova 6th 5 3          Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Dokic 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States A. Stevenson 3 7th 6th        United StatesUnited States A. Stevenson 6th 5 1
   Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Dokic 6th 5 6th        Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Dokic 4th 7th 6th  
5  United StatesUnited States C. Ruby 1 7th 4th        Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Dokic 0 4th  
8th  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 6 2 5         2  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin-Hardenne 6th 6th  
   ArgentinaArgentina P. Suarez 7th 7th          ArgentinaArgentina P. Suarez 4th 3  
   RussiaRussia J. Bowina 6th 6th          RussiaRussia J. Bowina 6th 6th    
Q  AustraliaAustralia A. Molik 4th 1          RussiaRussia J. Bowina 1 4th  
   RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th            RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th    
WC  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M.-G. Mikaelian 3 1          RussiaRussia N. Petrova 7th 6th  
  4th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6 3 3    
       RussiaRussia N. Petrova 4th 4th  
7th  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 4th 7th       2  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin-Hardenne 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States M. Shaughnessy 0 6th 6 3     7th  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 7th  
   SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 4th 1     Q  United StatesUnited States A. Frazier 3 5    
Q  United StatesUnited States A. Frazier 4th 6th 6th     7th  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 4th 2  
   ItalyItaly S. Farina Elia 2 5         2  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin-Hardenne 6th 6th    
   IsraelIsrael A. Pistolesi 6th 7th          IsraelIsrael A. Pistolesi 1 6 5  
  2  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin-Hardenne 6th 7th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
victory
02. SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
final
03. United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals
04th ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
South AfricaSouth Africa 
Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  BelgiumBelgium K. Clijsters A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
3 6th 6th        
   RussiaRussia N. Petrowa, M. Shaughnessy
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 4th 4th     1  BelgiumBelgium K. Clijsters A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
4th 6th 6th  
   ItalyItaly R. Grande M. Matevžič
 SloveniaSlovenia 
6 4 6th 2      RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa C. Martínez
 SpainSpain 
6th 3 1  
   RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa C. Martínez
 SpainSpain 
7th 2 6th       1  BelgiumBelgium K. Clijsters A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th    
3  United StatesUnited States L. Raymond R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia 
4th 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia A. Molik M. Serna
 SpainSpain 
4th 2    
   AustriaAustria B. Schett P. Schnyder
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
6th 3 4th     3  United StatesUnited States L. Raymond R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia 
5 6 3    
WC  SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky J. Wakulenko
 UkraineUkraine 
2 6th 6 3      AustraliaAustralia A. Molik M. Serna
 SpainSpain 
7th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia A. Molik M. Serna
 SpainSpain 
6th 2 7th       1  BelgiumBelgium K. Clijsters A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
7th 6th  
OLD  UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis S. Talaja
 CroatiaCroatia 
6th 6th       2  SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual P. Suarez
 ArgentinaArgentina 
6 3 2  
   FranceFrance É. Loit N. Pratt
 AustraliaAustralia 
3 4th       OLD  UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis S. Talaja
 CroatiaCroatia 
6th 2 1    
   RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa W. Swonaryova
 RussiaRussia 
4th 6 4     4th  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
4th 6th 6th  
4th  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
6th 7th         4th  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
6th 3 6 2
WC  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo M. Pierce
 FranceFrance 
          2  SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual P. Suarez
 ArgentinaArgentina 
1 6th 7th  
   Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Dokic K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia 
w. O.          Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Dokic K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia 
7th 1 4th  
Q  CanadaCanada S. Jeyaseelan T. Tanasugarn
 ThailandThailand 
0 4th     2  SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual P. Suarez
 ArgentinaArgentina 
6 8 6th 6th  
2  SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual P. Suarez
 ArgentinaArgentina 
6th 6th      

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