WTA Tour 2003

◄ WTA Tour 2003 ►
Period:	December 2002 - November 2003
Edition:	33
Number of tournaments:	59
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Tier I (9) Tier II (17) Tier III (16) Tier IV&V (12)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Kim Clijsters (9)
Most of the finals:	Kim Clijsters (15)
Awards
Player of the year:	Justine Henin
Double team of the year:	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
Newcomer of the year:	Nadia Petrova
Newcomer of the year:	Maria Sharapova
Returner of the year:	Amélie Mauresmo

The 2003 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships :
Serena Williams

French Open and US Open :
Justine Henin-Hardenne

The 2003 WTA Tour was the 33rd year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

The team competitions Hopman Cup and Fed Cup are not part of the WTA Tour. They are listed here because the top players usually play these tournaments.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Tier I. Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V

Others Hopman Cup Fed Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32Q / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32Q = 32 pairings play the qualification
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
12/30	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - $ 1,000,000 hard court	Serena Williams James Blake	Alicia Molik Lleyton Hewitt	3-0
	Uncle Tobys Hardcourts Gold Coast , Australia Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Nathalie Dechy	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová	Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit	6: 4, 6: 4
	ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Eleni Daniilidou	Cho Yoon-jeong	6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 6 2
		Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears	Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 0
06.01.	Moorilla International Hobart , Australia Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Alicia Molik	Amy Frazier	6.2, 4: 6, 6: 4
		Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa	Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch	7: 5, 7: 6 1
	adidas International Sydney , Australia Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport	6: 4, 6: 3
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Conchita Martínez Rennae Stubbs	6: 3, 6: 3
	Canberra Women's Classic Canberra , Australia Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q	Meghann Shaughnessy	Francesca Schiavone	6: 1, 6: 1
		Tathiana Garbin Émilie Loit	Dája Bedáňová Dinara Safina	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4
13.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 4,838,625 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	7: 6 4 , 3: 6, 6: 4
		Serena Williams Venus Williams	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
		Martina Navrátilová Leander Paes	Eleni Daniilidou Todd Woodbridge	6: 4, 7: 5
01/27	Toray Pan Pacific Open ( Indoor ) Tokyo , Japan Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Lindsay Davenport	Monica Seles	6: 7 6 , 6: 1, 6: 2
		Jelena Bowina Rennae Stubbs	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6: 3, 6: 4

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.02.	WTA Indian Open Hyderabad , India Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Tamarine Tanasu yarn	Iroda Tulyaganova	6: 4, 6: 4
		Jelena Lichowzewa Iroda Tulyaganova	Yevgenia Kulikovskaya Tazzjana Putschak	6: 4, 6: 4
	Open Gaz de France (Halle) Paris , France Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Serena Williams	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 3, 6: 2
		Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	Marion Bartoli Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	2: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 5
02/10	Qatar TotalFinaElf Open Doha , Qatar Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anastassija Myskina	Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 3, 6: 1
		Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja	6: 1, 6: 3
	Proximus Diamond Games (Hall) Antwerp , Belgium Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Venus Williams	Kim Clijsters	6: 2, 6: 4
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit	6: 2, 6: 0
02/17	Kroger St. Jude ( Indoor ) Memphis , United States Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard - 30E / 22Q / 16D / 4Q	Lisa Raymond	Amanda Coetzer	6: 3, 6: 2
		Akiko Morigami Saori Obata	Alina Schidkowa Bryanne Stewart	6: 1, 6: 1
	Dubai Duty Free Women's Open Dubai , UAE Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Monica Seles	4: 6, 7: 6 4 , 7: 5
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová	Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 3, 7: 6 7
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Fabiola Zuluaga	Anabel Medina Garrigues	6: 3, 6: 2
		Katarina Srebotnik Åsa Svensson	Tina Križan Tetjana Perebyjnis	6: 2, 6: 1
24.03.	State Farm Women's Tennis Classic Scottsdale , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 29Q / 16D / 4Q	Ai Sugiyama	Kim Clijsters	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6: 1, 6: 4
	Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco , Mexico Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay (Red) - 30E / 30Q / 16D / 4Q	Amanda Coetzer	Mariana Díaz-Oliva	7: 5, 6: 3
		Émilie Loit Åsa Svensson	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	6: 3, 6: 1

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.03.	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells , United States Tier I - $ 2,100,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D / 8Q	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport	6: 4, 7: 5
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1
17.03.	NASDAQ-100 Open Miami , United States Tier I - $ 3,000,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D / 8Q	Serena Williams	Jennifer Capriati	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1
		Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleewa	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi	6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 5
March 31	Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Casablanca , Morocco Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Rita Grande	Antonella Serra Zanetti	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 1
		Gisela Dulko María Emilia Salerni	Henrieta Nagyová Olena Tatarkowa	6: 3, 6: 4
	Clay Court Open Sarasota , United States Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anastassija Myskina	Alicia Molik	6: 4, 6: 1
		Liezel Huber Martina Navrátilová	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi	7: 6 8 , 6: 3

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/07	Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Magüi Serna	Julia Schruff	6: 4, 6: 1
		Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	Maret Ani Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6: 7 3 , 7: 6 3 , 6: 2
	Family Circle Cup Charleston , United States Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Clay (Green) - 56E / 32Q / 28D / 4Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Serena Williams	6: 3, 6: 4
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	6: 0, 6: 3
04/14	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Clay (Green) - 48E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q	Jelena Dementjewa	Lindsay Davenport	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	7: 5, 6: 2
	Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary Tier V - 110,000 $ Clay Court (red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Magüi Serna	Alicia Molik	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4
		Petra Mandula Olena Tatarkova	Conchita Martínez Granados Tetjana Perebyjnis	6: 3, 6: 1
04/28	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol , Croatia Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Vera Swonaryova	Conchita Martínez Granados	6: 1, 6: 3
		Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Patty Schnyder	6: 3, 6: 2
	J&S Cup Warsaw , Poland Tier II - $ 700,000 Clay Court (Red) - 28E / 31Q / 16D / 2Q	Amélie Mauresmo	Venus Williams	6: 7 6 , 6: 0, 3: 0 task
		Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleewa	Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.05.	MasterCard German Open Berlin , Germany Tier I - $ 1,224,000 Clay Court (Red) - 56E / 32Q / 28D / 4Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters	6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 5
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4
05/12	Telecom Italia Masters Rome , Italy Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Clay Court (Red) - 56E / 48Q / 28D / 4Q	Kim Clijsters	Amélie Mauresmo	3: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 0
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová	Jelena Dokic Nadja Petrowa	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 2
19.05.	Madrid Trofeo Union Fenosa Madrid , Spain Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Chanda Ruby	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4
		Jill Crayba's Liezel Huber	Rita Grande Angelique Widjaja	6: 4, 7: 6 6
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Silvia Farina Elia	Karolina Šprem	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4
		Sonya Jeyaseelan Maja Matevžič	Laura Granville Jelena Kostanić	6: 4, 6: 4
May 26th	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 6,225,054 Clay Court (Red) - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters	6-0, 6-4
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	6: 7 5 , 6: 2, 9: 7
		Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan	Jelena Lichowzewa Mahesh Bhupathi	6: 3, 6: 4

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
09.06.	Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna , Austria Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Paola Suarez	Karolina Šprem	7: 6 0 , 2: 6, 6: 4
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	6: 3, 6: 4
	DFS Classic Birmingham , UK Tier III - $ 170,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Magdalena Maleewa	Shinobu Asagoe	6: 1, 6: 4
		Els Callen Miles Tu	Alicia Molik Martina Navrátilová	7: 5, 6: 4
16.06.	Hastings Direct International Championships Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 585,000 Turf - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q	Chanda Ruby	Conchita Martínez	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Jennifer Capriati Magüi Serna	6: 3, 6: 2
	Ordina Open ’s-Hertogenbosch , The Netherlands Tier III - $ 170,000 Turf - 30E / 16D	Kim Clijsters	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6: 7 4 , 3: 0 task
		Jelena Dementjewa Lina Krasnoruzkaja	Nadja Petrowa Mary Pierce	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
June 23	Wimbledon Championships London , UK Grand Slam - $ 6,246,871 Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 16Q / 64M	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	6: 4, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Leander Paes	Anastassija Rodionova Andy Ram	6: 3, 6: 3

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.07.	Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo , Italy Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 30Q / 16D / 3Q	Dinara Safina	Katarina Srebotnik	6: 3, 6: 4
		Adriana Serra Zanetti Emily Stellato	María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja	6: 4, 6: 2
07/21	Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Tier II - $ 635,000 Hard Court - 28E / 23Q / 16D / 3Q	Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Cara Black Lisa Raymond	Cho Yoon-jeong Francesca Schiavone	7: 6 5 , 6: 1
07/28	Idea Prokom Open Sopot , Poland Tier III - $ 300,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anna Pistolesi	Klára Koukalová	6: 2, 6: 0
		Tetjana Perebyjnis Silvija Talaja	Maret Ani Libuše Průšová	6: 4, 6: 2
	Acura Classic San Diego , United States Tier II - $ 1,000,000 Hard Court - 48E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6: 4, 7: 5

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.08.	JPMorgan Chase Open Carson , United States Tier II - $ 635,000 Hard Court - 48E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport	6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 1
		Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs	Jelena Bowina Els Callens	6: 3, 6: 3
	Nordea Nordic Light Open Espoo , Finland Tier IV - $ 140,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anna Pistolesi	Jelena Kostanić	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0
		Yevgenia Kulikovskaya Olena Tatarkova	Tetjana Perebyjnis Silvija Talaja	6: 2, 6: 4
08/11	Rogers Cup Toronto , Canada Tier I - $ 1,325,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D / 3Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Lina Krasnoruzkaya	6: 1, 6: 0
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová	María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1
08/18	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , United States Tier II - $ 625,000 Hard Court - 28E / 48Q / 16D / 4Q	Jennifer Capriati	Lindsay Davenport	6: 2, 4: 0 task
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Alicia Molik Magüi Serna	7: 6 6 , 6: 3
08/25	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 7,586,000 Hard Court - 128E / 128Q / 64D / 32M	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters	7: 5, 6: 1
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 6: 3
		Katarina Srebotnik Bob Bryan	Lina Krasnoruzkaja Daniel Nestor	5: 7, 7: 5, 7: 6 5

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08.09.	Wismilak International Bali , Indonesia Tier III - $ 225,000 Hard Court - 30E / 24Q / 16D / 4Q	Jelena Dementjewa	Chanda Ruby	6: 2, 6: 1
		María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja	Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt	7: 5, 6: 2
15.09.	Polo Open Shanghai Shanghai , China Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Jelena Dementjewa	Chanda Ruby	6: 3, 7: 6 6
		Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt	Ai Sugiyama Tamarine Tanasu yarn	6: 3, 6: 3
22.09.	Sparkassen Cup (Halle) Leipzig , Germany Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anastassija Myskina	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová	Jelena Lichowzewa Nadja Petrowa	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3
29.09.	AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo , Japan Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Maria Sharapova	Anikó Kapros	2: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 5
		Marija Sharapova Tamarine Tanasu yarn	Ansley Cargill Ashley Harkleroad	7: 6 1 , 6: 0
	Kremlin Cup (Hall) Moscow , Russia Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anastassija Myskina	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 2, 6: 4
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Anastassija Myskina Vera Swonaryova	6: 3, 6: 4

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.10.	Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Virginia Pascual Pascual	Saori Obata	6: 2, 7: 6 2
		Julija Bejhelsymer Tazzjana Putschak	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	6: 3, 7: 6 0
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Halle) Filderstadt , Germany Tier II - $ 650,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Kim Clijsters	Justine Henin-Hardenne	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Cara Black Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 6: 4
13.10.	Swisscom Challenge Zurich (Halle) Zurich , Switzerland Tier I - $ 1,300,000 hard court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Jelena Dokic	6-0, 6-4
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	7: 6 3 , 6: 2
20.10.	Generali Ladies Linz (Halle) Linz , Austria Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Ai Sugiyama	Nadia Petrova	7: 5, 6: 4
		Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama	Marion Bartoli Silvia Farina Elia	6: 1, 7: 6 6
	Seat Open Luxembourg (Halle) Luxembourg , Luxembourg Tier III - $ 225,000 Carpet - 30E / 28Q / 16D / 2Q	Kim Clijsters	Chanda Ruby	6: 2, 7: 5
		Marija Sharapova Tamarine Tanasu yarn	Olena Tatarkowa Marlene Weingärtner	6: 1, 6: 4
10/27	Advanta Championships ( Indoor ) Philadelphia , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q	Amélie Mauresmo	Anastassija Myskina	5: 7, 6: 0, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Lisa Raymond	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	6: 3, 6: 4
	Challenge Bell (Hall) Québec , Canada Tier III - $ 170,000 Carpet - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Maria Sharapova	Milagros Sequera	6: 2, 0: 0 task
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Els Callen Miles Tu	6: 3, 6: 3

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.11.	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya , Thailand Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 27Q / 16D / 4Q	Henrieta Nagyová	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	6: 4, 6: 2
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Wynne Prakusya Angelique Widjaja	6: 4, 6: 3
	WTA Championships (Indoor) Los Angeles , United States Masters - $ 3,000,000 Hard Court - 8E / 4D	Kim Clijsters	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 2, 6: 0
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
11/10	Fed Cup Final Moscow , Russia , Carpet	France	United States	4: 1

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