2003 WTA Tour

2003 WTA Tour
	Justine Henin-Hardenne finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won eight tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also won four Tier I events.
Details
Duration	December 28, 2002 ; – November 20, 2003
Edition	33rd
Tournaments	59
Categories	Grand Slam (4); WTA Championships; WTA Tier I (9); WTA Tier II (17); WTA Tier III (16); WTA Tier IV (6); WTA Tier V (6)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Kim Clijsters (9)
Most finals	Kim Clijsters (15)
Prize money ; leader	Kim Clijsters ; ($4,466,345)
Points leader	Justine Henin-Hardenne (6,628)
Awards
Player of the year	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Doubles team ; of the year	Virginia Ruano Pascual; Paola Suárez
Most improved ; player of the year	Nadia Petrova
Newcomer ; of the year	Maria Sharapova
Comeback ; player of the year	Amélie Mauresmo
	← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2003 tennis season. The 2003 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the 2003 WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2003 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV and V events
Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 Dec	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	United States 3–0	Australia	Round robin losers (Group A) Belgium Spain Uzbekistan	Round robin losers (Group B) Czech Republic Slovakia Italy
	Uncle Tobys Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Dechy 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian	Patty Schnyder Elena Bovina	Meghann Shaughnessy María Sánchez Lorenzo Tathiana Garbin Barbara Schett
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit	Patty Schnyder Elena Bovina
	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Eleni Daniilidou 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2)	Cho Yoon-jeong	Anna Pistolesi Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Jill Craybas Vera Zvonareva Laura Granville Paola Suárez
		Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears 6–2, 2–6, 6–0	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	Anna Pistolesi Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Jill Craybas Vera Zvonareva Laura Granville Paola Suárez
6 Jan	Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport	Tatiana Panova Justine Henin-Hardenne	Olga Barabanschikova Daniela Hantuchová Amanda Coetzer Chanda Rubin
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3	Conchita Martínez Rennae Stubbs	Tatiana Panova Justine Henin-Hardenne
	Moorilla International Hobart, Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Alicia Molik 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Amy Frazier	Iveta Benešová Elena Likhovtseva	Vera Zvonareva Shinobu Asagoe Jill Craybas Angelika Rösch
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 7–5, 7–6^(7–1)	Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch	Iveta Benešová Elena Likhovtseva	Vera Zvonareva Shinobu Asagoe Jill Craybas Angelika Rösch
	Canberra Women's Classic Canberra, Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Meghann Shaughnessy 6–1, 6–1	Francesca Schiavone	Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit	Marlene Weingärtner Adriana Serra Zanetti Flavia Pennetta Magüi Serna
		Tathiana Garbin Émilie Loit 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Dája Bedáňová Dinara Safina	Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit
13 Jany 20 Jany	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $4,054,063 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 6–4	Venus Williams	Kim Clijsters Justine Henin-Hardenne	Meghann Shaughnessy Anastasia Myskina Virginia Ruano Pascual Daniela Hantuchová
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
		Leander Paes Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5	Todd Woodbridge Eleni Daniilidou
27 Jan	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–7^(6–8), 6–1, 6–2	Monica Seles	Chanda Rubin Lisa Raymond	Lina Krasnoroutskaya Elena Dementieva Tamarine Tanasugarn Jelena Dokić
27 Jan		Elena Bovina Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Chanda Rubin Lisa Raymond

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2	Amélie Mauresmo	Eleni Daniilidou Elena Dementieva	Janette Husárová Jelena Dokić Magüi Serna Daniela Hantuchová
		Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)	Marion Bartoli Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	Eleni Daniilidou Elena Dementieva
	AP Tourism Hyderabad Open Hyderabad, India Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–4, 6–4	Iroda Tulyaganova	Akiko Morigami Flavia Pennetta	Silvija Talaja Tzipora Obziler Mary Pierce Maria Kirilenko
		Elena Likhovtseva Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–4	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Poutchek	Akiko Morigami Flavia Pennetta	Silvija Talaja Tzipora Obziler Mary Pierce Maria Kirilenko
10 Feb	Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–2, 6–4	Kim Clijsters	Daniela Hantuchová Justine Henin-Hardenne	Tina Pisnik Nathalie Dechy Ai Sugiyama Patty Schnyder
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 6–0	Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit	Daniela Hantuchová Justine Henin-Hardenne	Tina Pisnik Nathalie Dechy Ai Sugiyama Patty Schnyder
	Qatar Total Fina Elf Open Doha, Qatar Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 6–3, 6–1	Elena Likhovtseva	Lina Krasnoroutskaya Patricia Wartusch	Conchita Martínez Magdalena Maleeva Nicole Pratt Dinara Safina
		Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya 6–1, 6–3	María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja	Lina Krasnoroutskaya Patricia Wartusch
17 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5	Monica Seles	Jennifer Capriati Amélie Mauresmo	Anastasia Myskina Conchita Martínez Iroda Tulyaganova Lina Krasnoroutskaya
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6^(9–7)	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	Jennifer Capriati Amélie Mauresmo
	Cellular South Cup Memphis, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–2	Amanda Coetzer	Laura Granville Cho Yoon-jeong	Silvia Farina Elia Stéphanie Foretz Saori Obata Carly Gullickson
		Akiko Morigami Saori Obata 6–1, 6–1	Alina Jidkova Bryanne Stewart	Laura Granville Cho Yoon-jeong
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Fabiola Zuluaga 6–3, 6–2	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Paola Suárez Katarina Srebotnik	Conchita Martínez Granados Katalin Marosi Catalina Castaño Flavia Pennetta
		Katarina Srebotnik Åsa Svensson 6–2, 6–1	Tina Križan Tatiana Perebiynis	Paola Suárez Katarina Srebotnik
24 Feb	State Farm Women's Tennis Classic Scottsdale, United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Kim Clijsters	Alexandra Stevenson Meghann Shaughnessy	Nathalie Dechy Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone Laura Granville
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Alexandra Stevenson Meghann Shaughnessy
	Abierto Mexicano Telefónica Movistar Acapulco, Mexico Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 7–5, 6–3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	Shinobu Asagoe Émilie Loit	Cristina Torrens Valero Alena Vašková Petra Mandula Flavia Pennetta
		Émilie Loit Åsa Svensson 6–3, 6–1	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	Shinobu Asagoe Émilie Loit

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar 10 Mar	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–4, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport	Conchita Martínez Jennifer Capriati	Chanda Rubin Amanda Coetzer Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva
3 Mar 10 Mar		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Conchita Martínez Jennifer Capriati	Chanda Rubin Amanda Coetzer Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva
17 Mar 24 Mar	NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,960,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Jennifer Capriati	Kim Clijsters Chanda Rubin	Marion Bartoli Jelena Dokić Justine Henin-Hardenne Meghann Shaughnessy
17 Mar 24 Mar		Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi	Kim Clijsters Chanda Rubin
31 Mar	Sarasota Clay Court Classic Sarasota, United States Tier IV event $140,000 – clay (green) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 6–4, 6–1	Alicia Molik	Iva Majoli Nathalie Dechy	Paola Suárez Clarisa Fernández Ansley Cargill Elena Dementieva
		Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova 7–6(8), 6–3	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi	Iva Majoli Nathalie Dechy
	GP SAR de La Princesse Lalla Meryem Casablanca, Morocco Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Rita Grande 6–2, 4–6, 6–1	Antonella Serra Zanetti	Ľudmila Cervanová Marta Marrero	Gala León García Anastasia Rodionova Henrieta Nagyová Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
		Gisela Dulko María Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–4	Henrieta Nagyová Elena Tatarkova	Ľudmila Cervanová Marta Marrero

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I event $1,300,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–3, 6–4	Serena Williams	Lindsay Davenport Ashley Harkleroad	Jelena Dokić Vera Zvonareva Daniela Hantuchová Mary Pierce
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–0, 6–3	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	Lindsay Davenport Ashley Harkleroad	Jelena Dokić Vera Zvonareva Daniela Hantuchová Mary Pierce
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magüi Serna 6–4, 6–1	Julia Schruff	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Virginie Razzano	Ľudmila Cervanová Silvija Talaja Gisela Dulko Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
		Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Maret Ani Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Virginie Razzano
14 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $585,000 – clay (green) – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elena Dementieva 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport	Justine Henin-Hardenne Jennifer Capriati	Monica Seles Daniela Hantuchová Lisa Raymond Patty Schnyder
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 7–5, 6–2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	Justine Henin-Hardenne Jennifer Capriati	Monica Seles Daniela Hantuchová Lisa Raymond Patty Schnyder
	Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magüi Serna 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Alicia Molik	María Sánchez Lorenzo Ľudmila Cervanová	Jelena Janković Jarmila Gajdošová Iveta Benešová Petra Mandula
		Petra Mandula Elena Tatarkova 6–3, 6–1	Conchita Martínez Granados Tatiana Perebiynis	María Sánchez Lorenzo Ľudmila Cervanová
21 Apr	Fed Cup: First Round Ettenheim, Germany, Clay Bree, Belgium, Clay (i) Linköping, Sweden, Hard (i) Lowell, USA, Hard (i) Moscow, Russia, Carpet (i) Buenos Aires, Argentina, Clay Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France, Clay (i) Tarragona, Spain, Clay	First round winners Slovakia 3–2 Belgium 5–0 Italy 3–2 United States 5–0 Russia 4–1 Slovenia 3–2 France 5–0 Spain 3–2	First round losers Germany Austria Sweden Czech Republic Croatia Argentina Colombia Australia
28 Apr	J&S Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier II event Clay – $700,000 – 28S/31Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 6–7^(6–8), 6–0, 3–0 ret.	Venus Williams	Denisa Chládková Jelena Dokić	Francesca Schiavone Fabiola Zuluaga Magüi Serna Anna Pistolesi
		Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone	Denisa Chládková Jelena Dokić
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Vera Zvonareva 6–1, 6–3	Conchita Martínez Granados	Samantha Reeves María Sánchez Lorenzo	Gala León García Ľudmila Cervanová Tathiana Garbin Silvija Talaja
		Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch 6–3, 6–2	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Patty Schnyder	Samantha Reeves María Sánchez Lorenzo

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	MasterCard German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,224,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–4, 4–6, 7–5	Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati Amélie Mauresmo	Daniela Hantuchová Elena Likhovtseva Iroda Tulyaganova Vera Zvonareva
5 May		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Jennifer Capriati Amélie Mauresmo
12 May	Telecom Italia Masters Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,300,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0	Amélie Mauresmo	Serena Williams Ai Sugiyama	Conchita Martínez Jennifer Capriati Tina Pisnik Anastasia Myskina
12 May		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova	Serena Williams Ai Sugiyama
19 May	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Silvia Farina Elia 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Karolina Šprem	Vera Zvonareva Ashley Harkleroad	Maja Matevžič Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit Anastasia Myskina
		Sonya Jeyaseelan Maja Matevžič 6–4, 6–4	Laura Granville Jelena Kostanić	Vera Zvonareva Ashley Harkleroad	Maja Matevžič Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit Anastasia Myskina
	Open de España Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Chanda Rubin 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	María Sánchez Lorenzo	Iroda Tulyaganova Barbara Schett	Paola Suárez Cara Black Clarisa Fernández Emmanuelle Gagliardi
		Jill Craybas Liezel Huber 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)	Rita Grande Angelique Widjaja	Iroda Tulyaganova Barbara Schett
26 May 2 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $5,363,011 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–0, 6–4	Kim Clijsters	Serena Williams Nadia Petrova	Amélie Mauresmo Chanda Rubin Vera Zvonareva Conchita Martínez
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 9–7	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
		Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Elena Likhovtseva

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magdalena Maleeva 6–1, 6–4	Shinobu Asagoe	Maria Sharapova Eleni Daniilidou	Elena Dementieva María Vento-Kabchi Stéphanie Foretz Tamarine Tanasugarn
		Els Callens Meilen Tu 7–5, 6–4	Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova	Maria Sharapova Eleni Daniilidou
	Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Paola Suárez 7–6(0), 2–6, 6–4	Karolina Šprem	Anca Barna Vera Zvonareva	Jelena Dokić Silvia Farina Elia Denisa Chládková Maja Matevžič
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–3, 6–4	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	Anca Barna Vera Zvonareva
16 Jun	Hastings Direct Int’l Champ's Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Chanda Rubin 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Conchita Martínez	Silvia Farina Elia Jennifer Capriati	Magdalena Maleeva Daniela Hantuchová Nathalie Dechy Anna Pistolesi
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–2	Jennifer Capriati Magüi Serna	Silvia Farina Elia Jennifer Capriati
	Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–7^(4–7), 3–0 ret.	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Barbara Rittner Nadia Petrova	Tina Pisnik Iroda Tulyaganova Elena Dementieva Ľudmila Cervanová
		Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Nadia Petrova Mary Pierce	Barbara Rittner Nadia Petrova
23 Jun 30 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $5,182,419 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Venus Williams	Justine Henin-Hardenne Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati Svetlana Kuznetsova Lindsay Davenport Silvia Farina Elia
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–4	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
		Leander Paes Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3	Andy Ram Anastasia Rodionova

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Dinara Safina 6–3, 6–4	Katarina Srebotnik	Ľudmila Cervanová Anabel Medina Garrigues	Henrieta Nagyová Francesca Schiavone Yuliana Fedak Virginie Razzano
7 Jul		Adriana Serra Zanetti Emily Stellato 6–4, 6–2	María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja	Ľudmila Cervanová Anabel Medina Garrigues
14 Jul	Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Charleroi, Belgium, Hard (i) Washington, D.C., USA, Hard Portorož, Slovenia, Clay Oviedo, Spain, Clay	Quarterfinal winners Belgium 5–0 United States 5–0 Russia 5–0 France 4–1	Quarterfinal losers Slovakia Italy Slovenia Spain
21 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $635,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Jennifer Capriati	María Vento-Kabchi Francesca Schiavone	Lisa Raymond Jelena Dokić Amy Frazier Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian
21 Jul		Cara Black Lisa Raymond 7–6^(7–5), 6–1	Cho Yoon-jeong Francesca Schiavone	María Vento-Kabchi Francesca Schiavone
28 Jul	Acura Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $1,000,000 – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Kim Clijsters	Svetlana Kuznetsova Lindsay Davenport	Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova Chanda Rubin Lisa Raymond
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Svetlana Kuznetsova Lindsay Davenport	Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova Chanda Rubin Lisa Raymond
	Idea Prokom Open Sopot, Poland Tier III event Clay – $300,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anna Pistolesi 6–2, 6–0	Klára Koukalová	Petra Mandula Patty Schnyder	Anastasia Myskina Jelena Kostanić Dinara Safina Maja Matevžič
		Tatiana Perebiynis Silvija Talaja 6–4, 6–2	Maret Ani Libuše Prusová	Petra Mandula Patty Schnyder

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	JPMorgan Chase Open Carson, United States Tier II event Hard – $635,000 – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–1, 3–6, 6–1	Lindsay Davenport	Francesca Schiavone Ai Sugiyama	Svetlana Kuznetsova Nicole Pratt Magdalena Maleeva Amanda Coetzer
		Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–3	Elena Bovina Els Callens	Francesca Schiavone Ai Sugiyama
	Nordea Nordic Light Open Espoo, Finland Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anna Pistolesi 4–6, 6–4, 6–0	Jelena Kostanić	Vera Douchevina Karolina Šprem	Silvija Talaja Melinda Czink Petra Mandula Ľudmila Cervanová
		Evgenia Kulikovskaya Elena Tatarkova 6–2, 6–4	Tatiana Perebiynis Silvija Talaja	Vera Douchevina Karolina Šprem
11 Aug	Rogers AT&T Cup Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,325,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–1, 6–0	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Paola Suárez Elena Dementieva	Katarina Srebotnik Vera Zvonareva Amélie Mauresmo Elena Bovina
11 Aug		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1	María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja	Paola Suárez Elena Dementieva
18 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $625,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 6–2, 4–0 ret.	Lindsay Davenport	Elena Dementieva Amélie Mauresmo	Magüi Serna Cara Black Anna Pistolesi Ai Sugiyama
18 Aug		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–6^(8–6), 6–3	Alicia Molik Magüi Serna	Elena Dementieva Amélie Mauresmo	Magüi Serna Cara Black Anna Pistolesi Ai Sugiyama
25 Aug 1 Sep	U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,682,980 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 7–5, 6–1	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati	Amélie Mauresmo Paola Suárez Francesca Schiavone Anastasia Myskina
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–3	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova
		Bob Bryan Katarina Srebotnik 5–7, 7–5, 7–6	Daniel Nestor Lina Krasnoroutskaya

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep	Wismilak International Bali, Indonesia Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 30S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–1	Chanda Rubin	Saori Obata María Vento-Kabchi	Anca Barna Angelique Widjaja Emmanuelle Gagliardi Tamarine Tanasugarn
8 Sep		María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja 7–5, 6–2	Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt	Saori Obata María Vento-Kabchi
15 Sep	Polo Open Shanghai, China Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elena Dementieva 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)	Chanda Rubin	Ai Sugiyama Akiko Morigami	Maria Sharapova Dinara Safina Alicia Molik Anca Barna
15 Sep		Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt 6–3, 6–3	Ai Sugiyama Tamarine Tanasugarn	Ai Sugiyama Akiko Morigami	Maria Sharapova Dinara Safina Alicia Molik Anca Barna
22 Sep	Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters María Vento-Kabchi	Patty Schnyder Nadia Petrova Sandra Kleinová Els Callens
22 Sep		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova	Kim Clijsters María Vento-Kabchi	Patty Schnyder Nadia Petrova Sandra Kleinová Els Callens
29 Sep	Ladies Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 6–2, 6–4	Amélie Mauresmo	Anna Pistolesi Elena Dementieva	Elena Bovina Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone Vera Zvonareva
		Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–4	Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva	Anna Pistolesi Elena Dementieva
	AIG Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)	Anikó Kapros	Arantxa Parra Santonja Zheng Jie	Ai Sugiyama Jill Craybas Claudine Schaul Yan Zi
		Maria Sharapova Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–6^(7–1), 6–0	Ansley Cargill Ashley Harkleroad	Arantxa Parra Santonja Zheng Jie	Ai Sugiyama Jill Craybas Claudine Schaul Yan Zi

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $650,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Mary Pierce Elena Bovina	Amélie Mauresmo Magdalena Maleeva Lindsay Davenport Elena Dementieva
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–4	Cara Black Martina Navratilova	Mary Pierce Elena Bovina
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	Saori Obata	Arantxa Parra Santonja Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Lioudmila Skavronskaia Jill Craybas Jelena Kostanić Adriana Serra Zanetti
		Yuliya Beygelzimer Tatiana Poutchek 6–3, 7–6^(7–0)	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Arantxa Parra Santonja Emmanuelle Gagliardi
13 Oct	Swisscom Challenge Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–0, 6–4	Jelena Dokić	Kim Clijsters Nadia Petrova	Tina Pisnik Patty Schnyder Elena Bovina Vera Zvonareva
13 Oct		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	Kim Clijsters Nadia Petrova	Tina Pisnik Patty Schnyder Elena Bovina Vera Zvonareva
20 Oct	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 6–4	Nadia Petrova	Patty Schnyder Vera Zvonareva	Anastasia Myskina Paola Suárez Anna Pistolesi Jelena Dokić
		Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 7–6^(8–6)	Marion Bartoli Silvia Farina Elia	Patty Schnyder Vera Zvonareva	Anastasia Myskina Paola Suárez Anna Pistolesi Jelena Dokić
	SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $225,000 – 30S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–2, 7–5	Chanda Rubin	Maria Sharapova Marlene Weingärtner	Émilie Loit Anca Barna Eleni Daniilidou Alicia Molik
		Maria Sharapova Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–1, 6–4	Elena Tatarkova Marlene Weingärtner	Maria Sharapova Marlene Weingärtner	Émilie Loit Anca Barna Eleni Daniilidou Alicia Molik
27 Oct	Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 5–7, 6–0, 6–2	Anastasia Myskina	Nadia Petrova Ai Sugiyama	Marlene Weingärtner Chanda Rubin Meghann Shaughnessy Lisa Raymond
		Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–4	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Nadia Petrova Ai Sugiyama
	Challenge Bell Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 6–2 ret.	Milagros Sequera	Mary Pierce Laura Granville	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Marion Bartoli Zheng Jie Alina Jidkova
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–3, 6–3	Els Callens Meilen Tu	Mary Pierce Laura Granville	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Marion Bartoli Zheng Jie Alina Jidkova

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end Championship Hard – $3,000,000 – 8S (round robin)/4D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–0	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati Justine Henin-Hardenne	Chanda Rubin Elena Dementieva Anastasia Myskina Ai Sugiyama
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Jennifer Capriati Justine Henin-Hardenne	Chanda Rubin Elena Dementieva Anastasia Myskina Ai Sugiyama
	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–4, 6–2	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	Tamarine Tanasugarn Anca Barna	Anastasia Rodionova Elena Tatarkova Jelena Kostanić Saori Obata
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–4, 6–3	Wynne Prakusya Angelique Widjaja	Tamarine Tanasugarn Anca Barna
14 Nov	Fed Cup: Final Moscow, Russia, Carpet (i)	France 4–1	United States	Belgium 1–4 Russia 2–3

Rankings

Below are the 2003 WTA year-end rankings:

No	Player Name	Nation	Points	2002	Change
1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	BEL	6,628	5	+4
2	Kim Clijsters	BEL	6,553	4	+2
3	Serena Williams	USA	3,916	1	-2
4	Amélie Mauresmo	FRA	3,194	6	+2
5	Lindsay Davenport	USA	2,990	12	+7
6	Jennifer Capriati	USA	2,766	3	-3
7	Anastasia Myskina	RUS	2,581	11	+4
8	Elena Dementieva	RUS	2,383	19	+11
9	Chanda Rubin	USA	2,328	13	+4
10	Ai Sugiyama	JPN	2,235	24	+14
11	Venus Williams	USA	2,211	2	-9
12	Nadia Petrova	RUS	1,994	111	+99
13	Vera Zvonareva	RUS	1,808	45	+32
14	Paola Suárez	ARG	1,526	27	+13
15	Jelena Dokić	YUG	1,405	9	-6
16	Anna Pistolesi	ISR	1,353	16	=
17	Meghann Shaughnessy	USA	1,350	30	+13
18	Conchita Martínez	ESP	1,316	34	+16
19	Daniela Hantuchová	SVK	1,271	8	-11
20	Francesca Schiavone	ITA	1,265	41	+21

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Serena Williams (USA)	Year-End 2002	10 August 2003
Kim Clijsters (BEL)	11 August 2003	19 October 2003
Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	20 October 2003	26 October 2003
Kim Clijsters (BEL)	27 October 2003	9 November 2003
Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	10 November 2003	Year-End 2003

Points distribution

Category	W	F	SF	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Grand Slam (S)	650	456	292	162	90	56	32	2	26	21	12.5	2
Grand Slam (D)	650	456	292	162	90	56	2	–	22	–	–	–
WTA Championships (S)	485	340	218	121	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
WTA Championships (D)	485	340	218	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tier I $2,000,000 (S)	325	228	146	81	45	28	16	1	11	–	6.25	1
Tier I $2,000,000 (D)	325	228	146	81	45	1	–	–	20	–	–	–
Tier I $1,325,000 (56S)	300	210	135	75	42	25	1	–	10.5	–	5.75	1
Tier I $1,325,000 (28D)	300	210	135	75	42	1	–	–	18.5	–	–	–
Tier I $1,224,000 (56S)	275	193	124	69	38	23	1	–	9.5	–	5.25	1
Tier I $1,224,000 (28S)	275	193	124	69	38	1	–	–	17	9.5	5.25	1
Tier I $1,224,000 (28D)	275	193	124	69	38	1	–	–	17	–	–	–
Tier I $1,224,000 (16D)	275	193	124	69	1	–	–	–	17	–	–	–
Tier II $650,000 (56S)	220	154	99	55	29	15	1	–	7.75	–	4.5	1
Tier II $650,000 (28S)	220	154	99	55	29	1	–	–	13.25	7.75	4.5	1
Tier II $650,000 (16D)	220	154	99	55	1	–	–	–	13	–	–	–
Tier II $585,000 (56S)	195	137	88	49	25	14	1	–	6.75	–	4	1
Tier II $585,000 (28S)	195	137	88	49	25	1	–	–	11.75	6.75	4	1
Tier II $585,000 (16D)	195	137	88	49	1	–	–	–	11.75	–	–	–
Tier III $225,000 (30S)	145	103	66	37	19	1	–	–	4.5	–	2.75	1
Tier III $225,000 (16D)	145	103	66	37	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tier III $170,000 (56S)	120	85	55	30	16	9	1	–	3.75	–	2.25	1
Tier III $170,000 (30S)	120	85	55	30	16	1	–	–	7.25	3.75	2.25	1
Tier III $170,000 (16D)	120	85	55	30	1	–	–	–	7.5	–	–	–
Tier IV $140,000 (S)	95	67	43	24	12	1	–	–	5.5	3.5	2	1
Tier IV $140,000 (D)	95	67	43	24	1	–	–	–	6.25	–	–	–
Tier V $110,000 (S)	80	56	36	20	10	1	–	–	4.5	3	2	1
Tier V $110,000 (D)	80	56	36	20	1	–	–	–	5	–	–	–

Statistics

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

Kim Clijsters – Sydney, Indian Wells, Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Los Angeles, Filderstadt, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships (9)
Justine Henin-Hardenne – Dubai, Charleston, Berlin, French Open, San Diego, Toronto, U.S. Open and Zurich (8)
Anastasia Myskina – Doha, Sarasota, Leipzig and Moscow (4)
Serena Williams – Australian Open, Paris, Miami and Wimbledon (4)
Elena Dementieva – Amelia Island, Bali and Shanghai (3)
Amélie Mauresmo – Warsaw and Philadelphia (2)
Chanda Rubin – Madrid and Eastbourne (2)
Magüi Serna – Estoril and Budapest (2)
Maria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City (2)
Anna Pistolesi – Sopot and Helsinki (2)
Ai Sugiyama – Scottsdale and Linz (2)
Jennifer Capriati – New Haven (1)
Amanda Coetzer – Acapulco (1)
Eleni Daniilidou – Auckland (1)
Lindsay Davenport – Tokyo Pan Pacific (1)
Nathalie Dechy – Gold Coast (1)
Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg (1)
Rita Grande – Casablanca (1)
Magdalena Maleeva – Birmingham (1)
Alicia Molik – Hobart (1)
Henrieta Nagyová – Pattaya City (1)
Lisa Raymond – Memphis (1)
Virginia Ruano Pascual – Tashkent (1)
Dinara Safina – Palermo (1)
Meghann Shaughnessy – Canberra (1)
Paola Suárez – Vienna (1)
Tamarine Tanasugarn – Hyderabad (1)
Venus Williams – Antwerp (1)
Fabiola Zuluaga – Bogotá (1)
Vera Zvonareva – Bol (1)

The following players won their first title:

Nathalie Dechy – Gold Coast
Alicia Molik – Hobart
Tamarine Tanasugarn – Hyderabad
Elena Dementieva – Amelia Island
Vera Zvonareva – Bol
Maria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan Open

Titles won by nation:

Belgium – 17 (Sydney, Dubai, Indian Wells, Charleston, Berlin, Rome, French Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, Toronto, U.S. Open, Filderstadt, Zurich, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships)
Russia – 11 (Doha, Sarasota, Amelia Island, Bol, Palermo, Bali, Shanghai, Leipzig, Moscow, Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City)
United States – 11 (Canberra, Australian Open, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Paris, Antwerp, Memphis, Miami, Madrid, Eastbourne, Wimbledon and New Haven)
France – 3 (Gold Coast, Warsaw and Philadelphia)
Spain – 3 (Estoril, Budapest and Tashkent)
Israel – 2 (Sopot and Helsinki)
Italy – 2 (Casablanca and Strasbourg)
Japan – 2 (Scottsdale and Linz)
Argentina – 1 (Vienna)
Australia – 1 (Hobart)
Bulgaria – 1 (Birmingham)
Colombia – 1 (Bogotá)
Greece – 1 (Auckland)
South Africa – 1 (Acapulco)
Slovakia – 1 (Pattaya City)
Thailand – 1 (Hyderabad)

External links

Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website

« 2002 2004 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Doha (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Bol (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Vienna (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Bali (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Quebec City (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hyderabad (S, D) Sarasota (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Helsinki (S, D) Tashkent (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	Hobart (S, D) Canberra (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles (S, D)

Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF (1913-72)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

2003 in tennis
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open
Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Series Women: Tour Championships Tier I Series
National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup
Other events	Afro-Asian Games Games of the Small States of Europe Pan American Games