Paradorn Srichaphan is a Thai former professional tennis player. Srichaphan was the first player from Asia to be ranked in the world's top 10 of men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), reaching a career high ranking of world No. 9. His nickname is "Ball". He graduated as a Bachelor of Social Science from Ramkhamhaeng University.
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a South African former professional tennis player and current tennis coach.
Amanda Coetzer is a South African former professional tennis player. Coetzer finished in the WTA rankings top 20 for ten consecutive seasons (1992–2001), peaking at world No. 3. She reached three Grand Slam semifinals and one Grand Slam doubles final. Coetzer earned a reputation for regularly beating players who were ranked higher than her. By virtue of scoring so many upset wins in spite of her five-foot-two (1.58m) stature, she gained the nickname: "The Little Assassin".
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a Thai former tennis player. Born in Los Angeles, she turned professional in 1994, and has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.
Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the final, 6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2004 US Open. It was his first US Open title and his fourth major title overall, he became first man to capture the Australian Open, the Wimbledon, and the US Open in a season since Jimmy Connors in 1974. With the win, he became the tenth man to win three majors in a calendar year.
Davide Sanguinetti is an Italian former professional male tennis player.
Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was her fourth consecutive major singles triumph, completing the "Serena Slam", both a non-calendar year Grand Slam and the career Grand Slam. It was also Venus' record fourth consecutive runner-up finish at a major, losing every final to Serena. Serena saved two match points en route to the title, against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals.
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Australian Open. It was her third major title, each time defeating Clijsters in the final. Clijsters would eventually win the title seven years later.
Attila Sávolt is a tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he lost to Paradorn Srichaphan in his first match. Starting his professional career in 1995, he peaked the ATP-ranking on May 20, 2002, reaching 68 on the world rankings. Surprisingly he has a 1-0 head to head against Tim Henman after beating the 4th seed 11th ranked in the 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships. He also defeated Jiří Novák in their only ATP Tour match-up at the 2002 Orange Warsaw Open, when the Czech was ranked 5th in the world. He participated in the 2004 Hopman Cup alongside Petra Mandula. He won the Hungarian Championships two times. He was coaching Márton Fucsovics and is currently a sports commentary on Sport 1.
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.
The Hopman Cup XI was an Australian tennis tournament played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth. Australia's Jelena Dokić and Mark Philippoussis of Australia won, defeating Sweden's Åsa Carlsson and Jonas Björkman in the final.
The Hopman Cup IX corresponds to the ninth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was played between 29 December 1996 and 4 January 1997 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Western Australia.
Kim Clijsters defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Indian Wells Masters.
Venus Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Miami Open. Williams saved eight championship points in the third set.
Paul-Henri Mathieu was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Rainer Schüttler.
Justine Henin defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) to win the singles tennis title at the 2002 WTA German Open.
Benjamas Sangaram is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. She represented Thailand at three Olympic Games, in 1992, 1996 and 2000.
Narathorn Srichaphan is a former professional tennis player from Thailand.
Thanakorn Srichaphan is a Thai tennis coach and former professional player. He has featured as both a player and captain on the Thailand Davis Cup team.
Silvija Talaja was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Anna Smashnova.
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