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| 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champion |  Maria Sharapova |
| Runner-up |  Anikó Kapros |
| Score | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Draw | 30 (4 Q / 2 WC / 2 LL ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Jill Craybas was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Arantxa Parra Santonja.
Maria Sharapova won the title by defeating Anikó Kapros 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) in the final.
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
Katarina Srebotnik (second round) Shinobu Asagoe (second round) Maria Sharapova (champion)
Ashley Harkleroad (second round) Saori Obata (first round)
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Anikó Kapros | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Arantxa Parra Santonja | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Anikó Kapros | 6 | 2 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||
| 5 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
 Zheng Jie | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Widjaja | 4 | 5 | Y Yoshida | 3 | 6 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Yoshida | 6 | 7 | 1 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 2r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Sun | 4 | 2 | A Kapros | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kapros | 6 | 6 | A Kapros | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Spears | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | E Gagliardi | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | E Gagliardi | 6 | 2 | 6 | A Kapros | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | S Asagoe | 6 | 6 | A Parra Santonja | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Li | 1 | 1 | 4 | S Asagoe | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 An Serra Zanetti | 1 | 2 | A Parra Santonja | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | A Parra Santonja | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Cargill | 3 | 2 | J Craybas | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R Fujiwara | 6 | 6 | WC | R Fujiwara | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Craybas | 6 | 6 | J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | S Obata | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  J-h Kim | 2 | 0 | 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Morigami | 6 | 6 | A Morigami | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kirilenko | 1 | 2 | 5 | M Sharapova | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Suchá | 1 | 5 |  C Schaul | 5 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Schaul | 6 | 7 | C Schaul | 6 | 2 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Dominikovic | 3 | 3 | 3 | K Srebotnik | 3 | 6 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | J Zheng | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Ozaki | 0 | 0 | 6 | A Harkleroad | 65 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | LL | Z Yan | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Saeki | 2 | 4 | LL | Z Yan | 63 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Zheng | 6 | 7 | J Zheng | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Talaja | 4 | 5 | J Zheng | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Justine Henin defeated Tatiana Golovin in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 Zurich Open.
Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was her third major singles title. She did not lose a set during the tournament or face a tiebreak in any set. Sharapova also became the first Russian woman to win the title. It was Ivanovic's second runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later.
Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Miami Open. She did not lose a set during the tournament, and became the second woman to achieve the Sunshine Double. Clijsters became the lowest-ranked player to win the title, doing so as the world No. 38.
Two-time defending champion Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Miami Open.
Els Callens and Meilen Tu were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year. Callens partnered with Shinobu Asagoe, and lost in the first round to Eleni Daniilidou and Katarina Srebotnik. Tu partnered with Tina Križan, and lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Kirilenko and Maria Sharapova.
Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Elena Dementieva defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Canadian Open.
Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Indian Wells Masters.
Maria Sharapova defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–5, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Southern California Open.
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but didn't participate in this competition.
Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and her 14th major singles title overall. Radwańska became the first Pole to reach a major singles final since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939, and the first in the Open Era.
Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 French Open. It was her second French Open title and fifth major title overall. In a final that lasted over three hours, it was the first time since 2001 that the final went to three sets. Halep became the first Romanian to reach the final since Virginia Ruzici in 1980.
Maria Sharapova defeated the two-time defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Pan Pacific Open.
The final marked the first time the top two seeds contested the Australian Open final since 2004, in which Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets with the score 6–3, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was her sixth Australian Open singles title and her 19th major singles title overall.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals.
Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Maria Sharapova 5–7, 2–6.
Lisa Raymond was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Vera Zvonareva. The score was 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.
Akiko Morigami and Saori Obata were the defending champions, but Obata decided to compete in Hyderabad that week. Morigami teamed up with Alina Jidkova and lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko and Patricia Tarabini.
Alicia Molik defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2004 Swisscom Challenge.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Chanda Rubin 6–2, 7–5 in the final.
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