2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open

2003 Dubai Tennis Championships
and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
2003 Dubai Tennis Championships; and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Date	24 February – 2 March (men) ; 17 – 22 February (women)
Edition	10th (men) / 3rd (women)
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Venue	Aviation Club Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
	Roger Federer
Women's singles
	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men's doubles
	Leander Paes / David Rikl
Women's doubles
	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova
	← 2002 · Dubai Tennis Championships · 2004 → ← 2002 · Dubai Duty Free Women's Open · 2004 →

Last updated January 25, 2026

The 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 24 February through 2 March 2003 while the women's tournament was held from 17 February through 22 February 2003. Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Jiří Novák 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)

It was Federer's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career.

Women's singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Monica Seles 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5

It was Henin-Hardenne's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Men's doubles

Leander Paes / David Rikl defeated Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–0

It was Paes' 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Rikl's 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career.

Women's doubles

Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova defeated Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, 7–6^(9–7)

It was Kuznetsova's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and the 343rd of her career.

References

↑ "2003 Dubai – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
↑ "2003 Dubai – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[ms-1] "2003 Dubai – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

[md-2] "2003 Dubai – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

[1]

[2]

v t e 2003 ATP Tour « 2002 2004 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tennis Masters Series	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Rome (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Paris (S, D)
ATP International Series Gold	Memphis (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Vienna (S, D)
ATP International Series	Adelaide (S, D) Chennai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Milan (S, D) Marseille (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Viña del Mar (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Houston (S, D) Munich (S, D) Valencia (S, D) St. Pölten (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Amersfoort (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Umag (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Washington (S, D) Long Island (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Salvador (S, D) Bangkok (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Metz (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Basel (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Stockholm (S, D)
Team events	Davis Cup World Team Cup
Tennis Masters Cup, Houston (S, D)

v t e 2003 WTA Tour « 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)

2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Date	24 February – 2 March (men) 17 – 22 February (women)
Edition	10th (men) / 3rd (women)
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Venue	Aviation Club Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Roger Federer ^[1]
Women's singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men's doubles
Leander Paes / David Rikl ^[2]
Women's doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova

← 2002 · Dubai Tennis Championships · 2004 → ← 2002 · Dubai Duty Free Women's Open · 2004 →