2003 French Open

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2003 French Open
Roland-garros-2003.jpg
Date26 May – 8 June 2003
Edition102
Category73rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero
Women's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Boys' singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stanislas Wawrinka
Girls' singles
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Boys' doubles
Flag of Hungary.svg György Balázs / Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela
Girls' doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Marta Fraga Pérez / Flag of Spain.svg Adriana González Peñas
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The 2003 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2003 and the 102nd edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003.

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Both Albert Costa and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences, both being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champions Juan Carlos Ferrero and Justine Henin-Hardenne respectively. Ferrero won his first Grand Slam title, defeating Martin Verkerk in the final, and Henin-Hardenne, who had previously won the event in 1997 as a junior, won after defeating Serena Williams, who had won the previous four Grand Slam events, in the semi-final and compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final in straight sets. For Henin-Hardenne, it was the first of seven Grand Slam titles, and the first of four French Open titles.

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Verkerk, [lower-alpha 1] 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin-Hardenne [lower-alpha 2] defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters, 6–0, 6–4 [lower-alpha 3]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis / Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 7–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez, 6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan defeated Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi, 6–3, 6–4

Top 5 seeds

Men's singles
1. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)lost to Tommy Robredo (ESP)3rd round
2. Andre Agassi (USA)lost to[7]Guillermo Coria (ARG)Quarterfinal
3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)beat Martin Verkerk (NED)Final
4. Carlos Moyá (ESP)lost to Martin Verkerk (NED)Quarterfinal
5. Roger Federer (SUI)lost to Luis Horna (PER)1st round
Women's singles
1. Serena Williams (USA)lost to[4]Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)Semi-final
2. Kim Clijsters (BEL)lost to[4]Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)Final
3. Venus Williams (USA)lost to[22]Vera Zvonareva (RUS)4th round
4. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)beat[2]Kim Clijsters (BEL)Final
5. Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)lost to[1]Serena Williams (USA)Quarterfinal

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stanislas Wawrinka [lower-alpha 4] defeated Flag of the United States.svg Brian Baker, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Girls' singles

Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld defeated Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina, 6–4, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Flag of Hungary.svg György Balázs / Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela defeated Flag of Slovakia.svg Kamil Čapkovič / Flag of Georgia.svg Lado Chikhladze, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

Girls' doubles

Flag of Spain.svg Marta Fraga Pérez / Flag of Spain.svg Adriana González Peñas defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Böhmová / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–0, 6–3

Notes

  1. Verkerk became only the third Dutch player, after Tom Okker and Richard Krajicek, to reach a Grand Slam men's singles final.
  2. Henin became the first Belgian player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
  3. This was the first ever all-Belgian Grand Slam singles final.
  4. Wawrinka reached in the final in 2015 and eventually won the singles' champion.
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