2003 Generali Ladies Linz

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2003 Generali Ladies Linz
Date20–26 October
Edition17th
Category Tier II Series
Prize money USD $585,000
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Location Linz, Austria
VenueTipsArena Linz
Champions
Singles
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Doubles
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
  2002  · Linz Open ·  2004  

The 2003 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2003 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from 20 October until 26 October 2003 at the TipsArena Linz. Second-seeded Ai Sugiyama won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova, 7–5, 6–4. [1]

Doubles

Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli / Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Silvia Farina Elia, 6–2, 7–6(8–6).

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles195137884925111.756.7541
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$95,500$51,000$27,300$14,600$7,820$4,175$2,230$1,195$640
Doubles *$30,000$16,120$8,620$4,610$2,465

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Myskina 91
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ai Sugiyama 112
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Vera Zvonareva 123
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nadia Petrova 144
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Daniela Hantuchová 155
Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Anna Pistolesi 166
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Paola Suárez 177
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 188

Rankings are as of 10 October 2003.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerPlayer 1 RankPlayer 2 RankSeed
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Liezel Huber Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ai Sugiyama 1411
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nadia Petrova 10112
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Magüi Serna 26393
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Schett Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 37404

Rankings are as of 10 October 2003

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

References

  1. "Sugiyama lifts Linz title". ABC News. Linz. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2020.