The 2003 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 117th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2003. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Anna Smashnova is a Soviet-born Israeli former tennis player. She retired from professional tour after Wimbledon 2007.
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 Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. She lost only one set during the tournament.
Defending champion Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second Wimbledon singles title and her sixth major singles title overall.
Maria Sharapova defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major title. The 17-year-old's victory over the six-time major champion was described by commentators as "the most stunning upset in memory". With the win, Sharapova entered the top 10 in rankings for the first time in her career. She became the third-youngest woman to win Wimbledon and the second Russian woman to win a major title.
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open. It was her first major singles title, and she became the first Belgian to win a major; Clijsters was attempting to achieve the same accolade. The final made Belgium the third country in the Open Era to have two countrywomen contest a major final.
The 2007 Ordina Open was the 2007 edition of the Ordina Open tennis tournament. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor grass courts. The men's and women's tournament was held from 18 through 25 June 2007.
The singles competition of the 2004 Hastings Direct International Championships was part of the 30th edition of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament, Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was won by Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated Daniela Hantuchová 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.
The 2001 Acura Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from July 30 through August 5, 2001. Second-seeded Venus Williams won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $125,000 first-prize money.
The 2003 Idea Prokom Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sopot, Poland, that was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 28 July through 3 August 2003.
Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi was the defending champion, but retired in the semifinals against Cho Yoon-jeong.
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Family Circle Cup. It was her second title of the year, and the eighth of her career.
Venus Williams defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2004 Family Circle Cup. It was Williams' 30th career title.
Lindsay Davenport defeated Monica Seles in the final, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Pan Pacific Open. It was her first title of the season, and the 38th of her career.
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Jelena Kostanić.
The 2002 Canberra Women's Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Sports Club in Lyneham, Canberra, Australia and was part of the Tier V category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 6 through 12 January 2002. Unseeded Anna Smashnova won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 2004 Vancouver Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the Tier V category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and took place in Vancouver, Canada from 9 August until 15 August 2004.
The 2004 Wien Energie Grand Prix was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Tier III series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place in Vienna, Austria, in late May 2004.
Dinara Safina was the defending champion in the Women's Singles event in the 2003 Idea Prokom Open, a Polish tennis competition. She retired in her quarter-final match against Anna Pistolesi.
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