2003 Qatar Total Fina Elf Open | |
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Date | 10–16 February |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | WTA Tier III |
Draw | 30S/16D/32QS/4QD |
Prize money | USD $170,000 |
Surface | Hard, outdoor |
Location | Doha, Qatar |
Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Anastasia Myskina | |
Doubles | |
Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya |
The 2003 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the event and part of the WTA Tier III series of the 2003 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 10 and 16 February 2003.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 1 | ? | 3.75 | 2.25 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $27,000 | $14,500 | $7,500 | $4,000 | $2,200 | $1,300 | $650 | $350 | $200 |
Doubles * | $8,000 | $4,250 | $2,250 | $1,225 | $650 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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USA | Monica Seles | 9 | 1 |
RUS | Anastasia Myskina | 11 | 2 |
BUL | Magdalena Maleeva | 14 | 3 |
THA | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 32 | 4 |
RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 36 | 5 |
ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 37 | 6 |
ESP | Conchita Martínez | 39 | 7 |
AUS | Nicole Pratt | 44 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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ZIM | Cara Black | RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 17 | 1 |
HUN | Petra Mandula | AUT | Patricia Wartusch | 48 | 2 |
TPE | Janet Lee | INA | Wynne Prakusya | 50 | 3 |
RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | USA | Martina Navratilova | 67 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry from the qualifying draw:
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