2003 Sparkassen Cup | |
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Date | 22–28 September |
Edition | 14th |
Category | Tier II |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Prize money | $585,000 |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Leipzig, Germany |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Anastasia Myskina | |
Doubles | |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova |
The 2003 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 14th and last edition of the tournament and was held from 22 September until 28 September 2003.
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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BEL | Kim Clijsters | 1 | 1 |
BEL | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 2 | 2 |
RUS | Anastasia Myskina | 10 | 3 |
BUL | Magdalena Maleeva | 11 | 4 |
SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 12 | 5 |
RUS | Nadia Petrova | 15 | 6 |
USA | Meghann Shaughnessy | 17 | 7 |
ITA | Silvia Farina Elia | 20 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | USA | Martina Navratilova | 15 | 1 |
RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | RUS | Nadia Petrova | 24 | 2 |
BEL | Els Callens | SVK | Janette Husárová | 41 | 3 |
FRA | Marion Bartoli | FR Yugoslavia | Jelena Dokic | 47 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
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