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2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() ![]() |
Final score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Justine Henin-Hardenne and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but Henin-Hardenne did not compete this year as she chose to start her season in Sydney. Shaughnessy teamed up with Ai Sugiyama and reached the quarterfinals where they were forced to withdraw.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Nathalie Dechy and Émilie Loit 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 4th title for Kuznetsova and the 167th title for Navratilova in their respective doubles careers.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 77 | 6 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 65 | 0 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 0 | ![]() ![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 5 | 5 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 7 | 7 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 |
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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.
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Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, however Clijsters did not compete.
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Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Kim Clijsters 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 in the final.
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