2003 WTA Tour

2003 WTA Tour

Justine Henin-Hardenne finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won eight tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also won four Tier I events.
Details
Duration	December 28, 2002 – November 20, 2003
Edition	33rd
Tournaments	59
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (17) WTA Tier III (16) WTA Tier IV (6) WTA Tier V (6)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Kim Clijsters (9)
Most tournament finals	Kim Clijsters (15)
Prize money leader	Justine Henin-Hardenne ($4,466,345)
Points leader	Justine Henin-Hardenne (6,628)
Awards
Player of the year	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Doubles team of the year	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Most improved player of the year	Nadia Petrova
Newcomer of the year	Maria Sharapova
Comeback player of the year	Amélie Mauresmo
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The 2003 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2003 tennis season. The 2003 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the 2003 WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2003 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam events

Year-end championships

Tier I events

Tier II events

Tier III events

Tier IV and V events

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 Dec	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	United States 3–0	Australia	Round robin losers (Group A)  Belgium  Spain   Uzbekistan	Round robin losers (Group B)   Czech Republic   Slovakia  Italy
	Uncle Tobys Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Dechy 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian	Patty Schnyder Elena Bovina	Meghann Shaughnessy María Sánchez Lorenzo Tathiana Garbin Barbara Schett
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit
	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Eleni Daniilidou 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)	Cho Yoon-jeong	Anna Pistolesi Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Jill Craybas Vera Zvonareva Laura Granville Paola Suárez
		Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears 6–2, 2–6, 6–0	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
6 Jan	Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport	Tatiana Panova Justine Henin-Hardenne	Olga Barabanschikova Daniela Hantuchová Amanda Coetzer Chanda Rubin
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3	Conchita Martínez Rennae Stubbs
	Moorilla International Hobart, Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Alicia Molik 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Amy Frazier	Iveta Benešová Elena Likhovtseva	Vera Zvonareva Shinobu Asagoe Jill Craybas Angelika Rösch
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 7–5, 7–6(7–1)	Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch
	Canberra Women's Classic Canberra, Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Meghann Shaughnessy 6–1, 6–1	Francesca Schiavone	Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit	Marlene Weingärtner Adriana Serra Zanetti Flavia Pennetta Magüi Serna
		Tathiana Garbin Émilie Loit 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Dája Bedáňová Dinara Safina
13 Jany 20 Jany	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $4,054,063 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4	Venus Williams	Kim Clijsters Justine Henin-Hardenne	Meghann Shaughnessy Anastasia Myskina Virginia Ruano Pascual Daniela Hantuchová
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
		Leander Paes Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5	Todd Woodbridge Eleni Daniilidou
27 Jan	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2	Monica Seles	Chanda Rubin Lisa Raymond	Lina Krasnoroutskaya Elena Dementieva Tamarine Tanasugarn Jelena Dokić
		Elena Bovina Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2	Amélie Mauresmo	Eleni Daniilidou Elena Dementieva	Janette Husárová Jelena Dokić Magüi Serna Daniela Hantuchová
		Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Marion Bartoli Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
	AP Tourism Hyderabad Open Hyderabad, India Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–4, 6–4	Iroda Tulyaganova	Akiko Morigami Flavia Pennetta	Silvija Talaja Tzipora Obziler Mary Pierce Maria Kirilenko
		Elena Likhovtseva Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–4	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Poutchek
10 Feb	Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–2, 6–4	Kim Clijsters	Daniela Hantuchová Justine Henin-Hardenne	Tina Pisnik Nathalie Dechy Ai Sugiyama Patty Schnyder
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 6–0	Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit
	Qatar Total Fina Elf Open Doha, Qatar Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 6–3, 6–1	Elena Likhovtseva	Lina Krasnoroutskaya Patricia Wartusch	Conchita Martínez Magdalena Maleeva Nicole Pratt Dinara Safina
		Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya 6–1, 6–3	María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja
17 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5	Monica Seles	Jennifer Capriati Amélie Mauresmo	Anastasia Myskina Conchita Martínez Iroda Tulyaganova Lina Krasnoroutskaya
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6(9–7)	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
	Cellular South Cup Memphis, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–2	Amanda Coetzer	Laura Granville Cho Yoon-jeong	Silvia Farina Elia Stéphanie Foretz Saori Obata Carly Gullickson
		Akiko Morigami Saori Obata 6–1, 6–1	Alina Jidkova Bryanne Stewart
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Fabiola Zuluaga 6–3, 6–2	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Paola Suárez Katarina Srebotnik	Conchita Martínez Granados Katalin Marosi Catalina Castaño Flavia Pennetta
		Katarina Srebotnik Åsa Svensson 6–2, 6–1	Tina Križan Tatiana Perebiynis
24 Feb	State Farm Women's Tennis Classic Scottsdale, United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Kim Clijsters	Alexandra Stevenson Meghann Shaughnessy	Nathalie Dechy Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone Laura Granville
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
	Abierto Mexicano Telefónica Movistar Acapulco, Mexico Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 7–5, 6–3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	Shinobu Asagoe Émilie Loit	Cristina Torrens Valero Alena Vašková Petra Mandula Flavia Pennetta
		Émilie Loit Åsa Svensson 6–3, 6–1	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar 10 Mar	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–4, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport	Conchita Martínez Jennifer Capriati	Chanda Rubin Amanda Coetzer Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
17 Mar 24 Mar	NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,960,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Jennifer Capriati	Kim Clijsters Chanda Rubin	Marion Bartoli Jelena Dokić Justine Henin-Hardenne Meghann Shaughnessy
		Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi
31 Mar	Sarasota Clay Court Classic Sarasota, United States Tier IV event $140,000 – clay (green) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 6–4, 6–1	Alicia Molik	Iva Majoli Nathalie Dechy	Paola Suárez Clarisa Fernández Ansley Cargill Elena Dementieva
		Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova 7–6(8), 6–3	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi
	GP SAR de La Princesse Lalla Meryem Casablanca, Morocco Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Rita Grande 6–2, 4–6, 6–1	Antonella Serra Zanetti	Ľudmila Cervanová Marta Marrero	Gala León García Anastasia Rodionova Henrieta Nagyová Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
		Gisela Dulko María Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–4	Henrieta Nagyová Elena Tatarkova

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I event $1,300,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–3, 6–4	Serena Williams	Lindsay Davenport Ashley Harkleroad	Jelena Dokić Vera Zvonareva Daniela Hantuchová Mary Pierce
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–0, 6–3	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magüi Serna 6–4, 6–1	Julia Schruff	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Virginie Razzano	Ľudmila Cervanová Silvija Talaja Gisela Dulko Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
		Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Maret Ani Emmanuelle Gagliardi
14 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $585,000 – clay (green) – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elena Dementieva 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport	Justine Henin-Hardenne Jennifer Capriati	Monica Seles Daniela Hantuchová Lisa Raymond Patty Schnyder
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 7–5, 6–2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
	Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magüi Serna 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Alicia Molik	María Sánchez Lorenzo Ľudmila Cervanová	Jelena Janković Jarmila Gajdošová Iveta Benešová Petra Mandula
		Petra Mandula Elena Tatarkova 6–3, 6–1	Conchita Martínez Granados Tatiana Perebiynis
21 Apr	Fed Cup: First Round Ettenheim, Germany, Clay Bree, Belgium, Clay (i) Linköping, Sweden, Hard (i) Lowell, USA, Hard (i) Moscow, Russia, Carpet (i) Buenos Aires, Argentina, Clay Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France, Clay (i) Tarragona, Spain, Clay	First round winners   Slovakia 3–2   Belgium 5–0   Italy 3–2   United States 5–0   Russia 4–1   Slovenia 3–2   France 5–0   Spain 3–2	First round losers   Germany   Austria   Sweden   Czech Republic   Croatia   Argentina   Colombia   Australia
28 Apr	J&S Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier II event Clay – $700,000 – 28S/31Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 6–7(6–8), 6–0, 3–0 ret.	Venus Williams	Denisa Chládková Jelena Dokić	Francesca Schiavone Fabiola Zuluaga Magüi Serna Anna Pistolesi
		Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Vera Zvonareva 6–1, 6–3	Conchita Martínez Granados	Samantha Reeves María Sánchez Lorenzo	Gala León García Ľudmila Cervanová Tathiana Garbin Silvija Talaja
		Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch 6–3, 6–2	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Patty Schnyder

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	MasterCard German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,224,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–4, 4–6, 7–5	Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati Amélie Mauresmo	Daniela Hantuchová Elena Likhovtseva Iroda Tulyaganova Vera Zvonareva
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
12 May	Telecom Italia Masters Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,300,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0	Amélie Mauresmo	Serena Williams Ai Sugiyama	Conchita Martínez Jennifer Capriati Tina Pisnik Anastasia Myskina
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova
19 May	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Silvia Farina Elia 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Karolina Šprem	Vera Zvonareva Ashley Harkleroad	Maja Matevžič Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit Anastasia Myskina
		Sonya Jeyaseelan Maja Matevžič 6–4, 6–4	Laura Granville Jelena Kostanić
	Open de España Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Chanda Rubin 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	María Sánchez Lorenzo	Iroda Tulyaganova Barbara Schett	Paola Suárez Cara Black Clarisa Fernández Emmanuelle Gagliardi
		Jill Craybas Liezel Huber 6–4, 7–6(8–6)	Rita Grande Angelique Widjaja
26 May 2 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $5,363,011 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–0, 6–4	Kim Clijsters	Serena Williams Nadia Petrova	Amélie Mauresmo Chanda Rubin Vera Zvonareva Conchita Martínez
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
		Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Elena Likhovtseva

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magdalena Maleeva 6–1, 6–4	Shinobu Asagoe	Maria Sharapova Eleni Daniilidou	Elena Dementieva María Vento-Kabchi Stéphanie Foretz Tamarine Tanasugarn
		Els Callens Meilen Tu 7–5, 6–4	Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova
	Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Paola Suárez 7–6(0), 2–6, 6–4	Karolina Šprem	Anca Barna Vera Zvonareva	Jelena Dokić Silvia Farina Elia Denisa Chládková Maja Matevžič
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–3, 6–4	Yan Zi Zheng Jie
16 Jun	Hastings Direct Int’l Champ's Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Chanda Rubin 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Conchita Martínez	Silvia Farina Elia Jennifer Capriati	Magdalena Maleeva Daniela Hantuchová Nathalie Dechy Anna Pistolesi
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–2	Jennifer Capriati Magüi Serna
	Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–7(4–7), 3–0 ret.	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Barbara Rittner Nadia Petrova	Tina Pisnik Iroda Tulyaganova Elena Dementieva Ľudmila Cervanová
		Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Nadia Petrova Mary Pierce
23 Jun 30 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $5,182,419 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Venus Williams	Justine Henin-Hardenne Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati Svetlana Kuznetsova Lindsay Davenport Silvia Farina Elia
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–4	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
		Leander Paes Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3	Andy Ram Anastasia Rodionova

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Dinara Safina 6–3, 6–4	Katarina Srebotnik	Ľudmila Cervanová Anabel Medina Garrigues	Henrieta Nagyová Francesca Schiavone Yuliana Fedak Virginie Razzano
		Adriana Serra Zanetti Emily Stellato 6–4, 6–2	María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja
14 Jul	Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Charleroi, Belgium, Hard (i) Washington, D.C., USA, Hard Portorož, Slovenia, Clay Oviedo, Spain, Clay	Quarterfinal winners   Belgium 5–0   United States 5–0   Russia 5–0   France 4–1	Quarterfinal losers   Slovakia   Italy   Slovenia   Spain
21 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $635,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Jennifer Capriati	María Vento-Kabchi Francesca Schiavone	Lisa Raymond Jelena Dokić Amy Frazier Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian
		Cara Black Lisa Raymond 7–6(7–5), 6–1	Cho Yoon-jeong Francesca Schiavone
28 Jul	Acura Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $1,000,000 – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Kim Clijsters	Svetlana Kuznetsova Lindsay Davenport	Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova Chanda Rubin Lisa Raymond
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
	Idea Prokom Open Sopot, Poland Tier III event Clay – $300,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anna Pistolesi 6–2, 6–0	Klára Koukalová	Petra Mandula Patty Schnyder	Anastasia Myskina Jelena Kostanić Dinara Safina Maja Matevžič
		Tatiana Perebiynis Silvija Talaja 6–4, 6–2	Maret Ani Libuše Prusová

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	JPMorgan Chase Open Carson, United States Tier II event Hard – $635,000 – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–1, 3–6, 6–1	Lindsay Davenport	Francesca Schiavone Ai Sugiyama	Svetlana Kuznetsova Nicole Pratt Magdalena Maleeva Amanda Coetzer
		Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–3	Elena Bovina Els Callens
	Nordea Nordic Light Open Espoo, Finland Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anna Pistolesi 4–6, 6–4, 6–0	Jelena Kostanić	Vera Douchevina Karolina Šprem	Silvija Talaja Melinda Czink Petra Mandula Ľudmila Cervanová
		Evgenia Kulikovskaya Elena Tatarkova 6–2, 6–4	Tatiana Perebiynis Silvija Talaja
11 Aug	Rogers AT&T Cup Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,325,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–1, 6–0	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Paola Suárez Elena Dementieva	Katarina Srebotnik Vera Zvonareva Amélie Mauresmo Elena Bovina
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1	María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja
18 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $625,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 6–2, 4–0 ret.	Lindsay Davenport	Elena Dementieva Amélie Mauresmo	Magüi Serna Cara Black Anna Pistolesi Ai Sugiyama
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–6(8–6), 6–3	Alicia Molik Magüi Serna
25 Aug 1 Sep	U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,682,980 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 7–5, 6–1	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati	Amélie Mauresmo Paola Suárez Francesca Schiavone Anastasia Myskina
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–3	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova
		Bob Bryan Katarina Srebotnik 5–7, 7–5, 7–6	Daniel Nestor Lina Krasnoroutskaya

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep	Wismilak International Bali, Indonesia Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 30S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–1	Chanda Rubin	Saori Obata María Vento-Kabchi	Anca Barna Angelique Widjaja Emmanuelle Gagliardi Tamarine Tanasugarn
		María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja 7–5, 6–2	Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt
15 Sep	Polo Open Shanghai, China Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elena Dementieva 6–3, 7–6(8–6)	Chanda Rubin	Ai Sugiyama Akiko Morigami	Maria Sharapova Dinara Safina Alicia Molik Anca Barna
		Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt 6–3, 6–3	Ai Sugiyama Tamarine Tanasugarn
22 Sep	Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters María Vento-Kabchi	Patty Schnyder Nadia Petrova Sandra Kleinová Els Callens
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova
29 Sep	Ladies Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anastasia Myskina 6–2, 6–4	Amélie Mauresmo	Anna Pistolesi Elena Dementieva	Elena Bovina Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone Vera Zvonareva
		Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–4	Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva
	AIG Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Anikó Kapros	Arantxa Parra Santonja Zheng Jie	Ai Sugiyama Jill Craybas Claudine Schaul Yan Zi
		Maria Sharapova Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–6(7–1), 6–0	Ansley Cargill Ashley Harkleroad

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $650,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Mary Pierce Elena Bovina	Amélie Mauresmo Magdalena Maleeva Lindsay Davenport Elena Dementieva
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–4	Cara Black Martina Navratilova
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–2, 7–6(7–2)	Saori Obata	Arantxa Parra Santonja Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Lioudmila Skavronskaia Jill Craybas Jelena Kostanić Adriana Serra Zanetti
		Yuliya Beygelzimer Tatiana Poutchek 6–3, 7–6(7–0)	Li Ting Sun Tiantian
13 Oct	Swisscom Challenge Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–0, 6–4	Jelena Dokić	Kim Clijsters Nadia Petrova	Tina Pisnik Patty Schnyder Elena Bovina Vera Zvonareva
		Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
20 Oct	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 6–4	Nadia Petrova	Patty Schnyder Vera Zvonareva	Anastasia Myskina Paola Suárez Anna Pistolesi Jelena Dokić
		Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 7–6(8–6)	Marion Bartoli Silvia Farina Elia
	SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $225,000 – 30S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–2, 7–5	Chanda Rubin	Maria Sharapova Marlene Weingärtner	Émilie Loit Anca Barna Eleni Daniilidou Alicia Molik
		Maria Sharapova Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–1, 6–4	Elena Tatarkova Marlene Weingärtner
27 Oct	Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 5–7, 6–0, 6–2	Anastasia Myskina	Nadia Petrova Ai Sugiyama	Marlene Weingärtner Chanda Rubin Meghann Shaughnessy Lisa Raymond
		Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–4	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
	Challenge Bell Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova 6–2 ret.	Milagros Sequera	Mary Pierce Laura Granville	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Marion Bartoli Zheng Jie Alina Jidkova
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–3, 6–3	Els Callens Meilen Tu

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end Championship Hard – $3,000,000 – 8S (round robin)/4D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–0	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati Justine Henin-Hardenne	Chanda Rubin Elena Dementieva Anastasia Myskina Ai Sugiyama
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–4, 6–2	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	Tamarine Tanasugarn Anca Barna	Anastasia Rodionova Elena Tatarkova Jelena Kostanić Saori Obata
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–4, 6–3	Wynne Prakusya Angelique Widjaja
14 Nov	Fed Cup: Final Moscow, Russia, Carpet (i)	France 4–1	United States	Belgium 1–4   Russia 2–3

Rankings

Below are the 2003 WTA year-end rankings:

No	Player Name	Nation	Points	2002	Change
1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	BEL	6,628	5	+4
2	Kim Clijsters	BEL	6,553	4	+2
3	Serena Williams	USA	3,916	1	-2
4	Amélie Mauresmo	FRA	3,194	6	+2
5	Lindsay Davenport	USA	2,990	12	+7
6	Jennifer Capriati	USA	2,766	3	-3
7	Anastasia Myskina	RUS	2,581	11	+4
8	Elena Dementieva	RUS	2,383	19	+11
9	Chanda Rubin	USA	2,328	13	+4
10	Ai Sugiyama	JPN	2,235	24	+14
11	Venus Williams	USA	2,211	2	-9
12	Nadia Petrova	RUS	1,994	111	+99
13	Vera Zvonareva	RUS	1,808	45	+32
14	Paola Suárez	ARG	1,526	27	+13
15	Jelena Dokić	YUG	1,405	9	-6
16	Anna Pistolesi	ISR	1,353	16	=
17	Meghann Shaughnessy	USA	1,350	30	+13
18	Conchita Martínez	ESP	1,316	34	+16
19	Daniela Hantuchová	SVK	1,271	8	-11
20	Francesca Schiavone	ITA	1,265	41	+21

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Serena Williams  (USA)	Year-End 2002	10 August 2003
Kim Clijsters  (BEL)	11 August 2003	19 October 2003
Justine Henin-Hardenne  (BEL)	20 October 2003	26 October 2003
Kim Clijsters (BEL)	27 October 2003	9 November 2003
Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	10 November 2003	Year-End 2003

Statistics

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

• Kim Clijsters – Sydney, Indian Wells, Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Los Angeles, Filderstadt, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships (9)
• Justine Henin-Hardenne – Dubai, Charleston, Berlin, French Open, San Diego, Toronto, U.S. Open and Zurich (8)
• Anastasia Myskina – Doha, Sarasota, Leipzig and Moscow (4)
• Serena Williams – Australian Open, Paris, Miami and Wimbledon (4)
• Elena Dementieva – Amelia Island, Bali and Shanghai (3)
• Amélie Mauresmo – Warsaw and Philadelphia (2)
• Chanda Rubin – Madrid and Eastbourne (2)
• Magüi Serna – Estoril and Budapest (2)
• Maria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City (2)
• Anna Pistolesi – Sopot and Helsinki (2)
• Ai Sugiyama – Scottsdale and Linz (2)
• Jennifer Capriati – New Haven (1)
• Amanda Coetzer – Acapulco (1)
• Eleni Daniilidou – Auckland (1)
• Lindsay Davenport – Tokyo Pan Pacific (1)
• Nathalie Dechy – Gold Coast (1)
• Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg (1)
• Rita Grande – Casablanca (1)
• Magdalena Maleeva – Birmingham (1)
• Alicia Molik – Hobart (1)
• Henrieta Nagyová – Pattaya City (1)
• Lisa Raymond – Memphis (1)
• Virginia Ruano Pascual – Tashkent (1)
• Dinara Safina – Palermo (1)
• Meghann Shaughnessy – Canberra (1)
• Paola Suárez – Vienna (1)
• Tamarine Tanasugarn – Hyderabad (1)
• Venus Williams – Antwerp (1)
• Fabiola Zuluaga – Bogotá (1)
• Vera Zvonareva – Bol (1)

The following players won their first title:

• Nathalie Dechy – Gold Coast
• Alicia Molik – Hobart
• Tamarine Tanasugarn – Hyderabad
• Elena Dementieva – Amelia Island
• Vera Zvonareva – Bol
• Maria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan Open

Titles won by nation:

•  Belgium – 17 (Sydney, Dubai, Indian Wells, Charleston, Berlin, Rome, French Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, Toronto, U.S. Open, Filderstadt, Zurich, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships)
•  Russia – 11 (Doha, Sarasota, Amelia Island, Bol, Palermo, Bali, Shanghai, Leipzig, Moscow, Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City)
•  United States – 11 (Canberra, Australian Open, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Paris, Antwerp, Memphis, Miami, Madrid, Eastbourne, Wimbledon and New Haven)
•  France – 3 (Gold Coast, Warsaw and Philadelphia)
•  Spain – 3 (Estoril, Budapest and Tashkent)
•   Israel – 2 (Sopot and Helsinki)
•  Italy – 2 (Casablanca and Strasbourg)
•  Japan – 2 (Scottsdale and Linz)
•  Argentina – 1 (Vienna)
•  Australia – 1 (Hobart)
•   Bulgaria – 1 (Birmingham)
•   Colombia – 1 (Bogotá)
•   Greece – 1 (Auckland)
•  South Africa – 1 (Acapulco)
•   Slovakia – 1 (Pattaya City)
•   Thailand – 1 (Hyderabad)

See also

• 2003 ATP Tour
• WTA Tour
• List of female tennis players
• List of tennis tournaments

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website