2003 Wimbledon Championships

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2003 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 6 July
Edition117th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£9,373,990
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Women's doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Mixed doubles
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Boys' singles
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
Girls' singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Boys' doubles
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea / Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
Girls' doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova / Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
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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. [1] [2] 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.

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Lleyton Hewitt was unsuccessful in his 2002 title defence, being upset in the first round by Grand Slam debutant Ivo Karlović. It was the first time in the Open Era history of Wimbledon that a defending champion had lost in the first round, the second time overall. This Wimbledon was notable for being Roger Federer's first grand slam victory when he defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final. This would be the first of five consecutive Wimbledon titles for Federer, and eight overall. [3] Serena Williams successfully defended her 2002 title, defeating her sister Venus in the final for the second consecutive year.

Media coverage

Broadcast coverage of the 2003 Championships was distributed to 159 territories worldwide and the tournament received more than 5,717 hours of coverage. This was an increase of 565 hours from the 2002 figure and surpassed all previous records for the event. The BBC transmitted 160 hours of coverage in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC Two. The official Championships website www.wimbledon.org received 242 million page views and 4.3 million visitors. [4]

Prior to the start of the 2003 Championships, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club announced that it would begin purchasing insurance cover that would allow the club to cover losses in the event that a future tournament would be canceled as a result of a pandemic; this policy was announced in the wake of the SARS outbreak and required the club to pay £1.6 million per year. [5]

Prize money

The total prize money for 2003 championships was £9,373,990. The winner of the men's title earned £575,000 while the women's singles champion earned £535,000. [6] [7]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£575,000
Women's singles£535,000
Men's doubles *£210,000
Women's doubles *£194,250
Mixed doubles *£88,500

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) [8]

  • It was Federer's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. He became the first Swiss male player to win a Grand Slam singles title. It was the first, in what was to become 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles, and 8 overall. It was also the first Grand Slam title of the 20 won by Federer through the course of his career, a joint second place for the most Grand Slam singles titles in the history of the men's game.

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams defeated Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 [9]

  • It was Serena's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 6th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd at Wimbledon.

Men's doubles

Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge defeated Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Max Mirnyi, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 [10]

Women's doubles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez, 6–4, 6–4 [11]

Mixed doubles

Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram / Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova, 6–3, 6–3 [12]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) [13]

Girls' singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens defeated Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 [14]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea / Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Feeney / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 [15]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova / Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Böhmová / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 [16]

Singles seeds

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