2003 in tennis

See also: 2003 in sports, 2002 in tennis, 2004 in tennis.

[edit] ITF

[edit] Grand Slam events

• Australian Open (link)
  • Men's Singles: Andre Agassi defeats Rainer Schüttler, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
  • Men's Doubles: Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro defeat Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
  • Women's Doubles: Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeat Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suárez, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
  • Mixed Doubles: Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes defeat Todd Woodbridge & Eleni Daniilidou, 6-4, 7-5.

• French Open (link)
  • Men's Singles: Juan Carlos Ferrero defeats Martin Verkerk, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
  • Women's Singles: Justine Henin defeats Kim Clijsters, 6-0, 6-4.
  • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeat Paul Haarhuis & Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 7-6(7-3), 6-3.
  • Women's Doubles: Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama defeat Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suárez, 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 9-7.
  • Mixed Doubles: Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan defeat Elena Likhovtseva & Mahesh Bhupathi, 6-3, 6-4.

• Wimbledon (link)
  • Men's Singles: Roger Federer defeats Mark Philippoussis, 7-6(7-5), 6-2, 7-6(7-3).
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
  • Men's Doubles: Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge† defeat Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-3.
  • Women's Doubles: Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama defeat Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez, 6-4, 6-4.
  • Mixed Doubles: Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes defeat Anastassia Rodionova and Andy Ram, 6-3, 6-3.

• U.S. Open (link)
  • Men's Singles: Andy Roddick defeats Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 7-6(7-2), 6-3.
  • Women's Singles: Justine Henin defeats Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.
  • Men's Doubles: Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge defeat Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, 5-7, 6-0, 7-5.
  • Women's Doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova & Martina Navratilova, 6-2, 6-3.
  • Mixed Doubles: Katarina Srebotnik and Bob Bryan defeat Lina Krasnoroutskaya and Daniel Nestor, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(7-5).

† Woodbridge won his ninth Wimbledon men's doubles title; an all-time record.

[edit] Davis Cup

• Final: Australia defeats Spain, 3-1.
  • Team Australia: Wayne Arthurs, Lleyton Hewitt, Mark Philippoussis and Todd Woodbridge
  • Team Spain: Alex Corretja, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Feliciano López and Carlos Moyà

[edit] Fed Cup

• Final: France defeats USA, 4-1.
  • Team France: Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, Émilie Loit, Amélie Mauresmo & Mary Pierce
  • Team United States: Martina Navratilova, Lisa Raymond, Meghann Shaughnessy & Alexandra Stevenson

[edit] Hopman Cup

(December 28, 2002 - January 4, 2003)

• Final: USA defeats Australia, 3-0.
  • Team USA: Serena Williams & James Blake
  • Team Australia: Alicia Molik & Lleyton Hewitt

[edit] ATP

• 2003 ATP calendar

[edit] Tennis Masters Cup

Houston, USA

• Singles: Roger Federer defeat Andre Agassi 6-3 6-0 6-4.
• Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeat Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 6–7(6), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4

[edit] ATP Masters Series

• Indian Wells
  • Singles: Lleyton Hewitt defeat Gustavo Kuerten 6-1 6-1
  • Doubles: Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeat Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 6-1 6-4
• Miami
  • Singles: Andre Agassi defeat Carlos Moyà 6-3 6-3
  • Doubles: Roger Federer / Max Mirnyi defeat Leander Paes / David Rikl 7-5 6-3
• Monte Carlo
  • Singles: Juan Carlos Ferrero defeat Guillermo Coria 6-2 6-2
  • Doubles: Max Mirnyi / Mahesh Bhupathi defeat Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 6-3 1-6 6-3
• Rome
  • Singles: Felix Mantilla defeat Roger Federer 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(8)
  • Doubles: Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley defeat Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 7-5 7-6
• Hamburg
  • Singles: Guillermo Coria defeat Agustin Calleri 6-3 6-4 6-4
  • Doubles: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeat Max Mirnyi / Mahesh Bhupathi 6-4 6-4
• Toronto
  • Singles: Andy Roddick defeat David Nalbandian 6-1 6-3
  • Doubles: Max Mirnyi / Mahesh Bhupathi defeat Jonas Bjorkman / Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 7–6(4)
• Cincinnati
  • Singles: Andy Roddick defeat Mardy Fish 4-6 7-6 7-6
  • Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeat Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 7-6 6-4
• Madrid
  • Singles: Juan Carlos Ferrero defeat Nicolás Massú 6-3 6-4 6-3
  • Doubles: Max Mirnyi / Mahesh Bhupathi defeat Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 6-2 2-6 6-3
• Paris
  • Singles: Tim Henman defeat Andrei Pavel 6-2 7-6 7-6
  • Doubles: Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley defeat Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 6-3 1-6 6-3

[edit] ARAG ATP World Team Championship

• Final:
  • Team
  • Team

[edit] Year-End Top 10

[edit] Singles - Entry Ranking

[edit] Singles - Indesit ATP Race

[edit] WTA

• 2003 WTA calendar

[edit] WTA Tour Championships

Los Angeles, USA

• Singles: Kim Clijsters defeat Amélie Mauresmo, 6-2, 6-0.
• Doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeat Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama 6-4 3-6 6-3

[edit] WTA Tier I

Tokyo, Japan

• Singles: Lindsay Davenport d. Monica Seles, 6-7(6-8), 6-1, 6-2.
• Doubles:

Indian Wells, United States

• Singles: Kim Clijsters d. Lindsay Davenport, 6-4, 7-5.
• Doubles:

Miami, United States

• Singles: Serena Williams d. Jennifer Capriati, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
• Doubles:

Charleston, United States

• Singles: Justine Henin d. Serena Williams, 6-3, 6-4.
• Doubles:

Berlin, Germany

• Singles: Justine Henin d. Kim Clijsters, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
• Doubles:

Rome, Italy

• Singles: Kim Clijsters d. Amélie Mauresmo, 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 6-0.
• Doubles:

Toronto, Canada

• Singles: Justine Henin d. Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 6-1, 6-0.
• Doubles:

Moscow, Russia

• Singles: Anastasia Myskina d. Amélie Mauresmo, 6-2, 6-4.
• Doubles:

Zürich, Switzerland

• Singles: Justine Henin† d. Jelena Dokić, 6-0, 6-4.
• Doubles:

† Henin became the 13th World #1 in the history of women's tennis after her victory in the Zurich Open final.