2003 in tennis
# 2003 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2003. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

## ITF

### Grand Slam events

| Discipline | 2003 Australian Open | 2003 French Open | 2003 Wimbledon | 2003 US Open |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Andre Agassi def. Rainer Schüttler | Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Martin Verkerk | Roger Federer def. Mark Philippoussis | Andy Roddick def. Juan Carlos Ferrero |
| Women's singles | Serena Williams def. Venus Williams | Justine Henin-Hardenne def. Kim Clijsters | Serena Williams def. Venus Williams | Justine Henin-Hardenne def. Kim Clijsters |
| Men's doubles | Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro def. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge def. Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi | Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge def. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan |
| Women's doubles | Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama def. Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama def. Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez | Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez def. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova |
| Mixed doubles | Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes def. Eleni Daniilidou / Todd Woodbridge | Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan def. Elena Likhovtseva / Mahesh Bhupathi | Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes def. Anastassia Rodionova / Andy Ram | Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan def. Lina Krasnoroutskaya / Daniel Nestor |

### Davis Cup

* 2003 Davis Cup Champions
* Australia Twenty-eighth title

| Australia 3 | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 28–30 November 2003 grass | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 28–30 November 2003 grass | Spain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 6 6 3 3 6 $7^7$ $6^0$ 6 2   2 Mark Philippoussis Carlos Moyà 4 6 4 6 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$     3 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López 6 3 6 1 6 3       4 Mark Philippoussis Juan Carlos Ferrero 7 5 6 3 1 6 2 6 6 0   5 Lleyton Hewitt Carlos Moyà           not played ||||

### Fed Cup

* 2003 Fed Cup Champions
* France Second title

| France 4 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–23 November 2003 carpet (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–23 November 2003 carpet (indoors) | United States 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Amélie Mauresmo Lisa Raymond 6 4 6 3     2 Mary Pierce Meghann Shaughnessy 6 3 3 6 8 6   3 Amélie Mauresmo Meghann Shaughnessy 6 2 6 1     4 Émilie Loit Alexandra Stevenson 6 4 6 2     5 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Émilie Loit Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond 4 6 0 6 ||||

### Hopman Cup

* 2003 Hopman Cup Champions
* United States Second title

| United States 3 | Australia 0 |
| - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Alicia Molik 6 2 6 3     2 James Blake Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 6 4     3 Serena Williams / James Blake Alicia Molik / Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 6 2 ||||

## ATP

* 2003 ATP calendar

### Tennis Masters Cup

| Tournament | Singles Winner | Runner-up | Score | Doubles Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston | Roger Federer | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6–7(6), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4 |

### ATP Masters Series

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

### ARAG ATP World Team Championship

* Final:
   * Team
   * Team

## WTA

* 2003 WTA calendar

### 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

### WTA Tier I

Tokyo, Japan

* Singles: Lindsay Davenport d. Monica Seles, 6-7(6-8), 6-1, 6-2.
* Doubles: Elena Bovina/ Rennae Stubbs d. Lindsay Davenport/ Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–4

Indian Wells, United States

* Singles: Kim Clijsters d. Lindsay Davenport, 6-4, 7-5.
* Doubles: Lindsay Davenport/ Lisa Raymond d. Kim Clijsters/ Ai Sugiyama 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(5)

Miami, United States

* Singles: Serena Williams d. Jennifer Capriati, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
* Doubles: Liezel Huber/ Magdalena Maleeva d. Shinobu Asagoe/ Nana Miyagi 6–4, 3–6, 7–5

Charleston, United States

* Singles: Justine Henin d. Serena Williams, 6-3, 6-4.
* Doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual/ Paola Suárez d. Janette Husárová/ Conchita Martínez 6–0, 6–3

Berlin, Germany

* Singles: Justine Henin d. Kim Clijsters, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
* Doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual/ Paola Suárez d. Kim Clijsters/ Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Rome, Italy

* Singles: Kim Clijsters d. Amélie Mauresmo, 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 6-0.
* Doubles: Svetlana Kuznetsova/ Martina Navratilova d. Jelena Dokić/ Nadia Petrova 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Toronto, Canada

* Singles: Justine Henin d. Lina Krasnoroutskaya, 6-1, 6-0.
* Doubles: Svetlana Kuznetsova/ Martina Navratilova d. María Vento-Kabchi/ Angelique Widjaja 3–6, 6–1, 6–1

Moscow, Russia

* Singles: Anastasia Myskina d. Amélie Mauresmo, 6-2, 6-4.
* Doubles: Nadia Petrova/ Meghann Shaughnessy d. Anastasia Myskina/ Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–4

Zürich, Switzerland

* Singles: Justine Henin† d. Jelena Dokić, 6-0, 6-4.
* Doubles: Kim Clijsters/ Ai Sugiyama d. Virginia Ruano Pascual/ Paola Suárez 7–6(3), 6–2

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

## Retired

* August
   * Pete Sampras (United States)

## International Tennis Hall of Fame

* Class of 2003:
   * Boris Becker, player
   * Françoise Dürr, player
   * Nancy Richey, player
   * Brian Tobin, contributor
