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		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 6 6 3 3 6 77 60 6 2   2 Mark Philippoussis Carlos Moyà 4 6 4 6 6 4 65 77     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)		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