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2003 Australian Open
Edition91st
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Men's singles
United States Andre Agassi
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
France Michaël Llodra / France Fabrice Santoro
Women's doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / India Leander Paes
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The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.

Seniors

Men's Singles

United States Andre Agassi def. Germany Rainer Schüttler, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Agassi's 8th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Australian Open title (an Open Era record until it was tied by Roger Federer in 2010).

Women's Singles

United States Serena Williams[1] def. United States Venus Williams, 7–6(4), 3–6, 6–4

  • It was Serena's 5th career Grand Slam title, her 4th in a row, and her 1st Australian Open title. this also marks Serena claiming a Career Grand Slam and the Serena Slam

Men's Doubles

France Michaël Llodra / France Fabrice Santoro def. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Women's Doubles

United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams def. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Mixed Doubles

United States Martina Navrátilová / India Leander Paes def. Greece Eleni Daniilidou / Australia Todd Woodbridge, 6–4, 7–5

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis[2] def. Romania Florin Mergea, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' Singles

Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová def. Ukraine Viktoriya Kutuzova, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2

Boys' Doubles

United States Scott Oudsema / United States Phillip Simmonds

Girls' Doubles

Australia Casey Dellacqua / Australia Adriana Szili

Seeds

Notes

  1. ^ Serena completed the "Serena Slam", winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in a row.
  2. ^ Baghdatis reached the 2006 men's singles final, but lost to Roger Federer.