2003 Women Tennis Association Tour Calendar, with Tournament Website Links & Champion Photos:
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| Dec-30 | Uncle Tobys Hardcourt*! | Gold Coast, AUS | $170,000 | HO |
| s2 #20 Nathalie Dechy (FRA) d draw, .pdf #44 Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian (SUI) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Martina Navratilova & Svetlana Kuznetsova d Nathalie Dechy & Emilie Loit 6-4, 6-4 Photo: Nathalie Dechy, left, and Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian pose with their trophies on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003. |
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| Dec-30 | ASB Bank Classic* | Auckland, NZL | $140,000 | HO |
| s2 #22 Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d draw, .pdf #83 Yoon Jeong Cho (KOR) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2) Teryn Ashley & Abigail Spears d s1 Cara Black & Elena Likhovtseva 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 Photo: Eleni Daniilidou defeating Yoon Jeong Cho on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003. |
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| Jan-06 | adidas International*! | Sydney, AUS | $585,000 | HO |
| s2 #4 Kim Clijsters (BEL) d draw, .pdf s6 #12 Lindsay Davenport (USA) 6-4, 6-3 s3 Kim Clijsters & Ai Sugiyama d s2 Conchita Martinez & Rennae Stubbs 6-3, 6-3 Photo: Kim Clijsters defeating her compatriot #5 Justine Henin-Hardenne in a SF on Friday, Jan. 10, 2003. |
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| Jan-06 | Women's Classic*! | Canberra, AUS | $110,000 | HO |
| s2 #28 Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) d draw, .pdf s5 #41 Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-1, 6-1 s2 Tathiana Garbin & Emilie Loit d Daja Bedanova & Dinara Safina 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Photo: Meghann Shaughnessy defeating Alexandra Stevenson at the Australian Open in Melbourne, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002. |
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| Jan-06 | Moorilla International+! | Hobart, AUS | $110,000 | HO |
| #96 Alicia Molik (AUS) d draw, .pdf s2 #39 Amy Frazier (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 s1 Cara Black & Elena Likhovtseva d s2 Barbara Schett & Patty Wartusch 7-5, 7-6(1) Photo: Alicia Molik after winning her 1st WTA title on Friday, Jan. 10, 2003. |
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| Jan 13 | -26 Australian Open* | Melbourne, AUS | $9,090,000 | HO |
| s1 #1 Serena Williams (USA) d draw, .pdf -- Results s2 #2 Venus Williams (USA) 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4 s1 Venus Williams & Serena Williams d s2 Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Photo: Serena Williams winning her 4th consecutive Grand Slam title on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003. |
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| Jan-27 | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo, JPN | $1,300,000 | CI |
| s3 #10 Lindsay Davenport (USA) d draw, .pdf s1 #9 Monica Seles (USA) 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-2 s3 Elena Bovina & Rennae Stubbs d Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond 6-3, 6-4 Photo: Lindsay Davenport executes a forehand during the Final against Monica Seles at the Pan Pacific Open on Sunday, February 2, 2003. |
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| Feb-03 | Open Gaz de France | Paris, FRA | $585,000 | GSI |
| s1 #1 Serena Williams (USA) d draw, .pdf s3 #7 Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 6-3, 6-2 s3 Barbara Schett & Patty Schnyder (AUT/SUI) d wc Marion Bartoli & Stephanie Cohen Aloro (FRA/FRA) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(5) Photo: Serena Williams defeated Amelie Mauresmo 6-3, 6-2 in 64 minutes in the final of the Gaz de France at the Stade of Coubertin, in Paris on Sunday Feb. 9, 2003. |
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| Feb-03 | Indian Open | Hyderabad, IND | $140,000 | HO |
| s2 #32 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d draw, .pdf s5 #57 Iroda Tulyaganova UZB 6-4, 6-4 s1 Elena Likhovtseva & Iroda Tulyaganova d s3 Evgenia Koulikovskaya & Tatiana Poutchek 6-4, 6-4 Photo: Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand vs Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia in their quarterfinal at the Toyota Princess Cup in Tokyo on Friday, Sept. 20, 2002. Dokic won 6-3, 6-1. |
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| Feb-10 | Proximus Diamond Games | Antwerp, BEL | $585,000 | GSI |
| s1 #2 Venus Williams USA d draw, .pdf s2 #3 Kim Clijsters BEL 6-2, 6-4 s1 Kim Clijsters & Ai Sugiyama d s2 Nathalie Dechy & Emilie Loit 6-2, 6-0 Photo: Venus Williams after defeating Kim Clijsters on Feb. 16, 2002. Venus is holding the 1700-diamond covered trophy racket (worth about $1.07 million) that will be kept by the 1st player to win in Antwerp 3 out of 5 years in a row. Venus has won 2 straight. |
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| Feb-10 | Qatar Total Finaelf Open | Doha, Qatar | $170,000 | HO |
| s2 #11 Anastasia Myskina RUS d draw, .pdf s5 #36 Elena Likhovtseva RUS 6-3, 6-1 s3 Janet Lee & Wynne Prakusya d Maria Vento-Kabchi & Angelique Widjaja 6-1, 6-3 Photo: Anastasia Myskina of Russia in one of the earlier rounds at the 2003 Qatar Total Finaelf Open in Doha. |
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| Feb-17 | Dubai Women's Open* | Dubai | $585,000 | HO |
| s1 #4 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf s4 #11 Monica Seles USA 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 s4 Svetlana Kuznetsova & Martina Navratilova d s1 Cara Black & Elena Likhovtseva 6-3, 7-6(7) Photo: Justine Henin-Hardenne hoists her trophy after defeating Monica Seles in the Dubai final on Saturday, February 22, 2003. |
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| Feb-17 | Copa Consanitas | Bogota, COL | $170,000 | HI |
| s4 #73 Fabiola Zuluaga COL d draw, .pdf #528 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-3, 6-2 s1 Katarina Srebotnik & Asa Svensson d s2 Tina Krizan & Tatiana Perebiynis 6-2, 6-1 Photo: Fabiola Zuluaga after defeating top-seeded #26 Paola Suarez in a semifinal in Bogota on Saturday, February 22, 2003. |
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| Feb-17 | Kroger St. Jude | Memphis, TN, USA | $170,000 | RCO |
| s2 #21 Lisa Raymond USA d draw, .pdf s3 #23 Amanda Coetzer RSA 6-3, 6-2 Akiko Morigami & Saori Obata d Alina Jidkova & Bryanne Stewart 6-1, 6-1 Photo: 2nd-time Memphis Champ Lisa Raymond and 2nd-place Amanda Coetzer got nice new tableware on Saturday, February 22, 2003. |
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| Feb-24 | State Farm Classic | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | $585,000 | HO |
| #25 Ai Sugiyama JPN d draw, .pdf s2 #3 Kim Clijsters BEL 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 s2 Kim Clijsters & Ai Sugiyama d Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond 6-1, 6-4 Photo: Ai Sugiyama on Sunday, March 2, 2003 after winning 4 matches in 1 day (rain Saturday postponed the SFs), against (singles) and with (doubles) Kim Clijsters, to take her 4th singles and 23 doubles WTA titles. |
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| Feb-24 | Abierto Mexicano Pegaso | Acapulco, MEX | $170,000 | RCO |
| s2 #20 Amanda Coetzer d draw, .pdf #104 Mariana Diaz-Oliva ARG 7-5, 6-3 Emilie Loit & Asa Svensson d Petra Mandula & Patty Wartusch 6-3, 6-1 Photo: Amanda Coetzer meets the press after her 6-3, 6-4 SF win over #54 Emilie Loit of France on Saturday, March 1, 2003. On Sunday Amanda won her 9th WTA singles title, her first since Acapulco in 2001. |
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| Mar-03 | -Mar 10 Pacific Life Open | Indian Wells,CA,USA | $2,100,000 | HO |
| s1 #3 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf s4 #7 Lindsay Davenport USA 6-4, 7-5 s8 Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond d s3 Kim Clijsters & Ai Sugiyama 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Photo: After defeating Chanda Rubin in the QFs on Thursday, March 13, 2003, Kim Clijsters stopped for a photo in the player's lounge before going into her press conference. Kim's boyfriend Lleyton Hewitt won the men's singles, making the first such double tourney win since Jimmy Connors & Chris Evert at Wimbledon in 1974. |
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| Mar-17 | -Mar 30 NASDAQ-100* | Miami, FL, USA | $2,960,000 | HO |
| #1 s1 Serena Williams USA d draw, .pdf #5 s6 Jennifer Capriati USA 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Magdalena Maleeva & Liezel Huber d Shinobu Asagoe & Nana Miyagi 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Photo: Serena Williams sends a backhand to Jennifer Capriati while defeating her in the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open at Key Biscayne, Florida on March 29, 2003. |
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| Mar-31 | Sarasota Open | Sarasota, FL, USA | $140,000 | GCO |
| #11 s2 Anastasia Myskina RUS d draw, .pdf #71 q Alicia Molik AUS 6-4, 6-1 Martina Navratilova & Liezel Huber d Shinobu Asagoe & Nana Miyagi 7-6(6), 6-3 Photo: Anastasia Myskina delivers a backhand to Nadia Petrova in the 2nd round at Sarasota on Thursday, April 3, 2003. |
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| Mar-31 | Grand Prix La Princesse | Casablanca, MOR | $110,000 | RCO |
| #60 s2 Rita Grande ITA d draw, .pdf #89 Antonella Serra Zanetti ITA 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 G. Dulko & M.-E. Salerni d H. Nagyova & E. Tatarkova 6-3, 6-4 Photo: Rita Grande vs Antonella Serra Zanetti in Casablanca on Saturday, April 4, 2003. |
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| Apr-07 | Family Circle Cup | Charleston,SC,USA | $1,224,000 | GCO |
| #4 s2 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf #1 s1 Serena Williams USA 6-3, 6-4 s1 V. Ruano Pascual & P. Suarez d s3 J. Husarova & C. Martinez 6-0, 6-3 Photo: Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium after match point over #1 Serena Williams at the Family Circle Cup on Sunday, April 13, 2003 in Charleston, S.C. |
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| Apr-07 | Estoril Open | Estroil, POR | $140,000 | RCO |
| #46 s2 Magui Serna ESP d draw, .pdf #235 q Julia Schruff GER 6-4, 6-1 s1 P. Mandula & P. Wartusch d M. Ani & E. Gagliardi 6(3)-7, 7-6(5), 6-2 Photo: Magui Serna of Spain after match point vs Germany's Julia Schruff at the Estoril Open near Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday, April 13, 2003. |
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| Apr-14 | Bausch & Lomb Champ's | Amelia Island,FL,USA | $585,000 | GCO |
| #21 s10 Elena Dementieva RUS d draw, .pdf #5 s2 Lindsay Davenport USA 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 s2 L. Davenport & L. Raymond d s1 V. Ruano Pascual & P. Suarez 7-5, 6-2 Photo: Elena Dementieva of Russia returns a shot during her semifinal match with top-seeded #4 Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium at the Bausch & Lomb Championships on Saturday, April 19, 2003 in Amelia Island, Fla. Elena won 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. |
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| Apr-14 | Budapest Open (WTA info) | Budapest, HUN | $110,000 | RCO |
| #46 s2 Magui Serna ESP d draw, .pdf #54 s3 Alicia Molik AUS 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 P. Mandula & E. Tatarkova d s4 C. Martinez Granados & T. Perebiynis 6-3, 6-1 Photo: Magui Serna of Spain returns to Alicia Molik of Australia during their final match in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, April 20, 2003. Magui won her third WTA singles title. |
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| Apr-21 | FED CUP #1** | |||
| Slovenia 3 at Argentina 2 Czech Republic 0 at United States 5 Italy 3 at Sweden 2 Austria 0 at Belgium 5 Slovak Republic 3 at Germany 2 Croatia 1 at Russia 4 Australia 2 at Spain 3 Colombia 0 at France 5 |
Photo: Daniela Hantuchova, due to rain delay, defeated both Marlene Weingartner & Anca Barna on Apr 27, 2003 |  | ||
| Apr-28 | J&S Cup (Warsaw Cup) | Warsaw, POL | $700,000 | RCO |
| #7 s2 Amelie Mauresmo FRA d draw, .pdf #3 s1 Venus Williams USA 6-7(6), 6-0, 3-0, retired left abdominal strain s1 Liezel Huber & Magdalena Maleeva d E. Daniilidou & F. Schiavone 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Photo: Amelie Mauresmo returns to Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic during their 2nd round match at the J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland on Thursday, May 1, 2003. |
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| Apr-28 | Croatian BOL Ladies Open | Bol, CRO | $170,000 | RCO |
| #28 s3 Vera Zvonareva RUS d draw, .pdf #88 Conchita Martinez Granados ESP 6-1, 6-3 s1 Petra Mandula & Patricia Wartusch d s2 Emanuelle Gagliardi & Patty Schnyder 6-3, 6-2 Photo: Vera Zvonareva holds her first WTA singles trophy on Sunday, May 4, 2003. |
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| May-05 | MasterCard German Open | Berlin, GER | $1,262,000 | RCO |
| #4 s3 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf #3 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 s1 Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez d s3 Kim Clijsters & Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Photo: Justine at a player's party in Berlin on May 8, 2003 with that Hardenne guy. Justine wears the adidas in this family, and on May 11 she brought home the bacon: $182,000. |
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| May-12 | Italia Masters (english) | Rome, ITA | $1,300,000 | RCO |
| #2 s2 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #6 s4 Amelie Mauresmo FRA 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-0 s5 Svetlana Kuznetsova & Martina Navratilova d s4 Jelena Dokic & Nadia Petrova 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 Photo: Kim vs her doubles partner Ai Sugiyama in their SF on Saturday, May 17, 2003, which Kim won 6-3, 6-2. |
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| May-19 | Internationaux* (English) | Strasbourg, FRA | $170,000 | RCO |
| #26 s7 Silvia Farina Elia ITA d draw, .pdf -- Results #165 q Karolina Sprem CRO 6-3 4-6 6-4 S. Jeyaseelan & M. Matevzic d L. Granville & J Kostanic 6-4, 6-4 Photo: Silvia Farina Elia (left) and Karolina Sprem wait to receive their trophies after Silvia defeated Karolina on Saturday, May 24, 2003. It was Silvia's 3rd WTA singles title, all 3 won in Strasbourg, 3 years in a row. |
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| May-19 | Open De Espana* | Madrid, ESP | $170,000 | RCO |
| #8 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d draw, .pdf -- Results #84 wc Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 J. Craybas & L. Huber d R. Grande & A. Widjaja 6-4, 7-6(6) Photo: Chanda Rubin (left) and Spanish great Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (who retired at the end of 2002) with Chanda's trophy on Saturday, May 24, 2003. Arantxa is telling Chanda that hers are all much larger. |
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| May-26 | -Jun 8 Roland Garros | Paris, FRA | TBA | RCO |
| #4 s4 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #2 s2 Kim Clijsters BEL 6-0, 6-4 s2 Kim Clijsters BEL & Ai Sugiyama JPN d s1 Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP & Paola Suarez ARG 6-5(7), 6-2, 9-7 Photo: Justine Henin-Hardenne peeks past her backhand at Kim Clijsters in the French Open Final on Saturday, June 7, 2003. |
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| Jun-9 | DFS Classic | Birmingham, GBR | $170,000 | GO |
| #13 s3 Magdalena Maleeva BUL d draw, .pdf -- Results #103 Shinobu Asagoe JPN 6-1, 6-4 s4 Els Callens & Meilen Tu d wc Alicia Molik & Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-4 Photo: Finalist Shinobu Asagoe and Titleist Maggie Maleeva display beverage and tableware on Sunday, June 15, 2003. |
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| Jun-9 | Vienna Grand Prix (English) | Vienna, AUT | $170,000 | RCO |
| #51 s6 Paola Suarez ARG d draw, .pdf -- Results #97 Karolina Sprem CRO 7-6(0), 2-6, 6-4 Tian Tian Sun & Ting Li d Zi Yan & Jie Zheng 6-3, 6-4 Photo: Paola Suarez with her 3rd WTA singles trophy on Saturday, June 14, 2003. |
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| Jun-16 | Hastings Direct Int'l* | Eastbourne, GBR | $585,000 | GO |
| #7 s2 Chanda Rubin USA d draw, .pdf -- Results #19 Conchita Martinez ESP 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 s2 Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond d wc Jennifer Capriati & Magui Serna 6-3, 6-2 Photo: Chanda Rubin in the player's restaurant above Centre Court at Eastbourne after winning her semifinal match against #8 s3 Jennifer Capriati USA 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 on Friday, June 20, 2003. |
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| Jun-16 | Ordina Open* | s'Hertogenbosch, NED | $170,000 | GO |
| #2 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #3 s2 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL 6-7(4) 3-0 retired left hand injury s3 Elena Dementieva & Lina Krasnoroutskaya d Nadia Petrova & Mary Pierce 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Photo: Kim Clijsters on Saturday, June 21, 2003, pondering the deep aesthetic significance of the Ordina Open trophy. |
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| Jun 23 | -Jul 6 The Championships | Wimbledon, GBR | TBA | GO |
| #1 s1 Serena Williams USA d draw, .pdf -- Results #4 s4 Venus Williams USA 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 s2 Kim Clijsters & Ai Sugiyama d s1 Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez 6-4, 6-4 Photo: Serena Williams returns to her sister Venus during the women's singles final of The Championships at Wimbledon on Saturday, July 5, 2003. Serena won for the 2nd consecutive year. |
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| Jul-07 | Internazionali Femminili | Palermo, ITA | $110,000 | RCO |
| #64 s9 Dinara Safina RUS d draw, .pdf -- Results #39 s4 Katarina Srebotnik SLO 6-3, 6-4 wc Adriana Serra Zanetti & Emily Stellato d Maria Jose Martinez & Arantxa Parra 6-4, 6-2 Photo: Dinara Safina appears in a photo from the Federazione Italiana Tennis website, apparently taken during the Palermo final on Sunday, July 13, 2003. |
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| Jul-14 | FED CUP #2** | |||
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Italy 0 at United States 5 Slovak Republic 0 at Belgium 5 Russia 5 at Slovenia 0 France 4 at Spain 1 |
Photo: Meghann Shaughnessy of the US vs Rita Grande of Italy on July 20, 2003. |  | ||
| Jul-21 | Bank of the West Classic | Stanford, CA, USA | $635,000 | HO |
| #2 s2 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #7 s3 Jennifer Capriati USA 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 s1 Lisa Raymond & Cara Black d Yoon Jeong Cho & Francesca Schiavone 7-6(5), 6-1 Photo: Kim Clijsters at a Stanford player party on July 22, 2003. |
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| Jul-28 | Acura Classic | San Diego, CA, USA | $1,000,000 | HO |
| #3 s3 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #2 s2 Kim Clijsters BEL 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 s2 Kim Clisters & Ai Sugiyama d5 s3 Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-5 Photo: Justine Henin-Hardenne holds aloft the Acura Classic trophy in San Diego, Calif. on Sunday, August 3, 2003. It was her first hard court tournament win in the US. |
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| Jul-28 | Idea Prokom Open | Sopot, POL | $300,000 | RCO |
| #26 s3 Anna Pistolesi ISR d draw, .pdf -- Results #76 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-2, 6-0 Tatiana Perebiynis & Silvija Talaja d q Maret Ani & Libuse Prusova 6-4, 6-2 Photo: Winner Anna Pistolesi and runner-up Klara Koukalova with their hardware in Sopot, Poland on Saturday, August 2, 2003. |
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| Aug-04 | JP Morgan Chase-Audi | Los Angeles, CA, USA | $635,000 | HO |
| #2 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #4 s2 Lindsay Davenport USA 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 wc Mary Pierce & Rennae Stubbs d Elena Bovina & Els Callens 6-3, 6-3 Photo: Kim Clijsters became # 1 in the WTA with this victory, and was presented with a big # 1 made of flowers. Kim is shown wondering if it would make a nice salad in her new crystal bowl. |
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| Aug-04 | Nordea Nordic Light Open | Helsinki, FIN | $140,000 | RCO |
| #25 s2 Anna Pistolesi ISR d draw, .pdf -- Results #95 q Jelena Kostanic CRO 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 s2 Evgenia Koulikovskaya & Elena Tatarkova d Tatiana Perebiynis & Silvija Talaja 6-2, 6-4 Photo: Jelena Kostanic, left, and Anna Pistolesi with their trophies in Helsinki on Sunday, August 10, 2003. |
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| Aug-11 | Rogers AT&T Canada Cup | Toronto, CAN | $1,325,000 | HO |
| #3 s2 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #38 Lina Krasnoroutskaya RUS 6-1, 6-0 s4 Svetlana Kuznetsova & Martina Navratilova d Maria Vento-Kabchi & Angelique Widjaja 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Photo: Justine Henin-Hardenne with her rather unique trophy on August 17, 2003. Does Justine find the lucite racket amusing, or ridiculous? |
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| Aug-18 | Pilot Pen Tennis*! | New Haven, CT, USA | $625,000 | HO |
| #7 s3 Jennifer Capriati USA d draw, .pdf -- Results #4 s1 Lindsay Davenport USA 6-2, 4-0 retired left foot (toe neuroma) s1 Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP & Paola Suarez ARG d Alicia Molik AUS & Magui Serna ESP 7-6(6), 6-3 Photo: Jennifer Capriati winning her 14th WTA singles title (and 1st since the 2002 Australian Open) in New Haven on August 23, 2003. Jennifer's prize money: $96,000. |
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| Aug 25 | -Sept 7 US Open | Flushing Meadows, NY, USA | $17,074,000 | HO |
| #3 s2 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #1 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL 7-5, 6-1 s2 Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez d s4 Svet. Kuznetsova & Mart. Navratilova 6-2, 6-3 Photo: Justine Henin-Hardenne with her second chunk of Grand Slam hardware, on September 6th, 2003. It was Justine's 1st journey past the 4th round at the US Open. |
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| Sep-8 | Wismilak International Bali | Bali, INA | $225,000 | HO |
| #9 s2 Elena Dementieva RUS d draw, .pdf -- Results #10 s1 Chanda Rubin USA 6-2, 6-1 s1 Maria Vento-Kabchi & Angelique Widjaja d s2 Emilie Loit & Nicole Pratt 7-5, 6-2 Photo: Elena Dementieva (shown earlier in the week) won the 2nd WTA singles title of her career in Bali on Sept. 14, 2003. |
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| Sep-15 | SVW Polo Open English | Shanghai, CHN | $585,000 | HO |
| #8 s1 Elena Dementieva RUS d draw, .pdf -- Results #9 s2 Chanda Rubin USA 6-3, 7-6(6) Emilie Loit & Nicole Pratt d Ai Sugiyama & Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3, 6-3 Photo: Elena Dementieva won her 3rd WTA singles title 1 week after winning her 2nd, in Shanghai on Sept. 21, 2003. She is shown displaying her trophy, although one cannot see in the photo if it is Ming or Costco (it does look very nice). |
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| Sep-22 | Sparkassen Cup | Leipzig, GER | $585,000 | SI |
| #10 s3 Anastasia Myskina RUS d draw, .pdf -- Results #2 s2 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 s1 Svetlana Kuznetsova & Martina Navratilova d s2 Nadia Petrova & Elena Likhovtseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 Photo: Anastasia Myskina is shown in the SFs on Sept. 27th, 2003, against # 1 Kim Clijsters, who retired with a sprained ankle. Anastasia said "I didn't want to win that way. I feel really sorry." In the final the next day, she had nothing to feel sorry about. # 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne said: "...Myskina was just better on the day. She deserved to win." |
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| Sep-29 | Ladies Kremlin Cup | Moscow, RUS | $1,300,000 | SI |
| #10 s3 Anastasia Myskina RUS d draw, .pdf -- Results #7 s2 Amelie Mauresmo FRA 6-2, 6-4 Nadia Petrova & Meghann Shaughnessy d Anastasia Myskina & Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-4 Photo: Anastasia Myskina gets a hug from former Russian President Boris Yeltsin after winning her 2nd consecutive WTA singles title on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003. |
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| Sep-29 | AIG Japan Open | Tokyo, JPN | $170,000 | HO |
| #48 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d draw, .pdf -- Results #128 Aniko Kapros HUN 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(5) Maria Sharapova & Tamarine Tanasugarn d Ansley Cargill & Ashley Harkleroad 7-6(1), 6-0 Photo: Maria Sharapova & Aniko Kapros display their awards after the Japan Open final on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003. It was Maria's 1st WTA singles title; both young ladies were playing in their 1st WTA singles final. |
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| Oct-06 | Porsche Grand Prix -- English | Filderstadt, GER | $650,000 | HI |
| #1 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #2 s2 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 s2 Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs d s1 Cara Black & Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-4 Photo: Kim Clijsters returns to Justine Henin-Hardenne on her way to her 7th WTA singles title of 2003, and to winning her 2nd Porsche in a row at Filderstadt (last year Boxster S, this year 911 Carrera 4S). |
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| Oct-06 | Tashkent Open (no website!) | Tashkent, UZB | $140,000 | HO |
| #71 s4 Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP d draw, .pdf -- Results #60 s3 Saori Obata JPN 6-2, 7-6(2) s4 Yulia Beygelzimer & Tatiana Poutchek d s3 Ting Li & Tian Tian Sun 6-3, 7-6(0) Photo: No photos were available from Tashkent, where Virginia Ruano Pascual won her 3rd WTA singles title, her 1st in 5 years. Virginia is shown in Berlin in May, 2003, looking good, as usual. |
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| Oct-13 | Swisscom Challenge | Zurich, SUI | $1,300,000 | HI |
| #2 s2 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #25 Jelena Dokic YUG 6-0, 6-4 s1 Kim Clijsters & Ai Sugiyama d s2 Virgina Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez 7-6(3), 6-2 Photo: Justine Henin-Hardenne is shown on Oct 19, 2003 in Zurich, after she took over the # 1 singles ranking (from compatriot Kim Clijsters) when she won her 8th WTA title of the year. |
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| Oct-20 | Generali Ladies Linz | Linz, AUT | $585,000 | HI |
| #11 s2 Ai Sugiyama JPN d draw, .pdf -- Results #13 s4 Nadia Petrova RUS 7-5, 6-4 s1 Ai Sugiyama & Liezel Huber d Marion Bartoli & Silvia Farina Elia 6-1, 7-6(6) Photo: Ai Sugiyama with the big mug and a couple of her Austrian friends in Linz on Sunday, Oct 26, 2003. It was Ai's 2nd WTA singles title of the year. |
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| Oct-20 | Seat Open | Luxembourg | $225,000 | HI |
| #2 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #10 s2 Chanda Rubin USA 6-2, 7-5 Maria Sharapova & Tamarine Tanasugarn d Elena Tatarkova & Marlene Weingartner 6-1, 6-4 Photo: Kim Clijsters, after winning her 4th Seat Open and retaking the # 1 ranking on Sunday, Oct 26, 2003, holds aloft possibly the silliest looking hunk of hardware in WTA trophy history. |
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| Oct-27 | Advanta Championships | Philadelphia, PA | $585,000 | HI |
| #7 s2 wc Amelie Mauresmo FRA d draw, .pdf -- Results #9 s3 Anastasia Myskina RUS 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 s1 Martina Navratilova & Lisa Raymond d s3 Cara Black & Rennae Stubbs 6-3, 6-4 Photo: Runner-up Anastasia Myskina chuckles at winner Amelie Mauresmo's monologue during the awards ceremony on Sunday, Nov 2, 2003.. |
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| Oct-27 | Bell Challenge | Quebec City, CAN | $170,000 | HI |
| #32 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d draw, .pdf -- Results #91 Milagros Sequera VEN 6-2 retired-- left ankle fracture s4 Ting Li & Tian Tian Sun d s1 El Callens & Meilen Tu 6-3, 6-3 Photo: Milagros Sequera, left, shares a word with Maria Sharapova, right, after Milagros broke her ankle chasing a ball in the 1st game of the 2nd set on Sunday, Nov 2, 2003. 16-year-old Maria won her 2nd WTA singles title. |
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| Nov-03 | WTA Tour Championships | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000,000 | HI |
| #1 Kim Clijsters BEL d draw, .pdf -- Results #6 Amelie Mauresmo FRA 6-2, 6-0 Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez d Svetlana Kuznetsova & Martina Navratilova 6-4, 6-4 Photo: Kim Clijsters speaks to reporters at the "all access hour" on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003. In the WTA Championships Final on Nov 10, Kim won her 9th WTA singles title of the year. |
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| Nov-03 | Volvo Women's Open | Pattaya City, THA | $110,000 | HO |
| #119 Henrieta Nagyova SVK d draw, .pdf -- Results #101 Lubomira Kurhajcova SVK 6-4, 6-2 s3 Ting Li & Tian Tian Sun d s1 Wynne Prakusya & Angelique Widjaja 6-4, 6-3 Photo: Henrieta Nagyova is shown on Nov 3, 2003, when she defeated her compatriot Ludmila Cervanova 6-2 7-6(5) in the 1st round. |
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| Nov-19 | -23 FED CUP SFs & Final** | Moscow, Russia | $0 | CI |
| SF: USA d Belgium 4-1 Results SF: France d Russia 3-2 Final: France d USA 4-1 Photo: 2003 Fed Cup Champions Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, Emile Loit, Capt. Guy Forget, Mary Pierce, & Amelie Mauresmo of France. |
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