2003 WTA Tour
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The 2003 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2003 tennis season. The 2003 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the 2003 WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2003 WTA Tour schedule.
Key
| Grand Slam events |
| Year-end championships |
| Tier I events |
| Tier II events |
| Tier III events |
| Tier IV and V events |
| Team events |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Rankings
Below are the 2003 WTA year-end rankings:
Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagathlete | Year-End 2002 | 10 August 2003 |
| Template:Flagathlete | 11 August 2003 | 19 October 2003 |
| Template:Flagathlete | 20 October 2003 | 26 October 2003 |
| Template:Flagathlete | 27 October 2003 | 9 November 2003 |
| Template:Flagathlete | 10 November 2003 | Year-End 2003 |
Points distribution
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 12.5 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 2 | – | 22 | – | – | – |
| WTA Championships (S) | 485 | 340 | 218 | 121 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Championships (D) | 485 | 340 | 218 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tier I $2,000,000 (S) | 325 | 228 | 146 | 81 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | – | 6.25 | 1 |
| Tier I $2,000,000 (D) | 325 | 228 | 146 | 81 | 45 | 1 | – | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| Tier I $1,325,000 (56S) | 300 | 210 | 135 | 75 | 42 | 25 | 1 | – | 10.5 | – | 5.75 | 1 |
| Tier I $1,325,000 (28D) | 300 | 210 | 135 | 75 | 42 | 1 | – | – | 18.5 | – | – | – |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (56S) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 38 | 23 | 1 | – | 9.5 | – | 5.25 | 1 |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (28S) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 38 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1 |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (28D) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 38 | 1 | – | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (16D) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Tier II $650,000 (56S) | 220 | 154 | 99 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 1 | – | 7.75 | – | 4.5 | 1 |
| Tier II $650,000 (28S) | 220 | 154 | 99 | 55 | 29 | 1 | – | – | 13.25 | 7.75 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Tier II $650,000 (16D) | 220 | 154 | 99 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Tier II $585,000 (56S) | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 1 | – | 6.75 | – | 4 | 1 |
| Tier II $585,000 (28S) | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | – | – | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
| Tier II $585,000 (16D) | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 1 | – | – | – | 11.75 | – | – | – |
| Tier III $225,000 (30S) | 145 | 103 | 66 | 37 | 19 | 1 | – | – | 4.5 | – | 2.75 | 1 |
| Tier III $225,000 (16D) | 145 | 103 | 66 | 37 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tier III $170,000 (56S) | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 1 | – | 3.75 | – | 2.25 | 1 |
| Tier III $170,000 (30S) | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 7.25 | 3.75 | 2.25 | 1 |
| Tier III $170,000 (16D) | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 | – | – | – |
| Tier IV $140,000 (S) | 95 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Tier IV $140,000 (D) | 95 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.25 | – | – | – |
| Tier V $110,000 (S) | 80 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tier V $110,000 (D) | 80 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
Statistics
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
- Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters – Sydney, Indian Wells, Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Los Angeles, Filderstadt, Luxembourg and WTA Tour Championships (9)
- Template:Flagicon Justine Henin-Hardenne – Dubai, Charleston, Berlin, French Open, San Diego, Toronto, U.S. Open and Zurich (8)
- Template:Flagicon Anastasia Myskina – Doha, Sarasota, Leipzig and Moscow (4)
- Template:Flagicon Serena Williams – Australian Open, Paris, Miami and Wimbledon (4)
- Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva – Amelia Island, Bali and Shanghai (3)
- Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo – Warsaw and Philadelphia (2)
- Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin – Madrid and Eastbourne (2)
- Template:Flagicon Magüi Serna – Estoril and Budapest (2)
- Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City (2)
- Template:Flagicon Anna Pistolesi – Sopot and Helsinki (2)
- Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama – Scottsdale and Linz (2)
- Template:Flagicon Jennifer Capriati – New Haven (1)
- Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer – Acapulco (1)
- Template:Flagicon Eleni Daniilidou – Auckland (1)
- Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport – Tokyo Pan Pacific (1)
- Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy – Gold Coast (1)
- Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg (1)
- Template:Flagicon Rita Grande – Casablanca (1)
- Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva – Birmingham (1)
- Template:Flagicon Alicia Molik – Hobart (1)
- Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová – Pattaya City (1)
- Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond – Memphis (1)
- Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual – Tashkent (1)
- Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina – Palermo (1)
- Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy – Canberra (1)
- Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez – Vienna (1)
- Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn – Hyderabad (1)
- Template:Flagicon Venus Williams – Antwerp (1)
- Template:Flagicon Fabiola Zuluaga – Bogotá (1)
- Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva – Bol (1)
The following players won their first title:
- Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy – Gold Coast
- Template:Flagicon Alicia Molik – Hobart
- Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn – Hyderabad
- Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva – Amelia Island
- Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva – Bol
- Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan Open
Titles won by nation:
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- Script error: No such module "flag". – 11 (Doha, Sarasota, Amelia Island, Bol, Palermo, Bali, Shanghai, Leipzig, Moscow, Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 11 (Canberra, Australian Open, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Paris, Antwerp, Memphis, Miami, Madrid, Eastbourne, Wimbledon and New Haven)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 3 (Gold Coast, Warsaw and Philadelphia)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 3 (Estoril, Budapest and Tashkent)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 2 (Sopot and Helsinki)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 2 (Casablanca and Strasbourg)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 2 (Scottsdale and Linz)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Vienna)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Hobart)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Birmingham)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Bogotá)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Auckland)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Acapulco)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Pattaya City)
- Script error: No such module "flag". – 1 (Hyderabad)
See also
External links
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