2003 Wimbledon Championships
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The 2003 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 117th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2003. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Lleyton Hewitt was unsuccessful in his 2002 title defence, being upset in the first round by Grand Slam debutant Ivo Karlović. It was the first time in the Open Era history of Wimbledon that a defending champion had lost in the first round, the second time overall. This Wimbledon was notable for being Roger Federer's first grand slam victory when he defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final. This would be the first of five consecutive Wimbledon titles for Federer, and eight overall.[3] Serena Williams successfully defended her 2002 title, defeating her sister Venus in the final for the second consecutive year. The 2003 Championships were also the first time that bowing to the Royal Box on Centre Court was no longer required by the players.
Media coverage
Broadcast coverage of the 2003 Championships was distributed to 159 territories worldwide and the tournament received more than 5,717 hours of coverage. This was an increase of 565 hours from the 2002 figure and surpassed all previous records for the event. The BBC transmitted 160 hours of coverage in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC Two. The official Championships website www.wimbledon.org received 242 million page views and 4.3 million visitors.[4]
Prior to the start of the 2003 Championships, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club announced that it would begin purchasing insurance cover that would allow the club to cover losses in the event that a future tournament would be canceled as a result of a pandemic; this policy was announced in the wake of the SARS outbreak and required the club to pay £1.6 million per year.[5]
Prize money
The total prize money for 2003 championships was £9,373,990. The winner of the men's title earned £575,000 while the women's singles champion earned £535,000.[6][7]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £575,000 | |||||||
| Women's singles | £535,000 | |||||||
| Men's doubles * | £210,000 | — | ||||||
| Women's doubles * | £194,250 | — | ||||||
| Mixed doubles * | £88,500 | — |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
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- It was Federer's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. He became the first Swiss male player to win a Grand Slam singles title. It was the first, in what was to become 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles, and 8 overall. It was also the first Grand Slam title of the 20 won by Federer through the course of his career, a third place for the most Grand Slam singles titles in the history of the men's game.
Women's singles
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- It was Serena's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 6th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd at Wimbledon.
Men's doubles
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Women's doubles
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Mixed doubles
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Juniors
Boys' singles
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Girls' singles
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Boys' doubles
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Girls' doubles
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Singles seeds
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References
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External links
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