2003 Advanta Championships – Doubles

2003 Advanta Championships s Advanta Championships Advanta Championships USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Lisa Raymond ZIM Cara BlackAUS Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4 16 4 women Advanta Championships of Philadelphia 2000 2003 Advanta Championships The tournament wasn't played last year, no defending champions were declared. Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the last champions at the 2000 edition, but none competed this year. Eventually, Hingis retired from professional tennis in February 2003,O'Brien John Swiss great Hingis announces retirement https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-wtafinals-hingis-idUSKBN1CV2P4 27 November 2020 Reuters 26 October 2017 Singapore Hingis first decided to end her career as a 22-year-old in 2003 due to persistent injuries after picking up all five of her singles crowns as a teenager, comprising three Australian Opens, as well as lone Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles from 1997–99.Hingis quits tennis https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/2735931.stm 27 November 2020 BBC Sport 7 February 2003 while Kournikova played her last professional match in April 2003,Elbra Tim Anna Kournikova's extraordinary rise and lasting impact on women's tennis https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/anna-kournikova-tennis-career-pictures-secret-behind-rise/bfea7b8c-35f2-48a2-a929-0ec254a3399a 27 November 2020 Nine's Wide World of Sports 13 February 2019 She retired from singles shockingly early: her final WTA singles match was played at age 21, in April 2003. She had already left an unforgettable mark. losing to Conchita Martínez at Charleston due to an injury. The first-seeded team of Martina Navratilova and Lisa Raymond won the title by defeating Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4 in the final.Martina News (July – December 2003) http://navratilova.tripod.com/news03-3.html Game, Set and Match, Martina! – The Martina Navrátilová Web Site 27 November 2020 November 30, 2003: Martina & Lisa won the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia earlier this month on November 2. Congratulations, Martina & Lisa! Seeds 30em USA Martina Navratilova / USA Lisa Raymond (champions) RSA Liezel Huber / JPN Ai Sugiyama (semifinals) ZIM Cara Black / AUS Rennae Stubbs (final) AUS Nicole Pratt / USA Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA L Raymond 6 6 GER A BachmannGER S Klösel 3 2 WC USA A HaynesUSA S Perry 4 6 5 BUL D KrastevitchBUL S Krivencheva 6 1 7 4 AUS N PrattUSA M Shaughnessy 6 77 USA B MattekUSA L Osterloh 3 64 TPE J LeeGER M Weingärtner 6 6 ROU A VancCZE R Voráčová 2 2 USA T AshleyUSA A Harkleroad 77 6 Q SVK J GajdošováGER AL Grönefeld 65 1 HUN A KaprosSLO P Rampre 2 4 3 ZIM C BlackAUS R Stubbs 6 6 RUS E LikhovtsevaRUS V Zvonareva 6 6 CAN S JeyaseelanCRO S Talaja 4 3 ITA 2003 T GarbinPAR 1990 R de los Ríos 3 0 2 RSA L HuberJPN A Sugiyama 6 6 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA L Raymond 7 6 BUL D KrastevitchBUL S Krivencheva 5 2 4 AUS N PrattUSA M Shaughnessy 7 6 TPE J LeeGER M Weingärtner 5 4 USA T AshleyUSA A Harkleroad 3 1 3 ZIM C BlackAUS R Stubbs 6 6 RUS E LikhovtsevaRUS V Zvonareva 2 1 2 RSA L HuberJPN A Sugiyama 6 6 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA L Raymond 6 6 4 AUS N PrattUSA M Shaughnessy 4 2 3 ZIM C BlackAUS R Stubbs 7 5 6 2 RSA L HuberJPN A Sugiyama 5 7 3 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA L Raymond 6 6 3 ZIM C BlackAUS R Stubbs 3 4 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) 2003 Women's Doubles Advanta Championships – Doubles Category:Sports competitions in Philadelphia Category:Tennis in Pennsylvania