2003 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

2003 WTA Tour Championships BEL Kim Clijsters FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0 8 (RR + elimination) 8 singles doubles 2003 WTA Tour Championships Defending champion Kim Clijsters successfully defended her title, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the singles title at the 2003 WTA Tour Championships.November 11, 2003 Clijsters crushes Mauresmo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3259381.stm 2026-08-15 BBC en-GB It was her second Tour Finals title in a row,November 12, 2002 Clijsters claims season finale http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/2446631.stm BBC 2026-08-15 en-GB (Clijsters later won again in 2010October 31, 2010 Clijsters battles to WTA victory http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9143317.stm 2026-08-15 BBC en-GB) her ninth title of the season, and the 19th of her career. Seeds 30em (1) BEL Kim Clijsters (champion) (2) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals) (5) USA Jennifer Capriati (semifinals) (6) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (final) (8) RUS Anastasia Myskina (round robin) (9) RUS Elena Dementieva (round robin) (10) USA Chanda Rubin (round robin) (11) JPN Ai Sugiyama (round robin) Note: USA Serena Williams had qualified but pulled out due to left knee surgery. USA Lindsay Davenport had qualified but pulled out due to left foot surgery. USA Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to abdominal injury. Alternates 30em RUS Nadia Petrova (not used) RUS Vera Zvonareva (not used) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 200 BEL Kim Clijsters 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 4 6 2 6 0 BEL Kim Clijsters 1 USA Jennifer Capriati 3 4 6 6 3 6 0 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 4 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 2 77 62 3 6 6 3 Red group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 1 BEL Clijsters BEL Kim Clijsters 3–0 6 1 0 39 26 0 1 4 FRA Mauresmo FRA Amélie Mauresmo 1–2 4 4 0 38 36 0 2 6 RUS Dementieva RUS Elena Dementieva 1–2 2 5 0 26 36 0 4 7 USA Rubin USA Chanda Rubin 1–2 3 5 0 36 41 0 3 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 6–2, 6–2 6–4, 6–4 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 6–3, 6–2 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 2–6, 2–6 3–6, 2–6 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 4–6, 4–6 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 6–4, 5–7, 1–6Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. Black group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 2 BEL Henin-Hardenne BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 2–1 4 3 0 37 32 0 1 3 USA Capriati USA Jennifer Capriati 2–1 4 3 0 35 39 0 2 5 RUS Myskina RUS Anastasia Myskina 1–2 4 4 0 45 44 0 3 8 JPN Sugiyama JPN Ai Sugiyama 1–2 2 4 0 30 32 0 4 6–2, 6–1 7–5, 5–7, 7–5 2–6, 4–6 2–6, 1–6 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 7–5, 7–6(7–3) 5–7, 7–5, 5–7 5–7, 7–5, 4–6 6–4, 6–3 6–2, 6–4 5–7, 6–7(3–7) 4–6, 3–6Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. See also WTA Tour Championships appearances References Singles 2003 Category:2003 WTA Tour