2003 Swisscom Challenge

2003 Swisscom Challenge 13–19 October 20th Tier I Series 28S / 16D Zürich, Switzerland Schluefweg UUSD1,300,000 Hard (indoor) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama Zurich Open Swisscom Challenge Swisscom Challenge The 2003 Swisscom Challenge, also known as the Zurich Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts that was part of the Tier I Series of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 13 to 19 October 2003. Second-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles title and the $189,000 first-prize money. With this victory Henin-Hardenne became the new world No. 1 ranked singles player.Henin-Hardenne in final at Zurich https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/10/18/Henin-Hardenne-in-final-at-Zurich/UPI-26821066508082/ UPI 18 October 2003Henin-Hardenne takes number one spot https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-tour-zurich/2003/henin-takes-number-one_sto496600/story.shtml Eurosport 19 October 2003On This Day: Henin Becomes No.1 http://www.wtatennis.com/news/day-henin-becomes-no1 Women's Tennis Association 2017-09-21 2019-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20190415064210/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/day-henin-becomes-no1 dead Finals Singles 2003 Swisscom Challenge – Singles BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić, 6–0, 6–4 It was Henin-Hardenne's 8th singles title of the year and the 14th of her career. Doubles 2003 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez 7–6(7–3), 6–2 References External links ITF tournament edition details Tournament draws Swisscom Challenge 2003 Category:2003 in Swiss tennis Category:October 2003 sports events in Europe Category:2003 in Swiss women's sport