2003 Wimbledon Championships

January 2015 January 2015 2003 Wimbledon Championships 23 June – 6 July 117th Grand Slam (ITF) 128S/64D/64XD £9,373,990 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club SUI Roger Federer USA Serena Williams SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Todd Woodbridge BEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama IND Leander Paes / USA Martina Navratilova ROM Florin Mergea BEL Kirsten Flipkens ROM Florin Mergea / ROM Horia Tecău RUS Alisa Kleybanova / IND Sania Mirza 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3049382.stm Inspired Federer wins Wimbledon 6 July 2003 BBC Sport 6 July 2017 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.Wimbledon 2003 – facts and figures http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/06_june/02/wimbledon_facts.pdf BBC Sport 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.Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus - where does that leave tennis in 2020? https://www.tennis365.com/grand-slam/wimbledon/wimbledon-set-to-receive-114m-insurance-payout-after-cancellation-of-tournament-report/ Tennis 365 12 April 2020 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.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£575,000Women's singles£535,000Men's doubles *£210,000Women's doubles *£194,250Mixed doubles *£88,500 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles SUI Roger Federer defeated AUS Mark Philippoussis, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 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 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Serena Williams defeated USA Venus Williams, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 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 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Todd Woodbridge defeated IND Mahesh Bhupathi / BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles BEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez, 6–4, 6–4 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles IND Leander Paes / USA Martina Navratilova defeated ISR Andy Ram / RUS Anastasia Rodionova, 6–3, 6–3 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles ROM Florin Mergea defeated AUS Chris Guccione, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles BEL Kirsten Flipkens defeated RUS Anna Chakvetadze, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Boys' doubles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles ROM Florin Mergea / ROM Horia Tecău defeated AUS Adam Feeney / AUS Chris Guccione, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 Boys' Doubles Finals 1982-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boysdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Girls' doubles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles RUS Alisa Kleybanova / IND Sania Mirza defeated CZE Kateřina Böhmová / NED Michaëlla Krajicek, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 Girls' Doubles Finals 1982-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlsdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles AUS Lleyton Hewitt (first round, lost to Ivo Karlović) USA Andre Agassi (fourth round, lost to Mark Philippoussis) ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round, lost to Sébastien Grosjean) SUI Roger Federer (champion) USA Andy Roddick (semifinals, lost to Roger Federer) ARG David Nalbandian (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman) ARG Guillermo Coria (first round, lost to Olivier Rochus) NED Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer) GER Rainer Schüttler (fourth round, lost to Sjeng Schalken) GBR Tim Henman (quarterfinals, lost to Sébastien Grosjean) CZE Jiří Novák (third round, lost to Alexander Popp) THA Paradorn Srichaphan (fourth round, lost to Andy Roddick) FRA Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals, lost to Mark Philippoussis) BEL Xavier Malisse (first round, lost to Cyril Saulnier) FRA Arnaud Clément (second round, lost to Justin Gimelstob) RUS Mikhail Youzhny (second round, lost to Feliciano López) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (second round, lost to Todd Martin) RUS Marat Safin (withdrew due to injury) CHI Fernando González (first round, lost to Jürgen Melzer) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to Raemon Sluiter) NED Martin Verkerk (first round, lost to Robin Söderling) ESP Félix Mantilla (first round, lost to Frédéric Niemeyer) ARG Agustín Calleri (second round, lost to Flávio Saretta) ESP Albert Costa (withdrew due to injury) ESP Tommy Robredo (third round, lost to Andy Roddick) USA James Blake (second round, lost to Sargis Sargsian) MAR Younes El Aynaoui (third round, lost to Andre Agassi) RSA Wayne Ferreira (first round, lost to Karol Kučera) ARG Gastón Gaudio (first round, lost to Mardy Fish) FIN Jarkko Nieminen (third round, lost to Olivier Rochus) USA Vince Spadea (first round, lost to Max Mirnyi) ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (second round, lost to Victor Hănescu) RUS Nikolay Davydenko (first round, lost to Lee Childs) ESP Àlex Corretja (withdrew due to personal reasons) CZE Radek Štěpánek (third round, lost to Mark Philippoussis) Women's singles USA Serena Williams (champion) BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals, lost to Venus Williams) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals, lost to Serena Williams) USA Venus Williams (final, lost to Serena Williams) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to injury) USA Chanda Rubin (third round, lost to Silvia Farina Elia) USA Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals, lost to Serena Williams) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (second round, lost to Shinobu Asagoe) RUS Anastasia Myskina (fourth round, lost to Jennifer Capriati) SCG Jelena Dokić (third round, lost to Maria Sharapova) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round, lost to Paola Suárez) JPN Ai Sugiyama (fourth round, lost to Kim Clijsters) GRE Eleni Daniilidou (second round, lost to Mary Pierce) RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round, lost to Serena Williams) RUS Vera Zvonareva (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Francesca Schiavone) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round, lost to Anastasia Myskina) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (first round, lost to Anikó Kapros) SUI Patty Schnyder (first round, lost to Petra Mandula) RUS Elena Bovina (second round, lost to Maria Sharapova) FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round, lost to Ai Sugiyama) USA Lisa Raymond (third round, lost to Mary Pierce) ESP Magüi Serna (second round, lost to Maja Matevžič) ISR Anna Pistolesi (first round, lost to Samantha Reeves) USA Alexandra Stevenson (first round, lost to Émilie Loit) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals, lost to Kim Clijsters) USA Laura Granville (third round, lost to Serena Williams) RUS Nadia Petrova (third round, lost to Venus Williams) CZE Denisa Chládková (second round, lost to Cara Black) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (second round, lost to Alicia Molik) THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round, lost to Akiko Morigami) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 2003 French Open Grand Slams 2003 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships