2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships September 29 – October 5 30th Hard / outdoors Tokyo, Japan Ariake Coliseum GER Rainer Schüttler2003 Tokyo Men's Singles draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/tokyo/329/2003/draws?matchType=singles www.atpworldtour.com Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) RUS Maria Sharapova USA Justin Gimelstob / GER Nicolas Kiefer2003 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/tokyo/329/2003/draws?matchType=doubles www.atpworldtour.com Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) RUS Maria Sharapova / THA Tamarine Tanasugarn Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open The 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from September 29 through October 5, 2003. Rainer Schüttler and Maria Sharapova won the singles title. Finals Men's singles 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles GER Rainer Schüttler defeated FRA Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–5), 6–2 It was Schüttler's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. Women's singles 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles RUS Maria Sharapova defeated HUN Anikó Kapros 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) It was the 1st title of Sharapova's career. Men's doubles 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles USA Justin Gimelstob / GER Nicolas Kiefer defeated USA Scott Humphries / BAH Mark Merklein 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) It was Gimelstob's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Kiefer's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. Women's doubles 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles RUS Maria Sharapova / THA Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated USA Ansley Cargill / USA Ashley Harkleroad 7–6(7–1), 6–0 It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Tanasugarn's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career. References External links Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20200513134732/https://www.rakutenopen.com/en/ 2020-05-13 ATP tournament profile AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Category:Japan Open (tennis) AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships AISJapan Open Tennis Championships