2003 ITF Women's Circuit

The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2003, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also three four-week circuits each worth $40,000 in prize money. The ITF world champions in 2003 were Justine Henin-Hardenne (senior singles), Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (senior doubles), Kirsten Flipkens (junior singles) and Andrea Hlaváčková (junior doubles).http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/facts/rollofhonour.asp List of ITF World Champions 2010-04-07 2010-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206004024/http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/facts/rollofhonour.asp dead Tournament breakdown by region Region Number of events Total prize money Africa 16 $160,000 Asia 48 $820,000 Europe 179 $3,225,000 North America* 65 $1,770,000 Oceania 12 $225,000 South America 12 $135,000 Total 322 $6,335,000 *Includes information for events in Central America and the Caribbean Singles titles by nation Rank Nation Titles won 1. CZE Czech Republic 23 2. 18 3. ESP Spain 16 4. JPN Japan 15 5. FRA France 13 6. GER Germany 12 7. IND India 11 8. ARG Argentina 10 = AUS Australia 10 = CRO Croatia 10 = RUS Russia 10 12. AUT Austria 9 = BRA Brazil 9 = HUN Hungary 9 15. PUR Puerto Rico 8 = UKR Ukraine 8 17. ITA Italy 7 = ROU Romania 7 = SVK Slovakia 7 20. BUL Bulgaria 6 = NED Netherlands 6 = TPE Chinese Taipei 6 This list displays only the top 22 nations in terms of singles titles wins. Sources List of ITF World Champions https://web.archive.org/web/20101206004024/http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/facts/rollofhonour.asp 2010-12-06 ITF prize money (1983–2008) https://web.archive.org/web/20101121225834/http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_39071_original.PDF 2010-11-21 ITF Pro Circuit Titles Won By Nations Players in 2003 References External links International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website Category:Women's World Tennis Tour Category:2003 in women's tennis