2003 WTA Tour Championships

January 2025 2003 WTA Tour Championships November 4–10 33rd Year-end championships 8S (round robin) / 4D $3,000,000 Hard / indoor Staples Center Los Angeles, United States BEL Kim Clijsters ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez WTA Finals The 2003 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name Bank of America WTA Tour Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. It was the 33rd edition of the year-end singles championships, the 28th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 4 and November 10, 2003. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles event and earned $1,000,03030usd The added $30 represented the WTA Tour's celebration of its 30th anniversary.Clijsters repeats at WTA Championships http://articles.philly.com/2003-11-11/sports/25461904_1_thg-doping-inquiry-doping-conspiracy https://web.archive.org/web/20140819235939/http://articles.philly.com/2003-11-11/sports/25461904_1_thg-doping-inquiry-doping-conspiracy dead August 19, 2014 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philly.com November 11, 2003 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points.Clijsters crushes Mauresmo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3259381.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC November 11, 2003 With her victory Clijsters became the first female tennis player to earn $US4 million in a season.Clijsters crushes Mauresmo at WTA Championships http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-11-11/clijsters-crushes-mauresmo-at-wta-championships/1507552 www.abc.net.au ABC November 11, 2003 For the first time since 1978 a round robin system was used, after the men's Tennis Masters Cup. Two groups of four players were formed and each contender had to play three matches.More prize money, change in format on top for WTA Championships http://a.espncdn.com/tennis/news/2003/0211/1507254.html ESPN February 11, 2003 Also, for singles, instead of the top sixteen players qualifying, only top eight qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. For doubles, the top four pairs (previously top eight) pairs qualified for the WTA Tour Championships, but still continued with the single elimination format. Finals Singles 2003 WTA Tour Championships – Singles BEL Kim Clijsters defeated FRA Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–0. It was Clijsters's 2nd WTA Championships title, her 9th title of the season and the 19th of her career. Doubles 2003 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez defeated BEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. Notes Singles Players in gold have qualified for Los Angeles. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Los Angeles. Rank Player1234567891011121314151617 Total points Tourn1BEL Justine Henin-HardenneW650+506W650+424SF292+168W275+165W275+145W275+128W300+101W220+171SF292+78W195+129F154+93F137+22SF88+39SF88+38F85+29SF88+17QF81+206,418172BEL Kim ClijstersF456+294F456+190W325+134SF292+148SF292+140W275+127W220+163W195+155W195+103F193+102W195+69F154+83F137+98SF146+89W145+67W120+88F137+336,348202BEL Kim ClijstersSF124+25SF88+38R1642+156,348203USA Serena WilliamsW650+460W650+398SF292+214W325+168F193+112W195+89SF124+463,91674USA Lindsay DavenportSF292+116W275+88F228+91F137+93F137+92F137+83F137+73QF162+44R1690+84SF124+40SF99+63R1690+66QF55+35R1645+12R161+0R161+02,990165FRA Amélie MauresmoF193+174W220+134W195+101F193+93QF162+76QF162+56F137+46SF124+37SF88+39QF81+35QF55+46QF75+25SF88+12R1645+19R1616+8R161+02,736166USA Jennifer CapriatiSF292+132W195+144F228+87QF162+130SF146+47SF124+53F137+25SF88+48SF88+33SF88+25R1690+20QF69+14R1282+0R161+0R161+0R161+0R321+02,471177RUS Anastasia MyskinaW195+225W275+104QF162+120QF162+48R1690+98F137+51W95+66W120+32QF69+20QF49+23QF49+23R1642+8R6432+16R1629+15QF37+2QF30+1R641+02,432237RUS Anastasia MyskinaR321+0R321+0R641+0R321+0R321+0R321+02,432238RUS Elena DementievaW195+191W195+96SF135+100W145+68SF88+68SF88+66SF124+27R1690+32QF55+58R1690+20QF69+17R1638+25R1645+14QF30+18R1629+15QF24+18QF30+102,324268RUS Elena DementievaR1282+0R1282+0R321+0R161+0R641+0R641+0R321+0R321+0R161+02,324269JPN Ai SugiyamaW195+163W195+120SF124+54R1690+70R1690+54R1690+40SF88+40SF88+27SF88+10QF49+47R1645+37QF49+19R1629+35R1638+23R1625+23R6432+16R1638+82,239259JPN Ai SugiyamaR3228+8QF30+2R1625+2R321+0R321+0R641+0R321+0R321+02,2392510USA Venus WilliamsF456+350F456+246W195+132F154+29R1690+46R1645+122,211611USA Chanda RubinW195+96SF146+109QF162+70SF124+38F137+20W120+30F103+26F103+22R1690+28QF81+31QF55+45QF49+46R3256+32R1629+35QF49+4R1625+8R1282+02,1692011USA Chanda RubinR321+0R321+0R321+02,1692012RUS Nadia PetrovaSF292+218F137+65SF124+68R1690+94QF55+93SF88+55R3256+54SF55+51R3256+24R1638+39QF49+12R1642+16R1617.5+25R1623.25+16R3223+4Q26.25+2Q26.25+02,0052312RUS Nadia PetrovaQ24+2R321+0R321+0R321+0R321+0R321+02,0052313RUS Vera ZvonarevaQF162+172QF69+88QF81+52W120+11SF88+43QF69+58R1690+36QF75+33QF69+31QF69+25R3256+24SF55+24SF55+12QF24+31R3214+15R1625+4QF20+81,8322313RUS Vera ZvonarevaR1616+2R1282+0R321+0R1281+0R321+0R321+01,83223 References External links http://www.wtafinals.com WTA tournament draws Category:WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships Category:Tennis tournaments in Los Angeles