2003 WTA Tour Championships
| 2003 WTA Tour Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 4–10 |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Category | Year-end championships |
| Draw | 8S (round robin) / 4D |
| Prize money | $3,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Los Angeles, United States |
| Venue | Staples Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Kim Clijsters | |
| Doubles | |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez | |
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 $1,000,030[a] first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points.[2] With her victory Clijsters became the first female tennis player to earn $US4 million in a season.[3] 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.[4] 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
Kim Clijsters defeated 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
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Kim Clijsters / 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 Players in brown withdrawn.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 | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total points | Tourn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | W 650+506 |
W 650+424 |
SF 292+168 |
W 275+165 |
W 275+145 |
W 275+128 |
W 300+101 |
W 220+171 |
SF 292+78 |
W 195+129 |
F 154+93 |
F 137+22 |
SF 88+39 |
SF 88+38 |
F 85+29 |
SF 88+17 |
QF 81+20 |
6,418 | 17 |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | F 456+294 |
F 456+190 |
W 325+134 |
SF 292+148 |
SF 292+140 |
W 275+127 |
W 220+163 |
W 195+155 |
W 195+103 |
F 193+102 |
W 195+69 |
F 154+83 |
F 137+98 |
SF 146+89 |
W 145+67 |
W 120+88 |
F 137+33 |
6,348 | 20 |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | SF 124+25 |
SF 88+38 |
R16 42+15 |
6,348 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Serena Williams | W 650+460 |
W 650+398 |
SF 292+214 |
W 325+168 |
F 193+112 |
W 195+89 |
SF 124+46 |
3,916 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | SF 292+116 |
W 275+88 |
F 228+91 |
F 137+93 |
F 137+92 |
F 137+83 |
F 137+73 |
QF 162+44 |
R16 90+84 |
SF 124+40 |
SF 99+63 |
R16 90+66 |
QF 55+35 |
R16 45+12 |
R16 1+0 |
R16 1+0 |
2,990 | 16 | |
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | F 193+174 |
W 220+134 |
W 195+101 |
F 193+93 |
QF 162+76 |
QF 162+56 |
F 137+46 |
SF 124+37 |
SF 88+39 |
QF 81+35 |
QF 55+46 |
QF 75+25 |
SF 88+12 |
R16 45+19 |
R16 16+8 |
R16 1+0 |
2,736 | 16 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Capriati | SF 292+132 |
W 195+144 |
F 228+87 |
QF 162+130 |
SF 146+47 |
SF 124+53 |
F 137+25 |
SF 88+48 |
SF 88+33 |
SF 88+25 |
R16 90+20 |
QF 69+14 |
R128 2+0 |
R16 1+0 |
R16 1+0 |
R16 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
2,471 | 17 |
| 7 | Anastasia Myskina | W 195+225 |
W 275+104 |
QF 162+120 |
QF 162+48 |
R16 90+98 |
F 137+51 |
W 95+66 |
W 120+32 |
QF 69+20 |
QF 49+23 |
QF 49+23 |
R16 42+8 |
R64 32+16 |
R16 29+15 |
QF 37+2 |
QF 30+1 |
R64 1+0 |
2,432 | 23 |
| 7 | Anastasia Myskina | R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R64 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
2,432 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | W 195+191 |
W 195+96 |
SF 135+100 |
W 145+68 |
SF 88+68 |
SF 88+66 |
SF 124+27 |
R16 90+32 |
QF 55+58 |
R16 90+20 |
QF 69+17 |
R16 38+25 |
R16 45+14 |
QF 30+18 |
R16 29+15 |
QF 24+18 |
QF 30+10 |
2,324 | 26 |
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | R128 2+0 |
R128 2+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R16 1+0 |
R64 1+0 |
R64 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R16 1+0 |
2,324 | 26 | ||||||||
| 9 | Ai Sugiyama | W 195+163 |
W 195+120 |
SF 124+54 |
R16 90+70 |
R16 90+54 |
R16 90+40 |
SF 88+40 |
SF 88+27 |
SF 88+10 |
QF 49+47 |
R16 45+37 |
QF 49+19 |
R16 29+35 |
R16 38+23 |
R16 25+23 |
R64 32+16 |
R16 38+8 |
2,239 | 25 |
| 9 | Ai Sugiyama | R32 28+8 |
QF 30+2 |
R16 25+2 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R64 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
2,239 | 25 | |||||||||
| 10 | Venus Williams | F 456+350 |
F 456+246 |
W 195+132 |
F 154+29 |
R16 90+46 |
R16 45+12 |
2,211 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Chanda Rubin | W 195+96 |
SF 146+109 |
QF 162+70 |
SF 124+38 |
F 137+20 |
W 120+30 |
F 103+26 |
F 103+22 |
R16 90+28 |
QF 81+31 |
QF 55+45 |
QF 49+46 |
R32 56+32 |
R16 29+35 |
QF 49+4 |
R16 25+8 |
R128 2+0 |
2,169 | 20 |
| 11 | Chanda Rubin | R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
2,169 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nadia Petrova | SF 292+218 |
F 137+65 |
SF 124+68 |
R16 90+94 |
QF 55+93 |
SF 88+55 |
R32 56+54 |
SF 55+51 |
R32 56+24 |
R16 38+39 |
QF 49+12 |
R16 42+16 |
R16 17.5+25 |
R16 23.25+16 |
R32 23+4 |
Q2 6.25+2 |
Q2 6.25+0 |
2,005 | 23 |
| 12 | Nadia Petrova | Q2 4+2 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
2,005 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Vera Zvonareva | QF 162+172 |
QF 69+88 |
QF 81+52 |
W 120+11 |
SF 88+43 |
QF 69+58 |
R16 90+36 |
QF 75+33 |
QF 69+31 |
QF 69+25 |
R32 56+24 |
SF 55+24 |
SF 55+12 |
QF 24+31 |
R32 14+15 |
R16 25+4 |
QF 20+8 |
1,832 | 23 |
| 13 | Vera Zvonareva | R16 16+2 |
R128 2+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R128 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
1,832 | 23 |
References
- ^ "Clijsters repeats at WTA Championships". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly.com. November 11, 2003. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Clijsters crushes Mauresmo". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. November 11, 2003.
- ^ "Clijsters crushes Mauresmo at WTA Championships". www.abc.net.au. ABC. November 11, 2003.
- ^ "More prize money, change in format on top for WTA Championships". ESPN. February 11, 2003.