2003 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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Singles
2003 WTA Tour Championships
ChampionBelgium Kim Clijsters
Runner-upFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Final score6–2, 6–0
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title by defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the final 6–2, 6–0.

It was Clijsters's 2nd WTA Championships title, her 9th title of the season and the 19th of her career.

Seeds[]

  1. (1) Belgium Kim Clijsters (champion)
  2. (2) Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
  3. (5) United States Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
  4. (6) France Amélie Mauresmo (final)
  5. (8) Russia Anastasia Myskina (round robin)
  6. (9) Russia Elena Dementieva (round robin)
  7. (10) United States Chanda Rubin (round robin)
  8. (11) Japan Ai Sugiyama (round robin)

Note:

Alternates[]

  1. Russia Nadia Petrova (not used)
  2. Russia Vera Zvonareva (not used)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
          
1 Belgium Kim Clijsters 4 6 6
3 United States Jennifer Capriati 6 3 0
1 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6
4 France Amélie Mauresmo 2 0
4 France Amélie Mauresmo 77 3 6
2 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 62 6 3

Red group[]

  Belgium Clijsters France Mauresmo Russia Dementieva United States Rubin RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
1 Belgium Kim Clijsters 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 6–2, 6–2 6–4, 6–4 3–0 6–1 (86%) 39–26 (60%) 1
4 France Amélie Mauresmo 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 6–3, 6–2 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 1–2 4–4 (50%) 38–36 (51%) 2
6 Russia Elena Dementieva 2–6, 2–6 3–6, 2–6 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 1–2 2–5 (29%) 26–36 (42%) 4
7 United States Chanda Rubin 4–6, 4–6 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 1–2 3–5 (38%) 36–41 (47%) 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Black group[]

  Belgium Henin-Hardenne United States Capriati Russia Myskina Japan Sugiyama RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
2 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–2, 6–1 7–5, 5–7, 7–5 2–6, 4–6 2–1 4–3 (57%) 37–32 (54%) 1
3 United States Jennifer Capriati 2–6, 1–6 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 7–5, 7–6(7–3) 2–1 4–3 (57%) 35–39 (47%) 2
5 Russia Anastasia Myskina 5–7, 7–5, 5–7 5–7, 7–5, 4–6 6–4, 6–3 1–2 4–4 (50%) 45–44 (51%) 3
8 Japan Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 6–4 5–7, 6–7(3–7) 4–6, 3–6 1–2 2–4 (33%) 30–32 (48%) 4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

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