 Justine Henin-Hardenne finished the year asworld No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won eight tournaments during the season, including twomajors at theFrench Open and theUS Open. She also won fourTier I events. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | December 28, 2002 – November 20, 2003 |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Tournaments | 59 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (17) WTA Tier III (16) WTA Tier IV (6) WTA Tier V (6) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Kim Clijsters (9) |
| Most finals | Kim Clijsters (15) |
| Prize money leader | Kim Clijsters ($4,466,345) |
| Points leader | Justine Henin-Hardenne (6,628) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Justine Henin-Hardenne |
| Doubles team of the year |  Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
| Most improved player of the year |  Nadia Petrova |
| Newcomer of the year | Maria Sharapova |
| Comeback player of the year |  Amélie Mauresmo |
←2002 2004 → | |
The2003 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2003 tennis season. The 2003 WTA Tour included the fourGrand Slam tournaments, theWTA Tour Championships and theWTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the 2003 WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The table below shows the 2003 WTA Tour schedule.
| Grand Slam events |
| Year-end championships |
| Tier I events |
| Tier II events |
| Tier III events |
| Tier IV and V events |
| Team events |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end Championship Hard – $3,000,000 – 8S (round robin)/4D Singles –Doubles | Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–0 | Amélie Mauresmo |  Jennifer CapriatiJustine Henin-Hardenne | Chanda RubinElena DementievaAnastasia Myskina Ai Sugiyama |
| Virginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Kim ClijstersAi Sugiyama | ||||
| Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles |  Henrieta Nagyová6–4, 6–2 | Ľubomíra Kurhajcová |  Tamarine Tanasugarn Anca Barna | Anastasia Rodionova Elena Tatarkova Jelena KostanićSaori Obata | |
 Li TingSun Tiantian6–4, 6–3 |  Wynne PrakusyaAngelique Widjaja | ||||
| 14 Nov | Fed Cup: Final Moscow, Russia, Carpet (i) | France 4–1 | United States | Belgium 1–4 Russia 2–3 |
Below are the 2003 WTA year-end rankings:
| No | Player Name | Nation | Points | 2002 | Change |
| 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | BEL | 6,628 | 5 | +4 |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | BEL | 6,553 | 4 | +2 |
| 3 | Serena Williams | USA | 3,916 | 1 | -2 |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | FRA | 3,194 | 6 | +2 |
| 5 | Lindsay Davenport | USA | 2,990 | 12 | +7 |
| 6 | Jennifer Capriati | USA | 2,766 | 3 | -3 |
| 7 | Anastasia Myskina | RUS | 2,581 | 11 | +4 |
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | RUS | 2,383 | 19 | +11 |
| 9 | Chanda Rubin | USA | 2,328 | 13 | +4 |
| 10 | Ai Sugiyama | JPN | 2,235 | 24 | +14 |
| 11 | Venus Williams | USA | 2,211 | 2 | -9 |
| 12 | Nadia Petrova | RUS | 1,994 | 111 | +99 |
| 13 | Vera Zvonareva | RUS | 1,808 | 45 | +32 |
| 14 | Paola Suárez | ARG | 1,526 | 27 | +13 |
| 15 | Jelena Dokić |  YUG | 1,405 | 9 | -6 |
| 16 | Anna Pistolesi |  ISR | 1,353 | 16 | = |
| 17 | Meghann Shaughnessy | USA | 1,350 | 30 | +13 |
| 18 | Conchita Martínez | ESP | 1,316 | 34 | +16 |
| 19 | Daniela Hantuchová | SVK | 1,271 | 8 | -11 |
| 20 | Francesca Schiavone |  ITA | 1,265 | 41 | +21 |
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams (USA) | Year-End 2002 | 10 August 2003 |
| Kim Clijsters (BEL) | 11 August 2003 | 19 October 2003 |
| Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) | 20 October 2003 | 26 October 2003 |
| Kim Clijsters (BEL) | 27 October 2003 | 9 November 2003 |
| Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) | 10 November 2003 | Year-End 2003 |
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 12.5 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 2 | – | 22 | – | – | – |
| WTA Championships (S) | 485 | 340 | 218 | 121 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Championships (D) | 485 | 340 | 218 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tier I $2,000,000 (S) | 325 | 228 | 146 | 81 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | – | 6.25 | 1 |
| Tier I $2,000,000 (D) | 325 | 228 | 146 | 81 | 45 | 1 | – | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| Tier I $1,325,000 (56S) | 300 | 210 | 135 | 75 | 42 | 25 | 1 | – | 10.5 | – | 5.75 | 1 |
| Tier I $1,325,000 (28D) | 300 | 210 | 135 | 75 | 42 | 1 | – | – | 18.5 | – | – | – |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (56S) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 38 | 23 | 1 | – | 9.5 | – | 5.25 | 1 |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (28S) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 38 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1 |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (28D) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 38 | 1 | – | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Tier I $1,224,000 (16D) | 275 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Tier II $650,000 (56S) | 220 | 154 | 99 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 1 | – | 7.75 | – | 4.5 | 1 |
| Tier II $650,000 (28S) | 220 | 154 | 99 | 55 | 29 | 1 | – | – | 13.25 | 7.75 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Tier II $650,000 (16D) | 220 | 154 | 99 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Tier II $585,000 (56S) | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 1 | – | 6.75 | – | 4 | 1 |
| Tier II $585,000 (28S) | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | – | – | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
| Tier II $585,000 (16D) | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 1 | – | – | – | 11.75 | – | – | – |
| Tier III $225,000 (30S) | 145 | 103 | 66 | 37 | 19 | 1 | – | – | 4.5 | – | 2.75 | 1 |
| Tier III $225,000 (16D) | 145 | 103 | 66 | 37 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tier III $170,000 (56S) | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 1 | – | 3.75 | – | 2.25 | 1 |
| Tier III $170,000 (30S) | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 7.25 | 3.75 | 2.25 | 1 |
| Tier III $170,000 (16D) | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 | – | – | – |
| Tier IV $140,000 (S) | 95 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Tier IV $140,000 (D) | 95 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.25 | – | – | – |
| Tier V $110,000 (S) | 80 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tier V $110,000 (D) | 80 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
Kim Clijsters – Sydney, Indian Wells, Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Los Angeles, Filderstadt, Luxembourg andWTA Tour Championships (9)Justine Henin-Hardenne – Dubai, Charleston, Berlin,French Open, San Diego, Toronto,U.S. Open and Zurich (8)Anastasia Myskina – Doha, Sarasota, Leipzig and Moscow (4)Serena Williams –Australian Open, Paris, Miami andWimbledon (4)Elena Dementieva – Amelia Island, Bali and Shanghai (3)Amélie Mauresmo – Warsaw and Philadelphia (2)Chanda Rubin – Madrid and Eastbourne (2)Magüi Serna – Estoril and Budapest (2)Maria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City (2)Anna Pistolesi – Sopot and Helsinki (2)Ai Sugiyama – Scottsdale and Linz (2)Jennifer Capriati – New Haven (1)
Amanda Coetzer – Acapulco (1)
Eleni Daniilidou – Auckland (1)Lindsay Davenport – Tokyo Pan Pacific (1)Nathalie Dechy – Gold Coast (1)Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg (1)Rita Grande – Casablanca (1)
Magdalena Maleeva – Birmingham (1)
Alicia Molik – Hobart (1)Henrieta Nagyová – Pattaya City (1)Lisa Raymond – Memphis (1)Virginia Ruano Pascual – Tashkent (1)Dinara Safina – Palermo (1)Meghann Shaughnessy – Canberra (1)Paola Suárez – Vienna (1)Tamarine Tanasugarn – Hyderabad (1)Venus Williams – Antwerp (1)
Fabiola Zuluaga – Bogotá (1)Vera Zvonareva – Bol (1)The following players won their first title:
Nathalie Dechy – Gold CoastAlicia Molik – HobartTamarine Tanasugarn – HyderabadElena Dementieva – Amelia IslandVera Zvonareva – BolMaria Sharapova – Tokyo Japan OpenTitles won by nation:
Belgium – 17 (Sydney, Dubai, Indian Wells, Charleston, Berlin, Rome,French Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, Toronto,U.S. Open, Filderstadt, Zurich, Luxembourg andWTA Tour Championships) Russia – 11 (Doha, Sarasota, Amelia Island, Bol, Palermo, Bali, Shanghai, Leipzig, Moscow, Tokyo Japan Open and Quebec City)
United States – 11 (Canberra,Australian Open, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Paris, Antwerp, Memphis, Miami, Madrid, Eastbourne,Wimbledon and New Haven) France – 3 (Gold Coast, Warsaw and Philadelphia) Spain – 3 (Estoril, Budapest and Tashkent) Israel – 2 (Sopot and Helsinki) Italy – 2 (Casablanca and Strasbourg) Japan – 2 (Scottsdale and Linz) Argentina – 1 (Vienna) Australia – 1 (Hobart) Bulgaria – 1 (Birmingham) Colombia – 1 (Bogotá) Greece – 1 (Auckland) South Africa – 1 (Acapulco) Slovakia – 1 (Pattaya City) Thailand – 1 (Hyderabad)
