2003 WTA Tour Championships
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The results of the 2003 WTA Tour Championships held in Los Angeles, United States. For the first time a round robin system was introduced, after the men's Tennis Masters Cup. Two groups of four players were formed and each contender had to play three matches.
Contents |
[edit] Singles
[edit] Contenders
| # | Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1) | Kim Clijsters | .svg/25px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| 2. | (2) | Justine Henin | Belgium |
| 3. | (5) | Jennifer Capriati |  United States |
| 4. | (6) | Amélie Mauresmo |  France |
| 5. | (8) | Anastasia Myskina |  Russia |
| 6. | (9) | Elena Dementieva | Russia |
| 7. | (10) | Chanda Rubin | United States |
| 8. | (11) | Ai Sugiyama |  Japan |
Note:
- American Serena Williams had qualified but pulled out due to left knee surgery.
- American Lindsay Davenport had qualified but pulled out due to left foot surgery.
- American Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to abdominal injury.
[edit] Group stage
[edit] Red Group
| Kim Clijsters, BEL | (3-6, 6-4, 6-4) | Amélie Mauresmo, FRA |
| Elena Dementieva, RUS | (4-6, 7-5, 6-1) | Chanda Rubin, USA |
| Kim Clijsters, BEL | (6-2, 6-2) | Elena Dementieva, RUS |
| Chanda Rubin, USA | (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) | Amélie Mauresmo, FRA |
| Kim Clijsters, BEL | (6-4, 6-4) | Chanda Rubin, USA |
| Amélie Mauresmo, FRA | (6-3, 6-2) | Elena Dementieva, RUS |
| # | Rank | Player | Matches W - L |
Sets W - L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Kim Clijsters, BEL | 3 - 0 | 6 - 1 |
| 2. | 6 | Amélie Mauresmo, FRA | 1 - 2 | 4 - 4 |
| 3. | 10 | Chanda Rubin, USA | 1 - 2 | 3 - 5 |
| 4. | 9 | Elena Dementieva, RUS | 1 - 2 | 2 - 5 |
[edit] Black Group
| Justine Henin, BEL | (6-2, 6-1) | Jennifer Capriati, USA |
| Anastasia Myskina, RUS | (6-4, 6-3) | Ai Sugiyama, JPN |
| Justine Henin, BEL | (7-5, 5-7, 7-5) | Anastasia Myskina, RUS |
| Jennifer Capriati, USA | (7-5, 7-63) | Ai Sugiyama, JPN |
| Ai Sugiyama, JPN | (6-2, 6-4) | Justine Henin, BEL |
| Jennifer Capriati, USA | (7-5, 5-7, 6-4) | Anastasia Myskina, RUS |
| # | Rank | Player | Matches W - L |
Sets W - L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | Justine Henin, BEL | 2 - 1 | 4 - 3 |
| 2. | 5 | Jennifer Capriati, USA | 2 - 1 | 4 - 3 |
| 3. | 8 | Anastasia Myskina, RUS | 1 - 2 | 4 - 4 |
| 4. | 11 | Ai Sugiyama, JPN | 1 - 2 | 2 - 4 |
Positions 1 and 2 were based on the ratio of won and lost games.
[edit] Finals
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Kim Clijsters |
4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | Jennifer Capriati |
6 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | Kim Clijsters |
6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Amélie Mauresmo |
2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Amélie Mauresmo |
7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Justine Henin |
6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
[edit] Doubles
[edit] Contenders
| # | Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1) | Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama |
Belgium Japan |
| 2. | (2) | Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez |
 Spain Argentina |
| 3. | (3) | Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova |
Russia United States |
| 4. | (4) | Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva |
 Zimbabwe Russia |
[edit] Finals
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ruano Pascal Suarez |
6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kuznetsova Navratilova |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ruano Pascal Suarez |
6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1 | Clijsters Sugiyama |
4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | Clijsters Sugiyama |
6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Black Likhovtseva |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
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