2003 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2003 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion | .svg.png){kind=small} Kim Clijsters |
| Runner-up |  Amélie Mauresmo |
| Score | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Defending champion Kim Clijsters successfully defended her title, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the singles title at the 2003 WTA Tour Championships.[1] It was her second Tour Finals title in a row,[2] (Clijsters later won again in 2010[3]) her ninth title of the season,[1] and the 19th of her career.
Seeds
- (1) Kim Clijsters (champion)
- (2) Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
- (5)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals) - (6) Amélie Mauresmo (final)
- (8)
Anastasia Myskina (round robin) - (9) Elena Dementieva (round robin)
- (10) Chanda Rubin (round robin)
- (11)
Ai Sugiyama (round robin)
Note:
- Serena Williams had qualified but pulled out due to left knee surgery.
- Lindsay Davenport had qualified but pulled out due to left foot surgery.
- Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to abdominal injury.
Alternates
- Nadia Petrova (not used)
- Vera Zvonareva (not used)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kim Clijsters
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Jennifer Capriati
| 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Kim Clijsters
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo
| 77 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
| 62 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
Red group
| Clijsters |
Mauresmo |
Dementieva |
Rubin |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
| Henin-Hardenne |
Capriati |
Myskina |
Sugiyama |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Clijsters crushes Mauresmo". BBC. November 11, 2003. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "Clijsters claims season finale". BBC. November 12, 2002. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "Clijsters battles to WTA victory". BBC. October 31, 2010. Retrieved 2026-08-15.