2003 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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. It was her second Tour Finals title, her ninth title of the season, and the 19th of her career.

Singles
2003 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Score	6–2, 6–0
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2003 WTA Tour Championships

Seeds

1. (1) Kim Clijsters (champion)
2. (2) Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
3. (5) Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
4. (6) Amélie Mauresmo (final)
5. (8) Anastasia Myskina (round robin)
6. (9) Elena Dementieva (round robin)
7. (10) Chanda Rubin (round robin)
8. (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

1. Nadia Petrova (not used)
2. 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
• SR = Special ranking

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

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

References