Tennis tournament
The2003 Australian Open was atennis tournament held in 2003. It was the firstGrand Slam event of the2003 ATP Tour and the2003 WTA Tour .It was the 91st edition of the event and attracted 512,225 spectators.[ 1]
Thomas Johansson could not defend his 2002 title due to an injury which would rule him out for all of 2003.Jennifer Capriati was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the first round by GermanMarlene Weingärtner .Andre Agassi won his fourth Australian Open and final Grand Slam title, defeatingRainer Schüttler in a lopsided final.Serena Williams defeated her sisterVenus in the final in three sets, to win her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once.
Andre Agassi Rainer Schüttler ,6–2, 6–2, 6–1
It was Agassi's 8th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Australian Open title (an Open Era record until it was broken by Novak Djokovic in 2015). Serena Williams [ 2] Venus Williams ,7–6(7–4) ,3–6, 6–4
It was Serena's 5th career Grand Slam title, her 4th in a row, and her 1st Australian Open title. this also marks Serena claiming a CareerGrand Slam and first of twoSerena Slams . Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro Mark Knowles /Daniel Nestor ,6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Serena Williams Venus Williams Virginia Ruano Pascual /Paola Suárez ,4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Martina Navratilova Leander Paes Eleni Daniilidou /Todd Woodbridge ,6–4, 7–5
Marcos Baghdatis [ 3] Florin Mergea ,6–4, 6–4
Barbora Strýcová Viktoriya Kutuzova ,0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Scott Oudsema Phillip Simmonds Florin Mergea /Horia Tecău ,6–4, 6–4
Casey Dellacqua Adriana Szili Petra Cetkovská /Barbora Strýcová ,6–3, 4–4, ret.
[ edit ] David Hall Robin Ammerlaan ,6–1, 7-6
[ edit ] Esther Vergeer Daniela Di Toro ,2–6, 6–0, 6-3
Withdrawn players:Tim Henman ,Tommy Haas ,Thomas Johansson ,Marcelo Ríos ,Greg Rusedski ,Paul-Henri Mathieu ,Arnaud Clément ;Martina Hingis ,Amélie Mauresmo ,Jelena Dokic .
Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round, lost toYounes El Aynaoui ) Andre Agassi (champion)Marat Safin (third round, withdrew before match againstRainer Schüttler ) Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals, lost toWayne Ferreira ) Carlos Moyá (second round, lost toMardy Fish ) Roger Federer (fourth round, lost toDavid Nalbandian ) Jiří Novák (third round, lost toMikhail Youzhny ) Albert Costa (third round, lost toFélix Mantilla ) Andy Roddick (semifinals, lost toRainer Schüttler ) David Nalbandian (quarterfinals, lost toRainer Schüttler ) Paradorn Srichaphan (second round, lost toMark Philippoussis ) Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals, lost toAndre Agassi ) Fernando González (second round, lost toAlberto Martín ) Guillermo Cañas (second round, lost toGuillermo Coria ) Àlex Corretja (first round, lost toFeliciano López ) Sjeng Schalken (second round, lost toMario Ančić ) Gastón Gaudio (second round, lost toSargis Sargsian ) Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals, lost toAndy Roddick ) Juan Ignacio Chela (second round, lost toFernando Vicente ) Xavier Malisse (third round, lost toDavid Nalbandian ) Andrei Pavel (first round, lost toRenzo Furlan ,retired) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round, lost toJarkko Nieminen ) James Blake (fourth round, lost toRainer Schüttler ) Nicolás Lapentti (third round, lost toSébastien Grosjean ) Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round, lost toAndy Roddick ) Tommy Robredo (first round, lost toWayne Ferreira ) Jan-Michael Gambill (second round, lost toFélix Mantilla ) Fabrice Santoro (third round, lost toJuan Carlos Ferrero ) Nicolas Escudé (third round, lost toAndre Agassi ) Gustavo Kuerten (second round, lost toRadek Štěpánek ) Rainer Schüttler (final, lost toAndre Agassi ) Stefan Koubek (first round, lost toAndreas Vinciguerra )
Serena Williams (champion)Venus Williams (final, lost toSerena Williams ) Jennifer Capriati (first round, lost toMarlene Weingärtner ) Kim Clijsters (semifinals, lost toSerena Williams ) Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals, lost toVenus Williams ) Monica Seles (second round, lost toKlára Koukalová ) Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals, lost toSerena Williams ) Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals, lost toKim Clijsters ) Lindsay Davenport (fourth round, lost toJustine Henin-Hardenne ) Chanda Rubin (fourth round, lost toAnastasia Myskina ) Magdalena Maleeva (third round, lost toElena Bovina ) Patty Schnyder (fourth round, lost toDaniela Hantuchová ) Silvia Farina Elia (second round, lost toNicole Pratt ) Anna Smashnova (third round, lost toAmanda Coetzer ) Alexandra Stevenson (second round, lost toDenisa Chládková ) Nathalie Dechy (third round, lost toEleni Daniilidou ) Elena Dementieva (first round, lost toBarbara Schwartz ) Eleni Daniilidou (fourth round, lost toSerena Williams ) Amanda Coetzer (fourth round, lost toKim Clijsters ) Elena Bovina (fourth round, lost toMeghann Shaughnessy ) Ai Sugiyama (second round, lost toNadia Petrova ) Anne Kremer (second round, lost toEvie Dominikovic ) Paola Suárez (third round, lost toNicole Pratt ) Tatiana Panova (third round, lost toLindsay Davenport ) Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals, lost toSerena Williams ) Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round, lost toSerena Williams ) Lisa Raymond (second round, lost toAnca Barna ) Clarisa Fernández (third round, lost toAnastasia Myskina ) Iva Majoli (first round, lost toCristina Torrens Valero ) Janette Husárová (second round, lost toVirginia Ruano Pascual ) Conchita Martínez (first round, lost toAmy Frazier ) Katarina Srebotnik (third round, lost toJustine Henin-Hardenne )
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Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S ,D )Paris (S ,D )Antwerp (S ,D )Dubai (S ,D )Scottsdale (S ,D )Amelia Island (S ,D )Warsaw (S ,D )Eastbourne (S ,D )Stanford (S ,D )San Diego (S ,D )Los Angeles (S ,D )New Haven (S ,D )Shanghai (S ,D )Leipzig (S ,D )Filderstadt (S ,D )Linz (S ,D )Philadelphia (S ,D ) Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S ,D )Doha (S ,D )Memphis (S ,D )Bogotá (S ,D )Acapulco (S ,D )Bol (S ,D )Strasbourg (S ,D )Birmingham (S ,D )Vienna (S ,D )'s-Hertogenbosch (S ,D )Sopot (S ,D )Bali (S ,D )Tokyo (S ,D )Luxembourg (S ,D )Quebec City (S ,D ) Tier IV tournaments Tier V tournaments Team events
Andre Agassi
Michaël Llodra/
Leander Paes
David Hall
Esther Vergeer
Marcos Baghdatis
Barbora Strýcová
Rainer Schüttler,6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Mark Knowles/
Daniel Nestor,6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Virginia Ruano Pascual/
Paola Suárez,4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Eleni Daniilidou/
Florin Mergea,6–4, 6–4
Viktoriya Kutuzova,0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Tim Henman,
Thomas Johansson,
Marcelo Ríos,
Martina Hingis,
Jelena Dokic.
