2003 French Open
| 2003 French Open | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 26 May – 8 June 2003 |
| Edition | 102 |
| Category | 73rdGrand Slam(ITF) |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Juan Carlos Ferrero | |
| Women's singles | |
 Justine Henin-Hardenne | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
Kim Clijsters/ Ai Sugiyama | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Lisa Raymond/Mike Bryan | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Stanislas Wawrinka | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 György Balázs / Dudi Sela | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Marta Fraga Pérez/Adriana González Peñas | |
The2003 French Openwas the secondGrand Slamevent of 2003 and the 102nd edition of theFrench Open.It took place at theStade Roland Garrosin Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003.
BothAlbert CostaandSerena Williamswere unsuccessful in their title defences, both being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual championsJuan Carlos FerreroandJustine Henin-Hardennerespectively. Ferrero won his first Grand Slam title, defeatingMartin Verkerkin the final, and Henin-Hardenne, who had previously won the event in1997as a junior, won after defeatingSerena Williams,who had won the previous four Grand Slam events, in the semi-final and compatriot andrivalKim Clijstersin the final in straight sets. For Henin-Hardenne, it was the first of seven Grand Slam titles, and the first of four French Open titles.
Seniors[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
Juan Carlos Ferrerodefeated
Martin Verkerk,[a]6–1, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Ferrero's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his only Grand Slam title.
Women's singles[edit]
Justine Henin-Hardenne[b]defeatedKim Clijsters,6–0, 6–4[c]
- It was Henin's 4th title of the year, and her 10th overall. It was her 1st of 7 career Grand Slam titles, and the first of her four French Open singles titles.
Men's doubles[edit]
Mike Bryan/Bob BryandefeatedPaul Haarhuis/
Yevgeny Kafelnikov,7–6, 6–3
- It was Michael and Robert's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's doubles[edit]
Kim Clijsters/Ai SugiyamadefeatedVirginia Ruano Pascual/
Paola Suárez,6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7
- It was Clijsters's 1st career Grand Slam title.
- It was Sugiyama's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.
Mixed doubles[edit]
Lisa Raymond/Mike BryandefeatedElena Likhovtseva/
Mahesh Bhupathi,6–3, 6–4
Top 5 seeds[edit]
| Men's singles | ||||
| 1. | Lleyton Hewitt(AUS) | lost to | Tommy Robredo(ESP) | 3rd round |
| 2. | Andre Agassi(USA) | lost to | [7]Guillermo Coria(ARG) | Quarterfinal |
| 3. | Juan Carlos Ferrero(ESP) | beat | Martin Verkerk(NED) | Final |
| 4. | Carlos Moyá(ESP) | lost to | Martin Verkerk(NED) | Quarterfinal |
| 5. | Roger Federer(SUI) | lost to | Luis Horna(PER) | 1st round |
| Women's singles | ||||
| 1. | Serena Williams(USA) | lost to | [4]Justine Henin-Hardenne(BEL) | Semi-final |
| 2. | Kim Clijsters(BEL) | lost to | [4]Justine Henin-Hardenne(BEL) | Final |
| 3. | Venus Williams(USA) | lost to | [22]Vera Zvonareva(RUS) | 4th round |
| 4. | Justine Henin-Hardenne(BEL) | beat | [2]Kim Clijsters(BEL) | Final |
| 5. | Amélie Mauresmo(FRA) | lost to | [1]Serena Williams(USA) | Quarterfinal |
Juniors[edit]
Boys' singles[edit]
Stanislas Wawrinka[d]defeatedBrian Baker,7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Girls' singles[edit]
Anna-Lena GrönefelddefeatedVera Dushevina,6–4, 6–4
Boys' doubles[edit]
György Balázs/Dudi Seladefeated
Kamil Čapkovič/
Lado Chikhladze,5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Girls' doubles[edit]
Marta Fraga Pérez/Adriana González Peñasdefeated
Kateřina Böhmová/Michaëlla Krajicek,6–0, 6–3
Notes[edit]
- ^Verkerk became only the third Dutch player, afterTom OkkerandRichard Krajicek,to reach a Grand Slam men's singles final.
- ^Henin became the first Belgian player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
- ^This was the first ever all-Belgian Grand Slam singles final.
- ^Wawrinka reached in the final in2015and eventually won the singles' champion.
