2003 WTA Tour
The 2003 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2003 tennis season. The 2003 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the 2003 WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Justine Henin-Hardenne finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won eight tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also won four Tier I events. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | December 28, 2002 – November 20, 2003 |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Tournaments | 59 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (17) WTA Tier III (16) WTA Tier IV (6) WTA Tier V (6) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Kim Clijsters (9) |
| Most tournament finals | Kim Clijsters (15) |
| Prize money leader | Justine Henin-Hardenne ($4,466,345) |
| Points leader | Justine Henin-Hardenne (6,628) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Justine Henin-Hardenne |
| Doubles team of the year | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
| Most improved player of the year | Nadia Petrova |
| Newcomer of the year | Maria Sharapova |
| Comeback player of the year | Amélie Mauresmo |
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