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1 Finals  



1.1  Singles  





1.2  Doubles  







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2003 WTA Tour Championships






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2003 WTA Tour Championships
DateNovember 4–10
Edition33rd
CategoryYear-end championships
Draw8S (round robin) / 4D
Prize money$3,000,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationLos Angeles, United States
VenueStaples Center
Champions
Singles
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Doubles
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
← 2002 · WTA Finals · 2004 →

The 2003 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name Bank of America WTA Tour Championships Presented by Porsche, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples CenterinLos Angeles, United States. It was the 33rd edition of the year-end singles championships, the 28th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 4 and November 10, 2003. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles event and earned $1,000,030[a] first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points.[2] With her victory Clijsters became the first female tennis player to earn $US4 million in a season.[3] For the first time since 1978 a round robin system was used, after the men's Tennis Masters Cup. Two groups of four players were formed and each contender had to play three matches.[4] Also, for singles, instead of the top sixteen players qualifying, only top eight qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. For doubles, the top four pairs (previously top eight) pairs qualified for the WTA Tour Championships, but still continued with the single elimination format.

Finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Belgium Kim Clijsters defeated France Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–0.

Doubles[edit]

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez defeated Belgium Kim Clijsters / Japan Ai Sugiyama, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The added $30 represented the WTA Tour's celebration of its 30th anniversary.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Clijsters repeats at WTA Championships". articles.philly.com. Philly.com. November 11, 2003.
  • ^ "Clijsters crushes Mauresmo". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. November 11, 2003.
  • ^ "Clijsters crushes Mauresmo at WTA Championships". www.abc.net.au. ABC. November 11, 2003.
  • ^ "More prize money, change in format on top for WTA Championships". ESPN. February 11, 2003.
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