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 |
Seeds
edit- (1)
Kim Clijsters (champion) - (2) Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
- (5)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals) - (6)
Amélie Mauresmo (final) - (8)
Anastasia Myskina (round robin) - (9) Elena Dementieva (round robin)
- (10) Chanda Rubin (round robin)
- (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
edit- Nadia Petrova (not used)
- Vera Zvonareva (not used)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit| Clijsters
|
Mauresmo
|
 Dementieva
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Rubin
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Kim Clijsters
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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
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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
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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
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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
edit| Henin-Hardenne
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Capriati
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Myskina
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 Sugiyama
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
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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
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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
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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
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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.