2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date September 29 – October 5
Edition 30th
Surface Hard / outdoors
Location Tokyo, Japan
Venue Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Men's Singles
Germany Rainer Schüttler [1]
Women's Singles
Russia Maria Sharapova
Men's Doubles
United States Justin Gimelstob / Germany Nicolas Kiefer [2]
Women's Doubles
Russia Maria Sharapova / Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

The 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from September 29 through October 5, 2003. Rainer Schüttler and Maria Sharapova won the singles title.

Finals

Men's Singles

Germany Rainer Schüttler defeated France Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–5), 6–2

  • It was Schüttler's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.

Women's Singles

Russia Maria Sharapova defeated Hungary Anikó Kapros 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)

  • It was the 1st title of Sharapova's career.

Men's Doubles

United States Justin Gimelstob / Germany Nicolas Kiefer defeated United States Scott Humphries / The Bahamas Mark Merklein 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

  • It was Gimelstob's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Kiefer's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's Doubles

Russia Maria Sharapova / Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated United States Ansley Cargill / United States Ashley Harkleroad 7–6(7–1), 6–0

  • It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Tanasugarn's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ "2003 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "2003 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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