2003 French Open

The 2003 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2003 and the 107th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003.

2003 French Open
Date26 May – 8 June
Edition107th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade 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

Both Albert Costa and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences, both being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champions Juan Carlos Ferrero and Justine Henin-Hardenne respectively. Ferrero won his first Grand Slam title, defeating Martin Verkerk in the final, and Henin-Hardenne, who had previously won the event in 1997 as a junior, won after defeating Serena Williams, who had won the previous four Grand Slam events, in the semi-final and compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in 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

Men's singles

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Martin Verkerk,[lower-alpha 1] 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

Justine Henin-Hardenne[lower-alpha 2] defeated Kim Clijsters, 6–0, 6–4[lower-alpha 3]

  • 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

Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan defeated Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Michael and Robert's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Women's doubles

Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama defeated Virginia 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

Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan defeated Elena Likhovtseva / Mahesh Bhupathi, 6–3, 6–4

Top 5 Seeds

Men's Singles
1.Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)lost toTommy Robredo (ESP)3rd round
2.Andre Agassi (USA)lost to[7]Guillermo Coria (ARG)Quarterfinal
3.Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)beatMartin Verkerk (NED)Final
4.Carlos Moyà (ESP)lost toMartin Verkerk (NED)Quarterfinal
5.Roger Federer (SUI)lost toLuis 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

Boys' Singles

Stanislas Wawrinka[lower-alpha 4] defeated Brian Baker, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Girls' Singles

Anna-Lena Grönefeld defeated Vera Dushevina, 6–4, 6–4

Boys' Doubles

György Balázs / Dudi Sela defeated Kamil Čapkovič / Lado Chikhladze, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

Girls' Doubles

Marta Fraga Pérez / Adriana González Peñas defeated Kateřina Böhmová / Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–0, 6–3

Notes

  1. Verkerk became only the third Dutch player, after Tom Okker and Richard Krajicek, to reach a Grand Slam men's singles final.
  2. Henin became the first Belgian player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
  3. This was the first ever all-Belgian Grand Slam singles final.
  4. Wawrinka reached in the final in 2015 and eventually won the singles' champion.
Preceded by
2003 Australian Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2003 Wimbledon Championships
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