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2003 Wimbledon Championships

FieldValue
date23 June – 6 July
edition117th
categoryGrand Slam (ITF)
draw128S/64D/64XD
prize_money£9,373,990
surfaceGrass
locationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
champmsSUI Roger Federer
champwsUSA Serena Williams
champmdSWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Todd Woodbridge
champwdBEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama
champxdIND Leander Paes / USA Martina Navratilova
champbsROM Florin Mergea
champgsBEL Kirsten Flipkens
champbdROM Florin Mergea / ROM Horia Tecău
champgdRUS Alisa Kleybanova / IND Sania Mirza

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 2003 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 117th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2003. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Lleyton Hewitt was unsuccessful in his 2002 title defence, being upset in the first round by Grand Slam debutant Ivo Karlović. It was the first time in the Open Era history of Wimbledon that a defending champion had lost in the first round, the second time overall. This Wimbledon was notable for being Roger Federer's first grand slam victory when he defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final. This would be the first of five consecutive Wimbledon titles for Federer, and eight overall. Serena Williams successfully defended her 2002 title, defeating her sister Venus in the final for the second consecutive year. The 2003 Championships were also the first time that bowing to the Royal Box on Centre Court was no longer required by the players.

Media coverage

Broadcast coverage of the 2003 Championships was distributed to 159 territories worldwide and the tournament received more than 5,717 hours of coverage. This was an increase of 565 hours from the 2002 figure and surpassed all previous records for the event. The BBC transmitted 160 hours of coverage in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC Two. The official Championships website www.wimbledon.org received 242 million page views and 4.3 million visitors.

Prior to the start of the 2003 Championships, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club announced that it would begin purchasing insurance cover that would allow the club to cover losses in the event that a future tournament would be canceled as a result of a pandemic; this policy was announced in the wake of the SARS outbreak and required the club to pay £1.6 million per year.

Prize money

The total prize money for 2003 championships was £9,373,990. The winner of the men's title earned £575,000 while the women's singles champion earned £535,000.

**Mixed doubles ***£88,500
  • per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

SUI Roger Federer defeated AUS Mark Philippoussis, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)

  • It was Federer's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. He became the first Swiss male player to win a Grand Slam singles title. It was the first, in what was to become 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles, and 8 overall. It was also the first Grand Slam title of the 20 won by Federer through the course of his career, a third place for the most Grand Slam singles titles in the history of the men's game.

Women's singles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Serena Williams defeated USA Venus Williams, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Serena's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 6th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd at Wimbledon.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Todd Woodbridge defeated IND Mahesh Bhupathi / BLR Max Mirnyi, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Women's doubles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

BEL Kim Clijsters / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez, 6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

IND Leander Paes / USA Martina Navratilova defeated ISR Andy Ram / RUS Anastasia Rodionova, 6–3, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

ROM Florin Mergea defeated AUS Chris Guccione, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Girls' singles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

BEL Kirsten Flipkens defeated RUS Anna Chakvetadze, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

ROM Florin Mergea / ROM Horia Tecău defeated AUS Adam Feeney / AUS Chris Guccione, 7–6(7–4), 7–5

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

RUS Alisa Kleybanova / IND Sania Mirza defeated CZE Kateřina Böhmová / NED Michaëlla Krajicek, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. AUS Lleyton Hewitt (first round, lost to Ivo Karlović)
  2. USA Andre Agassi (fourth round, lost to Mark Philippoussis)
  3. ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round, lost to Sébastien Grosjean)
  4. SUI Roger Federer (champion)
  5. USA Andy Roddick (semifinals, lost to Roger Federer)
  6. ARG David Nalbandian (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman)
  7. ARG Guillermo Coria (first round, lost to Olivier Rochus)
  8. NED Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
  9. GER Rainer Schüttler (fourth round, lost to Sjeng Schalken)
  10. GBR Tim Henman (quarterfinals, lost to Sébastien Grosjean)
  11. CZE Jiří Novák (third round, lost to Alexander Popp)
  12. THA Paradorn Srichaphan (fourth round, lost to Andy Roddick)
  13. FRA Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals, lost to Mark Philippoussis)
  14. BEL Xavier Malisse (first round, lost to Cyril Saulnier)
  15. FRA Arnaud Clément (second round, lost to Justin Gimelstob)
  16. RUS Mikhail Youzhny (second round, lost to Feliciano López)
  17. BRA Gustavo Kuerten (second round, lost to Todd Martin)
  18. RUS Marat Safin (withdrew due to injury)
  19. CHI Fernando González (first round, lost to Jürgen Melzer)
  20. RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to Raemon Sluiter)
  21. NED Martin Verkerk (first round, lost to Robin Söderling)
  22. ESP Félix Mantilla (first round, lost to Frédéric Niemeyer)
  23. ARG Agustín Calleri (second round, lost to Flávio Saretta)
  24. ESP Albert Costa (withdrew due to injury)
  25. ESP Tommy Robredo (third round, lost to Andy Roddick)
  26. USA James Blake (second round, lost to Sargis Sargsian)
  27. MAR Younes El Aynaoui (third round, lost to Andre Agassi)
  28. RSA Wayne Ferreira (first round, lost to Karol Kučera)
  29. ARG Gastón Gaudio (first round, lost to Mardy Fish)
  30. FIN Jarkko Nieminen (third round, lost to Olivier Rochus)
  31. USA Vince Spadea (first round, lost to Max Mirnyi)
  32. ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (second round, lost to Victor Hănescu)
  33. RUS Nikolay Davydenko (first round, lost to Lee Childs)
  34. ESP Àlex Corretja (withdrew due to personal reasons)
  35. CZE Radek Štěpánek (third round, lost to Mark Philippoussis)

Women's singles

  1. USA Serena Williams (champion)
  2. BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals, lost to Venus Williams)
  3. BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals, lost to Serena Williams)
  4. USA Venus Williams (final, lost to Serena Williams)
  5. USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams)
  6. FRA Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to injury)
  7. USA Chanda Rubin (third round, lost to Silvia Farina Elia)
  8. USA Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals, lost to Serena Williams)
  9. SVK Daniela Hantuchová (second round, lost to Shinobu Asagoe)
  10. RUS Anastasia Myskina (fourth round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  11. SCG Jelena Dokić (third round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
  12. BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round, lost to Paola Suárez)
  13. JPN Ai Sugiyama (fourth round, lost to Kim Clijsters)
  14. GRE Eleni Daniilidou (second round, lost to Mary Pierce)
  15. RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round, lost to Serena Williams)
  16. RUS Vera Zvonareva (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams)
  17. RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Francesca Schiavone)
  18. ESP Conchita Martínez (third round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  19. USA Meghann Shaughnessy (first round, lost to Anikó Kapros)
  20. SUI Patty Schnyder (first round, lost to Petra Mandula)
  21. RUS Elena Bovina (second round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
  22. FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round, lost to Ai Sugiyama)
  23. USA Lisa Raymond (third round, lost to Mary Pierce)
  24. ESP Magüi Serna (second round, lost to Maja Matevžič)
  25. ISR Anna Pistolesi (first round, lost to Samantha Reeves)
  26. USA Alexandra Stevenson (first round, lost to Émilie Loit)
  27. ITA Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals, lost to Kim Clijsters)
  28. USA Laura Granville (third round, lost to Serena Williams)
  29. RUS Nadia Petrova (third round, lost to Venus Williams)
  30. CZE Denisa Chládková (second round, lost to Cara Black)
  31. RUS Elena Likhovtseva (second round, lost to Alicia Molik)
  32. THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round, lost to Akiko Morigami)
  33. RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)

References

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