2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open

The 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 24 February through 2 March 2003 while the women's tournament was held from 17 February through 22 February 2003. Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles titles.

2003 Dubai Tennis Championships
and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Date24 February – 2 March (men)
17 – 22 February (women)
Edition10th (men) / 3rd (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
VenueAviation Club Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Switzerland Roger Federer[1]
Women's singles
Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men's doubles
India Leander Paes / Czech Republic David Rikl[2]
Women's doubles
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / United States Martina Navratilova
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Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Roger Federer defeated   Jiří Novák 6–1, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Federer's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career.

Women's singles edit

  Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated   Monica Seles 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5

  • It was Henin-Hardenne's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Men's doubles edit

  Leander Paes /   David Rikl defeated   Wayne Black /   Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–0

  • It was Paes' 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Rikl's 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career.

Women's doubles edit

  Svetlana Kuznetsova /   Martina Navratilova defeated   Cara Black /   Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, 7–6(9–7)

  • It was Kuznetsova's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and the 343rd of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ "2003 Dubai – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2003 Dubai – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links edit