2003 French Open

2003 French Open
Date 26 May – 8 June
Edition 102nd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Women's Singles
Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men's Doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
Women's Doubles
Belgium Kim Clijsters / Japan Ai Sugiyama
Mixed Doubles
United States Lisa Raymond / United States Mike Bryan
Boys' Singles
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Girls' Singles
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Boys' Doubles
Hungary György Balázs / Israel Dudi Sela
Girls' Doubles
Spain Marta Fraga Pérez / Spain Adriana González Peñas

The 2003 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2003 and the 102nd edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003.

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

Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Netherlands Martin Verkerk,[lower-alpha 1] 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

United States Mike Bryan / United States Bob Bryan defeated Netherlands Paul Haarhuis / Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 7–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

Belgium Kim Clijsters / Japan Ai Sugiyama defeated Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez, 6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7

Mixed doubles

United States Lisa Raymond / United States Mike Bryan defeated Russia Elena Likhovtseva / India Mahesh Bhupathi, 6–3, 6–4

Top 5 Seeds

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

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

Girls' Singles

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

Boys' Doubles

Hungary György Balázs / Israel Dudi Sela defeated Slovakia Kamil Čapkovič / Georgia (country) Lado Chikhladze, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

Girls' Doubles

Spain Marta Fraga Pérez / Spain Adriana González Peñas defeated Czech Republic Kateřina Böhmová / Netherlands 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.

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Preceded by
2003 Australian Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2003 Wimbledon Championships
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