2003 WTA Tour

2003 WTA Tour
Justine Henin-Hardenne finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won eight tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also won four Tier I events.
Details
DurationDecember 28, 2002
– November 20, 2003
Edition33rd
Tournaments59
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
WTA Tier I (9)
WTA Tier II (17)
WTA Tier III (16)
WTA Tier IV (6)
WTA Tier V (6)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Kim Clijsters (9)
Most finals Kim Clijsters (15)
Prize money
leader
Justine Henin-Hardenne
($4,466,345)
Points leader Justine Henin-Hardenne (6,628)
Awards
Player of the year Justine Henin-Hardenne
Doubles team
of the year
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Most improved
player of the year
Nadia Petrova
Newcomer
of the year
Maria Sharapova
Comeback
player of the year
Amélie Mauresmo
2002
2004

The 2003 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2003 tennis season. The 2003 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the 2003 WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.