2003 China Open (tennis)
2003 China Open | ||||
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Date | 15–21 September 2003 | |||
Edition | 5th | |||
Category | WTA Tier II | |||
Draw | 28S / 16D | |||
Prize money | USD $585,000 | |||
Surface | Hard, outdoor | |||
Location | Shanghai, China | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 2003 Polo Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Shanghai, China. It was the 5th edition of the China Open, and was a Tier II tournament on the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament was played between 15 – 21 September 2003. First-seeded Elena Dementieva won the singles title.
The tournament was not part of the 2003 ATP Tour, as no male events took place.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Elena Dementieva | 9 | 1 |
![]() | Chanda Rubin | 10 | 2 |
![]() | Ai Sugiyama | 12 | 3 |
![]() | Conchita Martínez | 13 | 4 |
![]() | Jelena Dokic | 21 | 5 |
![]() | Alicia Molik | 38 | 6 |
![]() | Émilie Loit | 41 | 7 |
![]() | Cara Black | 44 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 8 September 2003.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Conchita Martínez | ![]() | Angelique Widjaja | 51 | 1 |
![]() | Cara Black | ![]() | Alicia Molik | 57 | 2 |
![]() | Petra Mandula | ![]() | Barbara Schett | 60 | 3 |
![]() | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | ![]() | Chanda Rubin | 65 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 8 September 2003.
Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers into the doubles main draw:
Dong Yanhua /
Zhang Yao
Finals
Singles
Elena Dementieva defeated
Chanda Rubin, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles
Émilie Loit /
Nicole Pratt defeated
Ai Sugiyama /
Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6–3, 6–3
External links
- 2003 China Open drawsheets