2003 Generali Ladies Linz
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| 2003 Generali Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–26 October |
| Edition | 17th |
| Category | Tier II Series |
| Prize money | USD $585,000 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Venue | TipsArena Linz |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ai Sugiyama | |
| Doubles | |
 Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama | |
The 2003 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2003 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from October 23–30, 2003 at the TipsArena Linz. Ai Sugiyama won the singles title.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 |
| Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS | Anastasia Myskina | 9 | 1 |
| JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 11 | 2 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 12 | 3 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 14 | 4 |
 SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 15 | 5 |
 ISR | Anna Pistolesi | 16 | 6 |
 ARG | Paola Suárez | 17 | 7 |
 SUI | Patty Schnyder | 18 | 8 |
Rankings are as of 10 October 2003.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]
Justine Henin-Hardenne → replaced by 
Marion Bartoli
Conchita Martínez → replaced by 
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Serena Williams → replaced by Alexandra Stevenson
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Player 1 Rank | Player 2 Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSA | Liezel Huber | JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | RUS | Nadia Petrova | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| SVK | Daniela Hantuchová |  ESP | Magüi Serna | 26 | 39 | 3 |
 AUT | Barbara Schett | SUI | Patty Schnyder | 37 | 40 | 4 |
Rankings are as of 10 October 2003
Other entrants
[edit]The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Verena Amesbauer / Daniela Kix
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Ai Sugiyama defeated Nadia Petrova, 7–5, 6–4.[1]
- It was Sugiyama's 5th WTA singles title, and second title of the year.
Doubles
[edit] Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama defeated 
Marion Bartoli / 
Silvia Farina Elia, 6–2, 7–6(8–6).
- It was Huber's 9th WTA doubles title, and fifth of the year. It was Sugiyama's 28th WTA doubles title, and eighth of the year. This was the first and only doubles titles they won together as a pair.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sugiyama lifts Linz title". ABC News. Linz. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2020.