2003 French Open
| 2003 French Open | |
|---|---|
Adriana González Peñas |
The 2003 French Open was the second
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
Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated 
Martin Verkerk,[a] 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Ferrero's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his only Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne[b] defeated Kim Clijsters, 6–0, 6–4[c]
- It was Henin's 4th title of the year, and her 10th overall. It was her 1st of 7 career Grand Slam titles, and the first of her four French Open singles titles.
Men's doubles
Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan defeated Paul Haarhuis / 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 7–6, 6–3
- It was Michael and Robert's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's doubles
Kim Clijsters / 
Ai Sugiyama defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / 
Paola Suárez, 6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7
- It was Clijsters's 1st career Grand Slam title.
- It was Sugiyama's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.
Mixed doubles
Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan defeated Elena Likhovtseva / 
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 Moyá (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
, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Girls' singles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld defeated Vera Dushevina, 6–4, 6–4
Boys' doubles
György Balázs / 
Dudi Sela defeated 
Kamil Čapkovič / 
Lado Chikhladze, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Girls' doubles
Michaëlla Krajicek
Notes
- ^ Verkerk became only the third Dutch player, after Tom Okker and Richard Krajicek, to reach a Grand Slam men's singles final.
- ^ Henin became the first Belgian player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
- ^ This was the first ever all-Belgian Grand Slam singles final.
- ^ Wawrinka reached in the final in 2015 and eventually won the singles' champion.
