2003 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)
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Tennis tournament
| 2003 Sparkassen Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22–28 September |
| Edition | 14th |
| Category | Tier II |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | 585,000ドル |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Leipzig, Germany |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Russia Anastasia Myskina | |
| Doubles | |
| Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova United States Martina Navratilova | |
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The 2003 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 14th and last edition of the tournament and was held from 22 September until 28 September 2003.
Finals
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]Main article: 2003 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
- Russia Anastasia Myskina defeated Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
[edit ]Main article: 2003 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Russia Nadia Petrova, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Singles main draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Kim Clijsters | 1 | 1 |
| BEL | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 2 | 2 |
| RUS | Anastasia Myskina | 10 | 3 |
| BUL | Magdalena Maleeva | 11 | 4 |
| SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 12 | 5 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 15 | 6 |
| USA | Meghann Shaughnessy | 17 | 7 |
| ITA | Silvia Farina Elia | 20 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 15 September 2003.
Other entrants
[edit ]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Belgium Els Callens
- Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová
- Croatia Jelena Kostanić
- Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | USA | Martina Navratilova | 15 | 1 |
| RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | RUS | Nadia Petrova | 24 | 2 |
| BEL | Els Callens | SVK | Janette Husárová | 41 | 3 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | FR Yugoslavia | Jelena Dokic | 47 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 15 September 2003.
Other entrants
[edit ]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Hungary Anikó Kapros / Germany Lydia Steinbach