2003 French Open
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2003 French Open
| 2003 French Open | ||||
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| Date: | 26 May – 8 June | |||
| Edition: | 102nd | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Clay | |||
| Location: | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
| Venue: | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Juan Carlos Ferrero |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Justine Henin-Hardenne |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
Kim Clijsters /  Ai Sugiyama |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
 Stanislas Wawrinka |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
 Anna-Lena Groenefeld |
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| Boys' Doubles | ||||
 György Balázs /  Dudi Sela |
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| Girls' Doubles | ||||
| Marta Fraga / Adriana Gonzáles-Peñas |
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The 2003 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2003 and the 102nd edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003.
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Seniors
Men's singles
Main article: 2003 French Open - Men's Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero def. 
Martin Verkerk[1], 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Ferrero's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles[2]
Main article: 2003 French Open - Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne[3] def. Kim Clijsters, 6–0, 6–4
- 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
Main article: 2003 French Open - Men's Doubles
Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan def. Paul Haarhuis / 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 7–6, 6–3
- It was Michael and Robert's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's doubles
Main article: 2003 French Open - Women's Doubles
Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama def. 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
Main article: 2003 French Open - Mixed Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan def. 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) | Champion |
| 4. | Carlos Moyà (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
Stanislas Wawrinka def. Brian Baker, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Girls' Singles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld def. Vera Dushevina, 6–4, 6–4
Boys' Doubles
György Balázs / Dudi Sela def. 
Kamil Čapkovič / 
Lado Chikhladze, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Girls' Doubles
Marta Fraga-Perez / Adriana Gonzáles-Peñas def. 
Kateřina Böhmová / Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–0, 6–3
Notes
- ^ Verkerk became only the third Dutch player, after Tom Okker and Richard Krajicek, to reach a Grand Slam men's singles final.
- ^ This was the first ever all-Belgian Grand Slam singles final.
- ^ Henin became the first Belgian player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
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| Preceded by 2002 French Open |
French Open | Succeeded by 2004 French Open |
| Preceded by 2003 Australian Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 2003 Wimbledon Championships |
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