2003 Family Circle Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2003 Family Circle Cup was the 31st edition of the Family Circle Cup
. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center
in Charleston, South Carolina
, USA.
Justine Henin-Hardenne
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Serena Williams
, 6–3, 6–4
Virginia Ruano Pascual
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Paola Suárez
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Janette Husárová
/ Conchita Martínez
, 6–0, 6–3
Family Circle Cup
The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA...
. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center
Family Circle Tennis Center
Family Circle Tennis Center is a tennis center on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 2001, the center has 17 courts, including the 10,200-seat Family Circle Magazine Stadium. It annually hosts the WTA Tour's Family Circle Cup. The Hootie & the Blowfish album Live in Charleston...
in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, USA.
Singles
Justine Henin-HardenneJustine Henin-Hardenne
Justine Henin , formerly known as Justine Henin-Hardenne , is a retired professional Belgian tennis player and former World No. 1....
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Serena WilliamsSerena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual
Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
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Paola SuárezPaola Suárez
Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
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Janette HusárováJanette Husárová
Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva...
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Conchita MartínezConchita Martínez
Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
, 6–0, 6–3