2003 Ordina Open
Encyclopedia
The 2003 Ordina Open was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands
that was part of the International Series
of the 2003 ATP Tour
and of Tier III of the 2003 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from June 16 through June 22, 2003.
Sjeng Schalken
defeated
Arnaud Clément
6–3, 6–4
Kim Clijsters
defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–7 (4–7), 3–0 (Henin-Hardenne retired)
Martin Damm
/ Cyril Suk
defeated
Donald Johnson
/
Leander Paes
7–5, 7–6 (7–4)
Elena Dementieva
/ Lina Krasnoroutskaya
defeated Nadia Petrova
/ Mary Pierce
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
that was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2003 ATP Tour
2003 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
and of Tier III of the 2003 WTA Tour
2003 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...
. The tournament was held from June 16 through June 22, 2003.
Men's Singles
Sjeng SchalkenSjeng Schalken
Sjeng Schalken is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Playing style:A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his continental technique on both the forehand and backhand...
defeated
Arnaud ClémentArnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
6–3, 6–4
- It was Schalken's 1st title of the year and the 14th of his career.
Women's Singles
Kim ClijstersKim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
defeated
Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–7 (4–7), 3–0 (Henin-Hardenne retired)
- It was Clijsters' 7th title of the year and the 22nd of her career.
Men's Doubles
Martin DammMartin Damm
Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...
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Cyril SukCyril Suk
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....
defeated
Donald JohnsonDonald Johnson
----Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania...
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Leander PaesLeander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
7–5, 7–6 (7–4)
- It was Damm's 2nd title of the year and the 25th of his career. It was Suk's 2nd title of the year and the 26th of his career.
Women's Doubles
Elena DementievaElena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
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Lina KrasnoroutskayaLina Krasnoroutskaya
Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya is a former Junior World Number 1 tennis player. In addition to gaining the coveted top spot, Lina won the US Open Junior title...
defeated
Nadia PetrovaNadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
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Mary PierceMary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
- It was Dementieva's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Krasnoroutskaya's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.