The 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the

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of the

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and of Tier II of the

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. The men's tournament was held from 24 February through 2 March 2003 while the women's tournament was held from 17 February through 22 February 2003. Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Jiří Novák 6–1, 7–6^(7–2) * It was Federer's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career.

Women's singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Monica Seles 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5 * It was Henin-Hardenne's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Men's doubles

Leander Paes / David Rikl defeated Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–0 * It was Paes' 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Rikl's 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career.

Women's doubles

Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian inactive professional tennis player. She is a two-time major singles champion, winning the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open, and finishing runner-up at two other majors. I ...

Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...

defeated Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, 7–6^(9–7) * It was Kuznetsova's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and the 343rd of her career.

External links

Official website

ATP tournament profile

WTA tournament profile
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Dubai Tennis Championships

Dubai Duty Free Women's Open The Dubai Tennis Championships or Dubai Open (also known as the ''Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships'' for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships'' and the ''Dubai Duty Free Men's ...