2003 Italian Open (tennis)

2003 Italian Open
Date	5–11 May (men) 12–18 May (women)
Edition	60th
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Félix Mantilla[1]
Women's singles
Kim Clijsters
Men's doubles
Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley[2]
Women's doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova

The 2003 Italian Open^[3] (also known as 2003 Rome Masters^[4] or its sponsored title 2003 Telecom Italia Masters^[5]) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 60th edition of the Italian Open and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2003 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The men's tournament was played from 5 May through 11 May 2003 while the women's tournament was played from May 12 through May 18, 2003.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2003 Italian Open – Men's singles

Félix Mantilla defeated Roger Federer 7–5, 6–2, 7–6^(10–8)[3]

• It was Mantilla's only title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was also his first and last Masters title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2003 Italian Open – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Amélie Mauresmo 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0

• It was Clijsters' 5th title of the year and the 20th of her career. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 2nd overall.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2003 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley defeated Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 6–1, 6–3

• It was Arthurs' 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Hanley's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of his career.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2003 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova defeated Jelena Dokić / Nadia Petrova 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

• It was Kuznetsova's 3rd title of the year and the 8th of her career. It was Navrátilová's 4th title of the year and the 345th of her career.

References

1. "2003 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "2003 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "Mantilla picks errors to pieces". The Telegraph. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
4. "Serena, Clijsters coast into Rome semis". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
5. "Mantilla vince la finale a Roma contro Federer". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 11 May 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile
• WTA tournament profile