| 2003 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 January – 26 January 2003 |
| Edition | 91st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Hardcourt (Rebound Ace) |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andre Agassi | |
| Women's singles | |
| Serena Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Serena Williams / Venus Williams | |
| Mixed doubles | |
Martina Navratilova /  Leander Paes | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
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| Wheelchair women's singles | |
 Esther Vergeer | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Marcos Baghdatis | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Barbora Strýcová | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Scott Oudsema / Phillip Simmonds | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Casey Dellacqua / Adriana Szili | |
The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event and attracted 512,225 spectators.[1]
Thomas Johansson could not defend his 2002 title due to an injury which would rule him out for all of 2003. Jennifer Capriati was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the first round by German Marlene Weingärtner. Andre Agassi won his fourth Australian Open and final Grand Slam title, defeating Rainer Schüttler in a lopsided final. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus in the final in three sets, to win her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once.
Seniors
Men's singles
Andre Agassi defeated 
Rainer Schüttler, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
- It was Agassi's 8th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Australian Open title (an Open Era record until it was broken by Novak Djokovic in 2015).
Women's singles
Serena Williams[2] defeated Venus Williams, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
- It was Serena's 5th career Grand Slam title, her 4th in a row, and her 1st Australian Open title. this also marks Serena claiming a Career Grand Slam and first of two Serena Slams.
Men's doubles
Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro defeated 
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Daniel Nestor, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Women's doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated 
Virginia Ruano Pascual / 
Paola Suárez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes defeated 
Eleni Daniilidou / Todd Woodbridge, 6–4, 7–5
Juniors
Boys' singles
Marcos Baghdatis[3] def. 
Florin Mergea, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' singles
Barbora Strýcová defeated 
Viktoriya Kutuzova, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Scott Oudsema / Phillip Simmonds defeated Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Casey Dellacqua / Adriana Szili defeated Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 4–4, ret.
Wheelchair
Men's wheelchair singles
David Hall defeated Robin Ammerlaan, 6–1, 7-6
Women's wheelchair singles
Esther Vergeer defeated Daniela Di Toro, 2–6, 6–0, 6-3
Seeds
Withdrawn players: 
Tim Henman, Tommy Haas, 
Thomas Johansson, 
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Jelena Dokic.
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References
- ↑ "Tennis Australia Annual Report 2002-2003" (PDF). Clearinghouse for Sports. Tennis Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Serena completed the "Serena Slam", winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in a row.
- ↑ Baghdatis reached the 2006 men's singles final, but lost to Roger Federer.