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2003 Qatar Total Fina Elf Open

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2003 Qatar Total Fina Elf Open
Date10–16 February
Edition3rd
CategoryWTA Tier III
Draw30S/16D/32QS/4QD
Prize moneyUSD $170,000
SurfaceHard, outdoor
LocationDoha, Qatar
VenueKhalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Champions
Singles
Russia Anastasia Myskina
Doubles
Chinese Taipei Janet Lee / Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
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The 2003 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the event and part of the WTA Tier III series of the 2003 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 10 and 16 February 2003.

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 120 85 55 30 16 1 ? 3.75 2.25 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $27,000 $14,500 $7,500 $4,000 $2,200 $1,300 $650 $350 $200
Doubles * $8,000 $4,250 $2,250 $1,225 $650

* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Monica Seles 9 1
 RUS Anastasia Myskina 11 2
 BUL Magdalena Maleeva 14 3
 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 32 4
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 36 5
 ITA Francesca Schiavone 37 6
 ESP Conchita Martínez 39 7
 AUS Nicole Pratt 44 8
  • 1 Rankings as of February 3, 2003.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Retirements

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Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ZIM Cara Black  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 17 1
 HUN Petra Mandula  AUT Patricia Wartusch 48 2
 TPE Janet Lee  INA Wynne Prakusya 50 3
 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova  USA Martina Navratilova 67 4
  • 1 Rankings as of February 3, 2003.

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

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Singles

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It was the 1st title in the year for Myskina and the 3rd title in her career.

Doubles

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It was the 3rd title for Lee and the 2nd title for Prakusya in their respective doubles careers.

References

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  1. ^ "Myskina wins first all-Russian WTA final". Eurosport. Doha. Reuters. 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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