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2003 WTA Tour Championships
Date	November 4–10
Edition	33rd
Category	Year-end championships
Draw	8S (round robin) / 4D
Prize money	$3,000,000
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Los Angeles, United States
Venue	Staples Center
Champions
Singles
Kim Clijsters
Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
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The 2003 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name Bank of America WTA Tour Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. It was the 33rd edition of the year-end singles championships, the 28th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 4 and November 10, 2003. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles event and earned $1,000,030 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points. With her victory Clijsters became the first female tennis player to earn $US4 million in a season. For the first time since 1978 a round robin system was used, after the men's Tennis Masters Cup. Two groups of four players were formed and each contender had to play three matches. Also, for singles, instead of the top sixteen players qualifying, only top eight qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. For doubles, the top four pairs (previously top eight) pairs qualified for the WTA Tour Championships, but still continued with the single elimination format.

Finals

Singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–0.

• It was Clijsters's 2nd WTA Championships title, her 9th title of the season and the 19th of her career.

Doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.

Notes

1. The added $30 represented the WTA Tour's celebration of its 30th anniversary.

References

1. "Clijsters repeats at WTA Championships". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly.com. November 11, 2003. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
2. "Clijsters crushes Mauresmo". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. November 11, 2003.
3. "Clijsters crushes Mauresmo at WTA Championships". www.abc.net.au. ABC. November 11, 2003.
4. "More prize money, change in format on top for WTA Championships". ESPN. February 11, 2003.

External links

• Official website
• WTA tournament draws

• WTA Tour Championships
• 2003 WTA Tour
• 2003 in American tennis
• 2003 in sports in Los Angeles
• November 2003 sports events in the United States
• Tennis tournaments in Los Angeles