The 2003 Auckland Open (also named ASB Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a 2003 WTA Tour women's tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the WTA Auckland Open. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 30 December 2002 to 5 January 2003. Second-seeded Eleni Daniilidou won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.

Points and prize money

Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles956743241215.53.521Doubles1 6.25

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$22,000$12,000$6,300$3,400$1,825$1,000$550$300$175Doubles *$6,500$3,475$1,850$1,000$550 * per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAnna Pistolesi161Eleni Daniilidou222Tatiana Panova233Anne Kremer254Paola Suárez275Clarisa Fernández316Janette Husárová337Katarina Srebotnik368 1 Rankings as of 16 December 2002.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Leanne Baker Shelley Stephens

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Shinobu Asagoe Ashley Harkleroad Tzipora Obziler Renata Voráčová

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedCara BlackElena Likhovtseva191Tina KrižanKatarina Srebotnik602Rita GrandeMaría José Martínez Sánchez1293Eleni DaniilidouPatricia Wartusch1344 1 Rankings as of 16 December 2002.

Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Vanessa Henke / Shelley Stephens

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Leanne Baker / Manisha Malhotra

Finals

Singles

Eleni Daniilidou defeated Cho Yoon-jeong, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2) It was the 1st singles title of the season for Daniilidou and the 2nd title in her career.

Doubles

Teryn Ashley / Abigail Spears defeated Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 It was the 1st title for both Ashley and Spears in their respective doubles careers.

See also 2003 Heineken Open – men's tournament

References

External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws