The 2003 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2003 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from 20 October until 26 October 2003 at the TipsArena Linz. Second-seeded Ai Sugiyama won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Ai Sugiyama defeated Nadia Petrova, 7–5, 6–4. It was Sugiyama's 5th WTA singles title, and second title of the year.
Doubles
Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama defeated Marion Bartoli / Silvia Farina Elia, 6–2, 7–6(8–6). It was Huber's 9th WTA doubles title, and fifth of the year. It was Sugiyama's 28th WTA doubles title, and eighth of the year. This was the first and only doubles titles they won together as a pair.
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles195137884925111.756.7541 Doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$95,500$51,000$27,300$14,600$7,820$4,175$2,230$1,195$640Doubles *$30,000$16,120$8,620$4,610$2,465 * per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Rank SeedAnastasia Myskina91Ai Sugiyama112 Vera Zvonareva 12 3 Nadia Petrova 14 4 Daniela Hantuchová 15 5 Anna Pistolesi 16 6 Paola Suárez 17 7 Patty Schnyder 18 8 Rankings are as of 10 October 2003.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sybille Bammer Karolina Šprem Barbara Schett
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ľudmila Cervanová Sonya Jeyaseelan Klára Koukalová Maja Matevžič
Withdrawals
Justine Henin-Hardenne → replaced by Marion Bartoli Conchita Martínez → replaced by Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian Serena Williams → replaced by Alexandra Stevenson
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Country Player Player 1 Rank Player 2 Rank SeedLiezel HuberAi Sugiyama1411Elena LikhovtsevaNadia Petrova10112Daniela HantuchováMagüi Serna26393Barbara SchettPatty Schnyder37404 Rankings are as of 10 October 2003
Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Verena Amesbauer / Daniela Kix
References
External links WTA tournament draws