title: 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open
text: # 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open
  
  The 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 24 February through 2 March 2003 while the women's tournament was held from 17 February through 22 February 2003. Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles titles.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  Roger Federer defeated Jiří Novák 6–1, $7–6^{(7–2)}$
  
  * It was Federer's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career.
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Monica Seles 4–6, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 7–5
  
  * It was Henin-Hardenne's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.
  
  ### Men's doubles
  
  Leander Paes / David Rikl defeated Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–0
  
  * It was Paes' 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Rikl's 1st title of the year and the 27th of his career.
  
  ### Women's doubles
  
  Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova defeated Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, $7–6^{(9–7)}$
  
  * It was Kuznetsova's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and the 343rd of her career.
  