Melbourne

Australian Open
Melbourne Park, Melbourne - AUSTRALIA

January 13 - 26, 2003
Draw: 128/96/64/32
Surface: Hardcourt /Outdoors

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LAST COMPLETED MATCH: women's doubles
3rd round
V.Williams/S.Williams
6
6
0
M.Navratilova/S.Kuznetsova
2
3
0

LAST COMPLETED MATCH: mixed doubles
finals
M.Navratilova/L.Paes
6
7
0
E.Daniilidou/T.Woodbridge
4
5
0


01-14

The women's doubles draw has been released; Martina and Svetlana will face Myriam Casanova and Nicole Pratt in the first round.


01-16 Martina and Svetlana won their first match today, defeating 5-7 6-1 6-3 Myriam Casanova and Nicole Pratt. Their next opponents are Alice Canepa and Milagros Sequera. Also, Martina and Leander Paes entered the mixed doubles draw; they will face Scott Draper and Lisa McShea in the first round.

01-17 Martina and Leander reached the second round, as they defeated Lisa McShea and Scott Draper 6-3 7-5 today. As regards the women's doubles, tomorrow Martina and Svetlana will face Alice Canepa and Milagros Sequera in the second round; the match is scheduled second of the evening session on Rod Laver Arena. Go, Martina & Svetlana!

01-18 Martina and Svetlana won their third round match today, defeating Alice Canepa and Milagros Sequera 6-2 6-1. Tomorrow they will face Venus and Serena Williams; the match is scheduled third on Vodafone Arena.

01-19 Unfortunately, Martina and Svetlana lost 6-2 6-3 to #1 seeded Venus and Serena Williams today. As of now, the schedule of play for tomorrow is still not available.

01-21 Martina and Leander won their second round match today, defeating Mark Knowles and Elena Likhovtseva 6-2 6-4. Their next opponents are Mahesh Bhupathi and Iroda Tulyaganova.

01-23 Martina and Leander reached the semifinals, by defeating 6-4 6-3 Mahesh Bhupathi and Iroda Tulyaganova. Tomorrow they will face Kevin Ullyett and Daniela Hantuchova; the match is scheduled second on Rod Laver Arena.

01-24 For the first time since 1995, Martina reached again the finals in a Grand Slam event, as she and Leander defeated 6-3 6-1 Daniela Hantuchova and Kevin Ullyett today! Sunday they will face Eleni Danilidou and Todd Woodbridge in the finals: go, Martina & Leander!!

01-26 Today was an unforgettable experience for all Martina fans, who had been watching step by step the comeback she started three years ago: Martina and Leander won the Australian Open mixed doubles title, defeating Eleni Daniilidou and Todd Woodbridge 6-4 7-5 in the finals! In this way Martina won her 57th Grand Slam title, which was the only major title missing from her career and became the oldest player in tennis history to win a Grand Slam title. Congratulations, Martina and Leander!
Article - from ESPN
Article - from The Age

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Women's doubles

January 19 - 3rd round
V. Williams / S. Williams
6
6
0
M. Navratilova / S. Kuznetsova
2
3
0

January 18 - 2nd round
M. Navratilova / S. Kuznetsova
6
6
0
A. Canepa / M. Sequera
2
1
0

January 16 - 1st round
M. Navratilova / S. Kuznetsova
5
6
6
M. Casanova / N. Pratt
7
1
3

Mixed doubles

January 26 - finals
M. Navratilova / L. Paes
6
7
0
E. Daniilidou / T. Woodbridge
4
5
0

January 24 - semifinals
M. Navratilova / L. Paes
6
6
0
D. Hantuchova / K. Ullyett
3
1
0

January 23 - quarterfinals
M. Navratilova / L. Paes
6
6
0
I. Tulyaganova / M. Bhupathi
4
3
0

January 21 - 2nd round
M. Navratilova / L. Paes
6
6
0
E. Likhovtseva / M. Knowles
2
4
0

January 17 - 1st round
M. Navratilova / L. Paes
6
7
0
L. McShea / S. Draper
3
5
0

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01-26

Martina and Leander's press conference after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles crown.
Press conference - ASAP Sports

01-19 Martina's press conference after the loss to Venus and Serena Williams.
Press conference - ASAP Sports

01-16 Martina and Svetlana's press conference after the first round victory in women's doubles.
Press conference - ASAP Sports

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