2003 in sports
See also: 2002 in sports, other events of 2003, 2004 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Men's Golf
- Other highlights
- March 2 - Tiger Woods wins the Accenture Match Play Championships,
defeating David Toms 2 and 1.
- April 20 - Davis Love III
chips in on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, which he wins, giving him his fifth victory at the MCI Heritage at Harbour
Town.
- May 22 - At the Colonial Open golf tournament, LPGA champion Annika Sörenstam became the first woman in 58 years to compete in a men's
professional golf tournament.
- June 1 - Kenny Perry wins for
the second straight week, this time at The Memorial, held at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
- July 6 - Tiger Woods wins the 100th Western Open at Cog Hill
- Vijay Singh is the PGA
TOUR's leading money winner for the year, with earnings of $7,349,907 in 27 events.
Women's Golf
- Michelle Wie, then 13 years old, becomes the youngest person ever to
win a USGA event for adults by winning
the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.
See also: 2002-03 NHL season and 2003-04 NHL season
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Andre Agassi defeats Rainer Schuettler, 6-2,
6-2, 6-1.
- French Open - Juan Carlos Ferrero defeats Martin Verkerk,
6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
- Wimbledon championships - Roger Federer defeats Mark Philippoussis, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- US Open - Andy Roddick defeats Juan Carlos Ferrero,
6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7-6, 3-6,
6-4.
- French Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim
Clijsters, 6-0, 6-4.
- Wimbledon championships - Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
- US Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim
Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.
Births
Deaths
- January 13 - Julio Botelho (Julinho), Brazilian soccer
star
- February 14 - Johnny Longden, Hall of Fame jockey
- February 17 - Steve Bechler, baseball player, collapsed
during spring training
- May 14 - Dave
DeBusschere, basketball hall of famer
- June 9 - Spectacular Bid, U.S. race horse, won the 1979 Derby and Preakness
- June 18 - Larry Doby, Hall of Fame baseball player
- June 21 - Roger Nielson, Canadian Ice Hockey coach
- June 26 - Marc-Vivien
Foé, Cameroon football player
- August 11 - Herb Brooks,
U.S. Ice Hockey coach
- August 23 - Bobby Bonds,
U.S. baseball player and father of Barry Bonds
- October 12 - Bill
Shoemaker, jockey
- October 22 - Tony Renna, Indy Racing League
driver, killed at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway
- November 6 - Rie
Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer
- November 24 - Warren
Spahn, Hall of Fame pitcher
- December 18 - Otto
Graham, Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame quarterback
- December 21 - Morappakkam Gopalan,
Indian - test cricket and field hockey
- December 30 - Yoshio Shirai, Japanese Boxer (world champion at flyweight)
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