2003 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion United States Serena Williams
Runner-up United States Venus Williams
Final score 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4

Jennifer Capriati was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Marlene Weingärtner in the first round.

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the title. This was her fourth straight Grand Slam triumph and also with this victory she completed the "Serena Slam", despite being 1–5 down in the third set & facing two match points against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals.

This tournament was also notable for being the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 1 and five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova competed in the main draw, aged 15, as well as that of Flavia Pennetta. Both players drew Klára Koukalová and Silvia Farina Elia in their respective first round matches, and were defeated.

Seeds

  1. United States Serena Williams (Champion)
  2. United States Venus Williams (Final)
  3. United States Jennifer Capriati (First round)
  4. Belgium Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
  5. Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne (Semifinals)
  6. United States Monica Seles (Second round)
  7. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
  8. Russia Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
  9. United States Lindsay Davenport (Fourth round)
  10. United States Chanda Rubin (Fourth round)
  11. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (Third round)
  12. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (Fourth round)
  13. Italy Silvia Farina Elia (Second round)
  14. Israel Anna Pistolesi (Third round)
  15. United States Alexandra Stevenson (Second round)
  16. France Nathalie Dechy (Third round)
  17. Russia Elena Dementieva (First round)
  18. Greece Eleni Daniilidou (Fourth round)
  19. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (Fourth round)
  20. Russia Elena Bovina (Fourth round)
  21. Japan Ai Sugiyama (Second round)
  22. Luxembourg Anne Kremer (Second round)
  23. Argentina Paola Suárez (Third round)
  24. Russia Tatiana Panova (Third round)
  25. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (Quarterfinals)
  26. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third round)
  27. United States Lisa Raymond (Second round)
  28. Argentina Clarisa Fernández (Third round)
  29. Croatia Iva Majoli (First round)
  30. Slovakia Janette Husárová (Second round)
  31. Spain Conchita Martínez (First round)
  32. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Serena Williams 6 6    
25  United States Meghann Shaughnessy 2 2    
  1  United States Serena Williams 4 6 7  
  4  Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 3 5  
4  Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6  
  8  Russia Anastasia Myskina 2 4    
    1  United States Serena Williams 77 3 6
  2  United States Venus Williams 64 6 4
  5  Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6    
   Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 2 2    
  5  Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 3 3  
  2  United States Venus Williams 6 6    
7  Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 4 3  
  2  United States Venus Williams 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 United States S Williams 3 77 7
France É Loit 6 65 5 1 United States S Williams 6 6
Belgium E Callens 6 6 Belgium E Callens 4 0
Slovakia M Suchá 0 2 1 United States S Williams 6 6
Russia A Jidkova 2 6 6 26 Thailand T Tanasugarn 1 1
United States L Granville 6 4 0 Russia A Jidkova 2 6 3
Canada M Drake 0 2 26 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 3 6
26 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6 1 United States S Williams 6 6
18 Greece E Daniilidou 78 6 18 Greece E Daniilidou 4 1
United States M Irvin 66 3 18 Greece E Daniilidou 6 6
Spain C Martínez Granados 0 1 United States A Frazier 1 2
United States A Frazier 6 6 18 Greece E Daniilidou 6 6
Czech Republic D Bedáňová 6 5 6 16 France N Dechy 4 3
Czech Republic I Benešová 3 7 4 Czech Republic D Bedáňová 3 3
United States S Taylor 2 3 16 France N Dechy 6 6
16 France N Dechy 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
11 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
France M Bartoli 4 1 11 Bulgaria M Maleeva 2 6 6
Denmark E Dyrberg 3 3 South Korea Y-j Cho 6 4 1
South Korea Y-j Cho 6 6 11 Bulgaria M Maleeva 5 6 5
Hungary A Kapros 0 1 20 Russia E Bovina 7 4 7
Italy R Grande 6 6 Italy R Grande 1 2
Russia V Zvonareva 2 1 20 Russia E Bovina 6 6
20 Russia E Bovina 6 6 20 Russia E Bovina 7 2 4
25 United States M Shaughnessy 4 6 6 25 United States M Shaughnessy 5 6 6
Q Spain N Llagostera Vives 6 3 3 25 United States M Shaughnessy 6 6
Argentina M Díaz-Oliva 62 2 Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 1 1
Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 77 6 25 United States M Shaughnessy 6 6
Q Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 78 Q Czech Republic K Koukalová 1 3
Q Russia M Sharapova 4 66 Q Czech Republic K Koukalová 66 7 6
Slovakia Ľ Kurhajcová 0 1 6 United States M Seles 78 5 3
6 United States M Seles 6 6

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
United States S Reeves 2 1 4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
Hungary P Mandula 7 6 Hungary P Mandula 0 0
Croatia S Talaja 5 1 4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
Belarus T Poutchek 6 6 Belarus T Poutchek 2 1
Slovenia T Pisnik 3 0 Belarus T Poutchek 2 6 6
Spain C Torrens Valero 6 4 6 Spain C Torrens Valero 6 4 4
29 Croatia I Majoli 3 6 4 4 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
19 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6 19 South Africa A Coetzer 3 1
Austria B Schett 4 3 19 South Africa A Coetzer 6 4 6
Paraguay R Neffa-de los Ríos 3 3 Q Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Janković 2 6 4
Q Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Janković 6 6 19 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6
Slovenia M Matevžič 66 6 6 14 Israel A Pistolesi 0 2
WC Australia C Dellacqua 78 2 2 Slovenia M Matevžič 1 r
United States M Tu 4 6 2 14 Israel A Pistolesi 5
14 Israel A Pistolesi 6 4 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
10 United States C Rubin 6 7
Q Hungary M Czink 4 5 10 United States C Rubin 0 6 6
Austria P Wartusch 1 4 France M Pierce 6 4 2
France M Pierce 6 6 10 United States C Rubin 6 6
Italy An Serra Zanetti 77 6 Q Austria B Schwartz 3 2
Germany M Müller 65 0 Italy An Serra Zanetti 1 2
Q Austria B Schwartz 5 6 6 Q Austria B Schwartz 6 6
17 Russia E Dementieva 7 4 2 10 United States C Rubin 6 4 1
28 Argentina C Fernández 6 7 8 Russia A Myskina 4 6 6
WC Australia A Szili 1 5 28 Argentina C Fernández 6 6
Sweden Å Svensson 4 6 5 Spain M Serna 3 4
Spain M Serna 6 3 7 28 Argentina C Fernández 3 6 3
Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 1 0 r 8 Russia A Myskina 6 3 6
Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 2 Switzerland E Gagliardi 7 2 0
Q Slovakia E Fislová 5 3 8 Russia A Myskina 5 6 6
8 Russia A Myskina 7 6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
5 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
Switzerland M Casanova 3 4 5 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
Slovakia H Nagyová 1 2 Russia A Kournikova 0 1
Russia A Kournikova 6 6 5 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
United States J Craybas 67 6 1 32 Slovenia K Srebotnik 2 0
France V Razzano 79 4 6 France V Razzano 1 77 3
Russia D Safina 6 3 3 32 Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 64 6
32 Slovenia K Srebotnik 3 6 6 5 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 7 5 9
24 Russia T Panova 77 3 6 9 United States L Davenport 5 7 7
Germany A Rösch 62 6 2 24 Russia T Panova 3 7 6
WC Japan A Morigami 6 6 WC Japan A Morigami 6 5 4
Q Slovakia S Hrozenská 2 1 24 Russia T Panova 2 1
Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova 3 6 9 United States L Davenport 6 6
Australia A Molik 6 4 r Uzbekistan I Tulyaganova 79 4 5
WC France C Pin 2 1 9 United States L Davenport 67 6 7
9 United States L Davenport 6 6

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
15 United States A Stevenson 6 6
WC United Kingdom E Baltacha 1 4 15 United States A Stevenson 2 2
Zimbabwe C Black 3 0 Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6
Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6 Czech Republic D Chládková 6 6
Germany B Rittner 5 6 4 WC Australia E Dominikovic 3 2
WC Australia E Dominikovic 7 4 6 WC Australia E Dominikovic 6 6
Czech Republic L Prusová 2 2 22 Luxembourg A Kremer 1 4
22 Luxembourg A Kremer 6 6 Czech Republic D Chládková 3 3
30 Slovakia J Husárová 6 6 Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6
Q Argentina ME Salerni 3 0 30 Slovakia J Husárová 7 5 0
Japan S Asagoe 2 1 Spain V Ruano Pascual 5 7 6
Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6 Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 4 6
France S Foretz 4 6 6 Germany M Weingärtner 1 6 4
Russia E Kulikovskaya 6 1 0 France S Foretz 6 1 2
Germany M Weingärtner 2 78 6 Germany M Weingärtner 3 6 6
3 United States J Capriati 6 66 4

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
7 Slovakia D Hantuchová 7 63 6
Colombia F Zuluaga 5 77 4 7 Slovakia D Hantuchová 78 77
Russia E Likhovtseva 66 4 Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 66 63
Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 78 6 7 Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 6
Q Canada V Webb 2 7 6 WC Australia S Stosur 4 2
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 5 3 Q Canada V Webb 4 1
WC Australia S Stosur 63 6 6 WC Australia S Stosur 6 6
31 Spain C Martínez 77 3 4 7 Slovakia D Hantuchová 7 6
21 Japan A Sugiyama 6 4 6 12 Switzerland P Schnyder 5 3
Indonesia A Widjaja 3 6 2 21 Japan A Sugiyama 4 4
Germany G Arn 2 1 Russia N Petrova 6 6
Russia N Petrova 6 6 Russia N Petrova 2 6 3
Spain M Marrero 79 6 12 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 4 6
Croatia J Kostanić 67 1 Spain M Marrero 3 1
Indonesia W Prakusya 3 1 12 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
12 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
13 Italy S Farina Elia 6 6
Italy F Pennetta 4 2 13 Italy S Farina Elia 3 2
United States M Washington 1 65 Australia N Pratt 6 6
Australia N Pratt 6 77 Australia N Pratt 7 6
WC Australia R McQuillan 4 63 23 Argentina P Suárez 5 4
Italy T Garbin 6 77 Italy T Garbin 0 0 r
Madagascar D Randriantefy 6 6 23 Argentina P Suárez 6 3
23 Argentina P Suárez 4 3 Australia N Pratt 3 2
27 United States L Raymond 77 6 2 United States V Williams 6 6
Q United States L Lee-Waters 63 3 27 United States L Raymond 3 1
Germany A Barna 5 6 6 Germany A Barna 6 6
Italy F Schiavone 7 1 3 Germany A Barna 1 4
PR Spain A Medina Garrigues 1 2 2 United States V Williams 6 6
Q United States A Cargill 6 6 Q United States A Cargill 3 0
Russia S Kuznetsova 4 2 2 United States V Williams 6 6
2 United States V Williams 6 6

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