2003 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	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. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Venus Williams (Final)
3. Jennifer Capriati (First round)
4. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
5. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Semifinals)
6. Monica Seles (Second round)
7. Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
8. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
9. Lindsay Davenport (Fourth round)
10. Chanda Rubin (Fourth round)
11. Magdalena Maleeva (Third round)
12. Patty Schnyder (Fourth round)
13. Silvia Farina Elia (Second round)
14. Anna Pistolesi (Third round)
15. Alexandra Stevenson (Second round)
16. Nathalie Dechy (Third round)
17. Elena Dementieva (First round)
18. Eleni Daniilidou (Fourth round)
19. Amanda Coetzer (Fourth round)
20. Elena Bovina (Fourth round)
21. Ai Sugiyama (Second round)
22. Anne Kremer (Second round)
23. Paola Suárez (Third round)
24. Tatiana Panova (Third round)
25. Meghann Shaughnessy (Quarterfinals)
26. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third round)
27. Lisa Raymond (Second round)
28. Clarisa Fernández (Third round)
29. Iva Majoli (First round)
30. Janette Husárová (Second round)
31. Conchita Martínez (First round)
32. Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	25	Meghann Shaughnessy	2	2
								1	Serena Williams	4	6	7
								4	Kim Clijsters	6	3	5
	4	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	8	Anastasia Myskina	2	4
															1	Serena Williams	7^7	3	6
															2	Venus Williams	6^4	6	4
	5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Virginia Ruano Pascual	2	2
								5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	3
								2	Venus Williams	6	6
	7	Daniela Hantuchová	4	3
	2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	3	7^7	7
		É Loit	6	6^5	5			1	S Williams	6	6
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	4	0
		M Suchá	0	2											1	S Williams	6	6
		A Jidkova	2	6	6										26	T Tanasugarn	1	1
		L Granville	6	4	0				A Jidkova	2	6	3
		M Drake	0	2				26	T Tanasugarn	6	3	6
	26	T Tanasugarn	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	E Daniilidou	7^8	6																		18	E Daniilidou	4	1
		M Irvin	6^6	3				18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	0	1					A Frazier	1	2
		A Frazier	6	6											18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	5	6										16	N Dechy	4	3
		I Benešová	3	7	4				D Bedáňová	3	3
		S Taylor	2	3				16	N Dechy	6	6
	16	N Dechy	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Bartoli	4	1				11	M Maleeva	2	6	6
		E Dyrberg	3	3					Y-j Cho	6	4	1
		Y-j Cho	6	6											11	M Maleeva	5	6	5
		A Kapros	0	1											20	E Bovina	7	4	7
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	1	2
		V Zvonareva	2	1				20	E Bovina	6	6
	20	E Bovina	6	6																		20	E Bovina	7	2	4
	25	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6																	25	M Shaughnessy	5	6	6
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	6	3	3			25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		M Díaz-Oliva	6^2	2					Ľ Cervanová	1	1
		Ľ Cervanová	7^7	6											25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	Q	K Koukalová	6	7^8											Q	K Koukalová	1	3
	Q	M Sharapova	4	6^6				Q	K Koukalová	6^6	7	6
		Ľ Kurhajcová	0	1				6	M Seles	7^8	5	3
	6	M Seles	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Reeves	2	1				4	K Clijsters	6	6
		P Mandula	7	6					P Mandula	0	0
		S Talaja	5	1											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		T Poutchek	6	6												T Poutchek	2	1
		T Pisnik	3	0					T Poutchek	2	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	6	4	6				C Torrens Valero	6	4	4
	29	I Majoli	3	6	4																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	19	A Coetzer	6	6																		19	A Coetzer	3	1
		B Schett	4	3				19	A Coetzer	6	4	6
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	3				Q	J Janković	2	6	4
	Q	J Janković	6	6											19	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Matevžič	6^6	6	6										14	A Pistolesi	0	2
	WC	C Dellacqua	7^8	2	2				M Matevžič	1	r
		M Tu	4	6	2			14	A Pistolesi	5
	14	A Pistolesi	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	C Rubin	6	7
	Q	M Czink	4	5				10	C Rubin	0	6	6
		P Wartusch	1	4					M Pierce	6	4	2
		M Pierce	6	6											10	C Rubin	6	6
		An Serra Zanetti	7^7	6											Q	B Schwartz	3	2
		M Müller	6^5	0					An Serra Zanetti	1	2
	Q	B Schwartz	5	6	6			Q	B Schwartz	6	6
	17	E Dementieva	7	4	2																	10	C Rubin	6	4	1
	28	C Fernández	6	7																		8	A Myskina	4	6	6
	WC	A Szili	1	5				28	C Fernández	6	6
		Å Svensson	4	6	5				M Serna	3	4
		M Serna	6	3	7										28	C Fernández	3	6	3
		M-G Mikaelian	1	0	r										8	A Myskina	6	3	6
		E Gagliardi	6	2					E Gagliardi	7	2	0
	Q	E Fislová	5	3				8	A Myskina	5	6	6
	8	A Myskina	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		M Casanova	3	4				5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		H Nagyová	1	2					A Kournikova	0	1
		A Kournikova	6	6											5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		J Craybas	6^7	6	1										32	K Srebotnik	2	0
		V Razzano	7^9	4	6				V Razzano	1	7^7	3
		D Safina	6	3	3			32	K Srebotnik	6	6^4	6
	32	K Srebotnik	3	6	6																	5	J Henin-Hardenne	7	5	9
	24	T Panova	7^7	3	6																	9	L Davenport	5	7	7
		A Rösch	6^2	6	2			24	T Panova	3	7	6
	WC	A Morigami	6	6				WC	A Morigami	6	5	4
	Q	S Hrozenská	2	1											24	T Panova	2	1
		I Tulyaganova	3	6											9	L Davenport	6	6
		A Molik	6	4	r				I Tulyaganova	7^9	4	5
	WC	C Pin	2	1				9	L Davenport	6^7	6	7
	9	L Davenport	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	A Stevenson	6	6
	WC	E Baltacha	1	4				15	A Stevenson	2	2
		C Black	3	0					D Chládková	6	6
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	6	6
		B Rittner	5	6	4										WC	E Dominikovic	3	2
	WC	E Dominikovic	7	4	6			WC	E Dominikovic	6	6
		L Prusová	2	2				22	A Kremer	1	4
	22	A Kremer	6	6																			D Chládková	3	3
	30	J Husárová	6	6																			V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	Q	ME Salerni	3	0				30	J Husárová	7	5	0
		S Asagoe	2	1					V Ruano Pascual	5	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	6	4	6
		S Foretz	4	6	6											M Weingärtner	1	6	4
		E Kulikovskaya	6	1	0				S Foretz	6	1	2
		M Weingärtner	2	7^8	6				M Weingärtner	3	6	6
	3	J Capriati	6	6^6	4

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	D Hantuchová	7	6^3	6
		F Zuluaga	5	7^7	4			7	D Hantuchová	7^8	7^7
		E Likhovtseva	6^6	4					Ad Serra Zanetti	6^6	6^3
		Ad Serra Zanetti	7^8	6											7	D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Webb	2	7	6										WC	S Stosur	4	2
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	5	3			Q	V Webb	4	1
	WC	S Stosur	6^3	6	6			WC	S Stosur	6	6
	31	C Martínez	7^7	3	4																	7	D Hantuchová	7	6
	21	A Sugiyama	6	4	6																	12	P Schnyder	5	3
		A Widjaja	3	6	2			21	A Sugiyama	4	4
		G Arn	2	1					N Petrova	6	6
		N Petrova	6	6												N Petrova	2	6	3
		M Marrero	7^9	6											12	P Schnyder	6	4	6
		J Kostanić	6^7	1					M Marrero	3	1
		W Prakusya	3	1				12	P Schnyder	6	6
	12	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	S Farina Elia	6	6
		F Pennetta	4	2				13	S Farina Elia	3	2
		M Washington	1	6^5					N Pratt	6	6
		N Pratt	6	7^7												N Pratt	7	6
	WC	R McQuillan	4	6^3											23	P Suárez	5	4
		T Garbin	6	7^7					T Garbin	0	0	r
		D Randriantefy	6	6				23	P Suárez	6	3
	23	P Suárez	4	3																			N Pratt	3	2
	27	L Raymond	7^7	6																		2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	L Lee-Waters	6^3	3				27	L Raymond	3	1
		A Barna	5	6	6				A Barna	6	6
		F Schiavone	7	1	3											A Barna	1	4
	PR	A Medina Garrigues	1	2											2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	A Cargill	6	6				Q	A Cargill	3	0
		S Kuznetsova	4	2				2	V Williams	6	6
	2	V Williams	6	6

External links

• 2003 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw