2003 MasterCard German Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
2003 MasterCard German Open
Final
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Events
Singles	Doubles

Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 WTA German Open. It was her third title of the year, and the ninth of her career.

Seeds

The first nine seeds received a bye into the second round.

Kim Clijsters (final)
~~Venus Williams~~ (withdrew due to a left abdominal strain)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
Chanda Rubin (second round)
Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
Jelena Dokic (third round)
Anastasia Myskina (second round)
Elena Dementieva (first round, retired due to a left foot strain)
Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
Eleni Daniilidou (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (first round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
Patty Schnyder (third round)
Anna Pistolesi (third round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Kim Clijsters	6	6

7	Daniela Hantuchová	0	3
				1	Kim Clijsters	6	6²	6

				4	Jennifer Capriati	4	7⁷	4
4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6

	Elena Likhovtseva	3	3
									1	Kim Clijsters	4	6	5

									3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	4	7
	Iroda Tulyaganova	6⁵	4

5	Amélie Mauresmo	7⁷	6
				5	Amélie Mauresmo	6⁶	4

				3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7⁸	6
	Vera Zvonareva	4	5

3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	K Clijsters	6	6
	É Loit	4	6	6		É Loit	4	2
	K Srebotnik	6	3	3						1	K Clijsters	7	6
	P Suárez	3	1							Q	F Zuluaga	5	3
Q	F Zuluaga	6	6		Q	F Zuluaga	3	6	6
	I Majoli	6³	6	4	14	M Shaughnessy	6	4	1
14	M Shaughnessy	7⁷	3	6											1	K Clijsters	6	6
13	A Sugiyama	1	5												7	D Hantuchová	0	3
	M-G Mikaelian	6	7			M-G Mikaelian	6⁶	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	7⁹				V Ruano Pascual	7⁸	2	1
	M Pierce	6⁷	r								M-G Mikaelian	6	4	6²
	L Granville	6	5	3						7	D Hantuchová	4	6	7⁷
	B Schett	3	7	6		B Schett	3	6	3
					7	D Hantuchová	6	4	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	J Capriati	6	6
	F Schiavone	3	7	6		F Schiavone	4	4
Q	K Boogert	6	5	3						4	J Capriati	6	6
	T Garbin	4	4							17	N Dechy	2	3
	M Matevžič	6	6			M Matevžič	4	2
	C Fernández	0	4		17	N Dechy	6	6
17	N Dechy	6	6												4	J Capriati	6	6
11	M Maleeva	7⁷	1	4												E Likhovtseva	3	3
	D Chládková	6¹	6	6		D Chládková	7	4	4
	E Likhovtseva	6	6			E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
Q	H Nagyová	1	1								E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
	M Serna	6	6								M Serna	7	4	4
	S Farina Elia	3	4			M Serna	7	6
					6	C Rubin	5	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	J Dokic	7⁷	6
	C Martínez	2	5		WC	M Weingärtner	6⁵	4
WC	M Weingärtner	6	7							8	J Dokic	6	2	6⁰
	I Tulyaganova	6	6								I Tulyaganova	4	6	7⁷
Q	B Rittner	1	1			I Tulyaganova	6	3	6
Q	D Safina	2	6	1	Q	D Safina	3	6	4
10	E Dementieva	6	2	0^r												I Tulyaganova	6⁵	4
16	A Pistolesi	6	6												5	A Mauresmo	7⁷	6
	T Panova	1	1		16	A Pistolesi	6	6
	A Barna	6	6			A Barna	3	2
	A Medina Garrigues	4	2							16	A Pistolesi	3	2
WC	M Müller	4	4							5	A Mauresmo	6	6
Q	J Kostanić	6	6		Q	J Kostanić	1	4
					5	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					9	A Myskina	1	2
	V Zvonareva	3	6	6		V Zvonareva	6	6
	M Casanova	6	2	2							V Zvonareva	7	4	6
PR	N Petrova	6	6							12	E Daniilidou	5	6	4
Q	R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	2		PR	N Petrova	6	2	2
WC	A Bachmann	2	2		12	E Daniilidou	1	6	6
12	E Daniilidou	6	6													V Zvonareva	4	5
15	P Schnyder	2	6	6											3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
LL	E Callens	6	4	3	15	P Schnyder	7⁷	6
	S Kuznetsova	6	6			S Kuznetsova	6⁴	4
	V Razzano	1	1							15	P Schnyder	2	3
Q	A-L Grönefeld	2	3							3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	D Bedáňová	6	6			D Bedáňová	4	1
					3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

References

Main and Qualifying Draws