2003 Australian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was her fourth consecutive major singles triumph, completing the "Serena Slam", both a non-calendar year Grand Slam and the career Grand Slam. It was also Venus' record fourth consecutive runner-up finish at a major, losing every final to Serena. Serena saved two match points en route to the title, against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals (where at one point in the third set Serena was 1–5 down).

Women's singles
2003 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
Score7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Jennifer Capriati was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Marlene Weingärtner in the first round. Capriati's loss marked the first time the defending Australian Open champion lost in the first round, and the first time at any major that the defending champion lost in the first round since Steffi Graf at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. With Lindsay Davenport's defeat in the fourth round, a first-time Australian Open champion was guaranteed.

This tournament marked the first Australian Open final without Martina Hingis since 1996. It was also the final appearance of four-time champion Monica Seles, who lost to Klára Koukalová in the second round.

This marked the first major appearance of two future world No. 1's: five-time major champion Maria Sharapova and Jelena Janković, who lost to Klára Koukalová and Amanda Coetzer in the first and second rounds respectively. It was also the major main draw debut of future US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, who lost to Silvia Farina Elia in the first round.

Seeds edit

  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 edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 77 3 6
2   Venus Williams 646 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 edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Williams 3 77 7
  É Loit 6 655 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 78 6 18   E Daniilidou 4 1
  M Irvin 663 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 edit

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 622   Ľ Cervanová 1 1
  Ľ Cervanová 77 6 25   M Shaughnessy 6 6
Q   K Koukalová 6 78 Q   K Koukalová 1 3
Q   M Sharapova 4 66 Q   K Koukalová 667 6
  Ľ Kurhajcová 0 1 6   M Seles 78 5 3
6   M Seles 6 6

Section 3 edit

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 666 6 14   A Pistolesi 0 2
WC   C Dellacqua 78 2 2   M Matevžič 1r
  M Tu 4 6 2 14   A Pistolesi 5
14   A Pistolesi 6 4 6

Section 4 edit

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 77 6 Q   B Schwartz 3 2
  M Müller 650   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 0r 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 edit

Section 5 edit

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 676 1 32   K Srebotnik 2 0
  V Razzano 79 4 6   V Razzano 1 77 3
  D Safina 6 3 3 32   K Srebotnik 6 646
32   K Srebotnik 3 6 6 5   J Henin-Hardenne 7 5 9
24   T Panova 77 3 6 9   L Davenport 5 7 7
  A Rösch 626 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 0 9   L Davenport 6 6
  A Molik 6 4 0r   I Tulyaganova 79 4 5
WC   C Pin 2 1 9   L Davenport 676 7
9   L Davenport 6 6

Section 6 edit

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 78 6   M Weingärtner 3 6 6
3   J Capriati 6 664

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   D Hantuchová 7 636
  F Zuluaga 5 77 4 7   D Hantuchová 78 77
  E Likhovtseva 664   Ad Serra Zanetti 6663
  Ad Serra Zanetti 78 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 636 6 WC   S Stosur 6 6
31   C Martínez 77 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 79 6 12   P Schnyder 6 4 6
  J Kostanić 671   M Marrero 3 1
  W Prakusya 3 1 12   P Schnyder 6 6
12   P Schnyder 6 6

Section 8 edit

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 65   N Pratt 6 6
  N Pratt 6 77   N Pratt 7 6
WC   R McQuillan 4 63 23   P Suárez 5 4
  T Garbin 6 77   T Garbin 0 0 r
  D Randriantefy 4 3 23   P Suárez 6 3
23   P Suárez 6 6   N Pratt 3 2
27   L Raymond 77 6 2   V Williams 6 6
Q   L Lee-Waters 633 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

Other entry information edit

Wild cards edit

Protected ranking edit

Qualifiers edit

Withdrawals edit

External links edit

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