2003 State Farm Women's Tennis Classic – Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was forced to withdraw due to a left knee tendonitis.

Singles
2003 State Farm Women's Tennis Classic
Final
ChampionJapan Ai Sugiyama
Runner-upBelgium Kim Clijsters
Score3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Ai Sugiyama won the title by defeating Kim Clijsters 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

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

  1.   Serena Williams (withdrew due to a left knee tendonitis)
  2.   Kim Clijsters (final)
  3.   Lindsay Davenport (second round)
  4.   Jelena Dokic (second round)
  5.   Chanda Rubin (second round)
  6.   Eleni Daniilidou (quarterfinals)
  7.   Elena Bovina (first round)
  8.   Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Finals
          
    Alexandra Stevenson 77 2 67
    Ai Sugiyama 62 6 79
  Ai Sugiyama 3 7 6
2   Kim Clijsters 6 5 4
  Meghann Shaughnessy 3 5
2   Kim Clijsters 6 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL   S Foretz 3 0
Q   M Irvin 5 1   A Stevenson 6 6
  A Stevenson 7 6   A Stevenson 6 6
Q   V Razzano 6 79 8   N Dechy 3 4
  L Raymond 2 67 Q   V Razzano 4 r
WC   M Lučić 6 1 0 8   N Dechy 6
8   N Dechy 3 6 6   A Stevenson 77 2 67
  A Sugiyama 62 6 79
3   L Davenport 65 6 3
Q   E Kulikovskaya 3 1   A Sugiyama 77 4 6
  A Sugiyama 6 6   A Sugiyama 7 7
Q   An Serra Zanetti 2 4 6   E Daniilidou 5 5
  Y-j Cho 6 6   Y-j Cho 3 3
  V Zvonareva 2 3 6   E Daniilidou 6 6
6   E Daniilidou 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   E Bovina 1 4
  F Schiavone 6 6   F Schiavone 1 7 6
  S Farina Elia 7 3 6   S Farina Elia 6 5 3
  J Husárová 5 6 4   F Schiavone 2 1
  M Shaughnessy 6 6   M Shaughnessy 6 6
  D Bedáňová 2 3   M Shaughnessy 6 6
4   J Dokic 4 2
  M Shaughnessy 3 5
5   C Rubin 6 6 2   K Clijsters 6 7
  J Craybas 3 1 5   C Rubin 6 2 1
  B Schett 66 1   L Granville 4 6 6
  L Granville 78 6   L Granville 3 3
  C Black 6 79 2   K Clijsters 6 6
  T Panova 0 67   C Black 2 3
2   K Clijsters 6 6

References

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