2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts – Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Singles
2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
Final
ChampionFrance Nathalie Dechy
Runner-upSwitzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Nathalie Dechy won the title by defeating Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 in the final. It was the 1st and only title for Dechy in her singles career.

Seeds

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

  1.   Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  2.   Nathalie Dechy (champion)
  3.   Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  4.   Elena Bovina (semifinals)
  5.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
  6.   Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  7.   Iva Majoli (first round)
  8.   Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Patty Schnyder 4 2
  Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 6 6
  Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 3 6 3
2   Nathalie Dechy 6 3 6
4   Elena Bovina 4 6 5
2   Nathalie Dechy 6 3 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   P Schnyder 6 6
  C Torrens Valero 5 1r   F Schiavone 3 4
  F Schiavone 7 2 1   P Schnyder w/o
  F Zuluaga 3 1 6   M Shaughnessy
Q   L Krasnoroutskaya 6 6 Q   L Krasnoroutskaya 3 66
  M Casanova 4 3 6   M Shaughnessy 6 78
6   M Shaughnessy 6 6 1   P Schnyder 4 2
3   A Sugiyama 66 6 5   M-G Mikaelian 6 6
Q   M Sánchez Lorenzo 78 3 7 Q   M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 6
  É Loit 6 77   É Loit 5 4
  T Pisnik 0 60 Q   M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 4
  M Bartoli 4 77 3   M-G Mikaelian 6 2 6
  S Talaja 6 64 6   S Talaja 4 2
  M-G Mikaelian 77 6   M-G Mikaelian 6 6
7   I Majoli 64 3

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
WC/5   T Tanasugarn 66 3
  T Garbin 78 6   T Garbin 6 6
Q   C Scheepers 6 715 Q   C Scheepers 0 4
WC   S Stosur 4 613   T Garbin 1 6 4
  B Rittner 3 6 3 4   E Bovina 6 2 6
Q   N Petrova 6 1 6 Q   N Petrova 7 3 3
WC   S Kuznetsova 5 4 4   E Bovina 5 6 6
4   E Bovina 7 6 4   E Bovina 4 6 5
8   B Schett 6 6 2   N Dechy 6 3 7
  J Kostanić 2 4 8   B Schett 7 6
  E Callens 6 7   E Callens 5 3
  M Matevžič 1 5 8   B Schett 4 2
  N Pratt 4 6 6 2   N Dechy 6 6
  Å Svensson 6 2 1   N Pratt 6 5 3
2   N Dechy 2 7 6

References

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