2003 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2003 Pacific Life Open
Final
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q)
Seeds	32
Events

Kim Clijsters defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Indian Wells Masters.^[1]^[2]

Daniela Hantuchová was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Amanda Coetzer.^[3]^[4]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Kim Clijsters (champion)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
Lindsay Davenport (final)
Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
Jelena Dokić (second round)
Anastasia Myskina (second round)
Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
Patty Schnyder (second round)
Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
Anna Pistolesi (second round)
Eleni Daniilidou (third round)
Elena Bovina (fourth round)
Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
Nathalie Dechy (fourth round)
Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
Lisa Raymond (third round)
Tatiana Panova (second round)
Paola Suárez (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round)
Clarisa Fernández (second round)
Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
Iva Majoli (second round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
Laura Granville (second round)
Francesca Schiavone (third round)
Janette Husárová (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Kim Clijsters	6	6

8	Chanda Rubin	2	3
				1	Kim Clijsters	6	6

				26	Conchita Martínez	3	2
16	Amanda Coetzer	2	1

26	Conchita Martínez	6	6
									1	Kim Clijsters	6	7

									4	Lindsay Davenport	4	5
5	Amélie Mauresmo

4	Lindsay Davenport	w/o
				4	Lindsay Davenport	6	4	6

				2	Jennifer Capriati	4	6	4
	Vera Zvonareva	5	2

2	Jennifer Capriati	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					1	K Clijsters	6	7
	J Craybas	6	3	2		F Zuluaga	3	5
	F Zuluaga	2	6	6					1	K Clijsters	7	6
WC	T Golovin	6	6						31	F Schiavone	5	4
WC	G Dulko	2	3		WC	T Golovin	5	5
					31	F Schiavone	7	7
														1	K Clijsters	6	3	6
														15	N Dechy	3	6	1
					17	S Farina Elia	6	6
	A Jidkova	7	6			A Jidkova	4	0
Q	S Cacic	5	1						17	S Farina Elia	6	4	4
Q	E Kulikovskaya	6	6						15	N Dechy	3	6	6
	R Grande	4	1		Q	E Kulikovskaya	2	1
					15	N Dechy	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					10	M Maleeva	6	2	7⁷
	B Schett	6	1	3	WC	S Cohen-Aloro	3	6	6¹
WC	S Cohen-Aloro	4	6	6						10	M Maleeva	4	3
WC	S Peng	3	4							21	A Sugiyama	6	6
Q	C Schaul	6	6		Q	C Schaul	4	4
					21	A Sugiyama	6	6
														21	A Sugiyama	6	4	4
														8	C Rubin	0	6	6
					32	J Husárová	3	7⁷	2
	J Kostanić	4	6	6		J Kostanić	6	6⁴	6
	C Torrens Valero	6	4	2							J Kostanić	1	3
	H Nagyová	1	4							8	C Rubin	6	6
Q	M Bartoli	6	6		Q	M Bartoli	4	3
					8	C Rubin	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					3	D Hantuchová	6	6
WC	J Janković	4	2		Q	P Mandula	2	3
Q	P Mandula	6	6							3	D Hantuchová	7⁷	6
	Å Svensson	6	4	4						27	K Srebotnik	6⁴	2
	E Callens	2	6	6		E Callens	4	0
					27	K Srebotnik	6	6
														3	D Hantuchová	4	4
														16	A Coetzer	6	6
					18	L Raymond	3	6	6
	S Talaja	6	3	6		S Talaja	6	3	2
	J Kruger	2	6	2						18	L Raymond	0	3
	M Marrero	4	3							16	A Coetzer	6	6
	K Koukalová	6	6			K Koukalová	2	2
					16	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					11	A Pistolesi	6³	3
	C Black	6	6			C Black	7⁷	6
	S Taylor	0	4								C Black	6³	0
	E Gagliardi	7	6								E Gagliardi	7⁷	6
WC	M Lučić	5	3			E Gagliardi	4	6	6
					19	T Panova	6	4	4
																E Gagliardi	1	2
															26	C Martínez	6	6
					26	C Martínez	5	7⁷	6
Q	Ľ Cervanová	0	1			V Razzano	7	6⁵	3
	V Razzano	6	6							26	C Martínez	0	6	6
	B Rittner	3	6	7⁷							B Rittner	6	3	3
Q	M Drake	6	4	6⁵		B Rittner	6	5	6
					6	J Dokić	1	7	3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					5	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Müller	3	4			M Casanova	4	0
	M Casanova	6	6							5	A Mauresmo	6	5	6
	S Asagoe	7⁷	6							29	T Tanasugarn	3	7	2
	I Tulyaganova	6⁴	2			S Asagoe	2	0
					29	T Tanasugarn	6	6
															5	A Mauresmo	6	6
																M Serna	2	3
					24	C Fernández	6	4	1
	M Serna	6	6			M Serna	3	6	6
	É Loit	4	3								M Serna	7	6
	A Widjaja	5	6	6							A Widjaja	5	2
Q	A Morigami	7	2	4		A Widjaja	6	6
					9	P Schnyder	4	2

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					13	E Bovina	6	5	6
Q	M Suchá	1	3			Y-j Cho	4	7	1
	Y-j Cho	6	6							13	E Bovina	6	6
WC	M Sharapova	3	6	0						Q	S Reeves	1	0
Q	S Reeves	6	1	6	Q	S Reeves	4	6	6
					20	P Suárez	6	3	3
														13	E Bovina	4	3
														4	L Davenport	6	6
					25	E Likhovtseva	6	6
	M Tu	2	6	6		M Tu	2	2
	A Roesch	6	0	1						25	E Likhovtseva	3	0
	P Wartusch	3	2							4	L Davenport	6	6
	D Bedáňová	6	6			D Bedáňová	3	7	1
					4	L Davenport	6	5	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					7	A Myskina	4	7⁹	3
Q	J Kirkland	3	0			S Kuznetsova	6	6⁷	6
	S Kuznetsova	6	6								S Kuznetsova	6	6⁵	4
	V Zvonareva	6	7								V Zvonareva	3	7⁷	6
	T Poutchek	2	5			V Zvonareva	6	3	6
					28	I Majoli	1	6	2
																V Zvonareva	6	4	6
															23	M Shaughnessy	3	6	2
					23	M Shaughnessy	6	6⁶	6
WC	B Mattek	0	6	1		F Pennetta	3	7⁸	3
	F Pennetta	6	4	6						23	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	S Foretz	7	2	7						12	E Daniilidou	4	3
	A Barna	5	6	5		S Foretz	5	4
					12	E Daniilidou	7	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					14	E Dementieva	2	6	6
	T Pisnik	7⁷	4	2		I Benešová	6	4	1
	I Benešová	6²	6	6						14	E Dementieva	6	6¹	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6								V Ruano Pascual	3	7⁷	3
	M Irvin	3	0			V Ruano Pascual	6	6
					22	A Stevenson	4	4
															14	E Dementieva	4	6	1
															2	J Capriati	6	4	6
					30	L Granville	3	0
	D Chládková	0	7⁷	7⁷		D Chládková	6	6
	D Safina	6	6⁴	6²							D Chládková	2	2
	Ad. Serra Zanetti	7⁷	3	3						2	J Capriati	6	6
Q	An. Serra Zanetti	6³	6	6	Q	An. Serra Zanetti	4	2
					2	J Capriati	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Conchita Martínez Granados (first round)
Petra Mandula (qualified)
~~Sarah Taylor~~ (moved to Main Draw)
Marion Bartoli (qualified)
María Sánchez Lorenzo (first round)
Rossana de los Ríos (first round)
Antonella Serra Zanetti (qualified)
Marlene Weingärtner (first round)
Ľudmila Cervanová (qualified)
Evgenia Kulikovskaya (qualified)
Maureen Drake (qualified)
Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition)
Saori Obata (qualifying competition)
Lindsay Lee-Waters (qualifying competition)
Ansley Cargill (qualifying competition)
Nadia Petrova (qualifying competition)
Samantha Reeves (qualified)
Wynne Prakusya (qualifying competition)
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (first round)
Milagros Sequera (qualifying competition)
Akiko Morigami (qualified)
Anikó Kapros (qualifying competition)
Tzipora Obziler (qualifying competition)
Martina Suchá (qualifying)
Gréta Arn (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Conchita Martínez Granados	7	2	2
PR	Sandra Cacic	5	6	6	PR	Sandra Cacic	0	7⁷	3
	Mashona Washington	4	7⁷	6²	22	Anikó Kapros	6	6³	1^r
22	Anikó Kapros	6	6¹	7⁷

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Petra Mandula	6	6
WC	Anne Yelsey	1	2		2	Petra Mandula	6	6
	Julia Vakulenko	6	6⁵	3	20	Milagros Sequera	3	0
20	Milagros Sequera	1	7⁷	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

25	Gréta Arn	2	6	6
	Gala León García	6	2	4	25	Gréta Arn	3	6	4
WC	Jessica Kirkland	6	6		WC	Jessica Kirkland	6	4	6
19	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	3	4

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Marion Bartoli	6	6
WC	Alexandra Podkolzina	0	0		4	Marion Bartoli	6	6
	Tatiana Perebiynis	2	6	2	15	Ansley Cargill	2	4
15	Ansley Cargill	6	4	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	María Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3
	Claudine Schaul	6	6			Claudine Schaul	6	6
	María Emilia Salerni	6	4	4	14	Lindsay Lee-Waters	3	4
14	Lindsay Lee-Waters	2	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Rossana de los Ríos	4	2
	Seda Noorlander	6	6		Seda Noorlander	4	7	1
	Stanislava Hrozenská	4	2	21	Akiko Morigami	6	5	6
21	Akiko Morigami	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Antonella Serra Zanetti	6	6
	Anastasia Rodionova	2	2		7	Antonella Serra Zanetti	6	6
	Zsófia Gubacsi	4	6	3	23	Tzipora Obziler	3	1
23	Tzipora Obziler	6	2	6

Eighth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

8	Marlene Weingärtner	3	6⁴
	Camille Pin	6	7⁷		Camille Pin	7⁹	2	1
Alt	Alena Vašková	4	2	17	Samantha Reeves	6⁷	6	6
17	Samantha Reeves	6	6

Ninth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

9	Ľudmila Cervanová	6	0	6
	Renata Voráčová	3	6	3	9	Ľudmila Cervanová	6	6⁵	6
	Jana Kandarr	2	6⁴		18	Wynne Prakusya	2	7⁷	1
18	Wynne Prakusya	6	7⁷

Tenth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

10	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	6	6
	Eva Fislová	2	2	10	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	6	6
WC	Robyn Baker	1	0	16	Nadia Petrova	3	4
16	Nadia Petrova	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

11	Maureen Drake	6	6
WC	Cory Ann Avants	4	2	11	Maureen Drake	6	6
	Olga Barabanschikova	6⁶	4	13	Saori Obata	2	1
13	Saori Obata	7⁸	6

Twelfth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

12	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	3	6
WC	Allison Bradshaw	4	6	4	12	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6⁴	7⁷	2
	Sandra Kleinová	2	3		24	Martina Suchá	7⁷	6⁵	6
24	Martina Suchá	6	6

References

^ "TENNIS; Hewitt and Clijsters Win at Indian Wells". The New York Times. Associated Press. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
^ Peters, Ken (18 March 2003). "Double celebration as Hewitt and Clijsters triumph". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
^ "Coetzer dethrones Hantuchova, Clijsters advances". ABC (Australia). 12 March 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
^ "Coetzer uses agressive [sic] style to upset Hantuchova". Indian Wells, California: ESPN. Associated Press. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

External links

[1] "TENNIS; Hewitt and Clijsters Win at Indian Wells". The New York Times. Associated Press. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[2] Peters, Ken (18 March 2003). "Double celebration as Hewitt and Clijsters triumph". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[3] "Coetzer dethrones Hantuchova, Clijsters advances". ABC (Australia). 12 March 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[4] "Coetzer uses agressive [sic] style to upset Hantuchova". Indian Wells, California: ESPN. Associated Press. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

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