2003 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2003 US Open
Final
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	7–5, 6–1
Events

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was her first US Open title and second major title overall. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Jennifer Capriati in the semifinals.

Serena Williams was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury. Defending finalist and her sister Venus Williams also withdrew before the tournament due to injury, marking the first time in the Open Era that neither of the reigning US Open finalists returned. This was also the only major between the 1997 Australian Open and the 2011 French Open (a span of 56 events) where neither of the Williams sisters competed.

This marked the first US Open main draw appearance of 2015 champion Flavia Pennetta; she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round.

Seeds

Kim Clijsters (final)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Venus Williams (withdrew)
Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
Chanda Rubin (first round)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
Conchita Martínez (second round)
Vera Zvonareva (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
Elena Bovina (first round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round)
Patty Schnyder (second round)
Nadia Petrova (third round)
Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
Anna Pistolesi (first round)
Jelena Dokić (second round)
Nathalie Dechy (second round)
Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
Lisa Raymond (second round)
Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
Magüi Serna (second round)
Alexandra Stevenson (first round)
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (second round)
Katarina Srebotnik (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Kim Clijsters	6	6

5	Amélie Mauresmo	1	4
				1	Kim Clijsters	6	6

				3	Lindsay Davenport	2	3
3	Lindsay Davenport	6	6

24	Paola Suárez	4	0
									1	Kim Clijsters	5	1

									2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
6	Jennifer Capriati	6	6

29	Francesca Schiavone	1	3
				6	Jennifer Capriati	6	5	6⁴

				2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	4	7	7⁷
7	Anastasia Myskina	2	3

2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	K Clijsters	6	6
WC	A Liu	2	3	1	K Clijsters	6	6
	L Granville	6	6		L Granville	1	1
	A Cargill	4	0						1	K Clijsters	6	6
	P Mandula	7	6						27	S Kuznetsova	3	2
	C Black	5	2		P Mandula	3	3
	F Pennetta	1	1	27	S Kuznetsova	6	6
27	S Kuznetsova	6	6											1	K Clijsters	6	6
17	M Shaughnessy	6	6											17	M Shaughnessy	2	4
	K Šprem	3	2	17	M Shaughnessy	6	7
WC	C Morariu	3	5		M Matevžič	3	5
	M Matevžič	6	7						17	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6
Q	V Douchevina	4	2						13	V Zvonareva	6	4	2
	A Harkleroad	6	6		A Harkleroad	3	6	1
	Ľ Kurhajcová	3	2	13	V Zvonareva	6	4	6
13	V Zvonareva	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	D Hantuchová	6	6
	M Bartoli	3	2		9	D Hantuchová	6	6
	J Vakulenko	7	6			J Vakulenko	3	2
	B Rittner	5	2							9	D Hantuchová	2	4
	T Tanasugarn	6	7								T Tanasugarn	6	6
	R Grande	0	5			T Tanasugarn	6	6
WC	B Bielik	1	4		18	P Schnyder	4	3
18	P Schnyder	6	6												T Tanasugarn	2	2
26	L Krasnoroutskaya	1	6	3										5	A Mauresmo	6	6
	A Barna	6	0	6		A Barna	6	6⁴	5
WC	T Logar	4	2		Q	M Kirilenko	3	7⁷	7
Q	M Kirilenko	6	6							Q	M Kirilenko	4	2
	S Cohen-Aloro	6	6							5	A Mauresmo	6	6
Q	A Jidkova	2	4			S Cohen-Aloro	2	2
	A Widjaja	0	2		5	A Mauresmo	6	6
5	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	L Davenport	6	6
	E Callens	1	0		3	L Davenport	6	6
	D Bedáňová	4	0			ME Camerin	2	4
	ME Camerin	6	6							3	L Davenport	6	6
	C Fernández	6	1	5							M Czink	0	2
	M Czink	3	6	7		M Czink	4	6	6
Q	T Poutchek	3	6¹		28	L Raymond	6	4	1
28	L Raymond	6	7⁷											3	L Davenport	6	6⁶	6
19	N Petrova	6	6											19	N Petrova	0	7⁸	2
Q	C Castaño	4	0		19	N Petrova	6	6
	D Chládková	6	1	6		D Chládková	1	2
LL	Ad Serra Zanetti	4	6	1						19	N Petrova	6	6
	B Schett	7⁷	7							14	A Coetzer	0	1
	J Husárová	6³	5			B Schett	6	5	2
Q	G Lastra	0	2		14	A Coetzer	3	7	6
14	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

12	C Martínez	6	6
	S Taylor	3	4	12	C Martínez	5	4
	A Molik	7⁷	6		A Molik	7	6
Q	J Kostanić	6⁴	3						A Molik	4	6	2
	Z Ondrášková	2	1					24	P Suárez	6	4	6
Q	M Sequera	6	6	Q	M Sequera	1	0
	A Rösch	3	3	24	P Suárez	6	6
24	P Suárez	6	6										24	P Suárez	6	3	7
25	E Daniilidou	3	1											E Likhovtseva	2	6	5
	M Casanova	6	6		M Casanova	5	3
	F Zuluaga	6	6		F Zuluaga	7	6
	A Morigami	1	4						F Zuluaga	6⁴	4
	E Likhovtseva	6	6						E Likhovtseva	7⁷	6
	I Majoli	1	1		E Likhovtseva	7	6
	M Vento-Kabchi	6	6		M Vento-Kabchi	5	3
8	C Rubin	4	4

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

6	J Capriati	6	6
	C Torrens Valero	0	1		6	J Capriati	6	6
	M Irvin	2	6⁵			M Suchá	1	1
	M Suchá	6	7⁷							6	J Capriati	6	2	6
	M Sharapova	6	6								É Loit	2	6	2
	V Ruano-Pascual	1	1			M Sharapova	3	4
	É Loit	6	5	6		É Loit	6	6
31	A Stevenson	2	7	4											6	J Capriati	6	7
23	N Dechy	3	6	6											11	E Dementieva	2	5
WC	B Mattek	6	4	4	23	N Dechy
WC	S Perry	3	1			A Frazier	w/o
	A Frazier	6	6								A Frazier	6¹	6³
	T Perebiynis	6	6							11	E Dementieva	7⁷	7⁷
	M Marrero	1	4			T Perebiynis	7	4	0
Q	A Vašková	2	3		11	E Dementieva	5	6	6
11	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

15	A Sugiyama	6	6
	C Martínez Granados	1	0		15	A Sugiyama	1	6	6
	G León García	1	0			V Razzano	6	3	3
	V Razzano	6	6							15	A Sugiyama	3	6	6
	J Craybas	5	0								N Pratt	6	4	3
	N Pratt	7	6			N Pratt	7⁷	4	6
Q	ME Salerni	4	1		20	S Farina Elia	6⁵	6	1
20	S Farina Elia	6	6												15	A Sugiyama	7⁷	5	2
29	F Schiavone	6	6												29	F Schiavone	6⁵	7	6
	E Fislová	4	4		29	F Schiavone	6	6
	A Parra Santonja	6	1	6		A Parra Santonja	4	3
	K Koukalová	2	6	2						29	F Schiavone	7	7¹¹
	T Pisnik	6	6								T Pisnik	5	6⁹
WC	A Haynes	4	2			T Pisnik	7	6
Q	M Drake	6	6²	1	33	K Srebotnik	5	0
33	K Srebotnik	0	7⁷	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	A Myskina	6	3	6
	H Nagyová	2	6	1	7	A Myskina	6	2	7⁷
	S Foretz	6	5	4		An Serra Zanetti	2	6	6³
	An Serra Zanetti	3	7	6						7	A Myskina	2	6	6
Q	Y Beygelzimer	6¹⁰	5								M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	3
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	7¹²	7			M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	6
	Y-j Cho	6	2	1	30	M Serna	5	1
30	M Serna	3	6	6											7	A Myskina	7⁷	6
22	J Dokić	6	6													M Pierce	6²	1
	E Gagliardi	4	2		22	J Dokić	2	7⁷	6⁵
	M Pierce	6	6			M Pierce	6	6⁵	7⁷
Q	S Gehrlein	3	2								M Pierce	6	6
	T Garbin	4	7⁸	6							S Asagoe	4	1
Q	M Santangelo	6	6⁶	4		T Garbin	2	6	2
	S Asagoe	6	6			S Asagoe	6	3	6
10	M Maleeva	4	3

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	E Bovina	6	6³	4
	Ľ Cervanová	4	7⁷	6		Ľ Cervanová	4	1
	D Safina	7	6			D Safina	6	6
WC	C Gullickson	5	2								D Safina	6	7
	S Reeves	6	6								C Schaul	4	5
	I Benešová	1	1			S Reeves	1	6	3
	C Schaul	7⁷	6			C Schaul	6	4	6
21	A Pistolesi	6⁵	2												D Safina	0	3
32	M-G Mikaelian	6	6											2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	M Weingärtner	3	1		32	M-G Mikaelian	5	4
Q	T Sun	2	5			S Obata	7	6
	S Obata	6	7								S Obata	1	2
	D Randriantefy	3	0							2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	S Talaja	6	6			S Talaja	1	2
Q	A Kapros	5	3		2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
2	J Henin-Hardenne	7	6

References

External links

2003 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2004 Australian Open – Women's singles