2003 US Open – Women's Singles

2003 US Open
Champion   Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up   Kim Clijsters
Final score   7–5, 6–1
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

The women's singles competition at the 2003 US Open started on Monday, August 25, 2003 in New York City.[1] Serena Williams was the champion in 2002; however, she did not participate in 2003 because of injury. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the Champion defeating Kim Clijsters in the final, 7-5, 6-1. Henin-Hardenne dropped only one set in the whole tournament and that was to American Jennifer Capriati in the semi-finals.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Kim Clijsters (Final)
  2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
  3. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
  4. Serena Williams (Withdrew before the tournament began because of injury)
  5. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
  6. Jennifer Capriati (Semifinals)
  7. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
  8. Chanda Rubin (First Round)
  9. Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round)
  10. Magdalena Maleeva (First Round)
  11. Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
  12. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
  13. Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)
  14. Amanda Coetzer (Third Round)
  15. Ai Sugiyama (Fourth Round)
  16. Elena Bovina (First Round)
  1. Meghann Shaughnessy (Fourth Round)
  2. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
  3. Nadia Petrova (Third Round)
  4. Silvia Farina Elia (Second Round)
  5. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (First Round)
  6. Jelena Dokić (Second Round)
  7. Nathalie Dechy (Second Round)
  8. Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
  9. Eleni Daniilidou (First Round)
  10. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (First Round)
  11. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
  12. Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
  13. Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)
  14. Magüi Serna (Second Round)
  15. Alexandra Stevenson (First Round)
  16. Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (Second Round)
  17. Katarina Srebotnik (Second Round)

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   A 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 Roesch 3 3     24   P Suárez 6 6    
24   P Suárez 6 6         24   P Suárez 6 3 7
25   E Danilidou 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 Farnia 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       A Serra Zanetti 2 6 63  
    A 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    

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/2003/905.pdf