2003 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion and chose not to compete this year.

Singles
2003 Sparkassen Cup
Champion	Anastasia Myskina
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Anastasia Myskina won the title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
Anastasia Myskina (champion)
Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
Silvia Farina Elia (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	1	Kim Clijsters	7	4^r

	3	Anastasia Myskina	5	4
								3	Anastasia Myskina	3	6	6

								2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	3	3
	Q	María Vento-Kabchi	0	3

	2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

								1	K Clijsters	6	6
		J Dokic	7⁹	6					J Dokic	3	4
	Q	J Kostanić	6⁷	4											1	K Clijsters	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	7⁷	5	3											P Schnyder	1	3
		P Schnyder	6³	7	6				P Schnyder	6	4	7⁷
		S Kuznetsova	5	2				5	D Hantuchová	4	6	6³
	5	D Hantuchová	7	6																		1	K Clijsters	7	4^r
																						3	A Myskina	5	4
								3	A Myskina	6	6
		F Zuluaga	6⁵	6³					L Krasnoroutskaya	2	3
		L Krasnoroutskaya	7⁷	7⁷											3	A Myskina	6⁵	6	6
	WC	B Schett	3	4											6	N Petrova	7⁷	1	1
	WC	A-L Grönefeld	6	6				WC	A-L Grönefeld	6	1	4
		K Srebotnik	2	4				6	N Petrova	3	6	6
	6	N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	8	S Farina Elia	6	6⁴	6
		E Daniilidou	1	7⁷	2			8	S Farina Elia	5	3
	WC	E Clijsters	3	1				Q	M Vento-Kabchi	7	6
	Q	M Vento-Kabchi	6	6											Q	M Vento-Kabchi	6	3
		F Schiavone	6²	4											Q	S Kleinová	0	1^r
	Q	S Kleinová	7⁷	6				Q	S Kleinová	6	6
								4	M Maleeva	4	4
																						Q	M Vento-Kabchi	0	3
	7	M Shaughnessy	6⁴	6⁴																		2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	Q	E Callens	7⁷	7⁷				Q	E Callens	6	4	6
		M-G Mikaelian	2	0^r					A Stevenson	4	6	2
		A Stevenson	6	2											Q	E Callens	2	4
		M Serna	1	5											2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		D Chládková	6	7					D Chládková	1	2
								2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Maja Matevžič (first round)
Tina Pisnik (qualifying competition)
María Vento-Kabchi (qualified)
Marion Bartoli (qualifying competition)
Rita Grande (second round)
Marlene Weingärtner (first round)
Tatiana Perebiynis (first round)
Jelena Kostanić (qualified)

Qualifiers

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	1	Maja Matevžič	4	6	3

		Sandra Kleinová	6	2	6
									Sandra Kleinová	6	6

									Julia Vakulenko	4	2
		Michaela Paštiková	2	7⁷	3

		Julia Vakulenko	6	6	6
																Sandra Kleinová	6	7

																Barbara Rittner	0	5
	WC	Lydia Steinbach	6	4	5

		Anikó Kapros	2	6	7
									Anikó Kapros	5	6	1

									Barbara Rittner	7	0	6
		Barbara Rittner	6	6

	6	Marlene Weingärtner	4	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	2	Tina Pisnik	6	6

	WC	Višnja Vuletić	1	3
								2	Tina Pisnik	6	6

									Mara Santangelo	1	2
	WC	Laura Siegemund	2	3

		Mara Santangelo	6	6
															2	Tina Pisnik	3	1

																Els Callens	6	6
		Els Callens	6	6

		Katalin Marosi	0	2
									Els Callens	6	2	7

									Martina Suchá	4	6	5
		Martina Suchá	6⁶	6	7⁷

	7	Tatiana Perebiynis	7⁸	4	6⁴

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	3	María Vento-Kabchi	6	6

		Camille Pin	2	1
								3	María Vento-Kabchi	6	6

									Maria Geznenge	1	4
		Maria Geznenge	6	6

		Debbrich Feys	3	3
															3	María Vento-Kabchi	2	6	6

																Janette Husárová	6	2	4
		Stephanie Gehrlein	3	2

		Janette Husárová	6	6
									Janette Husárová	6	6

								5	Rita Grande	4	2
		Sybille Bammer	6²	4

	5	Rita Grande	7⁷	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	4	Marion Bartoli	6	6

		Adriana Barna	2	1
								4	Marion Bartoli	6	4	6

									Jasmin Wöhr	4	6	3
		Hana Šromová	6	3	2

	WC	Jasmin Wöhr	3	6	6
															4	Marion Bartoli	5	1

															8	Jelena Kostanić	7	6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	7

		Seda Noorlander	1	6³
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	4	1

									Jelena Kostanić	6	6
		Vanessa Henke	4	2

	8	Jelena Kostanić	6	6

External links

2003 Sparkassen Cup Draw

2003 WTA Tour « 2002 2004 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Linz (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Doha (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Bol (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Vienna (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Bali (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Quebec City (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hyderabad (S, D) Sarasota (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Helsinki (S, D) Tashkent (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	Hobart (S, D) Canberra (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles (S, D)

2003 in tennis
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open
Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series
National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup
Other events	Afro-Asian Games Games of the Small States of Europe Pan American Games

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