2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her second Wimbledon singles title and her sixth major singles title overall.

This was the first Wimbledon appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. Sharapova would win the title the following year. It was also the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Marion Bartoli, who lost to Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. The semifinals featured the top four seeds, which last occurred in 1995.[2]

This was the first major since the 1987 Australian Open to not feature either Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, or Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

01.

Serena Williams (champion)

02.

Kim Clijsters (semifinals)

03.

Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)

04.

Venus Williams (final)

05.

Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)

06.

Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)

07.

Chanda Rubin (third round)

08.

Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)

09.

Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

10.

Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)

11.

Jelena Dokić (third round)

12.

Magdalena Maleeva (second round)

13.

Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)

14.

Eleni Daniilidou (second round)

15.

Elena Dementieva (fourth round)

16.

Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)

17.

Amanda Coetzer (second round)

18.

Conchita Martínez (third round)

19.

Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)

20.

Patty Schnyder (first round)

21.

Elena Bovina (second round)

22.

Nathalie Dechy (third round)

23.

Lisa Raymond (third round)

24.

Magüi Serna (second round)

25.

Anna Pistolesi (first round)

26.

Alexandra Stevenson (first round)

27.

Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)

28.

Laura Granville (third round)

29.

Nadia Petrova (third round)

30.

Denisa Chládková (second round)

31.

Elena Likhovtseva (second round)

32.

Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)

33.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Amélie Mauresmo withdrew due to a rib injury. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Svetlana Kuznetsova, who became the #33 seed.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Serena Williams	2	6	6

8	Jennifer Capriati	6	2	3
					1	Serena Williams	6	6

					3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	2
3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6

33	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	2
										1	Serena Williams	4	6	6

										4	Venus Williams	6	4	2
5	Lindsay Davenport	2	6	1

4	Venus Williams	6	2	6
					4	Venus Williams	4	6	6

					2	Kim Clijsters	6	3	1
27	Silvia Farina Elia	7	0	1

2	Kim Clijsters	5	6	6

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Williams	6	6
	J Craybas	3	3		1	S Williams	6	6
	E Callens	6	7			E Callens	4	4
	B Rittner	3	5						1	S Williams	6	6
Q	B Strýcová	4	7	9					28	L Granville	3	1
	T Perebiynis	6	5	11		T Perebiynis	2	3
	A Jidkova	1	4		28	L Granville	6	6
28	L Granville	6	6										1	S Williams	6	6
19	M Shaughnessy	3	2										15	E Dementieva	2	2
Q	A Kapros	6	6		Q	A Kapros	6	6
	G León García	2	6	1	Q	M Suchá	0	4
Q	M Suchá	6	4	6					Q	A Kapros	3	1
LL	A Parra Santonja	7	6						15	E Dementieva	6	6
	Z Ondrášková	5	2		LL	A Parra Santonja	1	1
	A Rösch	2	1		15	E Dementieva	6	6
15	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

10	A Myskina	6	3
	H Nagyová	4	0^r		10	A Myskina	6	6
	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6			L Krasnoroutskaya	1	4
WC	J Pullin	3	1						10	A Myskina	6	6
	B Schett	6	6						18	C Martínez	3	3
	M Marrero	1	2			B Schett	2	4
Q	M Sequera	7	5	1	18	C Martínez	6	6
18	C Martínez	5	7	6									10	A Myskina	2	3
32	T Tanasugarn	4	3										8	J Capriati	6	6
	A Morigami	6	6			A Morigami	6	6
	K Šprem	6	7⁸			K Šprem	3	3
	I Benešová	2	6⁶							A Morigami	4	4
	M Irvin	5	6	6					8	J Capriati	6	6
	M-G Mikaelian	7	2	8		M-G Mikaelian	2	1
	M Casanova	1	3		8	J Capriati	6	6
8	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

3	J Henin-Hardenne	7	6
	J Vakulenko	5	1		3	J Henin-Hardenne	7⁷	6
WC	C Morariu	3	2			F Pennetta	6²	1
	F Pennetta	6	6						3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	D Safina	1	6	4						A Molik	4	4
	A Molik	6	4	6		A Molik	6	6
	L Lee-Waters	6	2	6	31	E Likhovtseva	3	4
31	E Likhovtseva	4	6	8										3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
23	L Raymond	6	6												M Pierce	3	3
	S Foretz	3	3		23	L Raymond	6	6
WC	J O'Donoghue	4	2			M Weingärtner	3	0
	M Weingärtner	6	6						23	L Raymond	6	3	5
	M Pierce	6	6							M Pierce	4	6	7
	A Cargill	0	0			M Pierce	6	6
	J Kostanić	2	2		14	E Daniilidou	4	1
14	E Daniilidou	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	J Dokić	6	1	6
WC	E Baltacha	3	6	4	11	J Dokić	6	6
	E Gagliardi	6	4	6		E Gagliardi	1	3
	S Cohen-Aloro	2	6	3						11	J Dokić	4	4
WC	M Sharapova	6	6							WC	M Sharapova	6	6
	A Harkleroad	2	1		WC	M Sharapova	6	6
	S Obata	6⁵	6	6	21	E Bovina	3	1
21	E Bovina	7⁷	2	8										WC	M Sharapova	1	6	5
26	A Stevenson	5	6²											33	S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
	É Loit	7	7⁷			É Loit	3	6	6
Q	L Osterloh	1	4			ME Camerin	6	2	3
	ME Camerin	6	6								É Loit	1	2
	C Torrens Valero	5	6	7						33	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Y-j Cho	7	1	9		Y-j Cho	6¹	4
Q	B Bielik	1	3		33	S Kuznetsova	7⁷	6
33	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	L Davenport	7⁷	7
WC	S Stosur	6³	5		5	L Davenport	6	6
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	3	1
	P Wartusch	1	4							5	L Davenport	6	6
	C Black	6	6								C Black	2	2
	S Kleinová	2	3			C Black	6	7
	K Koukalová	4	3		30	D Chládková	3	5
30	D Chládková	6	6											5	L Davenport	6	6
17	A Coetzer	6	3	6											S Asagoe	4	1
	D Randriantefy	1	6	3	17	A Coetzer	6	5	4
LL	S Noorlander	2	2			F Schiavone	4	7	6
	F Schiavone	6	6								F Schiavone	5	2
Q	J Lee	3	6²								S Asagoe	7	6
	S Asagoe	6	7⁷			S Asagoe	0	6	12
	M Bartoli	4	1		9	D Hantuchová	6	4	10
9	D Hantuchová	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

16	V Zvonareva	6	6
	E Dominikovic	0	2		16	V Zvonareva	6	6
	C Martínez Granados	0	6	10		C Martínez Granados	3	1
	An Serra Zanetti	6	3	8					16	V Zvonareva	6	7
Q	C Gullickson	5	4							I Tulyaganova	3	5
	I Tulyaganova	7	6			I Tulyaganova	6	6
	P Mandula	7⁷	6			P Mandula	3	4
20	P Schnyder	6²	3										16	V Zvonareva	1	3
29	N Petrova	6	6										4	V Williams	6	6
	T Garbin	1	3		29	N Petrova	7⁷	6
	E Kulikovskaya	5	1			A Widjaja	6³	3
	A Widjaja	7	6						29	N Petrova	1	2
WC	A Keothavong	2	0^r						4	V Williams	6	6
	K Srebotnik	6	4			K Srebotnik	4	1
Q	S Hrozenská	2	2		4	V Williams	6	6
4	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	C Rubin	6	6
	I Majoli	3	0		7	C Rubin	6	6
	S Talaja	2	2			A Frazier	4	4
	A Frazier	6	6							7	C Rubin	6⁶	3
	N Pratt	6	4	4						27	S Farina Elia	7⁸	6
Q	M Drake	4	6	6	Q	M Drake	6³	1
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	2		27	S Farina Elia	7⁷	6
27	S Farina Elia	6	6												27	S Farina Elia	7	7⁷
24	M Serna	6	7													P Suárez	5	6³
	V Ruano Pascual	3	5		24	M Serna	6	3	4
	T Pisnik	6⁶	6	4		M Matevžič	4	6	6
	M Matevžič	7⁸	2	6							M Matevžič	7	3	5
	P Suárez	6	6								P Suárez	5	6	7
Q	S Sfar	1	2			P Suárez	2	6	6
	A Barna	0	1		12	M Maleeva	6	2	3
12	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

13	A Sugiyama	3	6	6
WC	L Ahl	6	4	4	13	A Sugiyama	6	6⁶	7
	Ľ Cervanová	6⁶	6	4	Q	E Fislová	1	7⁸	5
Q	E Fislová	7⁸	2	6						13	A Sugiyama	6	6
	D Bedáňová	6	4	6						22	N Dechy	4	4
	T Poutchek	3	6	4		D Bedáňová	2	4
	J Husárová	3	2		22	N Dechy	6	6
22	N Dechy	6	6											13	A Sugiyama	3	2
25	A Pistolesi	4	4											2	K Clijsters	6	6
	S Reeves	6	6			S Reeves	7⁸	6
	F Zuluaga	6	6			F Zuluaga	6⁶	4
	C Fernández	4	2								S Reeves	1	2
	V Razzano	6	6							2	K Clijsters	6	6
	A Rodionova	3	1			V Razzano	1	3
	R Neffa-de los Ríos	0	0		2	K Clijsters	6	6
2	K Clijsters	6	6

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. 2 Puddle Dock London: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135-29-X.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
2003 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. 2 Puddle Dock London: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135-29-X.

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